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

• Google: AI privacy risks from sharing with chatbots

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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