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Evan Shapiro
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Evan Shapiro
@evanashapiro
Founding a new zk-L1 project. Formerly cofounder @MinaProtocol. ZKPs, cryptography, and digital governance.
Joined August 2011
Following up our first hard fork with our first large scale test! And, all nodes quick syncing via the succinct blockchain. Crazy to think we've gone from just starting on this a couple years ago to now thousands of proofs flying around on a real network.Mina's latest public testnet has reached a new milestone! More than 1300 nodes connected concurrently to Testnet 4.1, making it our biggest release to date! 🥳 Sign up now to get involved in Mina's final testing phase before mainnet launch: bit.ly/MinaAdversarial
- Very excited to launch @MinaProtocol soon with more than 650 Genesis Founding Members from over 60+ countries, all helping to secure the network. Looking forward to welcoming more community members in the run up to #MinaMainnet, join us on Discord: bit.ly/MinaDiscord
GIF - I'm very excited to announce that I'll be moving to Mina Foundation. I'm very much looking forward to continuing to serve the project and help realize the potential of Mina's next generation technology.
- Lots happening for #MinaProtocol the last couple weeks, a few highlights if you missed anything: A thread 1/n
- Just waiting until Elon finds @MinaProtocol, a lightweight ZKP blockchain is the answer to a verifiable, decentralized blockchain at scaleHas Elon explained yet how Dogecoin can increase its transaction capacity by 10x, while maintaining a blockchain light enough such that individual users can independently verify its state using their own full nodes?
- Mina will be best if we all work on it together! Excited to have a platform where we can collaborate on itYou’re invited - Join MinaResearch today! Make your voice heard by proposing and discussing your ideas for #MinaProtocol in our open-source digital platform. Learn more about how to get started 👉 minaprotocol.com/blog/minaresea…
- Last year, I predicted that ZKPs would come into their own in 2021 — & I think we can reasonably say they did. This year, I think #ZK will have an even bigger role to play, in enabling Web3 with privacy & security. Read my predictions to come.2020 was an eventful year for @MinaProtocol, and the #blockchain industry as a whole. Check out my latest blog on the new wave of zero knowledge proofs and my predictions for 2021... bit.ly/3qmxwRw
- Really excited to welcome @khem to @MinaFoundation! From building teams from the ground up to holding world-class relationships in crypto and tech, Kurt brings invaluable experience as we continue to grow the Mina ecosystem and roll out programmable ZKPs to Web3.We are incredibly excited to introduce the #MinaCommunity to @khem, COO of Mina Foundation. Learn more about Kurt’s past experiences and why he decided to join Mina Foundation here 🧵 minaprotocol.com/blog/kurt-heme…
- Excited to support individuals on building Snapps on Mina! If you have typescript or javascript experience, definitely apply today 👇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 👉 bit.ly/SnappsWorkshop…
- Tldr; I'm planning on returning to @MinaFoundation in a new full-time role as Chief Product and Strategy Officer (CPSO), to support @MinaProtocol post-hard fork! With the recent release of the upgrade, we are in an important time for furthering ZK programmability and
- ----- Departing Mina ----- Earlier this year the Mina Foundation board decided to transfer responsibility for Mina to o1labs, the technical team behind the initial launch of the protocol, and scale down the responsibilities of Mina Foundation. As a result, myself, and the
- With all the news today around zkEVMs, I ended up spending some time reflecting on the state of L1s and where we're at - feel free to check it out here Definitely not comprehensive, but an attempt to collect much of what we're seeing go on in the L1 space
- 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 CEOThe Mina Foundation Board appoints Kurt Hemecker (@khem) as CEO to champion adoption of @MinaProtocol’s ZK tech. Kurt, previously COO, brings two decades of business development experience from major players including @DiemAssociation and @PayPal. 1/3 minaprotocol.com/blog/mina-foun…
