Research
Memetic warfare: notes from the W3PN Summit meme talk by @lunar_mining
The State of the Culture (2024): a non pretty glimpse into post-entertainment society
EFF: Unregulated, Exploitative, and on the Rise report on electronic monitoring from Vera Institute
WTF is Aztec? introduction article
Hackernoon: The Role of Asset-Agnostic Privacy
Wired: experience with Signal usernames
The Big Brother Watch: thread on X comparing CBDCs around the world
Ecosystem
Fluidkey launched alpha version on Optimism
Aleo users alarmed by leaked KYC documents
Railgun surpasses $20m TVL (src)
Privacy x Web3 job board by @nicksvyaznoy and @niclaz (updated)
Grants
Ethereum Foundation: The first ZK Grants Round is now open ($900k) (src)
Zcash: grant for Maya Protocol approved ($110k) (src)
Releases
NymVPN v0.0.4: initial release
Podcasts
Privacy tools in the real world (LunarDAO)
Protecting health data & patient privacy (Verida Network x Partisia Blockchain)
Alternatives to CEXs (Firo)
Privacy + blockchain: how important is it? (QuickSwap)
Governments
Russia arrested a woman for a $51 donation to Ukraine charity, facing up to 20 years in prison
The real story of the SEC's suit from Kraken CEO @DavidLRipley
‘Privacy and Security’ Should Be the Core of National Digital ID
Australian experts discusses privacy and data collection by smart home devices
Canadian Privacy Commissioner highlights concerns on RCMP's web surveillance with private tech
Other
Bitcoin Magazine: Adam Back's complete emails with Satoshi Nakamato
Satoshi Nakamoto's earliest collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi released their entire email history
Upcoming events
(new/changes in bold)
Apr 10, zkSummit (Athens) conference
Apr 12-14, ETHDam hackathon
May 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathon
May 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conference
Jun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathon
Jun 19-26, Web3Privacy Now Hackathon (Bled)
Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conference
Oct 4-6, ETHRome hackathon
Oct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conference
Oct, ETHBrno hackathon
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