📰 Week in Mina News - 37
Feb 09, 2025 - Stay Updated with the Latest from Mina: Protocol Updates, Developer News, and Community Highlights
🪶 Ecosystem News
Auro Wallet Advances Mobile Proving for zkApps
@aurowallet_com has completed the first milestone for mobile proving, a highly requested feature in the Mina ecosystem. The team is enhancing zkApp support on mobile devices by developing an SDK and API for seamless integration. A prototype is in progress, with planned deployment on Mina Devnet and Mainnet.
Mina Introduces zkML Library for Privacy-Preserving AI
Mina has launched a zkML library, enabling AI models to run on-chain with full privacy and verification. This release provides developers with tools for integrating privacy-preserving AI inference into decentralized applications. A new developer guide walks through the Devnet release and its capabilities.
You can find all details on the blog post.
MinaTokens Mainnet Alpha Launching Soon
zkCloudWorker announced the upcoming MinaTokens.com mainnet alpha, introducing meme token creation on Mina Protocol. This platform aims to expand blockchain culture by integrating zk-powered meme tokens. The launch is scheduled for Friday.
TileVille City Builder Day Winners Announced
TileVille revealed the top players of the City Builder Day Competition, with @atafata securing first place, winning 100 MINA + 5 zkNoid lottery tickets. @avocato and @Satoshi(httpz) followed, earning 60 MINA + 3 tickets and 40 MINA + 2 tickets, respectively. The event, held in collaboration with zkNoid, rewarded participants with MINA and zkLottery entries.
Governance Updates
MIP
WIP: MIP Upgrade review.
Goals: Merge the updated proposal on GitHub, conduct a final community review, and schedule OCV.
MEF
WIP: Internal testing.
Goals: Start the Voting Phase, adjust summaries for all phases, and implement the funds distribution process.
PGT
WIP: MEF web-based app.
Goals: Plan developer onboarding and implement pending improvements.
Research
WIP: Consultations with ecosystem stakeholders on governance research for 2025.
Goals: Schedule the next community call about recent research blog posts.
Further details are available on the Mina Protocol Governance Knowledge Hub.
Growth Programs
Navigators
Season 3 Kicks Off
Mina’s Navigators Program Season 3 is now open, inviting teams to develop zero-knowledge-based solutions. This season prioritizes advancements in zkTLS, verifiable compute, and infrastructure improvements, with grants available for projects that enhance Mina’s ecosystem. Suggested categories for proposals include state verification, privacy-preserving applications, zk-based governance, and proof conversion architectures.
Recommended Proposal Categories
Infrastructure Improvements
Mina aims to enhance state verification, interoperability, and efficient zk-proof handling. Suggested projects include:
State bridging between chains using zk proofs.
zkTLS integrations to verify Web2 data sources like APIs and emails.
Verifiable compute solutions for DeFi, governance, and social applications.
Primitives for o1js
Developers are encouraged to build new zk primitives and cryptographic tools for o1js to expand Mina’s smart contract capabilities:
Privacy-preserving oracles and zk-based data attestations.
zk-based voting systems with verifiable integrity.
Zero-knowledge recursive proofs to enhance Mina’s scalability.
Proof Conversion Architectures
This category focuses on zk-proof interoperability and efficiency, allowing Mina to verify external computations:
Ethereum-Mina proof interoperability via zkVM.
Hybrid SNARK-STARK solutions for better efficiency.
Aggregation layers for recursive verification.
📌 Mina Community Bulletin Board
This section features posts from the community and projects. You can submit yours here (DM) .
X Posts
Post by “@0SebastienGllmt”
https://x.com/SebastienGllmt/status/1886172727998063061
Blog Posts
Progress on Mina Foundation Q4 2024 and Q1 2025 Product Priorities
https://minaprotocol.com/blog/mina-foundation-product-priorities-q1-2025
Highlights from the Veridise o1js v1 audit: Three zero-knowledge security bugs explained
🎟️ Events
Upcoming Events
Evan Shapiro at Proof Point in Denver
On February 28, 2025, @evanashapiro, Co-founder of @MinaProtocol, will speak at Proof Point in Denver. The event, hosted by Lagrange, will explore topics related to zero-knowledge proofs, decentralized computation, and the road to singularity.
💼 Open Jobs
No new job listings from the community this week. If you have any job updates or offers, please share them here.
👓 Statistics and Metrics
Key Metrics from Last Week:
Total Amount Transferred (daily average): 16,24M MINA
Unique Snark Workers (daily average): 10
Snarks Included (daily average): 10,078
Transactions (daily average): 9,402
CryptoMiso Commit Stats: Mina secured 2nd place over the past 12 months with 4,546 commits and +100 contributors.
More details here.