NEW: Our November Ecosystem Update takes a look back at a very busy month for Secret Network. As we approach the December 14th launch of our first Secret Bridge, bringing programmable privacy to $ETH and ERC-20s, learn how you can join us and earn $SCRT!

Included are updates on DeFi privacy, new products, new collaborations, a new testnet, new podcasts, new communities, and much more.

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

Humanode features "a private smart contract on Secret Network for private biometric decentralized key management. The user’s root private key is issued in the private smart contract so that nobody can get access."

See how Paradigm is using Secret to build the future!

https://twitter.com/human_node/status/1334927863217270785

We've hit a major Secret milestone 🥳🥳🥳

We now have FIFTY validators in our active mainnet set, the current maximum allowed!

Thank you to all our secret nodes who help us secure #Web3. Secret's strength lies in its community 💪

See the full set here: https://puzzle.report/secret/chains/secret-2/validators

https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1334964277673926663?s=20

Ever wanted to build your own Secret App? Join some of the brilliant Enigma MPC devs on December 8th as you code alongside them to create a Secret Voting application, start to finish!

Register here: https://cosmos.network/series/code-with-us/saving-private-data-how-to-build-more-secure-dapps

The latest Sharing Secrets podcast features Bruce Pon, Founder of Ocean Protocol! What secrets has he learned about data, AI, and blockchain? How is Ocean democratizing data? And how can Ocean and Secret collaborate to revolutionize the data economy? Listen now!

https://soundcloud.com/sharing-secrets/ep-12-bruce-pon-ocean-protocol

Sharing Secrets is available on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sharing-secrets
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TIx9MAFdaQidDVz32EacG
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sharing-secrets-presented-by-secret-network/id1438776388

The first ERC-20 we can confirm support for on the Secret Ethereum Bridge is $OCEAN! Holders can use the bridge to bring privacy to their $OCEAN and interact with Secret #DeFi. Stay tuned for info on bridge mining opportunities where you can earn $SCRT for providing liquidity.

Learn more about our full collaboration with Ocean Protocol on the Secret Blog, providing trustless and convenient access control for Ocean datatokens as well as decentralized private compute via Secret Network. https://scrt.network/blog/ocean-and-secret-collaborating-on-access-control-and-private-compute-for-datatokens/

From now until the December 14th bridge launch, we'll be sharing more information on which ERC-20s will be supported on the Secret Ethereum Bridge. If you'd like to see a favorite project supported on the bridge, reply here and fill out this form! https://airtable.com/shrLzEMvRiRFS4LpZ

Secret Network is the first blockchain with privacy-preserving smart contracts, powered by an encrypted flavor of #CosmWasm.

Developers: join the Enigma MPC team at 12:00pm US Eastern time tomorrow (Dec 😍 as you build a Secret Voting dApp from A to Z!

https://cosmos.network/series/code-with-us/saving-private-data-how-to-build-more-secure-dapps

More ERC-20 support on the Secret Ethereum Bridge: $YFI and $UNI!

On Dec 14th, holders can use the bridge to bring privacy to their $YFI and $UNI and interact with Secret #DeFi. Stay tuned for info on bridge mining opportunities where you can earn $SCRT for providing liquidity!

https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1336352734614872065?s=20

More ERC-20 support on the Secret Ethereum Bridge: $BAND!

On Dec 14th, holders can use the bridge to bring privacy to their ERC-20 $BAND and interact with Secret #DeFi. Stay tuned for info on bridge mining opportunities (earn $SCRT for providing liquidity!) and more on $BAND.

https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1336688162874269701?s=20

More ERC-20 support on the Secret Ethereum Bridge: $TUSD and $SNX!

$TUSD (from TrustToken) is the first stablecoin we are announcing support for on the bridge. On Dec 14th, holders can use the bridge to bring privacy to their $TUSD and interact with Secret #DeFi.

In addition, $SNX holders will be able to utilize the bridge to bring programmable privacy to their holdings as well.

https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1337049229999673346?s=20

New Governance Proposal: DeFi Readiness Network Upgrade (Codename: Ferenginar)

https://puzzle.report/secret/chains/secret-2/governance/proposals/25

This proposal intends to upgrade Secret Network’s CosmWasm module. Currently, Secret's CosmWasm module does not support calling contracts that were instantiated during the same transaction, which is a very common DeFi design pattern.

Please review this proposal in full!

More ERC-20 support on the Secret Ethereum Bridge: $LINK and $AAVE!

On Dec 14th, holders can use the bridge to bring privacy to their $LINK and $AAVE and interact with Secret #DeFi. Stay tuned for info on bridge mining opportunities - you can earn $SCRT for providing liquidity!

https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1337425625192292354?s=20

More ERC-20 support on the Secret Ethereum Bridge: $DAI and $MKR!

On Dec 14th, holders can use the bridge to bring privacy to their $DAI and $MKR and interact with Secret #DeFi. Stay tuned for info on bridge mining opportunities - you can earn $SCRT for providing liquidity!

https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1337781385436803075?s=20

The latest Sharing Secrets podcast features Charlie Lee, creator of Litecoin! How and why is privacy coming to Litecoin? What secrets has he learned building in crypto for nearly a decade? And what are his best and worst-timed decisions? Listen now! https://soundcloud.com/sharing-secrets/ep-13-charlie-lee-litecoin

You can find Sharing Secrets on:

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sharing-secrets
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TIx9MAFdaQidDVz32EacG
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sharing-secrets-presented-by-secret-network/id1438776388
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1JDiTNCUAVq9YeGbxDtqBgaqUZajGIH

More ERC-20 support on the Secret Ethereum Bridge: $KNC and $COMP!

Holders can use the bridge to bring privacy to their $KNC and $COMP and interact with Secret #DeFi. Stay tuned for bridge mining opportunities - you can earn $SCRT for providing liquidity!

https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1338141548475723779?s=20

At 2pm US ET / 7pm UTC, watch Enigma CEO Guy Zys presenting on Secret Network as part of Cosmos' Interchain Conversations: "Building Private Smart Contracts with CosmWasm." RSVP now and catch a full day of amazing programming and incredible speakers!

https://conversations.cosmos.network

More ERC-20 support on the Secret Ethereum Bridge: $WBTC and $USDT!

Holders can use the bridge to bring privacy to their $WBTC $USDT and interact with Secret #DeFi. Stay tuned for bridge mining opportunities - you can earn $SCRT for providing liquidity!

This completes our initial support announcements. With the Secret Ethereum Bridge expected to launch today on mainnet, we will immediately have support for the following assets:

$ETH
$YFI
$UNI
$BAND
$COMP
$LINK
$AAVE
$KNC
$SNX
$OCEAN
$MKR
$DAI
$USDT
$TUSD
$WBTC

Tomorrow we will share a blog with details on how to use the bridge, what's next for users (including bridge mining), and a look ahead at milestones for Secret #DeFi - including the launch of a front-running resistant AMM. Stay tuned, and happy bridging!

https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1338506139475062788?s=20

NEW from Ocean Protocol's Data Economy Challenge: Can Kisagun (CPO and co-founder, Enigma) explores usability via secret contracts on Secret Network and the breadth of applications that can be built for Ocean's Data Economy Challenge using Secret Vaults, Secret AMM & more. Also included: a Q&A with Enigma software engineer Tom Langer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0_BMPbh5hI

The Secret Ethereum Bridge is now LIVE on mainnet, bringing programmable privacy to $ETH and ERC-20s. In addition, up to 2 million $SCRT are expected to be available to support bridge mining and the launch of Secret DeFi / Secret AMM over the coming weeks!

https://scrt.network/blog/secret-ethereum-bridge-is-live-on-mainnet

This blog contains further details and directions for how to use the bridge to create, transfer, and burn secret versions of:

$ETH, $YFI, $UNI, $BAND, $COMP, $LINK, $AAVE, $KNC, $SNX, $OCEAN, $MKR, $DAI, $USDT, $TUSD, and $WBTC.

Join us on the Secret Chat if you need support! https://chat.scrt.network

From Coindesk on the launch of the Secret Ethereum Bridge: "Users can turn Ethereum-based assets into Secret Tokens which are “programmable like ERC-20s but privacy-preserving like Zcash or Monero.""

Tweet here: https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1338861527521054725?s=19