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I joined @o1_labs in 2018 as the 4th employee, and after 7+ incredible years working with Brandon I’m deeply grateful for his leadership and for everything I've learned from him
I'm excited to step into the role of co-CEO with @zkLawyer_ and continue building Mina’s future with our team & community
After 8 years at @o1_labs, I’ve made the personal decision to transition from CEO to advisor. This has been the journey of a lifetime, and I’m so proud of what our team, Mina, and now Ensue have become.
This decision comes from a need to rebalance personally, to be more present for my family, and recharge after an intense founding journey. My belief in our mission remains very strong.
I’m not going far! I’ll remain an active advisor to o1Labs for Mina and Ensue, meeting frequently with core teams, providing input on product strategy, exploring new use cases, and helping strengthen relationships with industry leaders.
@zkLawyer_ & @deepthiskumar8 know this company and Mina Protocol inside out. Their skill, dedication, and vision make them the right leaders to carry o1Labs forward.
Post-AI cryptography seems more urgent than post-quantum these days
HAWK team withdrawing their submission from the NIST competition after Anthropic broke the scheme. I have a blogpost called "AI is breaking cryptography" that's been in draft for 2 months, title feels unnecessary now, I think everyone's got it
groups.google.com/a/list.nis…
Excited to be speaking at ETHConf NYC next week.
Over the past several years I've had the privilege of helping bring zero-knowledge technology from research into production at @o1_Labs. Looking forward to sharing some of those experiences and discussing where this technology can create real value.
If you're attending, come find me and say hello. 👋
We spend more and more time building bigger and stronger walls around data to keep it secure. ZK flips the question: what if there was nothing behind the wall to steal?
In this article, I'm exploring how ZK can architecturally constrain plaintext exposure and reduce the impact of breaches
"In a world where attackers will eventually get past the perimeter, the most powerful defense is ensuring there's nothing for them to take."
@deepthiskumar8's latest piece for @theblockopedia_ on why enterprise security needs architectural change: theblockopedia.com/the-need-…
Huge: ZKPs are coming to EU-backed age verification. When governments start deploying ZK for everyday use, it stops being a niche concept and becomes foundational tech. 👏
A major win for the ZK industry, but time will tell if the implementation truly prevents linkability.
Full statement: ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
It is for parents to raise their children. Not platforms.
The European Age Verification App is ready ↓ xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1lJQRvjoX…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The European Age Verification App already has security concerns regarding how it handles the image you upload.
It keeps the image unencrypted on devices if a user backs out of the process which is a problem for shared devices. x.com/Paul_Reviews/s…
When I joined o1Labs in 2018, zk was hardly being discussed.
Seven years later, the industry has caught up to what we have always believed: that the ability to verify without revealing is foundational, not optional.
Five years on mainnet is a huge milestone for Mina, and for me it’s personal. I’m still as excited and challenged by what we’re building as I was on day one. With institutional demand for privacy-preserving infrastructure surging, there’s a whole new world ahead of us.
To everyone who’s been part of this journey so far, thank you and cheers.
Interestingly enough I had the exact same conversation with @zkLawyer_ how ZK proofs might be the perfect solution for the massive bureaucratic corruption in India and the huge court backlogs.
India needs to embrace technology for many of its complex societal challenges. Great to see @raghav_chadha take up these issues in the Indian parliament. Would love to discuss this more with your team !
In Parliament, I explained why India must put land & property records on BLOCKCHAIN.
Land records in India are in utter chaos. Ordinary citizens are made to run from pillar to post at registrar offices, while dalals and middlemen capture the system. Circle rates are exploited to fuel cash deals, property tax leakages continue, fake documents and encroachments multiply, and disputes over title never end.
The numbers tell the story:
• 66% of all India’s civil disputes are land disputes.
• 45% of properties lack a clear title.
• 48% are already under dispute.
• India ranks 133 out of 190 in property registration efficiency.
• Even a simple property sale can take 2 to 6 months. When disputes arise, civil courts take 7 years on average to resolve them.
• And 6.2 crore property documents are still pending digitisation.
That is why I argued in Parliament for a National Blockchain Property Register. Time stamped, tamper proof, fully transparent. It can make title verification instant, and ensure every sale, mutation and inheritance is recorded cleanly and traceably in realtime.
Countries like Sweden, Georgia and the UAE have shown what is possible. Transactions can finish in minutes, and dispute rates fall sharply.
India must move from chaos to clarity. From a land record system that creates obstacles to one that prevents them.
Deepthi retweeted
great energy at India Blockchain Week 🇮🇳
ran a workshop on Mina + o1js, a few takeaways:
- many people still haven’t heard of Mina and are genuinely amazed by what it can do
- devs were surprised how approachable o1js feels vs other zk toolkits
- tons of talented, hungry builders looking to contribute to zk
Deepthi retweeted
Mesa Testnet is now LIVE.
Mina’s next major upgrade enters its first public phase today.
This is a pre-flight testnet opened early so the community can begin testing Mesa’s new features.
🔗 minaprotocol.com/blog/mesa-t…
What a day at @IBWofficial! Talking to @NPCI_NPCI (a government org) devs and officials about privacy-preserving applications was not on my list.
Meet the @o1_labs team at @EFDevconnect, talk zk, ask how you can build with Mina- whether you’re curious about recursive zk-SNARKs or building privacy-preserving apps.
4 days until zkFriends at Sunset 🌅
If you're attending @EFDevconnect and want to meet the people actually building in ZK (not just hear about it), join us on the rooftop.
Limited spots. RSVP soon: luma.com/bigtlk44
@o1_labs @SuccinctLabs @HouseofZK @zk_monk
Deepthi retweeted
We’re teaming up with @Zcash to sponsor the Zypherpunk Hackathon — where privacy, proofs, and programmability collide 🔐✨
Here’s how builders can win $20K+ in MINA prizes👇 Explore our challenges
Let’s go!
Zeko Boom Testnet Contest start on Wednesday, Nov 12⏱️
All ZEKOs active wallets will officially go BOOM with Leaderboard points💥 revealed tomorrow
Create a Wallet & Faucet for a head start on the Leaderboard 👇
faucet.zeko.io/
🔃 Join the #ZekoBoom | #zkInternet era
Zypherpunk hackathon is live!
Checkout the mina-specific tracks
Mina represent a fundamental architectural shift in how blockchain systems are built
- Privacy-preserving zk applications with off-chain execution and on-chain verification
- Succinct chain
Come, build with Mina. Leverage the infrastructure the ecosystem has built.
@o1_labs is committed to supporting you.
🛠️Builders, this one’s for you.
We’re funding teams solving real-world problems with zero knowledge.
Grants range from $1K → $100K+, plus direct support + co-marketing from @o1_labs.
If you’re serious about building, we’re serious about backing you.
👉 Apply now: minaprotocol.com/builder-gra…
Where Zcash pioneered ZK for privacy, Mina pioneered it for succinctness.
We are back to first principles.
Deepthi retweeted
Contrary to popular belief, sometimes tech does matter, as it unlocks novel products that would otherwise be impossible.
Not saying this is responsible for the price movement, but all four projects build zk validiums:
- ZKsync Prividiums
- Scroll Cloak
- Mina zkApps
- Starkware StarkEx
State is managed off-chain but verified onchain, providing privacy and security.
Privacy: Validiums offer what I call "responsible" and pragmatic privacy: they provide individuals and businesses with privacy against public scrutiny, but the operator is responsible for, e.g., tracing hacks.
Security:
- Self-custody since ZK ensures the validity of state transitions
- Liveness via L1 forced inclusion
So after the crazy $ZEC run, degens out there are now pumping every random ecosystem with some kind of zk tech underneath?
Literally nothing is happening on zkSync, Mina Protocol, Scroll, Starknet, or any of the others, nor does anyone care about these chains.
It’s a pure narrative pump, just because another, completely unrelated asset performed well, and now everyone who missed that trade is desperate for the next play.
So much for “we won’t get another altseason where every shitcoin pumps and we see an obvious flight to quality amongst investors now.”
Nothing has changed lol. Just wait until we get a proper risk-on environment the next months and it’s going to feel like 2021 all over again.
Deepthi retweeted
Imagine if a blockchain could issue offline certificates that prove on-chain events.
Combined with TEEs + encrypted backups, it could form a strong defense against ransomware🤯🔒.
@MinaProtocol's architecture makes this feel closer than you’d think. Who’d want to explore this?