📰 Week in Mina News - 41
Mar 09, 2025 - Stay Updated with the Latest from Mina: Protocol Updates, Developer News, and Community Highlights
🖼️ Ecosystem News
Mina Foundation Announces Cycle 17 Delegation Snapshot
The Cycle 17 snapshot will take place on March 14th at 12:00 UTC to determine eligible block producers. After validation, selected BPs must complete KYC onboarding as part of the Delegation Program before receiving delegation from Mina Foundation.
Delegation program details here.
Minascan Introduces Enhanced ZkApp and Account Analytics
Minascan has rolled out updates to its analytics platform, introducing a dedicated ZkApp Analytics section and upgraded Account Analytics. Users can now track zkApp transaction fees, monitor zkApp activity trends, and analyze account statistics, including balance changes and transaction history. These improvements offer deeper insights into Mina's ecosystem, enhancing transparency for developers and users.
You can find all the details here.
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ZkNoid Meme Token Contest Began!
The Cold vs. Hot Meme Token Contest officially began in collaboration with Mina Protocol and zkCloudWorker. Running for two weeks, the event includes daily competitions and exciting giveaways as participants battle it out for their chosen team.
Additionally, the Meme Creation Contest deadline has been extended to March 10th, 12 PM UTC—giving the community more time to unleash their funniest ZkNoid-themed memes!
⭐ Ecosystem Highlights
Zeko Ecosystem
Zeko Introduces AI-Powered zkWorkflows
ZekoLabs, in collaboration with Shinkai and LuminaDEX, introduces AI-driven zero-knowledge transaction workflows. By combining Shinkai’s AI agents, Zeko’s zkProof-based off-chain computation, and Lumina’s DEX, the initiative enables private, verifiable, and efficient automated financial operations like algorithmic trading and liquidity optimization.
You can find more details here.
📌 Mina Community Bulletin Board
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X Posts
Blog Posts
zkPret & Mina Protocol
https://medium.com/@dokmecisamet/zkpret-mina-protocol-ff8b675f22f3
🎟️ Events
Upcoming Events
No upcoming events were provided this week.
Last Week’s Events
EPFL BSA Conference - Privacy x Verifiability
Yunus Gurlek from Mina Foundation participated in the Privacy x Verifiability Conference at EPFL on March 7, discussing privacy use cases alongside experts from Shutter Network, Partisia, and other projects. The event featured panels and discussions on privacy-preserving technologies, blockchain scalability, and secure computation.
Privacy and Verifiability Hackathon at EPFL
The Blockchain Student Association at EPFL hosted a 36-hour hackathon on March 8-9, focusing on privacy and verifiability in blockchain. Sponsored by Mina, Hylé, and Hedera Hashgraph Association, the event brought together developers to build innovative solutions across multiple tracks, with a $15,000 prize pool.
💼 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): 8,37M MINA
Unique Snark Workers (daily average): 8
Snarks Included (daily average): 2,981
Transactions (daily average): 2,432
CryptoMiso Commit Stats: Mina secured 2nd place over the past 12 months with 3,544 commits and +100 contributors.
More details here.
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Better together! - Astromina Team