01/09/26
Announcements
Code & Projects
Minokawa, a domain-specific smart contract language purpose-built for zero-knowledge execution, is the newest LFDT project. If you have any questions about Minokawa or would like to get involved with the project, you can check out their code on Github and you’re welcome to attend their weekly community calls.
Noteworthy Pull Requests
Articles, Training & Tutorials:
If you’re interested in learning more about how distributed ledger technology (DLT) is shaping the future of central banking, check out this video of Dr Besfort Shala from Deutsche Bundesbank talking about the Trigger Solution, an interoperability approach to enable the settlement of DLT-based financial transactions in central bank money.
Events
There are a few different online meetups happening in January that you may be interested in. Dial-in information for these events are in the links below.
Wednesday, January 14 at 20:00 UTC / 3:00 PM EST: LFDT San Francisco hosts "Exploring A Modular Approach Towards Standardizing Generic zk-SNARKs"
Thursday, January 15 at 15:00 UTC / 7:00 AM PST: LFDT San Francisco hosts "How To Build A Cross-Chain Application Using The Smoot Framework"
Thursday, January 29 at 17:00 UTC / 9:00 AM PST: LFDT Hungary hosts "ZK Learning Group: STARK"
You can find more project calls and other events listed on the community calendar.
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