zkIgnite, Cohort 1 starts in 2 weeks! ⚡️ Participants will form project teams, brainstorm ideas, get mentorship and submit proposals for funding. Founders, ZK developers, tooling experts, and builders of all kinds are welcome! Have you signed up yet? → https://t.co/WdNKDsR61s https://t.co/ir962j8jKS

Mina’s ecosystem continues to grow with the rise of ZK tech ✅ 135K+ on-chain accounts ✅ 4,500+ Github commits ✅ MIP#1 vote ✅ 16M tokens awarded in grants Read more in the Mina Foundation’s Annual Transparency Report for 2022 → https://minaprotocol.com/blog/mf-transparency-report-2022

🗳️ The results are in! The MIP to remove supercharged rewards passes with more than 98% of the vote in favor. Learn more → https://t.co/vF4WzWc3pP https://t.co/zRZpPKfG0R

RT @MinaDevelopers: zkIgnite, Cohort 1 is a 12-week program to support @MinaProtocol business builders with mentorship and funding ⚡️ Team…

Builders Hangout Twitter Space ZK Developers AMA - Recording If you were unable to attend our Twitter Spaces AMA featuring Alysiatech and Uwu_miche yesterday, that's ok! You can simply click the link below and start listening to the recording. We had 1.6K people tune in for the live AMA which ran for 58 minutes! Relax and get comfortable while you listen to the ZK Developer AMA and have some of your questions answered! Recording here: Builders Hangout - ZK Developer AMA

RT @MinaFoundation: What is the main advantage of zero knowledge in your opinion? Remember to share your views on this topic and others in…

We’re Live Now 🎙️ Hear from Mina builders and ask questions! https://t.co/mvjq2pocCM

RT @alysiatech: Can’t wait for our ZK and chill later 🙂

⏰ Set your reminders for our upcoming Builders Hangout with @alysiatech and @uwu_miche: https://t.co/mvjq2pocCM https://t.co/1HUIVnMg5i

RT @JulianCwirko: "ZK Tech You Should Know" - excellent short series by @MinaProtocol 👇

What are zero knowledge smart contracts and how can they protect user privacy? 🔐 Find out in the third installment of our "ZK Tech You Should Know" video series → https://t.co/aRj0sKTTbv https://t.co/i4lUEUh02T

RT @evanashapiro: A big step towards fully decentralized access to Mina and crypto, end to end, from your device out to the blockchain. Fu…

✨ Builders Hangout Twitter Spaces happening Monday! @alysiatech and @uwu_miche take the mic to share what projects they’re working on and answer questions about building on Mina 🏗 Set your reminders and tell your friends ⤵️ https://t.co/mvjq2poKsk

RT @ZKValidator: Nice weekend read 📘 Bridging @MinaProtocol to @ethereum using @nil_foundation Proof Market.  https://t.co/j3Z4RcFMou

Congrats to giveaway winners @CerceauPro, @HolaAndreea and @web3supply! ✨ Look for a DM to claim your prize 🎉 There were some great #ZK privacy use cases shared in the replies. Check out a few of our favorites below 🧵👇 https://t.co/LNGCOggi9T We did it. 200K followers and counting! 🥳 A heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you who make this #MinaCommunity so very special 🫶 Let’s celebrate with a giveaway! Who wants a Mina x @Ledger hardware wallet? 🧵 https://t.co/f1dOILYj1H

RT @blokaid: It's been a 🔥month for @MinaProtocol, lets look at January! 4th - First MIP goes live network voting begins 18th - zkIgnite C…

RT @MinaFoundation: Calling the #MinaCommunity! Please take this survey to share your opinions on Mina’s ecosystem communications, includin…

Announcing the Q4 2022 Community Grantees ⭐️ 31 individuals and teams are eligible for Q4 grants. From new developer libraries to hosting educational sessions, thank you for your exceptional contributions! Read the blog → https://minaprotocol.com/blog/community-grants-q4-grantee-announcement-and-zkignite-grants 2023 Grants — Welcoming more builders to the Mina ecosystem 🫂 This year, we shift our focus to zkIgnite, an ongoing grants program to provide hands-on support and funding for zkApp developers. Sign up for Cohort 1 to shape the future of ZK ⚡️→ rb.gy/kgmq5q

RT @Phil_Kelly_NYC: This #zkbridge will store and update the Mina state root inside a smart contract on Ethereum mainnet...#ZKPs are magic!…

RT @nil_foundation: 1/ @MinaProtocol zkBridge to @ethereum is ready for take-off. The further launch requires help and involvement from the…

RT @bkase_: This is basically what Mina already looks like 🪶🪶🪶 You can even play with the bandwidth requirements via a sliding scale of tr…

1/ 📢 Introducing zkIgnite, Cohort 1 ⚡️ This 3-month program aims to support the most ambitious developers and entrepreneurs building zkApps and tooling on Mina Protocol. $500K USDC and 500K MINA is available in funding for top projects 💰 Learn more: https://t.co/W9N0DTttgm https://t.co/25cL7bh3gF

📚 Great overview of Mina from @ZKValidator, check it out: https://t.co/QzH5Wg1C7h • ZKPs for decentralization at scale • ZKPs for protecting user privacy • ZKPs to bring online data on-chain + to other chains • Smart Contracts with ZK capabilities written with Typescript 😎

Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent on-chain vote for MIP #1 🗳 The voting period has now closed and the MIP has moved into the results period. The votes will be tallied and the final results shared soon. Stay tuned 💬

RT @MinaFoundation: We are thrilled to announce that Marco Di Maggio has joined the Mina Foundation board, bringing his experience as Direc…

We did it. 200K followers and counting! 🥳 A heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you who make this #MinaCommunity so very special 🫶 Let’s celebrate with a giveaway! Who wants a Mina x @Ledger hardware wallet? 🧵 https://t.co/f1dOILYj1H

zkIgnite, Cohort 0 was one of our community’s largest grant initiatives ever! ⚡️ Builders submitted projects that earned rewards from a prize pool of 250,000 MINA ✨ Read about the winners and program highlights in the retro blog: https://minaprotocol.com/blog/zkignite-cohort-0-retro Cohort 1 details drop later this week – it’s going to be even bigger and better the second time around ​​😎 Sign up to participate today! rb.gy/kgmq5q

RT @jollygreenmoney: This Is Massive ⚡️ We interviewed the Head of Business Development for @MinaProtocol to discuss: 🚀 Mina’s focus on p…

Friendly reminder you have until Saturday, January 14 to vote on MIP #1 🗳 https://t.co/aAF83DWBbx 🗣️ It’s time for the #MinaCommunity to make an important decision for the future of the protocol. You can now vote on the MIP to remove supercharge rewards. More info on how to participate → https://t.co/k1uDG72KRa https://t.co/jQGDU8AFA7

RT @MinaDevelopers: The need for private, trustless solutions has never been more clear. A new era of #ZK powered decentralized applicati…

RT @expctchaos: 0/ What are SNARKs and STARKs? 🧙‍♂️✨ feat. $ZEC, $MINA, $DUSK, $MANTA, #Starknet, @zkSync (0/26) 🧵👇

There’s a shiny new dashboard for on-chain voting courtesy of ecosystem partner Granola Systems! ✨ Check it out here: https://bit.ly/MIP-1_Dashboard Reminder that voting on the MIP to remove supercharged rewards starts tomorrow, January 4, 2023 🗳 Want to participate but not sure how? Answers to some of the community’s most frequently asked questions can be found in the blog → https://minaprotocol.com/blog/on-chain-voting-for-mina-improvement-proposals-mips-part-2 And on Discord → https://bit.ly/MinaDiscord

RT @MinaFoundation: "We’ve seen a lot of ZK for scalability enhancements, especially for Ethereum, but programmable privacy applications of…

RT @o1_labs: A verifiable credential zkApp like this POC by Brent Fitzgerald, built with snarkyJS is a great example of what zero-knowledge…

The latest in our "ZK Tech You Should Know" series is a breakdown of one of the hottest topics in all of Web3: zkRollups 📜 📺 Check out the full video on YouTube to learn more! https://t.co/JRCEHhJFXF https://t.co/hGk2Ppqpgx

One week until voting begins on the MIP to remove supercharged rewards 🗳️ Learn more about the on-chain voting process and important details for upcoming MIPs 👉 https://t.co/k1uDG72KRa https://t.co/iLSB2mdkwF

“Using Mina was the best decision because its libraries helped us to write code faster, and easier” - Nicolas Diaz Learn more about Nicolas and Minado, a solution for facilitating private transactions on @MinaProtocol ⤵︎ https://t.co/cSihVSfLUM https://t.co/231v6IM0Xy

RT @MinaDevelopers: "Building with #ZKPs is difficult and requires an understanding of complex cryptography… right?" Nope! If you know @T…

RT @alysiatech: Are hackathon vlogs a thing? This is how I came up with my zk app idea, that placed 3rd 🥉 , for the ZK ignite app challenge…

That’s a wrap on zkIgnite, Cohort 0 ⚡️ Cohort 1 is coming soon with … 🔥 New challenges 🔥 More resources + support 🔥 Opportunities for builders, reviewers, tooling experts + more 🔥 Large grant pool + potential VC funding Sign up to build today → https://t.co/WdNKDsR61s https://t.co/DtPIBXntbQ

The Mina Ecosystem is working hard to deliver on its roadmap. Several important milestones were reached in Q4, including: ✅ Custom Token Support ✅ zkBridge Full Code Delivery ✅ zkOracles Phase 1 ✅ Berkeley Testnet upgrades Learn more ⤵︎ https://t.co/iJGkJDazug https://t.co/okjuNkkONg

RT @uwu_miche: Quest earned 5k MINA for our high quality zkapp :D Quest is a platform for crowdsourcing any data, providing anonymity and p…

RT @0xVato: I built an Oracle on @MinaProtocol as part of ZKIGNITE, COHORT 0 ⚡️ Check it out and let me know what you think: https://t.co/…

Q3 2022 Community-Nominated Grant Recipients Hey everyone, Mina Foundation is happy to share the Q3 2022 Community-Nominated Grant recipients! This program awards grants to members of the Mina community who have made contributions advancing and supporting the Mina ecosystem. This cycle, we received over 200 nominations, and more than 40 individuals are eligible for a Q3 Community-Nominated Grant. Notably, this cycle also involved a peer review process, where a group of Mina community members reviewed the nominations and even gave feedback to builders on their nominated projects. Shoutout to the peer reviewers who lent their time to reviewing nominated contributions - your efforts are appreciated and important to the continued decentralization of Mina’s ecosystem. Here are a few of the contributions which have qualified for a grant for Q3 (please note that these are community-led efforts that are unaffiliated with Mina Foundation): ioWxss6#6308 and 4 other community members helped review and update 8 new tutorials that were then uploaded to Mina’s official docs. carbonara | WeStake.Club ⚡️#5880 introduced the Clorio Server Assistant (an update for Clorio, a widely used wallet in the Mina ecosystem). ContauPiconbello and Emre • PICONBELLO#4353 hosted an online zk developer meetup in Turkish! Zk_minaer wrote three detailed articles on getting involved with Mina for the Chinese community, and established a Chinese MINA WeChat account with over 1200 followers. For the full grantee list for Q3, check out the full overview here: http://bit.ly/3GeF8Az Q4 2022 Grants and Beyond Starting in 2023, there are going to be some changes to Mina Foundation grant programs. Because of this, we will close out the Q4 2022 grant cycle with a more simplified approach: Instead of nominating others, those who have made contributions in Q4 2022 are invited to directly apply for a retroactive grant for themselves. We ask that you share details about your contribution to be considered for a Q4 retroactive grant. You will have until Wed, Jan 4, 2023, 23:59 PST to apply. 👉 Apply for a grant to receive a reward for your Q4 2022 contribution here: http://bit.ly/3Q39YQ1 More will be shared on new grant opportunities and processes for 2023 in January, stay tuned!

Thank you to everyone who participated in zkIgnite, Cohort 0 ⚡️ It was the ecosystem’s most ambitious grants program yet. Find details, winners, and a sneak peek at Cohort 1 below 🔭 [1/9]

On-chain voting for Mina Improvement Proposals (MIPs) 🗳 The Mina Foundation and its ecosystem partners, including O(1) Labs, are committed to decentralized governance. Read about how to participate in on-chain voting and important upcoming dates 👉 https://minaprotocol.com/blog/on-chain-voting-for-mina-improvement-proposals-mips-part-2

Ledger Fully Integrates Mina with Nano X and Nano S Devices Mina is now available to the public on Ledger Live, allowing users to access, store, and delegate MINA tokens using Ledger Nano X and Nano S hardware devices in conjunction with Mina wallet providers Auro Wallet and Clor.io. Click here to read more of the Mina & Ledger Nano X and Nano S Integration

Solving for Blockchain’s Critical Security Flaw 🔐 Today wallets have to make difficult tradeoffs between security and costs for users. One option is to use intermediaries or light clients— but this isn't trustless ❌ Another is to connect to a full node— but this is expensive 💰 Mina Protocol offers a solution that makes full-node verification affordable, scalable, and secure using zero knowledge proofs (ZKPs). Read the blog to learn more → https://minaprotocol.com/blog/solving-for-blockchains-security-flaw

On-chain voting for Mina Improvement Proposals (MIPs) 🗳 The Mina Foundation and its ecosystem partners, including O(1) Labs, are committed to decentralized governance through on-chain voting. The next MIP is a proposal to remove supercharged rewards in line with initial tokenomics. Join the community call on Dec 12 to give feedback and make your opinions known → https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F6wCsmU5SxS6KXPDofA5Yw Brush up on the MIP process → https://minaprotocol.com/blog/on-chain-voting-for-mina-improvement-proposals-mips-part-1

More than 2,000 builders have already joined zkIgnite, Cohort 0⚡️ You can still sign up to develop and test Mina zkApps for rewards. There's 250,000 MINA up for grabs! Join Cohort 0 > https://minaprotocol.com/zkignite-cohort0-signup Prize details and submission guidelines > https://minaprotocol.com/blog/zkignite-cohort0