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July 2021
A Mina Minute with… Auro Wallet developer niuniu / Bit Cat
In the coming months we will be tracking down as many people in the Mina Ecosystem as possible. After talking to Moody from the Mina unofficial Telegram Channel, next up is niuniu, the developer of the Mina Wallet, Auro. Where are you based?China, Beijing When did you first get into programming?2009 How long have been […]
New Mina Exploer updates by Staketab
Staketab has released a new Mina Explorer and it is faster, more user friendly and more reliable. Here is the information on the main updates and improvements.
Vitalik Buterin on zk-SNARKs – blog post
The co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin is a major fan of zk-SNARKs and it’s no secret that the long overdue version of ETH 2.0 may incorporate the groundbreaking technology in some form when it changes over from a proof of work protocol to a proof of stake. In this recent blog post (An approximate introduction to […]
Mina Memes – What can you do?
Create a Mina Meme and help to spread the word!
Mina Ecosystem Updates – Meeting #2 | July 23, 2021
These Mina Ecosystem Updates broadcast live on Zoom are a great chance to see what progress the team behind the project has made and updates on the Mina development roadmap.
A Mina Minute: TowerStake – The Mina Time Machine
Did you know there are 7140 slots per epoch and that a new slot is allocated every 3 minutes? With that in mind, an epoch lasts 21420 minutes, that’s about 14 days and 21 hours (or to simplify approx 2 weeks).
Mina Zoom Webinar – Ecosystem Update: Fri July 23, 5.30pm UTC
The latest in Mina’s recurring “Ecosystem Updates” sessions, where key partners and members in Mina’s ecosystem will share what they’ve been working on, such as core protocol development, wallets, etc
What are Snapps?
In this new video, Brandon from o(1) Labs explains ‘What are Snapps?’ – SNARK-powered dapps and how they can be used to supply personal private information to a website without revealing the actual information.
Evaluating a Mina staking pool’s performance
Mina uses a proof of stake consensus mechanism with a block producer selection similar to Ouroboros, known as Ouroboros Samisika.