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Developer Update - Abiotic Alice and DKG (October 2021)

NuCypher's proxy re-encryption (PRE) service is leveling up. Recently, the demand for access-conditioned content in Web3 has exploded: subscriptions, streaming, private NFTs, NFTs as access tokens, the list goes on. Many of those are building on NuCypher (soon Threshold!) and proxy re-encryption. For example: Masterfile is building an enterprise NFT

KEaNU is a Go

On Friday, June 11, the snapshot signal for Proposal RC0, was approved by NuCypher stakers and tokenholders. Proposal RC0 received unanimous support from NuCypher stakers and tokenholders.The proposal received unanimous support on the NuCypher side. It was simultaneously approved on the Keep side, which means the first-ever on-chain network

Codename KEaNU Update

Timeline tldr; Proposal deadline: Friday, April 30, at 9am EST (13:00 UTC)Community Call: Friday, April 30, at 12pm EST (16:00 UTC)Alignment around final proposal: Wednesday, May 5Submission of final proposal for Staker signaling: Monday, May 10The first on-chain collaboration between two decentralized networks is proceeding apace,

An Intro to tBTC for NuCypherinos

Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of NuCypher's collaboration with Keep is the upcoming launch of tBTC v2. Bitcoin and DeFiIn crypto, BTC is the king. With a network value of >$1 trillion, BTC is the OG cryptoasset and currently has the most mainstream credibility and institutional interest, largely driven

Codename KEANU

A proposal for the first-ever decentralized, on-chain network hard merge between Keep and NuCypher.

NuBLS Threshold Signature Library

We're excited to announce the release of NuBLS, a BLS signature library that implements threshold protocols like threshold signatures (TSS) and a Proxy Re-Signature (PRS) algorithm designed by NuCypher called Penumbral (paper in-progress). The Python wrapper is installable with pip as pynubls and the core Rust library is accessible from

NuCypher WorkLock Update

Thank you for participating in the NuCypher WorkLock! In total, 353,913 ETH (>$125M USD equivalent) was locked in the WorkLock smart contract by 2,011 nodes. CoinList escrowed 147,465 ETH on behalf of 3,685 participants and will be running 8 nodes on the network. This result

WorkLock Participation Details

The WorkLock is finally here! The WorkLock is NuCypher’s novel network node setup mechanism that will be used to launch the network. It allows participants to temporarily stake ETH in order to receive NU for the exclusive purpose of running a NuCypher network node. Key Details/TLDRWorkLock escrow period:

University Staking Partners

We’re excited to announce a novel experiment: our University Staking Program. This is a strategic agreement with a select group of Computer Science departments and Cryptography labs at eleven universities around the globe. The program accounts for 1.95% of the initial NU token supply, giving the participating universities

CASI Phase 4 Tasks

OverviewPhase 4 will be another trial run of the WorkLock token distribution mechanism with some tweaks and improvements based on our learnings from Phase 3. Once again, you'll contribute Goerli ETH (goETH) in exchange for stake-locked Goerli NU (goNU) tokens which you can use to run a node and recover

Welcoming Ghada Almashaqbeh

We're very pleased to share that Ghada Almashaqbeh has joined the NuCypher research team! Ghada Almashaqbeh, PhDGhada completed her PhD in Computer Science from Columbia University in Spring 2019, where she was a member of the Cryptography Lab and the Data Science Institute. Her research interests cover cryptography, security, privacy,

CASI Phase 3 Tasks

Phase 1 (Core Staking & Node Operations): Done ✅ Phase 2 (Advanced Staking & Node Operations): Done ✅ Excellent work NuCypherinos! Now, it's time for WorkLock! OverviewPhase 3 will be a test run of the WorkLock token distribution mechanism. You'll learn how to contribute Goerli ETH (goETH) in exchange for stake-locked Goerli

WorkLock Security Audit

From January 13 through 17, we engaged Trail of Bits to audit the WorkLock smart contract (along with various smart contract size optimizations). As a reminder, the WorkLock is our intended distribution mechanism for the NuCypher token. It provides a way for stakers and node operators to receive NU in

CASI Phase 2 Tasks

Whew, congrats on finishing the Phase 1 tasks! You've evolved from a Nuub into a grizzled NuCypherino and are ready for Phase 2 (Advanced Staking & Node Operations), which will last until February 17! Note: If you struggled with Phase 1, we highly recommend you consider delegating to one of

CASI Phase 1 Tasks

Hello, NuCypherinos! The list of tasks for Phase 1 (Core Staking and Node Operations) are below. In this phase, you'll get testnet NU, stake it, spin up an Ursula worker node, and connect to the network. To successfully complete the tasks, you’ll need to reference the following two guides:

Come and Stake It (CASI) Incentivized Testnet

In 480 BC, at the Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas of Sparta rejected the Persian army's demand of surrender, instead challenging Xerxes and his mighty force to "Molon labe," or in English, "Come and take it." This would become a classic assertion of defiance against overwhelming odds. Leonidas to XerxesIn

The Final Countdown: Public Testnet + Professional Staking Round

Today, NuCypher enters the home stretch towards our long-awaited mainnet launch.

Security Audits (Round 2)

In February we completed a second round of security audits with Trail of Bits. You can view the full report here (PDF). This audit focused on our slashing protocol, contract upgrade scheme, and multisig contract. One of Trail of Bits' primary recommendations was to avoid using the proxy pattern for

Welcoming Ravital Solomon

I'm very pleased to welcome Ravital Solomon to the NuCypher team! Ravital is a cryptographer and holds an MSc in Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science from Oxford University, where she completed her thesis constructing the first lattice-based anonymous reputation system. She also holds a BA in Mathematics from Berkeley. In

Bufficorn Recap

Wow — what an amazing event by the ETHDenver team! NuCypher was proud to attend for the second year and we’re already looking forward to…

NuCypher Genesis Release

We’re pleased to announce the Genesis Release (v0.1.0-alpha.0) of the NuCypher project. This release is a big step forward in the maturity…

#BUIDL the Future of Privacy at ETHDenver

Hey ETHDenver hackers! All of us at NuCypher, the privacy layer of the decentralized web, are super excited to meet you in a few weeks…

Security Audits (Round 1)

At NuCypher, one of our core values is to eschew the traditional Silicon Valley ethos of move fast and break things and to instead #buidl…

Releasing nuFHE Library

Towards Fully Homomorphic Encryption in Smart Contracts

Introducing goUmbral

A Golang implementation of split-key threshold proxy re-encryption