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2024 - Week 39

Welcome to another Fairgate Weekly update! We aim to provide you with the most interesting reads from the week regarding web3, ZK, layers, and more.
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01
A new Paper by Nick, Eagen and Linus on Shielded CSV

The paper presents a new protocol that enables truly private cryptocurrency transactions by removing transaction validation from the blockchain consensus rules. This approach allows sending coins along with validity proofs directly to recipients, reducing communication, computation and storage cost.
The paper:

ShieldedCSV/Shielded CSV: Private and Efficient Client-Side Validation
Shielded CSV Paper
📃 shieldedcsv.pdf

02
Citrea: Deploy of Clementine Project

Citrea announces the deploy of the Clementine project with its BitVM bridge on Bitcoin Testnet4

blog.citrea.xyz
🔗 Citrea Testnet Goes Live on Bitcoin Testnet4
The only rollup solution for developers to expand Bitcoin’s utility and freedom is here.n\Citrea is ready to be tested in a real Bitcoin network environment: Bitcoin Testnet4. Citrea Testnet sets the stage for using Bitcoin as a settlement layer, putting research efforts into public testing.

03
Intro to zkCoins

BitcoinLayers presents along John Light, Liam Eagen, and Robin Linus an intro to zkCoins, a client-side validated protocol that uses zero-knowledge proofs to enhance scalability and hide transaction details. Unlike other protocols, zkCoins requires users to validate only their own state, improving efficiency and reducing trust assumptions.

04
Fiamma integrates with Euphrates, Babylon Devnet

The integration aims to leverage Babylon’s technology to create a more robust environment for Bitcoin applications.

medium.com/@Fiamma.io
🔗 Unlocking Bitcoin’s Full Potential, Trustlessly: Fiamma First to Integrate with Babylon Devnet
We are excited to announce that Fiamma has become one of the first networks to integrate with Babylon’s devnet, Euphrates

This was all for the week. Hope you enjoyed and learned something new along the way. Don't forget to subscribe!
Have a great weekend 🤘

Fairgate Team