Week in Mina News #7

Jul 14, 2024

Core Grants Community Call
The Core Grants program held a community call on July 11, 2024. Mina Foundation team members shared updates on recent RFCs & RFPs, Fungible Token Standard and ZKML.
You can find a summary of the call here.
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MinaNFT Reached 100 Mints!
MinaNFT has achieved the milestone of 100 mints. The 100th NFT can be viewed here. For more details, check out the announcement.
Minataur’s New Features Announced
Minataur announced new features including the Blocks Distribution tool, price feature, payout calculation tool, and more. Read more.
Minascan Analytics Live on Devnet
Minascan analytics are now live on the Devnet version of the explorer! Dive into detailed insights and charts for Mina Network. Details here.

Mina Navigator Proposal Updates
The latest proposal updates include zkDatabase as a service, which is open for public comments until July 20, 2024. The Secp256r1 & Smart Contract Wallet proposal will be rescoped as the ZKON team is close to publishing related work. Recently funded proposals include Auro Wallet Mina custom token support and TileVille, an on-chain strategic city development game. Join the discussion and share your thoughts!

o1 Labs Supports zkIgnite Developers for Mina Mainnet Launch
o1 Labs invites zkIgnite developers to deploy their zkApps on the Mina mainnet within the next two months. They offer support in product development, engineering, design, and marketing. Developers can apply through a form to schedule a kickoff call.
- Announcement
- Form

Zeko Protocol Announced Winners of ZekoBoost Developer Contest
Zeko has announced the winners of its inaugural ZekoBoost Developer Contest, recognizing four outstanding projects in different tracks. The winners are ZKON for Finance, zkNoid for Gaming, Swan Chain for AI, and Pallad for the Internet. This contest showcased pioneering applications of zero-knowledge technology across various sectors. Details here.

Zeko Ecosystem - No Zeko ecosystem updates were provided this week.

Protokit Updates - No Protokit updates were provided this week.

Protokit Ecosystem - No Protokit ecosystem updates were provided this week.

SDK Engineer at o1 Labs Wins AlignedLayer Hackathon Bounty
Florian Kluge, SDK Engineer at o1 Labs, has won a bounty at the AlignedLayer hackathon by reimplementing their Rust SDK in TypeScript.
Codebase Link.

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Aligned Layer & Brandon Kase X Space
Brandon Kase, CEO of o1Labs, discussed on an X Space how Aligned Layer will verify Mina proofs on Ethereum, enabling fast and affordable cross-chain applications. This partnership paves the way for interoperable applications.
To listen the space, click here.

Lambda Class Hack Week Workshop
Mina Foundation software engineer Yunus Gurlek conducted a workshop on "Solving Blockchain Trilemma with Mina Protocol" at Lambda Class Hack Week 2024, providing insights into Mina’s
approach to the blockchain trilemma.
Alternative Layer 1s using ZK' Even
The 'Alternative Layer 1s using ZK' fireside chat, held at House of ZK, concluded with industry experts exploring the potential of ZK technology in Layer 1 solutions. Esteemed speakers from Project ZKM, Starknet, AleoHQ, Cysic and o1 Labs participated in the event. Phil Kelly, the Head of Business Development at o1 Labs, contributed valuable insights to the discussion, highlighting the future applications and advantages of ZK technology in blockchain Layer 1s.

zkVMs Panel at Optimism Gathering
At the recent Optimism Gathering, Phil Kelly, Head of Business Development at o1Labs, along with DCbuild3r and Steven Li, discussed the collaborative efforts of RiscZero and o1Labs on zkVMs. The speakers provided insights into the advancements and future potential of zkVM technology.

Orochi Network & ZKPLabs Vietnam zkWorkshop
On July 11, 2024, Orochi Network, ZKPLabs, and Mina Protocol collaborated to host a workshop focused on o1js. This TypeScript library is designed for zk-SNARKs and zkApps. For more information, please visit this link.

No new job listings from the community this week. If you have any job updates or offers, please share them here.

Key Metrics from Last Week:

CryptoMiso Commit Stats: Mina secured second place over the past 27 months with 1717 commits and 100 contributors. More details here.