Weekly #08
October 11, 2024 - Week 41
Happy Friday, community!
As the event season unfolds, this week brought many exciting news from many players in the industry. Come and take a look! And as usual, please share and recommend this newsletter if you find it useful.
At Bitcoin Amsterdam, BitVMX announced the release of its BitVMX CPU source code, along a proof-of-concept of its challenge-response protocol.
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Hey community! BIG news today:
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We've just announced the open-source release of the BitVMX CPU, a groundbreaking virtual CPU enabling optimistic execution of arbitrary programs on Bitcoin.
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Zulu Research explores Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) and how blockchain technology enables decentralized control over physical infrastructure, allowing participants to contribute resources, such as storage or services, in exchange for tokens, offering a decentralized alternative to traditional infrastructure systems.
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Zulu Research | All About Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN)
Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) represent a transformative approach to managing physical assets and resources through decentralized technologies. By leveraging blockchain, DePIN enables individuals and organizations to participate in the ownership and operation of physical infrastructure, such as energy systems, transportation networks, and computing resources.
Alpen Labs analyzes the state of SNARK verification with BitVM2, detailing how it enhances scalability and efficiency for cryptographic proof validation on Bitcoin.
alpenlabs.io
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State of SNARK verification with BitVM2
SNARKs allow us to represent a large set of statements with concise proofs that are small in size and quick to verify. This is particularly beneficial for bitcoin, where transaction fees scale with the size of the transaction in bytes—the larger the transaction, the higher the fee.
Dfns has launched Givre, an open-source implementation of the FROST (Flexible Round-Optimal Schnorr Threshold) protocol for threshold signatures. This MPC (Multi-Party Computation) library offers secure and efficient signing and key generation protocols for Schnorr and EdDSA signatures.
dfns.co
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A FROST Library Called 'Givre'
Dfns is launching Givre, our new open-source implementation of the FROST (Flexible Round-Optimal Schnorr Threshold) protocol for threshold signatures. This advanced MPC library provides secure and fast signing and key generation protocols for Schnorr and EdDSA, used by blockchains including Bitcoin, Solana, Stellar, Tezos, and more.
These were the most relevant news of the week! We hope you enjoyed reading this edition of Fairgate Weekly as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Fairgate Team