Aleph Zero

🚀 One of the largest CEE banks, Bank Pekao S.A., chooses Aleph Zero to tokenize historical art 🎨 Bank Pekao S.A., Poland’s 2nd-largest bank, has chosen Aleph Zero to securely store extremely detailed digital replicas of iconic Polish artworks, ensuring their safekeeping for future generations. These artworks will also be stored in the Arctic World Archive. What does that mean? 🔹 Bank Pekao is the first bank to tokenize historical art for long-term preservation. 🔹 Aleph Zero’s secure, low-carbon blockchain was key in making the decision around blockchain choice. 🔹 Digital reproductions are stored as NFTs on Aleph Zero and in the Arctic World Archive, a secure vault safeguarding cultural data for up to 1,000 years. 🔹 Works by Jan Matejko, Stanisław Wyspiański, Wojciech Kossak, and modern artists like Lia Kimura have been digitized and minted as NFTs. The project is an effect of the collaboration between Bank Pekao, Aleph Zero, and Degen House – and there’s more to come from us! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dpYxFSRH

We’re excited to share that Messari has spotlighted Aleph Zero and Common in their deep dive into the future of DeCC (Decentralized Confidential Computing). DeCC describes the way to preserve data privacy on public blockchains using technologies like ZK, TEE, FHE, MPC, and more—without sacrificing decentralization. Messari notes: “Over $1B has been invested in DeCC projects—momentum is growing fast as teams move toward real-world integrations and dev-friendly tools.” This show’s significant belief in privacy. Messari highlights how Common achieves blazing-fast, client-side ZK proofs for private asset management—without compromising user experience. Read the full story! https://lnkd.in/djyChEMS

Shielder audit by zkSecurity completed! The puzzle pieces are coming together. The Shielder audit by zkSecurity, a leading firm specializing in zero-knowledge tech has been completed! – Audit complete: ZK Security called the code “clean and well tested.” – Both internal + external audits are now done – All issues already fixed by the Aleph Zero team (no major issues found) Shielder ensures private deposits & withdrawals on EVM chains. It’s what enables Common to bring easy-to-use privacy to your everyday crypto experience. Details and report on the blog: https://lnkd.in/dTnKzudX

One of the world’s leading fiat on-ramps just made it even easier to access the Aleph Zero ecosystem. You can now purchase AZERO directly to your Aleph Zero EVM wallet using credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and local bank transfers—powered by BANXA! – Already available on both WASM and EVM – Coming soon: built-in on-ramp in the Common Mobile App – Supports AZERO + other tokens in the app – Seamless entry into privacy-first DeFi The integration is a major step toward our mission: making advanced privacy tools simple and accessible to everyone. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gjk9J_PQ

Mainnet – Decentralized. The block production and finalization process on Aleph Zero is now in the hands of community validators! Starting now: – A permissionless rotation algorithm chooses block production and finalization committees from all community validators, shifting control from a few trusted nodes to a broader, decentralized community. – The Aleph Zero Foundation has one reserved seat in the 14-member block finalization committee. This ensures a swift response to unlikely future finalization issues while maintaining system decentralization. – The block production committee size has been reduced from 50 to 30 seats. This change extends the time a validator is not in the committee, allowing them to update their node without affecting staking rewards. Decentralization is one of blockchain’s core principles—it removes single points of failure, distributes power, and strengthens security. And it's here!

Mainnet 15.2: Welcome to a more decentralized world! Mainnet 15.2 is live, introducing important upgrades focused on increasing decentralization, strengthening validator accountability, and improving network transparency. Key updates: - it introduces validator scoring based on performance - it improves censorship resistance - it paves the way for automatic suspensions for underperformance to ensure the network's reliability Read more on blog! https://lnkd.in/d3YegE7X

First, the blockchain trilemma. Now, a ZK trilemma. The good news–looks like we can solve it, too. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZpxXr-w

Now Live: Mainnet 14.2 Uqbar & Testnet 15.0 Menard! Aleph Zero just took another step towards greater decentralization! Mainnet 14.2 and Testnet 15.0 have now been introduced. Among the key improvements, you’ll find: – Mainnet 14.2: Trusted community validators have taken over block finalization. – Testnet 15.0: ABFT performance monitoring lays the groundwork for permissionless validator selection. Read more on blog! https://lnkd.in/eaRKWAVz

AZERO is now live on WhiteBIT! What this means? – AZERO is now available to trade on one of Europe’s largest exchanges with 5M+ CEX users and 30M+ users all over the WhiteBIT ecosystem – A new, secure and user-friendly venue for acquiring and trading AZERO – More accessibility for new and existing community members – Trading pair: AZERO/USDT

What is OpenFi? We asked 7 web3 experts to define it in their own words and condensed their insights into a 1-minute video. Discover what OpenFi means to: Julian Leitloff (idOS) Lluís Bardet Álvarez (idOS), Julian Grigo (Safe), Axel Cateland (Kulipa), Antoni Zolciak (Aleph Zero), Jasper De Maere(Outlier Ventures), Richard Muirhead (Fabric Ventures), Hannes Graah (Zeal). 🔗 Full video: https://lnkd.in/dAcPUBbU