📰 Week in Mina News - 42
Mar 16, 2025 - Stay Updated with the Latest from Mina: Protocol Updates, Developer News, and Community Highlights
🪶 Ecosystem News
Mina Foundation Announced Leadership Changes and New Ecosystem Direction
Mina Foundation has engaged with the community and decided that o1Labs will take ownership of Mina’s technical roadmap, while the Foundation will focus on advancing a decentralized treasury.
Josh Cincinnati, a Board Member and President of the Interchain Foundation Council, will step in as interim CEO and President of the Board. With extensive experience leading transitions in projects like Zcash and Cosmos, Josh aims to guide Mina into its next phase.
Meanwhile, Kurt Hemecker and Evan Shapiro will be stepping down from their roles at the Foundation. The community thanks them for their leadership and contributions over the years.
Mina Foundation Releases 2024 Transparency Report
Mina Foundation has published its 2024 Transparency Report, highlighting key protocol developments, metrics, and ecosystem growth. The Berkeley Upgrade made ZK programmability more accessible, fostering a growing ecosystem of private provable zkApps.
Read the full report here: https://www.minafoundation.com/reports/2024-transparency-report
ZekoAI: Decentralized AI Agents with Zero-Knowledge
Zeko Labs has introduced ZekoAI, a new framework for building decentralized AI agents using zero-knowledge proofs. Developed in partnership with Shinkai and Lumina, this initiative enables private, autonomous AI solutions that leverage blockchain for secure and verifiable execution.
TileVille & ZkNoid Kick Off a New Competition!
TileVille and ZkNoid recently concluded their City Builder Day competition, where participants had 48 hours to construct their dream cities and compete for exciting rewards. The event featured meme tokens, lottery tickets, and exclusive TileVille NFTs for top players.
Winners of Season 2:
🥇 emrekk3
🥈 mefodica
🥉 klavera
Mina Received Most Hackathon Submissions at BSA EPFL!
Last weekend, the BSA EPFL Hackathon wrapped up, and Mina Protocol emerged as a top choice for builders, receiving the majority of hackathon submissions!
The event featured engaging panel discussions, technical workshops, and an impressive turnout of developers working on cutting-edge privacy and verifiability solutions.
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💼 Open Jobs
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🔭 Statistics and Metrics
Key Metrics from Last Week:
Total Amount Transferred (daily average): 21,99M MINA
Unique Snark Workers (daily average): 8
Snarks Included (daily average): 2,591
Transactions (daily average): 3,103
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