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Welcome to the 15th episode of the #Aleo Pulse, your one-stop hub for all things on ALEO😎
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If you are new here, The Aleo Pulse is the most comprehensive newsletter covering all aspects of Aleo and is part of my #ThePulse Newsletter series.

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Today, We will be discussing this week's updates and what was discussed on the community call, which happened today :)

This Week's Updates

➡️The Community call was held today at 20:30 IST @ Discord.

➡️ The 7th round of the ambassador program is closed, and the team is currently reviewing the applications, which can take up to 2-3 Weeks to complete.

➡️Interview with Alex Pruden, the CEO of Aleo is live on X

➡️ A virtual Leo BootCamp will be held in a collab with zkCamp

[This workshop is for mature devs, as it consists of a code challenge for whitelisting, conducted through hackerrank]

➡️Aleo KL zkMeetup will be held in Kuala Lampur Today.

➡️Aleo zkHouse is live in Messari mainnet.

➡️Aleo zkHouse will be live at zksummit London, tomorrow.

➡️Aleo Hanoi zkMeetup will held on the 23rd of September.

➡️Aleo Tokyo zkMeetup will held on the 25th of September in Shibuya City.

➡️Aleo Nigeria zkMeetup will held on the 29th of September in Akwa Ibom.

Summary from the Community Call

➡️Today's Hosts were Nodari and Anthony.

➡️Time and Place: 20:30 IST @ Discord Stage.

➡️Today, the discussion was on the Developer Grants Program.

Here's what They had to say.

🟦The aim of this initiative is to incentivize developers to develop more useful dApps on the Aleo blockchain, as the mainnet is rapidly approaching.

🟦There are 3 categories in this initiative.

Ignition Grant

Launch Grant

BluePrint Grant

🟦Ignition Grant

➡️For small-sized applications

➡️The dApp is required to be open-sourced.

➡️The prize is 3K USD [Currently Sent as Fiat]

➡️Once applied, shortlisted applicants will be approached by the Aleo team within 5 Business days, and the developer team will get 1 month to build the program.

🟦Launch Grant

➡️For Fully-fledged projects which consist of multiple milestones.

➡️The Prize on average is about 10K USD - 50K USD.

➡️Applicants are required to fill up a template provided by the Aleo Team.

➡️The shortlisted applicants will be contacted by the Aleo team with a follow-up call.
➡️Aleo Credits can be added as rewards👀

🟦Blueprint Grant

➡️For large-scale projects that aim to build on top of Aleo.

➡️The Aleo team will consider the following of the applicants.

Quality of the Project Team.

Their Experience [ Experience in ZK and Privacy is preferred, but is not compulsory, according to Anthony]

The overall proposal and its use cases.

🟦The Aleo Team is currently interested in seeing projects with the following use cases.

➡️Gaming

➡️Identity and Authentication Frameworks.

➡️DeFi based on ZK.

➡️ZK Machine Learning

➡️Voting and Governance Tools

🟦Deploy Incentives applicants are also welcome to participate in the grants program.

🟦Different projects are also welcome to apply towards different-tier grants as well.

Update on the Deploy Incentives Program

🟦Developers who couldn't make it to the top 10 might be still rewarded.

🟦Everyone who qualified will receive their score based on voting

[This info wouldn't be shared with the public]

That's all for today!

Here I wrap up for now, and I'll see ya in the next episode🫡

Until then, feel the beat of ZK with Aleo✨

In the ever-evolving landscape of blockchain technology, Aleo emerges as a formidable contender. Aleo is a decentralized blockchain platform designed with a laser focus on privacy and security. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs, sharding, and multi-party computation, Aleo aims to revolutionize the way we transact and store data on the blockchain.

Privacy and Security: Safeguarding Transactions and Data

Aleo's foremost strength lies in its unwavering commitment to privacy and security. By utilizing advanced privacy-enhancing technologies like zero-knowledge proofs, Aleo ensures that transactions and data remain confidential. This feature makes Aleo an ideal choice for users and businesses seeking a secure and private blockchain solution.

Scalability: Handling High Transaction Volumes

Scalability is a cornerstone of Aleo's design. It aims to process a high volume of transactions per second, offering users a fast and efficient blockchain experience. Scalability is crucial for the widespread adoption of blockchain technology, and Aleo aims to excel in this regard.

Decentralization: Trust in Transparency

Aleo champions decentralization, ensuring that no single entity holds control over the platform. This core principle fosters trust and transparency in transactions and data storage. Users can rely on Aleo as a secure and unbiased platform for their blockchain needs.

Developer-Friendly Ecosystem: Tools and APIs

To empower developers, Aleo provides a comprehensive set of developer tools and APIs. This developer-friendly approach simplifies the process of building and deploying decentralized applications on the Aleo blockchain. It invites innovation and contributes to the platform's growth.

Interoperability: Bridging Blockchains

Aleo acknowledges the importance of interoperability in the blockchain space. By enabling cross-chain transactions and data sharing, it promotes collaboration between different blockchain platforms. This feature opens up new possibilities for seamless integration and expanded use cases.

Real-World Applications: Meeting Market Demands

Aleo's potential applications are diverse and compelling:

Privacy-Focused Applications: Aleo is the ideal platform for developing secure communication tools, data storage solutions, and online marketplaces, addressing the growing concerns of privacy-conscious users and businesses.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi): Aleo facilitates the creation of DeFi applications, including lending and borrowing platforms and stablecoins, offering financial tools that prioritize security and privacy.

Supply Chain Management: For businesses, Aleo provides a secure and transparent platform for tracking goods and ensuring product authenticity throughout the supply chain.

Healthcare: In the healthcare sector, Aleo's secure platform can store and transfer sensitive patient data, enhancing both privacy and operational efficiency.

Gaming: Gamers can benefit from Aleo's transparency and security for in-game transactions and player data storage, bringing a new level of trust to the gaming industry.

In Summary

As Aleo strives to succeed in the competitive blockchain arena, it must focus on key factors like adoption, technical excellence, community support, innovation, regulatory compliance, and market fit. With these elements in place, Aleo has the potential to disrupt the status quo and usher in a new era of privacy, security, and innovation in the world of decentralized technology. As the blockchain landscape evolves, Aleo stands poised to play a significant role in shaping its future.

#Aleo #blockchain #AleoBlockchain #AleoHQ

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Welcome to the 16th episode of the Pulse, your one-stop hub for all things on ALEO😎
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If you are new here, The Aleo Pulse is the most comprehensive newsletter covering all aspects of Aleo and is part of my #ThePulse Newsletter series.

Latest Updates as of 30/10/2023
➡️ The Next Community call will be held on the 8th of November at 9:00 PM IST
➡️The Next Ambassador call will be held on the 8th of November at 12:00 AM IST
➡️APAC Engineering Office Hours will be open today(6th) at 8:30 PM IST
➡️Usual Engineering Office Hours will be open on the 9th of November at 01:00 AM IST
➡️The 8th Ambassador Program will open up on the 7th of November at 10:30 PM IST
➡️Aleo's Official Typography Aleosans, is now public
➡️ZKPass waitlist is live
➡️Aleo Lisbon zkHouse went live on the 2nd of November
➡️Aleo Istanbul zkMeetup was live on the 3rd of November
➡️The Discord faucet is finally live!
Special Notices for the Ambassador Program
➡️There will be a special mechanism to identify Github Ownership for this round, so get ready to be technical.
➡️Only users who hold the Leo Badge, by completing a tutorial on LeoLang will be considered, as the team is looking to onboard technical ambassadors.
➡️ This round is more likely to be the last one prior to Mainnet.

That's all for today!
Here I wrap up for now, and I'll see ya in the next episode🫡
Until then, stay safe with Aleo BFT✨

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Welcome to the 13th episode of the #Aleo Pulse, your one-stop hub for all things on ALEO😎
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Here we go again, LFG🚀

So, Today I have some updates for you :)

➡️The Community Call will be held tomorrow at 11:00 AM EST (20:30 IST) via Discord

➡️Engineering Office Hours will be available tomorrow From 2:30- 3:00 PM EST via Google Meet

➡️The team is currently reviewing applications for the 7th round of the ambassador program, which can take 2-3 weeks to complete.

➡️The Aleo Grant program is live.

Upcoming Aleo Meetups which you can attend✨

➡️Aleo ZKHouse will be live at TOKEN2049 in Singapore on the 14th of September.

➡️Aleo Shenzhen zkMeetup will be live on the 15th of September.

➡️Aleo Shanghai zkTalk will be held on the 17th of September.

➡️Aleo Kuala Lumpur Meetup will be held on the 20th of September.

➡️Aleo ZKHouse will be live at Messari Mainnet in NYC on the 20th of September.

➡️Aleo ZKHouse will be live at ZKSummit in London on the 20th of September.

Here we come to the end of this short summary.

I will see you soon with a new episode 🫡

Until then, Feel the beat of ZK with Aleo✨

#IshaaqZiyan

What's up Feed Fam!

Welcome to the 11th episode of the #Aleo Pulse, your one-stop hub for all things on ALEO😎
Usual reminder, we are live on X as well, so go check that out!
Here we go again, LFG🚀

In this episode, we are discussing on,

🟦Aleo SDK Explained (Part II)

Today we are discussing the following sections.
3️⃣Aleo credit transfers

4️⃣Management of program state and related data

5️⃣Communicating with the Aleo network

3️⃣Aleo credit transfers

This section consists of the following components.

Transfer <--> Consists of a blank for the Recipient address, amount of tokens, amount record, fee specifier, fee record and Private key
Allowing a smooth transferring experience on the web.

Split Record <--> Consists of a blank for the Split Amount, Record and Private Key.

As the name suggests, this section allows you to Split a Record.

Join Records <--> Consists of a blank for the 1st Record, 2nd Record, Fee Specifier, Fee Record and Private Key.
Allows a user to Join two records together seamlessly.

4️⃣Management of program state and related data

➡️This section is interestingly simple which allows you to decrypt a ciphertext using the View Key.

5️⃣Communicating with the Aleo network

This section consists of the following components.

➡️A button to Get the latest Block Height
➡️A button to Get the latest Block

➡️Get Block By typing in the Height
➡️Get Block By typing in the Hash
➡️Get the Program By typing in the Program ID

➡️Get Mapping Names By typing in the relevant Program ID
➡️Get the Mapping Value By typing in the ProgramID, Name of the Mapping and it's key
➡️Get the transaction By typing in the Transaction ID you desire.

All of these tools are available in aleo dot tools for you to experiment🤗

Today's section was quite short, tbh :)

So In conclusion, we discussed,

➡️Aleo SDK Basics Part II

As of now, I have almost completed the basic sections of each component on the Aleo blockchain, but we will continue to update accordingly as things come in, so stay tuned!

That's all for today!

See ya in the next episode🫡

#IshaaqZiyan #crypto

The second phase of Testnet3 has come to the end. The Aleo network will be in a disconnected state starting from April 13, 23:59 (UTC) and until April 17. There are several important updates are performed in preparation for the third phase of Testnet3.

An important point for the holders of the Aleo node is that the network update will include a restart with a hard fork, so by April 17, the nodes will need to update to the latest version.

#Aleo #CryptonResearchBot

Here's a brief overview of #Aleo Blockchain's dev process as of today for the folks.

Merges:

snarkVM

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https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1576: commit_to_group, hash_many (placeholder), hash_to_group, and hash_to_scalar opcodes

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1577: Fix atomic checkpointing

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1585: Fix transaction benches to include fees

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1589: Adds counter for num_nonzeros

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1592: Fix atomic checkpointing and rewinds

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1594: [Feature] Support group::GEN as an operand

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1598: Switches out VecDeque for Vec in checkpointing

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1600: remove required cli flags, support multiple arguments, update readme

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1601: Add a test case for cli argument parsing

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1608: Reduce sizes in merkle_tree benchmarks

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1609: Adds a prelude on the synthesizer modules

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snarkOS

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https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2401: Update license file, file headers, and badges

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2406: Revert "logs: deduplicate peer IP"

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2408: Update the MSRV

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2409: Merge the staging branch

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leo

https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2399: Bump/snarkvm v0.11.4

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In-Progress

snarkVM

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https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1584: Prevent addition overflow

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1586: [Feature] Permutation Check

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1587: [Feature] Permutation Assignment

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1588: A test to display local storage breakdown

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1590: Adds sanity check on function sizes

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1593: Unifies proving of Transaction::execute into two proofs

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1599: [nit] remove impossible SynthesisError::AssignmentMissing

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1606: Speed up VM::from via parallelism

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1607: Construct finalize_root from Transactions

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snarkOS

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2410: Update clap to 4.3

https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2413: Update snarkVM

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leo

https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2400: bump snarkvm v0.11.5

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That's all for today!

make sure you share these updates who are following #ALEO blockchain's dev process also, don't forget to hit that Like button and also leave your insightful comments below.

Until the next update! LFG🚀

Gmmmmm Fellow Square Members🌄
Presenting the 4th episode of the #Aleo Pulse [Season 2], your one-stop hub for all things on Aleo, The first Fullstack blockchain powered by Zero Knowledge Proofs🚀
Let's begin with today's episode🚀
This Week's Updates

➡️The Community call was held last Wednesday at 20:00 IST @ Discord.
➡️The hosts were Viv and Howard Wu
🔵Howard is a co-founder of Aleo and is now the CEO of Provable
➡️According to Howard,
🟦The provable team is currently focused on building final requests for validators and stakers.
🟦The Provable team also consists of engineers who are working on Leo, Explorer and other UX-related tooling around Aleo
🟦The ZK-circuit design has now transitioned from the original ZEXE design, and now the Aleo Synthesizer is used.

🟦The audit report which was conducted by zkSecurity can be found in the blog.
🟦Although Aleo already has privacy which can be controlled by devs, the team is working on a solution to enable functional privacy a swell.
🟦When someone writes a contract on Leo, they generate circuits off-chain and then submit them on-chain.
🟦Provers are written on AVM bytecodes and then converted into mathematical polynomials.

🟦The consensus bug has been fixed🤩
🟦Now, the team is working on implementing ARC 37 and 38
🟦The team is working on rebuilding the coinbase mechanism
🟦Bullshark [a consensus algorithm, to keep things simple] and Narwhal [ an efficient BFT consensus] are used as they can,
1️⃣scale way better than BFT
2️⃣work is evenly distributed among validators
3️⃣Slashing is not required at the consensus level

I know it's a lot already, but hangon tight🦁

🟦All 4 validators on testnet3 remain operational, but some weird behaviour might occur as testnet3 uses the old consensus version.
🟦Aleo will become the first zkVM with privacy + programmability
🟦The team is also exploring the intro of custom lookups, and adding batch-verification
[batch execution has already been shipped]
🟦Aleo can store zkNFT's metadata on-chain, completely.

And, that's all for today :)
If you have any questions, feel free to ask✌️
Do share this with our amazing #HotTrends Fam as well🚀
I'll see ya in the next episode🫡
Until then, LFG!