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✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨

Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from February 10th to 16th.

Stay Aligned with recent industry updates each week by following and reading this thread.

✅ @brevis_zk introduces Pico: A Modular and Performant zkVM…

Are you in Denver? Sweeeeet. So are we.

Here’s our co-founder @diego_aligned ’s schedule. Also, if you spot @BJ_Dyakov from our ecosystem team, hit him up with your ZK and Aligned questions. ☀︎ ☺︎

cc: @nil_foundation , @HouseofZK

ALIGNED IN A NUTSHELL

Our Proof Verification Layer makes ZK proof verification on Ethereum fast, cheap, and scalable ↓

The Aligned Layer Holesky network is currently experiencing degraded service following the Pectra upgrade. Both Aligned nodes and operator nodes are exhibiting unreliable performance. We will provide further updates as soon as the issues are resolved.

It's been more than four months since we launched our proof verification layer, and we just couldn't stop building. We've been developing our proof aggregation service, doing some benchmarking and discussing the design. In the following weeks we will be releasing…

Time for a little retrospective.

In the last 355 days, we’ve been everywhere—from Buenos Aires to Thailand, online and IRL, talking ZK, challenging ideas, and shaping the conversation.

Our founders @fede_intern , @rj_aligned , @diego_aligned , and @MauroAligned…

Weekly Alignment Session 006 https://t.co/07mF6UBtnL

Plonk is everywhere in ZK. But what is it, how does it work, and why do so many use it?

We’re exploring this proof system step by step with 5W1H. ↓↓↓

ZK-Newsflash!

Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from March 20th to 26th — presented by @BJ_Dyakov .

@StarkWareLtd published an article outlining the importance of incentivized integrity and public verifiability in the development…

The past month has been busy and exciting — check out this thread for a recap of our highlights!

✅ Aligned by Numbers.
✅ Educational content and blog posts.
✅ Events.
✅ Alignment Sessions.
✅ Community Calls.

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✨ ZK-Newsflash! ✨

Here are the highlights of what happened in the ZK space from March 27th to April 2nd — presented by @BJ_Dyakov.

✅ @Ingo_zk published a new blog post about Hardware-friendliness of HyperPlonk.

✅ @SuccinctLabs shared a security disclosure…

Cryptographic Hash Functions (CHFs) are fundamental to securing the digital world—from protecting passwords to blockchains and zero-knowledge (ZK) systems.

Let’s explore their hidden role through simple questions.

ALIGNED ROADMAP UPDATED.

We’re excited to share our updated roadmap, expanding on the services and products we previously outlined.

Our core mission remains the same: to provide vertically integrated solutions that empower developers to leverage Ethereum…