
Emre Tekisalp
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Chief of Staff to COO @uniswap 🦄 // prev @o1_labs, @MinaProtocol @coinbase, @intel
Joined November 2009
I'm joining @Uniswap as Chief of Staff🦄. Since 2017, I've had the opportunity to lead @o1_labs, launch @MinaProtocol and build some of crypto's key products at @coinbase. Now I get to work closely with @Mclader, @haydenzadams and co to unlock universal ownership and exchange.
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Berkeley update for @MinaProtocol makes this crazy project even crazier. The L1 with the strongest ZK primitives, a focus on application development, and a positive-sum approach to other ecosystems. We're super excited about 2024.
Mina's journey from a crazy idea to a breakthrough L1 blockchain is going to hit a milestone in 2024 with the upcoming Berkeley upgrade!.o1Labs CEO, @etekis, dives into this exciting development in our new blog post. So what’s all the buzz about? 🧵
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[Turkish thread🧵] @MinaTurkey hodlerlardan MINA arz/enflasyonuyla ilgili çok sık soru/şikayet alıyorum. Konuya netlik getirmek istiyorum çünkü maalesef şikayetler yersiz. 1/5.
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Had the privilege to do a ZK 101 in Turkish talk at @EFDevconnect earlier this week. Sifir bilgi kanitlari nedir merak ediyorsaniz buradan kaydina ulasabilirsiniz. Zor bir konu olsa da fotograftaki gibi herkese yavas yavas kucak acan bir alan :)
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From meeting @_jdkanani on the interwebs in 2017 over his first prototype of MATIC, to this! 🤘🏻. Super excited to offer developers the privacy of @MinaProtocol and speed of @0xPolygon - if you're interested share what you want to build here
Mina Protocol is coming to Polygon!. @MinaProtocol & #Polygon are working towards building a bridge that will enable #developers building applications on Polygon PoS to leverage privacy and verifiability via Mina's zk-SNARK-based protocol. Learn More:
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@aliatiia_ @KyleSamani @tcrypt25519 @MinaProtocol on the other hand is decentralized (, fully open source (under Apache 2) and getting trustlessly "rolled up" to other chains including EVM (.
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It's time for Snapps 🚀 Come learn how to build the next frontier of Web3!.
Snapps Developer Workshop & Bootcamp ➡️ Dec 7th-12th. Be the first to learn how to build a Mina Snapp. Top participants will be eligible for a 10K $MINA ongoing grant. If you're curious about #ZeroKnowledge or #Web3, reserve your spot today 👉
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Super excited for this! Zero-knowledge technology has the power to bring the benefits of Web3 to the mainstream. @MinaProtocol, with SnarkyJS, is the easiest way to get going with ZK, and we’re delighted to help some of the leading Web3 companies as they start their ZK journey.
We're excited to announce our SnarkyJS Partner Launch Program — select ecosystem partners will be test driving #SnarkyJS, putting it through its paces to share what works, and what needs improvement.
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This. Mina and Snapps accessible on every chain, starting with EVM based ones. 👏🏻 @nil_foundation , can't wait to get them full Mina nodes on Ethereum.
After a rigorous selection process, we'd like to congratulate @nil_foundation for being awarded a $1.2M contract to build the bridge to @ethereum. Mina’s zk-SNARKs on Eth #dapps represent a major milestone for privacy in the #DeFi economy. Learn more 👉
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I started working on @MinaProtocol because of the vision of a full node in browser that no other chain could provide. It took us a while (mostly due to other priorities, and working on this little thing called zkApps!) but finally it's here!!
📢 Big News. @viable_systems joins the Mina ecosystem to enable anyone to run a web node on a browser! A new proof of concept shows how close we already are: . ☑️ Scalable.☑️ Decentralized.☑️ Secure. Learn more:
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After a successful workshop & bootcamp, Mina is closer to becoming the first layer 1 with efficient #ZeroKnowledge smart contracts. See how the events went, who was selected for the Snapps Builder Program grant, & more in this retro:
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🧩 🧩.
Looking for @MinaProtocol to @ethereum bridge core demo? Welcome to the Mina’s state proof verification in-browser step by step walkthrough deployed to Ropsten:
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Seeing all the excitement and tangible projects for @MinaProtocol and #zkApps was suuuuper!!. As more developers start building zkApps and leverage the power of zero-knowledge, we will begin to see zk become a new application paradigm. Amsterdam was just the beginning!.
That’s a wrap on @EFdevconnect AMS!. 👉 Record breaking 165 hackathon submissions.🌟 Mina received 9 of them!. Congrats to the teams who will receive a prize from @MinaFoundation:.1) Mina Voter.2) Mina Snap.3) Flexergy & MinaFT (Tie). More details on the projects here 🧵
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just one fun example of what you can do with snapps.
Hey CT, you’re going to love this.😎. Mina will be the first layer 1 with efficient #ZeroKnowledge smart contracts — some already in development. Ecosystem member, @o1_labs is building a snapp that lets you prove your trading gains without sharing your private info.🧵
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This is huge huge huge. Come on over ETH devs and feel the power of the easiest to use zk development stack #o1js.
Big news today for #o1js!.Two of our most requested features, Keccak hashing and ECDSA signature verification, have just landed in o1js v0.15.1.Let’s take a look at why we’ve worked hard to deliver these features and the use cases they unlock 🧵
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Humbled and excited to lead @o1_labs through an exciting transition to become an employee-governed company and bootstrapping #snapps on @MinaProtocol as Interim CEO.
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Check out all that's happened since @MinaProtocol launched last year!.
The first Mina Foundation Annual Report is live!. We've seen incredible growth & this report shares everything — from token activities & operations to holdings & protocol developments. 👉 Take a look & celebrate the community's achievements with us!
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Eline saglik @TobbyKitty, emegine degen bir yazi olmus. Turk blockchain komunitesinin bu detaylari anlamasi elzem.
Çok büyük bir özveri ile hazırladığım ve "merkeziyetsizlik" konuşan her kripto severin okumasını şiddetle tavsiye ettiğim yazımı tamamladım. Keyifle ve dikkatle okuyunuz. ❤️.
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Not much talked about but @MinaProtocol has had a fully decentralized prover marketplace that close to 700 provers have participated in over the past 2.5 years. Some great stats available here
One of many ground-breaking innovations by @MinaProtocol that others are now following - the Snarketplace explained by @etekis from @o1_labs at the @Columbia event hosted by @ethereum Foundation today.
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Just in time for smart contracts on Mina mainnet. Unleash your creativity on the next gen of blockchains! Proofs all the way down, browser native dapps, data privacy, native app chains, and more!.
A new grant program with 6 MILLION MINA available for ZK developers drops next week. Say hello to Mina Navigators 🔭
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Interest in snarkyJS, @minaprotocol’s zk SDK in Typescript, going parabolic as developers get excited for zkApps on mainnet.
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If you happen to be in London, come say hello! 👋.
Mina Foundation CEO, @evanashapiro, will be joining the ‘Scaling Blockchains Towards Mass Adoption’ panel at @token2049 in London this Thursday at 14:25 UTC. We're also excited to meet the #MinaCommunity at our Ecosystem kiosk, with swag and a Snapps demos. Who is going?👇
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AFAIK this is a record among POS chains.
#FunFact: Over 95% of eligible $MINA tokens are currently staked or delegated. If you have questions about staking rewards on Mina, visit this FAQ page for support! 👉 Data from: @StakingRewards
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Wanna know what the future of @MinaProtocol and zk is like? Look no further:
📢 BIG NEWS. Mina’s Public Roadmap – a multi-year vision for unlocking the user-owned, decentralized web with zero knowledge – is live!. This is a starting point, and the hope is to iterate with the community’s input. Explore the interactive roadmap ↴.
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At @o1_labs we incubated @MinaProtocol during the prior crypto winter🚀. Regardless whether we're in the next winter or not, we're building for the next phase of Web3 with #zkApps on Mina and snarkyJS now.
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We're proposing major improvements to the proof system underlying @MinaProtocol mainnet, courtesy of @o1_labs cryptography team 🙌🏻🙌🏻.
Shoutout to @o1_labs team members for hosting a community call on the MIP to upgrade Mina’s proof system to Kimchi 🎉. The MIP details were shared, followed by a Q&A session. You can find the call recording and slidedeck linked here on MinaResearch →
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It’s been a long time @ETHGlobal. So excited to be back in person at the best crypto gathering in Amsterdam. And share mor about zk and @MinaProtocol !
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Highly recommended if you're a developer with interest in zero-knowledge proofs. It'll take you from ideation → technical mentorship → writing a proposal → grants for top projects.
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? →
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zkApps are coming 🏗.
The results are in, here are the top Mina prize winners from the #hackathon at #ETHMexico 🇲🇽. 🥇 Zkredit .🥈 HARPO.🥉 Keyppi & Vaultmi . Read more below!.
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Not sure whether it feels like yesterday or 10 years ago! 😁 What a time warp this crypto world is. Happy anniversary everyone! 🥂🪶.
Happy #MinaMainnet Anniversary! 🎉. 365 days ago the world’s lightest blockchain launched. Since then we have accomplished so much in collaboration with the community. Today, we are thanking them with a #giveaway! 🧵
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Rollups on Eth - requires dozens of engineers and hundreds of millions of VC funding. Rollups on Mina - one 10x engineer.
“SnarkyJS takes care of all the low-level cryptography so I can instead focus on my business logic.” – @zktrivo. Learn more about Florian & zkFusion, a modular zkRollup framework to increase transaction throughput that other devs can build apps on top of👇
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Very excited to support one of the best crypto teams from my home turf Turkey 🇹🇷 Founders with a solid track record, tackling a major, global problem - crypto enables entrepreneurs from anywhere to take part in the global economy💪🏻.
We are proud to present Emre Tekisalp as our new #Colendi #adviser. Check out his profile and his #experience in the #blockchain sector! @etekis. #ethereum #fintech #unbanked #advisor
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Excited about #zeroknowledge and what it can enable for #web3? Reminder that we're hiring for many roles @o1_labs where you get to work on @MinaProtocol and Snapps. Plug for two key roles I'm hiring for. DM for any questions. and
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Although we're not making a big fuss about it just yet;. this IS a decentralized testnet that anyone can run nodes on, with a fully functioning offchain zk execution environment!🤯. 🚀 So proud of the all star team we have @o1_labs . Come build and deploy zkApps with SnarkyJS!.
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$MINA - not your full node, not your crypto.
If Metamask/Infura is open and willing to block countries like Venezuela by IP addresses, it's only a matter of time until they are forced by regulators to censor individual people's IP addresses. We need alternatives immediately, hoping that Alchemy and others don't do this.
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Problem: Geographic lottery.0x Mission: Create a tokenized world where all value can flow freely.Value: Do the Right Thing; Consistently Ship; Focus on Long-Term Impact. Such big fans of @0xProject 👏
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Son olarak - Mina son derece merkeziyetsiz bir chain. Bünyesinde bulunduğum @o1_labs'in arzın değişmesine yönelik sizlerden daha fazla bir etkisi yok. Aksine biz tüm enerjimizi Snapp'leri geliştirmeye odaklayarak Mina'ya bu şekilde daha çok değer katacağımızı düşünüyoruz. 5/5.
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Ok I love the new @CoinbaseWallet Chrome extension bc I now have an evil eye protecting my browser!! #nazar
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Some amazing zkApps launching soon on @MinaProtocol , built using #SnarkyJS. Get inspired and apply to next cohorts of zkIgnite here:
zkIgnite builders are ready to turn their innovative ideas into real-world applications and businesses on Mina. Today, we are thrilled to announce the Cohort 1 Grantees ⚡️. 🧵👇.
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Great day in DC today to #StandWithCrypto and converse with policy makers in the US about why crypto is important for America and the world, and why they should support it. Heartened by the response from @SpeakerPelosi and many other congresspeople.
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If you’re in Bogota for #DevconVI come join us to talk about zk, typescript, and how @MinaProtocol enables a friendly new platform for Eth and Web3 devs!.
Then, zkConnect Bogotá 🇨🇴. Meet other builders curious about #ZK and learn the basics of building your zkApp with SnarkyJS. ⏰ October 11 at 6:00pm.📍 WeWork Calle 26 # 92-32. Sign up here:
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@MinaProtocol Snapps is now zkApps.
zkApps now join the Mina Ecosystem’s other #ZeroKnowledge-based offerings: zkOracles and zkBridges. Learn more about the updated name for snapps here ✨
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This is the big one! Come and chat with the @o1_labs team to learn more about the upgrade that will give the power of zk to all devs on @MinaProtocol.
zkApps MIP Community Call is tomorrow 🗳️. You will have an opportunity to chat with the proposal authors, ask questions, and share your opinions. Register here:
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Sorularinizi bekliyorum.
⚡️Mina'yı Geliştiren O(1) Labs'in CEO'suna Sorun!. Herkese merhaba! O(1) Labs CEO'su @etekis ile #Mina özelinde çok özel bir röportaj gerçekleştireceğiz. Mina'da çok beklenen hardfork gelmeden önce aklınıza takılan tüm soruları sevgili Emre Tekişalp yanıtlayacak. Mina'nın
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🏗 & 🚢.
[A thread 1/10] March’s ecosystem update featuring the latest progress by the #MinaCommunity is here! . An exciting update is that the Mina ecosystem has raised $92M to further support ecosystem growth and help Mina build the privacy and security layer for #Web3.
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Some serious @MinaProtocol alpha by the @class_lambda team in a random apartment in Ortaköy, Istanbul
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Elinize sağlık arkadaşlar! It is so delightful to see a zk first conference continue in Istanbul. Super excited for all the amazing zk apps that will come out of the Turkish ecosystem!.
'ZK Use Cases' by @etekis has just concluded now. 😎. His insights have broadened our understanding of Zero-Knowledge technology, highlighting its potential to transform industry practices. 💪
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@MinaProtocol getting trustlessly accessible by all of Web3.
Ecosystem partner, @nil_foundation, speak of other Mina bridges made possible by what they are currently working on. Check it out — What other chains would you like to see Mina bridged to?
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Toshi is now a part of the @coinbase product family, check out @CoinbaseWallet and We're so excited not just bc of a new name, but bc of the amazing team we're forming led by @Sid_Coelho and @petejkim and the many exciting features we have on our roadmap!.
Toshi is now @CoinbaseWallet! This is not just a new name, but part of a larger effort to invest in products that will define the future of the decentralized web and make that future accessible to anyone.
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Kripto ile dunyanizi nasil degistirebilirsiniz, biraz da bundan konusalim. Gorusmek uzere!. (not: al / sat yaparak degil ☺️).
🔊 ETHGünü'nün yeni konuşmacısı geldi. 🥁. @o1_labs'ten @etekis, #ETHGünü'nün konuşmacısı olarak 13 Kasım'da İstanbul Kongre Merkezi'nde sahneye çıkacak! 🔥. Kimler Emre Tekişalp ile tanışmaya can atıyor? 👀 👇🏻. Biletler tükenmeden hemen yerinizi alın! 👉🏻
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1st place 🇹🇷 & 🪶 @MinaProtocol - best of both worlds! 👏🏻.
(1/7) The First #LambdaZkWeek has concluded! 🔥. 🥇 1st place - Photon.🥈 2nd place - Delta Z.🥉 3rd place - Ouragaan. More winners and information 🧵 👇
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Good, thoughtful overview of web3’s current problems and dilemmas, some of which @MinaProtocol can solve over time.
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You need to urgently transfer your funds, but full node providers are blocked in your country. Sorry you gotta wait 33 days. Who you gonna call? @MinaProtocol.
Full validation sync of @OpenEthereumOrg v3.3.0-rc4 to block 13,150,000 on my benchmark machine took 33 days 2 hours 5 min. ~5% CPU used.25 GB RAM used.484 GB downloaded.128 TB written to disk.162 TB read from disk.
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Power of Mina's core differentiator, infinite recursion, at your fingertips via Typescript.
One of the coolest features of Mina's proof system is its recursive ZKPs - new tutorial on using them with SnarkyJS up today! - Recursive ZKPs can be used to build zkRollups, among other things. Recursion-enabled zkRollups are particularly cool: 1/2.
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Congrats to the @o1_labs team for developing and shipping the world's first decentralized zk smart contract platform. An immense amount of work went into building it. Take a minute from you day to check it out and congratulate the team! 👏🏻.
The first Berkeley block on Mina has been created! 🎉 Today has been a big day for @MinaProtocol!. This milestone brings us closer to our vision: Proof of Everything, which:.👉prioritizes truth.👉reduces costs.👉preserves privacy.👉ensures verifiability on any device, anywhere.
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2nd Mina<>EVM bridge progress on 🔥.
(1/8) We want to share the progress we've made on Mina_bridge. This project introduces the proof generation, posting and verification of the validity of Mina states into a EVM chain, which will serve as a foundation for token bridging. @MinaProtocol
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Let’s meet if you’ll be in Amsterdam!.
Will you be in Amsterdam this April for .@EFDevconnect? — We will too!. Check out the events that Mina will be at and get early access to the upcoming zkHappyHour by Mina on April 20th here. ✨
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I'm super excited to bring our ZK tech to help better secure the @optimismFND rollups, create synergies between the wider Eth and @MinaProtocol communities, and grow web3 altogether!. Thanks @jessepollak and @karl_dot_tech for bringing this to our attention! LFG 🚀.
O(1) Labs is excited to submit a proposal to @optimismFND for the application of our zero knowledge proof stack to OP Stack fraud proofs. This application is built on the groundbreaking MIPS zkVM we’re building as part of the @minaprotocol roadmap: 1/4.
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Cok cok iyi. Turk yazilimcilara / yazilimci olmak isteyenlere siddetle tavsiye edilir.
Eğitimlerimiz @Ethereum Foundation'un @EF_ESP kapsamında desteklenmeye başladı 🦇🐝. Geçtiğimiz aylarda hazırlamaya başladığımız Türkçe Solidity eğitimlerimiz, bu program ile tamamen açık kaynaklı olarak genişleyecek!. Yepyeni dolu müfredatımız 👉🏻
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What if you could design a blockchain that does not have those tradeoffs 🤔. @MinaProtocol.
Every design choice has trade-offs. #Bitcoin is censorship-resistant money. That requires as many people as possible to run a full node that validates transactions, enforces the rules and protect the network for all.
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Let's make the ZK in metaverse . all about "Z"ero-"K"nowledge; . and not about "Z"uc"K". 🤪🥶. my terrible jokes aside, read this by @bijan_sha.
The metaverse needs privacy and #ZeroKnowledge proofs can be the solution.💡. Check out this article by #Mina ecosystem partner, @bijan_sha at @O1_Labs about how ZK can save the metaverse from becoming a dystopian surveillance state. @DefiantNews ➡️
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Excited to continue partnering with @khem and @evanashapiro in their new roles, and esp for Evan to focus on the roadmap and technology for @MinaProtocol as its co-creator. Congrats both! 👏🏻.
Mina Foundation has completed a move to Switzerland 🇨🇭 With this, our COO @khem becomes CEO, while I will continue to serve the Mina ecosystem as chairman of the board and advisor to the foundation. I am excited for Kurt to bring his business and operational expertise to the CEO.
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Amazing conference, great speakers, and most importantly a stellar Turkish developer community. Kudos @muratkun @EDGDrummond and the @cryptistanbul team! . The crypto community I had hoped to ignite 5 years ago has finally formed in Turkey! 🇹🇷.
CEO of @o1_labs, incubating @MinaProtocol, @etekis started his speech! . Catch Emre after his talk to meet him 🎈 #Cryptİst
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If you wanna get started with #zkp development, there are now 8 tutorials in #typescript from simple hello world to advanced topics like oracles on . Markets got you down? Devs do something? . Well LFG! 🚀🧑🏻💻.
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As feared, the official numbers keep getting worse (>22k dead). Good summary of scale of disaster: Reminder we're matching donations in MINA to >85k MINA donated already (~$70k). Every $/MINA counts!.
1/2 We are deeply saddened by the earthquakes that had devastating impact to Turkey and Syria. To support this crisis and any future ones, we are donating $25k in MINA and will be matching an additional $25k of donations to out of our new HCRI initiative.
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This just keeps getting better and better.
Staketab #Mina Explorer Release 4.0 🎉.➡️Data insights.➡️Analytics section.➡️Timelocks of the @MinaProtocol . Release notes: Explorer:
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Jason and Jack are awesome. Say hello and learn more about zk and SnarkyJS if you’re at @ETHIndiaco !.
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Berkeley’i ve zkApp’leri denemek isteyenler buraya buyrun! Eline saglik @GercekKriptocu.
Mina Protocol Berkeley Testnet Alpha Katılım! zkApp Nasıl Yazılır? adlı videomuz yayında! @MinaProtocol $MINA. Videoyu beğenip, kanala destek olmak için abone olmayı unutmayın. İyi Seyirler! .
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Hello #DevConBogota 👋🏻 Just arrived in Bogota and super excited to attend my fourth @EFDevcon, meet old and new friends, and chat about ZK, @MinaProtocol and SnarkyJS 🤩. Give a holler if you're around!.
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Almost there folks. Help us make sure all’s well with this next gen of blockchains!.
Testworld Track 3 is less than one week away ⏰. TLDR — this is the next step towards Mina’s major upgrade that will bring more powerful ZK smart contracts to mainnet. Here is everything you need to know ↓. Testworld Mission 2.0 is a testnet to battle test the network under all
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@ElectricCapital's annual developer report is out, and @MinaProtocol's monthly active dev count grew by a whopping 126%, despite the bear market! If you're a dev and want to write zkApps in TypeScript, sign up here!
9/ Other ecosystems barely existed in 2018 & are sizable now:. * @solana, @NEARProtocol, & @0xPolygon grew 40%+ YoY & have 500+ total monthly devs. * @SuiNetwork, @AptosLabs, Starknet, @MinaProtocol, @osmosiszone, @hedera, @optimismfnd, & @arbitrum grew 50%+ YoY
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Dive into what make snapps tick! Learning the innards of zk tech straight from great teachers like @cryptodavidw is 👌🏻🤟🏻.
Kimchi, Mina's upgraded #ZeroKnowledge SNARK, provides faster provers, larger circuits, & potentially shorter proof sizes.⚡️. Take a deep dive into proof systems & what makes Kimchi unique in this article by a Crypto Engineer at @O1_Labs, @CryptoDavidW. ⬇️.
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