# Aligned Monthly Recap - September '24

By [Aligned](https://paragraph.com/@aligned-3) · 2024-10-04

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**This month has been full of exciting updates for Aligned! 🎉**

**Check out this thread for a recap of our highlights!**

✅ Hackathon and Roadmap.

✅ Collaboration and Partnership.

✅ Events.

✅ X Spaces and Community calls.

✅ Technical content.

Enjoy!

**✅ Attention hackers! The Aligned Builders Hackathon has started! 💻**

Join our virtual hackathon and win up to $50,000 in prizes.

Explore the potential of ZK with projects in:

🔹 DeFi.

🔹 Gaming.

🔹 Infrastructure.

🔹 And more.

Read the full announcement below and build the future of ZK with Aligned.

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Announcing: Aligned Builders Hackathon!  
  
Our first virtual hackathon has up to $50,000 in prizes for novel apps using Aligned’s ZK verification layer.  
  
The Aligned Builders Hackathon is the first stage of Aligned’s upcoming mainnet incentives program which will reward developers,

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9:54 AM • Sep 29, 2024

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**✅ Last month, we shared our Q3-Q4 Roadmap with you! 🚀**

🔹 Fast mode.

🔹 Aggregation mode.

🔹 And many more.

After a lot of work, our first product is almost ready to be launched on mainnet.

All the details are in the linked tweet.

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Our first product is almost ready for mainnet!  
  
Our Testnets have proven we can provide high throughput, low latency and low cost verification for several proof systems.  
  
Fast Mode will benefit a variety of projects, reducing operational costs and go-to-market time.  
  
Our roadmap:

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6:59 AM • Sep 6, 2024

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**✅ Collaboration and Partnership. 🫂**

**🔹 Collaboration 027:** [**Anoma**](https://x.com/anoma)**.**

We're delighted to provide Anoma with fast and affordable proof verification and unlock scalability for intent-centric apps built on Anoma.

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Aligned Collaboration: 027  
  
[@anoma](https://twitter.com/anoma) enables a new type of user-friendly decentralized application based on intents — the outcomes that users want to achieve.  
  
Aligned will provide Anoma with fast and affordable proof verification.

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8:01 AM • Sep 10, 2024

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**🔹 Partnership 028:** [**Nexus**](https://x.com/NexusLabsHQ)**.**

We’re happy to announce that Aligned will provide Nexus developers with low-cost and fast proof verification.

Definitely, Nexus is aligned.

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With Nexus you can prove any computation and leverage a powerful zero-knowledge virtual machine. Aligned will provide Nexus developers with low-cost and fast proof verification.  
  
@NexusLabsHQ is aligned.  
  
\[Aligned Partnership: 028\]

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12:00 PM • Sep 24, 2024

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**✅ Let’s review the highlights of the events. 📢**

**🔹 In the linked tweet you can see our proof of attendance at** [**Crecimiento**](https://x.com/crecimientoar)**.**

We’re very excited to have participated in:

\> zkCity, a week entirely dedicated to ZK.

\> ZK Day, organized by [Polygon](https://x.com/0xPolygon) and [Dabl Club](https://x.com/DablClub).

\> [Aleph Hackathon](https://x.com/alephhackathon).

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Here’s our proof of attendance at [@crecimientoar](https://twitter.com/crecimientoar), and how we made Argentina become Aligned.  
  
Let’s dive into our participation in the Crecimiento movement last month.![👇🏻](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f447-1f3fb.png)

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1:05 PM • Sep 3, 2024

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**🔹 Singapore Events!**

Take a look at some of the things we did in Singapore:

\> Builder Nights panel.

\> TEE Unconferance panel.

\> The Rollup Day panel.

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Excited to see you all in Singapore! ![🇸🇬](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f1f8-1f1ec.png)  
  
Here are the events where you can find us:

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6:46 AM • Sep 16, 2024

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**✅ Let’s continue with the X Spaces and community calls of this month. ⚡️**

**🔹 X Space with** [**Gevulot**](https://x.com/gevulot_network) **founder** [**Teemupai**](https://x.com/teemupai)**.**

We explored the ZK supply chain together.

Listen to it here:

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Any plans for Tuesday?  
  
Come join our X Space with @gevulot\_network founder [@teemupai](https://twitter.com/teemupai).  
  
We'll be exploring the ZK supply chain together.  
  
Set your alarm: [x.com/i/spaces/1vAGR…](https://t.co/WdFve488WY)

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8:00 AM • Sep 1, 2024

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**🔹 Community Calls:**

Last month we had the pleasure of hosting 3 community calls with many Alignoors!

We’re thrilled to connect with the community in this way and answer many of their questions.

**\> First Community Call.**

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Our first community call took place in Discord on 21st August.  
  
We had over 1000 attendees, and over 700 who claimed their [@Galxe](https://twitter.com/Galxe) OAT as Proof of Attendance!  
  
Next Community Call:  
  
![📆](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f4c6.png) September 12th.  
![⏰](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/23f0.png) 15:00 CET  
![👾](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f47e.png) Discord  
  
Full video below: ![▶️](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/25b6.png)

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8:32 AM • Sep 5, 2024

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**\> Second Community Call.**

Hosted by [Geeny](https://x.com/Geeny616) from our ecosystem team, and our co-founder and Head of Research [Diego Kingston](https://x.com/zkdiegokingston).

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We are LIVE!  
  
Join [@Geeny616](https://twitter.com/Geeny616) and @zkdiegokingston in our Discord channel right now for our second community call!  
  
Tune in for exclusive updates on our current roadmap, and the chance to Ask Aligned Anything!  
  
[discord.gg/alignedlayer?e…](https://t.co/8YcsQHj5iW)

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8:01 AM • Sep 11, 2024

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**\> Third Community Call.**

Featuring:

Hosts: [Diego Kingston](https://x.com/zkdiegokingston), [Boris](https://x.com/BJ_Dyakov), and [Geeny](https://x.com/Geeny616).

Guests: [Pia Park](https://x.com/piapark_eth) and [Bartolomeo Diaz](https://x.com/bartolomeo_diaz) from [Herodotus](https://x.com/HerodotusDev).

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Aligned Community Call 003.  
  
When? Next Wednesday, October 2nd.  
  
What time? 3 PM UTC.  
  
Guests? [@piapark\_eth](https://twitter.com/piapark_eth) and [@bartolomeo\_diaz](https://twitter.com/bartolomeo_diaz) from [@HerodotusDev](https://twitter.com/HerodotusDev)  
  
Hosts? @zkdiegokingston [@BJ\_Dyakov](https://twitter.com/BJ_Dyakov) @Geeny616  
  
Where? Our Discord channel.  
  
Links below.

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10:13 AM • Sep 27, 2024

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**✅ Let’s explore some of the technical content. 🔎**

**🔹 A mathematical overview of Plonk.**

Learn more about one of the most widely used proof systems in this article.

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Plonk is one of the most widely used proof systems.  
  
It is at the core of the proof systems used by @ZKsync, [@MinaProtocol](https://twitter.com/MinaProtocol), Halo2 (by [@Zcash](https://twitter.com/Zcash), Plonky2 ([@0xPolygon](https://twitter.com/0xPolygon), and [@SuccinctLabs](https://twitter.com/SuccinctLabs) SP1’s compression proof, gnark, due to its versatility and efficient prover.  
  
Read our blog to

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1:00 PM • Sep 6, 2024

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**🔹 Introduction to Polynomial Commitment Schemes (PCS).**

Don't miss the chance to learn about a concept that is at the core of proof systems.

Read on to see how they work.

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Introduction to Polynomial Commitment Schemes (PCS)  
  
Polynomial commitment schemes (PCS) are at the core of proof systems.  
  
They determine key properties such as proof size, verification time, and whether the system is post-quantum secure.  
  
Learn more: [mirror.xyz/0x7794D1c55568…](https://t.co/8Mt6vw2Knt)

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6:00 AM • Sep 10, 2024

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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)

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