by Regina Wong Twenty-seven developers, out of almost 400 applicants, were selected for Cohort 2 of the zkApps Builders Program, which took place from September to November 2022. …

TL;DR— At O(1) Labs we have created an internal Humanitarian Crisis Relief Initiative that allocates an annual budget for supporting humanitarian crises. As the first action out of this initiative, we are donating $25,000 in MINA and will match up to $25,000 more in MINA donations to Paribu’s initiative. We…

Phil Kelly Gaming continues to be cited as one of the top potential use cases for Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs), and O(1) Labs’ SDK is a strong basis for building and running ZK elements within games. However, a focused discussion of ZKPs and games can be challenging. The space is: …

Izaak Meckler More than five years ago, my cofounder Evan Shapiro and I brought O(1) Labs and Mina Protocol (called Coda Protocol back then) from our weekend experimentation into the world of crypto. In 2021 Mina Protocol launched on mainnet thanks in part to the efforts of dozens of talented…

Brandon Kase, Phil Kelly Using proofs to improve risk transparency in centralized entities What are we talking about: Ensuring that anyone dealing with a centralized entity such as an exchange can understand what their risk is, through disclosures about the net risk in the entity’s balance sheet. And therefore avoiding the next FTX. What are we not talking about…

Phil Kelly The digital identity world is in build mode, and its adoption of Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) will lead to a powerful new generation of decentralized apps. New use cases under development include: Pseudonymous KYC, to help DeFi protocols with needs related to the regulatory environment. Proof of credit…

In September, O(1) Labs and Mina Foundation launched the second cohort of the zkApps Builders Program. The zkApps Builders Program (ZBP) is an 11-week program that brings talented developers from around the world together to learn about zero-knowledge programming, and build zero-knowledge smart contracts (“zkApps”) on Mina Protocol. Builders receive…

by Phil Kelly The Ethereum Merge is expected within the next 24 hours, and O(1) Labs, together with the rest of the Mina ecosystem, is preparing to celebrate. …

by Regina Wong Today, we’re excited to announce a new class of builders as part of cohort 2 for the zkApps Builders Program (“ZBP”). This 11-week program will bring together developers from diverse backgrounds to learn about zero-knowledge programming and build zero-knowledge smart contracts (“zkApps”) on Mina Protocol. …