zkMesh: February 2020 edition
Welcome to zkMesh: a monthly newsletter focused on the latest in decentralized privacy-preserving technologies, privacy protocol development and zero knowledge proof system.
Here, we share links to the latest research, useful articles, videos, podcasts, tweets, project updates, tools and events.
zkMesh is put together by Mikerah (Hashcloak) and Anna (Zero Knowledge Podcast).
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Research
Breaking the decisional Diffie-Hellman problem for class group actions using genus theory
Walking Onions: Scaling Anonymity Networks while Protecting Users
Proof of Necessary Work: Succinct State Verification with Fairness Guarantees
Articles
Dark Forest - a real-time strategy game built on Ethereum and zero-knowledge proofs
US DoJ Calls Bitcoin Mixing ‘a Crime’ in Arrest of Software Developer
Videos/Podcast:
The Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin Part 12: Bitcoin Privacy & OpSec with Jameson Lopp
Relay Chain: Privacy in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism with Nym’s Claudia Diaz
Waxwing - Is consumerism at odds with privacy in Bitcoin? JoinMarket, PayJoin, Snicker
Blockchain Privacy in a TweetShell
Guides and Resources
Project Updates
Tools
Miscellaneous:
Events
EthCC - Paris, March 3-5
zkSummit5 - Berlin, March 31st, via application only
Edcon - Vienna, April 3-7 [CANCELLED]
Noncon - Vienna April 3-7
zkProofs workshop3 - London, April 4-7
12th NASA Formal Methods Symposium (NFM 2020), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, May 11-15, 2020
Zcon2 - Lima, Peru, June 20-22
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