Attention Ethereum users - private DeFi on Secret just became even more accessible!
Shade Protocol just announced a massively improved bridging experience, support for wstETH, and new incentivized pools for ETH assets with boosted rewards (~32% APR at the time of this writing).
It’s now possible to start using the Shade Protocol DeFi suite with nothing more than some ETH and a MetaMask wallet. Benefit from privacy-preserving trading, lending, borrowing, stablecoins, and more!
Learn more: https://scrt.network/evm-shade-metamask-defi
Launch dApp: https://app.shadeprotocol.io/bridge
Tweet: https://twitter.com/Shade_Protocol/status/1720535523347849342
Shade Protocol just announced a massively improved bridging experience, support for wstETH, and new incentivized pools for ETH assets with boosted rewards (~32% APR at the time of this writing).
It’s now possible to start using the Shade Protocol DeFi suite with nothing more than some ETH and a MetaMask wallet. Benefit from privacy-preserving trading, lending, borrowing, stablecoins, and more!
Learn more: https://scrt.network/evm-shade-metamask-defi
Launch dApp: https://app.shadeprotocol.io/bridge
Tweet: https://twitter.com/Shade_Protocol/status/1720535523347849342
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The Confidential Computing Layer of Web3 Secret Network enables developers to build decentralized applications with encrypted data.
Attention CosmWasm developers - announcing a new Secret hackathon, sponsored by Shade Protocol and SCRT Labs, with $20k in prizes + $50k in grants available!
https://twitter.com/Shade_Protocol/status/1721920130358149456
The Shade Perpetual Swap Hackathon will run from November 16th to December 16th. The goal is to develop a proof of concept for a privacy-preserving perpetual swap platform using Secret smart contracts. If successful, the Hackathon winner will receive a grant from Shade Protocol and SCRT Labs to fully develop the project and launch it on mainnet.
For the full details, including registration information, see https://github.com/securesecrets/perpetual-swaps-hackathon/tree/main
https://twitter.com/Shade_Protocol/status/1721920130358149456
The Shade Perpetual Swap Hackathon will run from November 16th to December 16th. The goal is to develop a proof of concept for a privacy-preserving perpetual swap platform using Secret smart contracts. If successful, the Hackathon winner will receive a grant from Shade Protocol and SCRT Labs to fully develop the project and launch it on mainnet.
For the full details, including registration information, see https://github.com/securesecrets/perpetual-swaps-hackathon/tree/main
We’ll let you in on a Secret…something that’s coming in the NEAR future…
We’re excited to announce a partnership with Octopus Network, which will bring Secret’s confidential computation to NEAR Protocol via Adaptive IBC, and mark the first direct connection between the NEAR and Cosmos ecosystems!
https://medium.com/oct-network/octopus-network-launches-adaptive-ibc-to-bridge-cosmos-with-near-07f063c40dbd
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1722983845811609637
We’re excited to announce a partnership with Octopus Network, which will bring Secret’s confidential computation to NEAR Protocol via Adaptive IBC, and mark the first direct connection between the NEAR and Cosmos ecosystems!
https://medium.com/oct-network/octopus-network-launches-adaptive-ibc-to-bridge-cosmos-with-near-07f063c40dbd
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1722983845811609637
Serenity Shield’s StrongBox is now live on mainnet!
This multi-chain application provides a decentralized solution to storing, retrieving, and transferring access to confidential data, and utilizes Secret Network smart contracts to achieve this.
Users can store data and retrieve it themselves, or set up designated nominees to inherit access to the data in the event of the owner no longer being able to access it themselves.
Try it out: https://strongbox.serenityshield.io/
Tweet: https://vxtwitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1727397020271317075
Learn more in their white paper: https://assets-global.website-files.com/646e1d2bb86f8833c75bdc7b/655e43d973850f9cf58b1860_WP%20SERENITY%20SHIELD%20(En)-min.pdf
This multi-chain application provides a decentralized solution to storing, retrieving, and transferring access to confidential data, and utilizes Secret Network smart contracts to achieve this.
Users can store data and retrieve it themselves, or set up designated nominees to inherit access to the data in the event of the owner no longer being able to access it themselves.
Try it out: https://strongbox.serenityshield.io/
Tweet: https://vxtwitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1727397020271317075
Learn more in their white paper: https://assets-global.website-files.com/646e1d2bb86f8833c75bdc7b/655e43d973850f9cf58b1860_WP%20SERENITY%20SHIELD%20(En)-min.pdf
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Introducing the new SCRT Labs Grants Program!
As the market shows signs of recovery, we believe it's the perfect moment to invest in innovation. The SCRT Labs Grants Program is here to support exceptional projects with financial, technical, and marketing assistance.
This new Grants Program is structured to empower exceptional projects through substantial resources. Less projects, more focus. We're looking for projects that benefit the ecosystem, utilize Secret's Privacy-as-a-Service capabilities, showcase innovation, and have a strong team.
Whether you're starting a new project or advancing an existing one, your contribution is vital to the Secret Network ecosystem. Submit a grant application today!
Blog: https://scrt.network/blog/scrt-labs-grants-program
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1730589380220260861
As the market shows signs of recovery, we believe it's the perfect moment to invest in innovation. The SCRT Labs Grants Program is here to support exceptional projects with financial, technical, and marketing assistance.
This new Grants Program is structured to empower exceptional projects through substantial resources. Less projects, more focus. We're looking for projects that benefit the ecosystem, utilize Secret's Privacy-as-a-Service capabilities, showcase innovation, and have a strong team.
Whether you're starting a new project or advancing an existing one, your contribution is vital to the Secret Network ecosystem. Submit a grant application today!
Blog: https://scrt.network/blog/scrt-labs-grants-program
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1730589380220260861
Secret Network governance proposal 287, “The 9% Temporary Inflation Proposal and Adjusting Blocks per Year”, has passed, resulting in an inflation rate decrease for SCRT!
https://www.mintscan.io/secret/proposals/287
This graph shows how this will affect the supply of SCRT over time:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GAwSzXnWsAAPj6u?format=png&name=medium
For more information on why this proposal was submitted, past discussion that the Secret community has had on the topic of inflation, and additional future plans for the tokenomics of SCRT, check out this blog post:
https://scrt.network/blog/inflation-change-proposal-287
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1732780791237574789
https://www.mintscan.io/secret/proposals/287
This graph shows how this will affect the supply of SCRT over time:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GAwSzXnWsAAPj6u?format=png&name=medium
For more information on why this proposal was submitted, past discussion that the Secret community has had on the topic of inflation, and additional future plans for the tokenomics of SCRT, check out this blog post:
https://scrt.network/blog/inflation-change-proposal-287
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1732780791237574789
ALTER, a privacy-preserving communication dApp built on Secret, just published their updated roadmap for 2024!
https://blog.altermail.live/alter-2024-roadmap-17ea580e292a
They also just launched a new and improved website: https://alter.network
See what’s in store for 2024, and try out the ALTER dApp via their “Stake to Access” program, which provides free access to ALTER services via staking through their validator on various IBC networks.
If you’d like to join the ALTER community, using their dApp is the best way, but you can also join them on Telegram at https://news.1rj.ru/str/alterdapp.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1734964648502321419
https://blog.altermail.live/alter-2024-roadmap-17ea580e292a
They also just launched a new and improved website: https://alter.network
See what’s in store for 2024, and try out the ALTER dApp via their “Stake to Access” program, which provides free access to ALTER services via staking through their validator on various IBC networks.
If you’d like to join the ALTER community, using their dApp is the best way, but you can also join them on Telegram at https://news.1rj.ru/str/alterdapp.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1734964648502321419
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Dear community,
SCRT perpetual swaps are now live on Demex!
Tweet: https://twitter.com/demexchange/status/1735228549890757066
dApp: http://app.dem.exchange/trade/SCRT-PERP
Demex is a DEX built on Carbon, an IBC-connected blockchain focused on providing infrastructure for DeFi.
Demex is the first DEX to offer this type of DeFi product for SCRT. If you’re unfamiliar with perpetual swaps, also known as “perps”, check out the Demex documentation 👇
https://guide.dem.exchange/trade/futures
Tweet: https://twitter.com/demexchange/status/1735228549890757066
dApp: http://app.dem.exchange/trade/SCRT-PERP
Demex is a DEX built on Carbon, an IBC-connected blockchain focused on providing infrastructure for DeFi.
Demex is the first DEX to offer this type of DeFi product for SCRT. If you’re unfamiliar with perpetual swaps, also known as “perps”, check out the Demex documentation 👇
https://guide.dem.exchange/trade/futures
We’re excited to announce a partnership with Hacken, a highly respected blockchain security services company!
Through this partnership, Secret dApp developers can access exclusive benefits from Hacken’s security services. These benefits include:
- Audit discounts
- Priority queuing
- Bug bounty and triage services
In order to take advantage of these benefits, Secret dApp developers simply need to mention that they’re built on Secret Network when requesting a quote from Hacken.
Thanks to the Hacken team for helping to secure Secret Network dApps!
Blog: https://hacken.io/hacken-news/secret-network-partnership/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1744446214383555029
Press Release: https://www.prweb.com/releases/strengthening-privacy-in-web3-through-the-secret-network-and-hacken-partnership-302031192.html
Through this partnership, Secret dApp developers can access exclusive benefits from Hacken’s security services. These benefits include:
- Audit discounts
- Priority queuing
- Bug bounty and triage services
In order to take advantage of these benefits, Secret dApp developers simply need to mention that they’re built on Secret Network when requesting a quote from Hacken.
Thanks to the Hacken team for helping to secure Secret Network dApps!
Blog: https://hacken.io/hacken-news/secret-network-partnership/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1744446214383555029
Press Release: https://www.prweb.com/releases/strengthening-privacy-in-web3-through-the-secret-network-and-hacken-partnership-302031192.html
Hacken
Hacken and Secret Network Join Forces to Boost Web3 Privacy
We are delighted to announce an allied partnership with Hacken and Secret Network, the trailblazer in privacy-preserving smart contracts. This collaboration marks a significant step towards fostering privacy and security in the Web3 landscape by spreading…
Announcing HackSecret 2024!
This hybrid online/in-person hackathon will take place from February 1st to March 3rd, and has a prize pool of $10,000!
There are currently two tracks:
- Privacy as a Service applications
- Native Secret applications
Anyone can participate in the online event by registering on our DoraHacks page. The in-person portion of the event will take place during ETHDenver, and we’ll have a physical location there for participants to come hang out and hack together. More information to follow on the in-person event.
Register now at https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/hacksecret2024/detail
This hybrid online/in-person hackathon will take place from February 1st to March 3rd, and has a prize pool of $10,000!
There are currently two tracks:
- Privacy as a Service applications
- Native Secret applications
Anyone can participate in the online event by registering on our DoraHacks page. The in-person portion of the event will take place during ETHDenver, and we’ll have a physical location there for participants to come hang out and hack together. More information to follow on the in-person event.
Register now at https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/hacksecret2024/detail
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Hack Secret 2024 | Hackathon | DoraHacks
# **Overview**
**HackSecret** is the premiere EVM and Cosmos web3 privacy hackathon, focused on dApps that use Secret Network's confidential smart contracts to bring privacy to the interchain. Secret Network offers scalable permissionless smart contracts…
**HackSecret** is the premiere EVM and Cosmos web3 privacy hackathon, focused on dApps that use Secret Network's confidential smart contracts to bring privacy to the interchain. Secret Network offers scalable permissionless smart contracts…
We’re excited to announce the winning grant recipients of the SCRT Labs Grants Program Q1'24 Cohort!
https://scrt.network/blog/grants-program-q124
Development on these projects begins now! In the coming weeks, we'll be supporting these teams and providing the public with updates on their progress.
If you're interested in applying for the Q2'24 cohort, see our original grants blog for the full details:
https://scrt.network/blog/scrt-labs-grants-program
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1748015966527668433
https://scrt.network/blog/grants-program-q124
Development on these projects begins now! In the coming weeks, we'll be supporting these teams and providing the public with updates on their progress.
If you're interested in applying for the Q2'24 cohort, see our original grants blog for the full details:
https://scrt.network/blog/scrt-labs-grants-program
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1748015966527668433
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Announcing the SCRT Labs Grants Program Q1’24 Cohort - Secret Network - The Confidential Computing Layer of Web3
Announcing the winning grant recipients of the SCRT Labs Grants Program Q1'24 Cohort
Secret Network’s Privacy as a Service support is expanding!
We’re excited to join the Polygon Solution Provider Network, and connect with EVM developers who want to incorporate confidential computation into their Polygon dApps:
https://ecosystem.polygon.technology/9416223420/
By providing Polygon with privacy tooling, we're continuing to solidify our position as the privacy hub of web3.
Full details on the blog 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/polygon-spn/
If you’re a developer interested in building with privacy, reach out to us at https://scrt.network/contact!
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1750541837973029233
We’re excited to join the Polygon Solution Provider Network, and connect with EVM developers who want to incorporate confidential computation into their Polygon dApps:
https://ecosystem.polygon.technology/9416223420/
By providing Polygon with privacy tooling, we're continuing to solidify our position as the privacy hub of web3.
Full details on the blog 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/polygon-spn/
If you’re a developer interested in building with privacy, reach out to us at https://scrt.network/contact!
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1750541837973029233
We’re excited to announce a partnership with Union, which will provide a new cross-chain communication solution for Secret’s Privacy as a Service capabilities!
This will give developers more options, and expand Secret's reach to new blockchain ecosystems!
Union is a sovereign interoperability layer, pioneering trustless bridging between appchains, L1s, and L2s without depending on trusted third parties, oracles, multi-signatures, or MPC. Looking to future-proof blockchain bridging, Union addresses the sovereign bridging trilemma, providing trustless, decentralized, and permissionless interoperability using state-of-the-art Zero-Knowledge cryptography.
As we continue to develop our Privacy as a Service architecture and integrate Union’s cutting-edge zkIBC connection, we’re paving the way for a new era of confidential computation in web3!
Union Tweet: https://twitter.com/union_build/status/1760348999280992728
https://x.com/SecretNetwork/status/1760350521615933551?s=20
This will give developers more options, and expand Secret's reach to new blockchain ecosystems!
Union is a sovereign interoperability layer, pioneering trustless bridging between appchains, L1s, and L2s without depending on trusted third parties, oracles, multi-signatures, or MPC. Looking to future-proof blockchain bridging, Union addresses the sovereign bridging trilemma, providing trustless, decentralized, and permissionless interoperability using state-of-the-art Zero-Knowledge cryptography.
As we continue to develop our Privacy as a Service architecture and integrate Union’s cutting-edge zkIBC connection, we’re paving the way for a new era of confidential computation in web3!
Union Tweet: https://twitter.com/union_build/status/1760348999280992728
https://x.com/SecretNetwork/status/1760350521615933551?s=20
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Uh oh, we guess the secret is out 👀
Union is partnering with the confidential computation platform, @SecretNetwork!
Learn what this partnership means for Union 🧵
Union is partnering with the confidential computation platform, @SecretNetwork!
Learn what this partnership means for Union 🧵
Secret Network is headed to ETHDenver!
Join us for a week of #BUIDLing, networking, and educating the Ethereum community on the power of confidential computation!
https://scrt.network/ethdenver-2024/
Throughout the entire week we’ll have people at the Secret Network booth at the main ETHDenver event building. Come chat with us, learn about the opportunities that Secret Network provides, and pick up some Secret swag!
We’re also hosting a hackerhouse from February 26th to March 3rd. Come build with us and get 1-on-1 help from experienced Secret Network developers! Learn to build cross-chain applications that utilize confidential computation.
ETHDenver attendees also have the opportunity to participate in the #BUIDLathon, ETHDenver’s version of a hackathon. As a sponsor, Secret Network is submitting a bounty for this hackathon, noscriptd “Confidential Computation Through Cross-Chain Communication”!
We're also co-hosting an educational TEE event with Oasis Network, Phala Network, and researcher Andrew Miller! Learn about the limitations of zero knowledge, the privacy-preserving use-cases that TEEs unlock for Web3, and network with us afterwards!
To get the full details on all of the above, plus even more events that Secret will be participating in, check out our ETHDenver landing page:
https://scrt.network/ethdenver-2024/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1760667503548608977
Join us for a week of #BUIDLing, networking, and educating the Ethereum community on the power of confidential computation!
https://scrt.network/ethdenver-2024/
Throughout the entire week we’ll have people at the Secret Network booth at the main ETHDenver event building. Come chat with us, learn about the opportunities that Secret Network provides, and pick up some Secret swag!
We’re also hosting a hackerhouse from February 26th to March 3rd. Come build with us and get 1-on-1 help from experienced Secret Network developers! Learn to build cross-chain applications that utilize confidential computation.
ETHDenver attendees also have the opportunity to participate in the #BUIDLathon, ETHDenver’s version of a hackathon. As a sponsor, Secret Network is submitting a bounty for this hackathon, noscriptd “Confidential Computation Through Cross-Chain Communication”!
We're also co-hosting an educational TEE event with Oasis Network, Phala Network, and researcher Andrew Miller! Learn about the limitations of zero knowledge, the privacy-preserving use-cases that TEEs unlock for Web3, and network with us afterwards!
To get the full details on all of the above, plus even more events that Secret will be participating in, check out our ETHDenver landing page:
https://scrt.network/ethdenver-2024/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1760667503548608977
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Secret Network is headed to ETHDenver!
Secret will be attending ETHDenver 2024!
We’re excited to announce a partnership that will bring Obi, a new account abstraction network powered by Secret Network technology, to the Confidential Computing Constellation!
Obi will be licensing Secret Network’s TEE-powered private smart contract technology. The Obi network will serve the Obi account abstraction wallet and SDK, enabling additional throughput and redundancy.
Obi’s core cryptographic components will use SCRT for gas, financially aligning the project with Secret Network and the larger constellation vision. Additionally, 8% of the supply of future Obi protocol tokens will be sent to Secret's community pool.
For the full details, check out the blog post! 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/obi-joins-the-ccc
Tweet: https://x.com/SecretNetwork/status/1761063399209742413?s=20
Obi will be licensing Secret Network’s TEE-powered private smart contract technology. The Obi network will serve the Obi account abstraction wallet and SDK, enabling additional throughput and redundancy.
Obi’s core cryptographic components will use SCRT for gas, financially aligning the project with Secret Network and the larger constellation vision. Additionally, 8% of the supply of future Obi protocol tokens will be sent to Secret's community pool.
For the full details, check out the blog post! 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/obi-joins-the-ccc
Tweet: https://x.com/SecretNetwork/status/1761063399209742413?s=20
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Obi Joins the Confidential Computing Constellation - Secret Network - The Confidential Computing Layer of Web3
Obi will license Secret technology for its revolutionary all-chain smart accounts!
Numia now supports Secret with its blockchain data indexing service!
By enabling universal and free SQL access to the data, Numia unlocks a whole new world of possibilities for data-driven projects within the Secret ecosystem.
Learn more 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/numia-integration/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1762522993870111196
By enabling universal and free SQL access to the data, Numia unlocks a whole new world of possibilities for data-driven projects within the Secret ecosystem.
Learn more 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/numia-integration/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1762522993870111196
Secret Network is partnering with Fairblock to develop the next generation of privacy-enhancing products!
SCRT Labs and Fairblock are joining forces under the Confidential Computing Constellation to create an advanced tooling set that combines the core technologies of Fairblock and Secret Network: Multi Party Computation such IBE and FHE, and Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).
We believe combining these technologies in parallel will significantly increase the usability, composability and security of the complete stack. There is a wide range of applications from infrastructure mechanism design, DeFi, and governance to distributed content and DePIN that can be powered by this combined tooling.
Learn more 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/fairblock-partnership/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1763237184763519082
SCRT Labs and Fairblock are joining forces under the Confidential Computing Constellation to create an advanced tooling set that combines the core technologies of Fairblock and Secret Network: Multi Party Computation such IBE and FHE, and Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).
We believe combining these technologies in parallel will significantly increase the usability, composability and security of the complete stack. There is a wide range of applications from infrastructure mechanism design, DeFi, and governance to distributed content and DePIN that can be powered by this combined tooling.
Learn more 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/fairblock-partnership/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1763237184763519082
The SCRT Labs Grants Program is now open for submissions for the Q2’24 cohort!
We’re looking to provide projects with early stage funding and technical support. If you’re a developer interested in building on Secret, check out the details here 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/q224-grants-open
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1768280862422925530
We’re looking to provide projects with early stage funding and technical support. If you’re a developer interested in building on Secret, check out the details here 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/q224-grants-open
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1768280862422925530
We're excited to announce the release of SecretPath, a trustless bridging protocol that enables EVM blockchains to communicate with Secret, providing a critical missing piece in the tech stack of most web3 applications:
Confidential Computation #DeCC
Learn more 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/announcing-secretpath
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1769741240327667786
Confidential Computation #DeCC
Learn more 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/announcing-secretpath
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1769741240327667786
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SecretPath: Bringing Confidential Computing to the EVM Ecosystem - Secret Network - The Confidential Computing Layer of Web3
Available now, SecretPath is a trustless bridging protocol that brings confidential computation to the EVM ecosystem!
The GOV.DAO incentivized testnet is now live!
This project from our Q1 grants program is ready for people to start testing out its privacy-preserving DAO tooling platform. Get involved and get rewarded!
Learn more 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/govdao-testnet/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1770102276071325747
Grants: https://scrt.network/blog/q224-grants-open/
This project from our Q1 grants program is ready for people to start testing out its privacy-preserving DAO tooling platform. Get involved and get rewarded!
Learn more 👇
https://scrt.network/blog/govdao-testnet/
Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1770102276071325747
Grants: https://scrt.network/blog/q224-grants-open/