# Aligned Monthly Recap - July '24 By [Aligned](https://paragraph.com/@aligned-3) · 2024-08-01 --- **The past month has been full of exciting updates. 🎉** **Check out this thread for a recap of the highlights!** ✅ New partnerships. ✅ Multiple spaces and podcasts. ✅ Our participation in various events. ✅ And technical material. Enjoy! **✅ Let's start with our new partnerships:** Aligned Partnerships Recap: 018 -> [Nodekit](https://x.com/nodekitorg). This partnership will provide developers with a full-service cross-rollup layer with synchronous atomic composability backed by fast and cheap ZK verification. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1808550982294647236) [#AlignedPartnerships](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlignedPartnerships): 018 [](https://twitter.com/nodekitorg)[@nodekitorg](https://twitter.com/nodekitorg) is aligned. ![✅](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2705.png) Excited to partner with @nodekitorg to offer them fast and affordable verification for ZK proofs. Nodekit and Aligned will build a robust, secure, and composable proof verification system, enabling advanced ZK applications. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/47dbf03abbb42f35bab9a86bf9af1d0190346ef1e8223136f59543b47d63dbe1.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 35](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1808550982294647236)[ 12:18 PM • Jul 3, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1808550982294647236) Aligned Partnerships Recap: 019 -> [Mina](https://x.com/MinaProtocol). We're both excited about the Alignment of the ‘Proof of Everything’. Mina will verify their Ethereum proofs with Aligned! An internet full of true and verifiable information is being created, and we are happy to help. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1808912417847660680) [#AlignedPartnerships](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlignedPartnerships): 019 We’re excited to announce the alignment of the ‘Proof of Everything’. Yes, [@MinaProtocol](https://twitter.com/MinaProtocol) will verify their Ethereum proofs with Aligned! We need an internet full of true and verifiable information. Aligned and Mina are building this. ![✅](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2705.png) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1808912363606978560/pu/img/mgfqKBEqz8yiZdHM.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 207](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1808912417847660680)[ 12:15 PM • Jul 4, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1808912417847660680) Aligned Partnerships Recap: 020 -> [Automata Network](https://x.com/AutomataNetwork). Automata is a modular attestation layer that establishes trust in computing machines by verifying their authenticity on-chain. With this partnership, Automata is going to be verifying attestations for TEEs using Aligned. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816096278864093526) [#AlignedPartnerships](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlignedPartnerships): 020 We’re thrilled to partner with [@AutomataNetwork](https://twitter.com/AutomataNetwork)! Together, we will extend machine trust to Ethereum. Automata is going to be verifying attestations for TEEs using Aligned. ![✅](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2705.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1588a6371ebe2d63ce3baafd8d67f8e254ea1768eaa4d8d0e01af0f26bec4c8a.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 41](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816096278864093526)[ 8:01 AM • Jul 24, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816096278864093526) Aligned Partnerships Recap: 021 -> [3MI Labs](https://x.com/3miLabs). We have big plans with this great team! 🔹 Designing proof aggregation schemes. 🔹 Working on cryptographic primitives. 🔹 New hash functions. 🔹 And more. Stay tuned for updates! 😉 [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816879439160181233) [#AlignedPartnerships](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlignedPartnerships): 021 Excited to announce that [@3miLabs](https://twitter.com/3miLabs) and Aligned will collaborate to offer new and innovative solutions to problems in ZK technology and cryptography. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a64684708db5685893f4cd53e10ece852807c2fcc8ca18341e3f8eaeb3a7791a.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 22](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816879439160181233)[ 11:53 AM • Jul 26, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816879439160181233) Aligned Partnerships Recap: 022 -> [Galxe](https://x.com/Galxe). A very promising partnership! 👀 Our collaboration aims to empower developers and significantly reduce the costs of using the [Galxe](https://x.com/Galxe) Identity Protocol. This is a permissionless self-sovereign identity infrastructure. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1817953910621171756) [#AlignedPartnership](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlignedPartnership): 022 [@Galxe](https://twitter.com/Galxe) is aligned. ![✅](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2705.png) The Galxe Identity Protocol is a novel protocol which utilizes ZK technology to enable safe and seamless integration of digital identities across platforms. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9bf443fb558c4743008fa4ff894e7fc373dc03720badb56c050c15252dce9308.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 83](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1817953910621171756)[ 11:02 AM • Jul 29, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1817953910621171756) **✅ Let's continue with the Spaces offered this month.** 🔹 Space with [Polygon](https://x.com/0xPolygon). What were [Polygon](https://x.com/0xPolygon) and [Aligned](https://x.com/alignedlayer) cooking up during [EthCC](https://x.com/EthCC)? Get answers to all your ZK questions in this amazing Space. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3517189dc626be91248b11e865276fa8ba4721cadc6ffe578067645993ef363e.jpg)](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon) [Polygon](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon) [@0xPolygon](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1806787814282924148) what are polygon labs & [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) are cooking up during ethcc? will zk be the endgame for ethereum scaling?? where do we go from here??? all the answers to your burning zk questions and more [x.com/i/spaces/1YqKD…](https://t.co/BO4jwPrffM) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 423](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1806787814282924148)[ 3:32 PM • Jun 28, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon/status/1806787814282924148) 🔹 Space with [Mina](https://x.com/MinaProtocol). This session provides details regarding our partnership and how we are helping to verify their Ethereum proofs. More than 40 minutes of ‘Proof of Everything’ and Alignment. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1811777020159729839) [x.com/i/spaces/1mnGe…](https://t.co/bQA38AP5NT) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 20](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1811777020159729839)[ 9:57 AM • Jul 12, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1811777020159729839) 🔹 Space co-hosted with [Automata Network](https://x.com/AutomataNetwork) about ZK vs TEEs. The participants delved deeply into technical explanations about these topics, offering insightful perspectives. We highly recommend you listen to this very interesting conversation. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816124521893748985) [x.com/i/spaces/1ypKd…](https://t.co/9hpr4outRY) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 13](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816124521893748985)[ 9:53 AM • Jul 24, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816124521893748985) **✅ Let’s move on to the Podcasts.** 🔹 Podcast with [The Rollup](https://x.com/therollupco). If you love ZK, you will love this podcast. Two of our co-founders, [Roberto Catalán](https://x.com/thisisrj) and [Mauro Toscano](https://x.com/MauroToscanoDev), explained technical details about our architecture, the challenges we face, and much more. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/23da48e7f9601765d97f8207df792b09c16cba5c773c804cc04ed8d7354a8dc4.jpg)](https://twitter.com/therollupco) [The Rollup](https://twitter.com/therollupco) [@therollupco](https://twitter.com/therollupco) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/therollupco/status/1807848516351349250) The era of affordable and speedy ZK proof verification is here. After our recent interviews with teams building with a focus on verifiable computation, we fully believe the modular stack will be 'eaten' by ZK. In today's interview, we discussed this & more with @thisisrj and ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1807839197262172160/img/PDbAQdO8Lfmnd1SJ.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 50](https://twitter.com/therollupco/status/1807848516351349250)[ 1:47 PM • Jul 1, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/therollupco/status/1807848516351349250) 🔹 Podcast with [Bitcoin Suisse](https://x.com/BitcoinSuisseAG). Once again, two of our co-founders, [Roberto Catalán](https://x.com/thisisrj) & [Diego Kingston](https://x.com/zkdiegokingston), discussed Aligned’s mission, why proof verification is the next major bottleneck, and how we are solving it. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f8568d3a6976638154bbc6701815a080be49f8fb00f52a842b662d41a668dfd7.jpg)](https://twitter.com/BitcoinSuisseAG) [Bitcoin Suisse AG](https://twitter.com/BitcoinSuisseAG) [@BitcoinSuisseAG](https://twitter.com/BitcoinSuisseAG) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/BitcoinSuisseAG/status/1816149463846818215) Uncut Gems x [](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer)[@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) Bitcoin Suisse Head of Research [@Dominic\_Weibel](https://twitter.com/Dominic_Weibel) and Crypto Protocol Specialist [@w4vitale](https://twitter.com/w4vitale) sat down with @thisisrj and @zkdiegokingston, co-founders of @alignedlayer. [#Aligned](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Aligned) seeks to accelerate the roadmap of [#Ethereum](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ethereum) by making proof verification ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1816149060442624000/pu/img/67__Bck2N35pUy6q.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 16](https://twitter.com/BitcoinSuisseAG/status/1816149463846818215)[ 11:32 AM • Jul 24, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/BitcoinSuisseAG/status/1816149463846818215) **✅ Let's take a look at some highlights from the events we participated in this month.** 🔹 Our participation at [EthCC](https://x.com/EthCC)? 🔹 What happened at Lambda Hack Week 2? We were thrilled to meet so many of you in Brussels! Discover all here: [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1814250114648789181) Proof of Alignment at [@EthCC](https://twitter.com/EthCC)! ![✅](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2705.png) Check out this thread to verify our footage. ![📸](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f4f8.png) It was great to meet you all, we'll see you at [@EFDevcon](https://twitter.com/EFDevcon)! ![🗺️](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f5fa.png) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1814250021069705216/pu/img/GSEBnncnAl5AlKEO.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 25](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1814250114648789181)[ 5:45 AM • Jul 19, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1814250114648789181) **✅ Let's explore some of the technical content.** 🔹 Let's start with an Introduction to circle STARKs by our Head of Research and co-founder [Diego Kingston](https://x.com/zkdiegokingston). This is a very detailed article, ideal for anyone interested in a mathematical explanation. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/579f7853aec120b89c45c17cbc8fd0b0744c46f5488d385f542f6f5263f32702.jpg)](https://twitter.com/diego_aligned) [Diego Kingston🟩](https://twitter.com/diego_aligned) [@diego\_aligned](https://twitter.com/diego_aligned) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/diego_aligned/status/1816466374568312896) A short intro to circle STARKs [blog.lambdaclass.com/an-introductio…](https://t.co/oP6eXTHl1M). Luckily, the circle is isomorphic to the projective line, so it's [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer)[ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/40d7fd03539d85ae9725c44e8128c3c0123b338d15523dd7ffeb633814877ddb.jpg) blog.lambdaclass.com An introduction to circle STARKs -------------------------------- Introduction Scalable, transparent arguments of knowledge (STARKs) have gained widespread attention due to their applications in verifiable computing and blockchain scalability. We can use STARKs to... ](https://t.co/oP6eXTHl1M) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 26](https://twitter.com/diego_aligned/status/1816466374568312896)[ 8:31 AM • Jul 25, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/diego_aligned/status/1816466374568312896) 🔹 Educational material about elliptic curve pairings. This is a very important concept if you want to deeply understand certain proof systems, such as Groth16 and Plonk. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1807836610245079433) Elliptic curve pairings play an important role in Ethereum’s proof of stake and in proof systems such as Groth16 and Plonk. They allow us to perform encrypted multiplication, crucial to aggregatable signatures and certain polynomial commitment schemes. Read on to learn more: ![🧵](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f9f5.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/23142bd2d593a4c737f363fdd30b004db390615c2e6ba489f5296a0e85976da8.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 22](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1807836610245079433)[ 1:00 PM • Jul 1, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1807836610245079433) 🔹 Finally, we conclude this recap with this material about Aligned: The Integrity Layer. * Can Aligned use any mechanism that ensures computation integrity? * What about Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs)? Ready to find out? Read on! [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/5eb9a5e44fba2578a464ddadad33aaaafba17b785d3a21914b7e0e6a1e96b45b.jpg)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [Aligned](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [@alignedlayer](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816820127792542019) Aligned verifies ZK proofs cheaply, with high throughput and low latency. But it can also use any mechanism that ensures computational integrity. Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) can guarantee correct computation, and Aligned can verify it. ![✅](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/2705.png) Let's see, how ![👇](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f447.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/97fb4f6528be4930d6b253f2547fbf93c01c83cff958ef4fcefb8bae280627de.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.com/editor/twitter/heart.png) 31](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816820127792542019)[ 7:57 AM • Jul 26, 2024 ](https://twitter.com/alignedlayer/status/1816820127792542019) Stay tuned:  🐦 [Twitter](https://x.com/alignedlayer) | 🗨️ [Telegram](https://t.me/aligned_layer?ref=blog.alignedlayer.com) | 👾 [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/alignedlayer?ref=blog.alignedlayer.com) | 🌐 [Website](https://alignedlayer.com/?ref=blog.alignedlayer.com) | 🌌 [Galxe](https://app.galxe.com/quest/Aligned) | 📝 [Manifesto](https://mirror.xyz/0x7794D1c55568270A81D8Bf39e1bcE96BEaC10901/rOya8TwZvj_8kTpjDPVwTuNc1UcS0VLUr1t2nhCxYj8) --- *Originally published on [Aligned](https://paragraph.com/@aligned-3/aligned-monthly-recap-july-24)*