polarpanda35 — (d/acc)

Latest progress on privacy - @zama privacy PoC went live right on Ethereum, starting with confidential USDT (cUSDT) and raising $118M on encrypted bids for its sealed-bid token sale. - @RAILGUN_Project's Railgun_Connect Prototype is ready, this is a privacy tool for private Defi interactions, tested on CowSwap and enabling shielded wallet use without unshielding funds. - @UmbraPrivacy mainnet launch set in Feb, bringing private Defi to Solana, powered by @Arcium MPC tech - The Solana confidential SPL standard is coming out in Q1 (also powered by Arcium), enabling Solana token to gain encrypted balances/hidden transfer amounts natively. - @mindnetwork_xyz launched x402z testnet, first practical on-chain implementation of FHE on confidential agent-to-agent payments powered by Zama. - @aztecnetwork wrapped up the world's largest privacy hackathon "zyberpunk". TGE incoming mid-Feb. - @virtuals_io enables Monero mode, enabling private cross-chain swaps.

life update: after ~5 years working on solana, i’m grateful to pass the torch and embrace an empty calendar. from using the sollet wallet to seeing internet capital markets come to life - it’s been a wild ride. i’m always amazed by the momentum our work generates thanks to a community that shows up to build with us, day after day. this is why i’ve believed that solana doesn’t need a traditional cmo - it already has hundreds. the ecosystem is our best marketing. our job is rather simple: help you crush distribution. together, we've shipped great work (some bad stuff too - sorry!), broken a few rules in the marketing textbook and the result is a brand that many would kill for - built by all of us. this is what makes solana special - everyone has write access to the network, brand, and culture. i remain excited about solana’s future, especially in a post-AI world where capital is the ultimate leverage. everyone will have to become an investor. the ability to buy any asset, from anywhere, on a phone is inevitable. solana is uniquely positioned to power this transition. super grateful to my all-star team (vibhu, ellie, niran, megan, amy, james, erica, simon, steff); friends in the ecosystem, labs, anza, foundation, superteam (esp. OGs - tanmay, dev, kash, neil and tamar); to raj and lily for trusting me with this responsibility, and to dan, yelena, and amanda for being incredible exec partners. @vibhu will step in to lead the team, and i couldn’t be more pumped. he’s an exceptional founder and a genius marketer - really glad I was able to scam him into joining us instead of starting another company. i once read that it’s a privilege to be tired of the work you once dreamed of having. i feel that deeply today. i leave with a full heart and lifelong friendships across more than 100 countries. this has been an all-consuming season of my life. thank you all!

The age of no-KYC payments is upon us. @colossuspay is a stablecoin payment network that can be integrated with existing POS terminals. They actively promote their GENIUS compliance and no KYC setup. @WalletConnect Pay is not clear if users will have to KYC. Most likely it will be a mix of KYT/KYC dependent on jurisdiction, merchant, use case... @offgridcash is a crypto card and they are very vocal about the no KYC aspect... but suspiciously quiet on the details.

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