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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
NuCypher’s Mission & Values As both NuCypher’s core team and community have grown, we’ve found that our mission and values have become increasingly important…
Welcoming Derek Pierre We’re proud to welcome Derek Pierre to the NuCypher business development team! Derek studied Mathematics and Computer Science at the…
Welcoming Arjun Hassard We’re delighted to announce that Arjun Hassard, is joining NuCypher as our product and partnerships lead. Arjun was previously Head of…
Mobility Open BIockchain Initiative NuCypher is proud to support the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) as a founding member along with leading car makers BMW, GM…
