NEW: Today marks the first day of Phase 2 of the Secret Incentivized Testnet! Congratulations to all the validators who are already getting set up as secret nodes 🤫🚀

Learn more on the Secret Blog as we approach the launch of secret contracts on mainnet!

https://blog.scrt.network/secret-network-ecosystem-update-july-2020/

Phase 2 of the secret contracts testnet is LIVE and going well 🙂 Read this thread for quick updates and to follow along!

https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1293223330129092608?s=20

✅ Code complete for secret contracts (June 17)
✅ Invite-only Phase 1 secret contract testnet (July 20)
✅ Phase 2 live w/ 70+ validators (Aug 10)
✅ Secret #DeFi apps live on testnet, with more in dev

Next up: secret contracts on mainnet. #secretisout

Learn all about these milestones on the Secret Blog: https://blog.scrt.network

Congratulations Padlock team!! 🔒🔥💪🏼 https://twitter.com/secretnetwork/status/1295840257984942088

Padlock: the first Secret App on Secret Network interoperating w/ Ethereum! “Secret Vault” lets users buy/sell access to encrypted content on IPFS & Filecoin.

🎉 AND it won 3 prizes at #HackFS!

https://hack.ethglobal.co/showcase/padlock-recOwF5kjzFYLkYkO

Curious how our Secret committees work? Join our first awareness committee session, LIVE right now on the Secret Jitsi! Our focus: build awareness of privacy-first, open-source networks and technologies like Secret Network. Come help our community grow 🙂

https://meet.scrt.network/awareness

NEW: here's an update on our Phase 2 incentivized testnet as we pass the halfway point, including some stats, some quotes, and some fun with Secret Tokens and Secret Hold'Em!

The next milestone is the most important: secret contracts coming to mainnet. 🤫

https://blog.scrt.network/secret-games-update-incentivized-testnet-phase-2/

Thank you Binance for your support of the mainnet swap for Secret Network! Our mission is to expand global adoption of privacy-first, open-source technologies and make them accessible to all.

Next stop: secret contracts coming to the Secret mainnet! 🤫

https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/08082b3cbb874a23bd0b21aedae24852

Introducing a new series from Secret Foundation: "Sharing Secrets!" With interviews, explainers, monologues, and surprises, we'll share the biggest secrets of the cryptocurrency space. Episode 0 answers "What is a Secret?" and how our network got its name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk7kV1ph-FQ

The next Secret Network #governance committee discussion is now LIVE! Join our community now on Jitsi, or catch a recording later on the Secret Network YouTube.

https://meet.jit.si/secretgov

Did you miss today's Secret Governance Committee call? We're now sharing these calls to the Secret Network YouTube after they end! This week: discussion of Keplr Wallet, the Foundation module, and more! Join us every Wednesday at 3pm UTC (11am US ET).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNq78eIcqGg

NEWS: Secret contracts are coming to mainnet!

After years of development and two public testnets, we’re ready to bring secret contracts to life, making Secret Network the first privacy-preserving blockchain of its kind.

September 15th, #thesecretisout.

https://blog.scrt.network/secret-contracts-mainnet/

Meet some of the awesome secret node operators who support our network! Here is episode 2 of a new community series featuring Sandy from Stake or Die! - and be sure to catch all future episodes.

https://youtu.be/ZN_cWba7M14

From CoinTelegraph: "Programmable privacy is about to become a reality." Secret contracts are coming to mainnet in just TWO WEEKS! 😱

https://cointelegraph.com/news/secret-contracts-may-soon-bring-privacy-features-to-public-blockchains

NEW: In a new Secret Solutions post, we introduce Secret Staking Derivatives, which unlock liquidity for #DeFi while keeping networks secure AND data private.

Oh, and they'll launch on mainnet very soon after our secret contracts upgrade on Sep 15th! 🤫

https://blog.scrt.network/secret-staking-derivatives/

Here's a great early look at our upcoming secret contracts mainnet upgrade from the Figment Networks team, a critical contributor to Secret Network's active and supportive validator community! Let's keep working to make privacy a public good. 💪

https://figment.network/resources/keeping-secrets-in-the-cosmos-ecosystem/

From CoinDesk: "Secret Network’s Privacy-Focused Smart Contracts Move a Step Closer to Going Live." The Secret Network will deploy its “secret contracts” on the live blockchain Sept. 15, pending passage by the community.

https://www.coindesk.com/secret-network-privacy-smart-contracts-launch-date