🦾Reducing the negative effects of MEV🦾 Dear all, Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) prevention has to do with the design of the network, as well as recognizing certain benefits of MEV that should be retained to ensure a healthy ecosystem. In Aleph Zero, we plan to achieve that through Liminal. Here's how.👇 📰Read the article 🐣Like and retweet

📖Meet SubWallet – a non-custodial wallet for Aleph Zero!📖 In the latest article, we revisit SubWallet to see how it supports the ecosystem. It’s the first wallet to support NFT standards in Aleph Zero and is available on both mobile and as a browser extension, so if you’re looking for a new wallet–read the article and see how it fits you! "The progress that Aleph Zero has made is incredible; with proven limitations in EVM, WASM smart contracts written in ink! are the future. As an early and constant supporter of the Aleph Zero ecosystem, we have no doubt about their achievements and are committed to working alongside them to support innovative and disruptive technologies as quickly as possible. We can’t wait to see what the partnership between SubWallet and Aleph Zero will bring", says Hieu Dao, co-founder of SubWallet. 👨‍💻Read the article 🐦Like & retweet

💥 Mainnet 9.0: Update your nodes now!💥 Dear everyone, The Aleph Zero team has released a new version of Aleph Node for the Mainnet 9.0 with minor improvements and bug fixes. The timeline for the update will go as follows: 1) Today, on the 8th of March, we released a new version of Aleph Zero Node that upgrades the Mainnet to version 9.0. 2) Between the 8th–15th of March, validators are requested to update their nodes. 3) On March 15th, we will enact the runtime upgrade and change the finality version. If, at this point, any nodes that have not been upgraded to Mainnet 9.0 will crash and cease participating in the Aleph Zero Mainnet until updated. This won’t affect the network uptime. If you run a validator node, please update it on time! 📥 Learn more 🐣 Share and retweet

🧩 AZERO now available on Changelly 🧩 Aleph Zero's AZERO is now listed on Changelly, enabling swapping with and for over 500 different coins and tokens. Changelly is a non-custodial exchange and of the go-to solutions for wallet developers. 📥 Visit Changelly 🐣 Share and retweet

💥 Testnet update: ink! 4.0 stable release & decreasing storage fees 💥 Dear all, The Aleph Zero team has today released a new version of Aleph Node for the Testnet 10.0, featuring ink! 4.0 stable release of smart contracts, as well as other improvements such as storage fees reduced by a factor of 25. After up to six weeks of testing period (given no major issues are found), we will release this update on Mainnet. Next week, we’ll also release Mainnet version 9.0 with minor improvements and bug fixes that occurred between versions. It’s worth noting that there’s no further version of ink! to wait for before finally launching smart contracts on the Mainnet and enabling developers to deploy their projects on top of the network. 📥 Learn more 🐣 Share and retweet

🚀 Testnet is now permissionless! 🚀 Just like the mainnet, the testnet is now permissionless and open to all validators looking to experiment with their nodes. No approval process is required from now on. Have fun! 🖥 🐣 Share and retweet

💫 Building the Aleph Zero Ecosystem — Magda Oleksy for CoinDesk 💫 While grants and funding are of utmost importance, developers need infinitely more to succeed. They all have different needs—from operational, regulatory and legal challenges, to marketing support, business development guidance, and much more. Magda Oleksy, Aleph Zero's Ecosystem Lead, shared more about our holistic approach in her op-ed for CoinDesk. "Proper coaching and support is more necessary than ever precisely because of the experimental, interconnected and fast-paced nature of the space. Builders need as much help as they can get when it comes to the how-to knowledge and network effects needed to get a project off the ground." 📥 Read Magda's article on CoinDesk 🐣 Share and retweet

🤩 Second Twitter Space of the day! Tune in to learn more about ZK and how it will enable building better blockchain applications in the near future 👉

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🔥 Tune in to ink! 4.0 Twitter Spaces with Aleph Zero, Astar Network, Brushfam, Parity Technologies, and Web3 Foundation! Live now! 💥 Link 🔗

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🦾 Ecosystem updates: DRKVRS accepted into NVIDIA Inception, AngelBlock multichain expansion 🦾 While the Aleph Zero team is preparing for a number of significant updates on the technology and business side, the ecosystem itself continues to flourish. Let's learn the latest from two of our projects—DRKVRS and AngelBlock! 🖤 What's new with DRKVRS? "We were accepted into NVIDIA Inception, a global network of 13,000 technology startups. I’m happy to announce that we’ll receive their full support in our development efforts, get connected with NVIDIA’s venture capital network, and be able to utilize their latest AI tools", says Marcin Kobylecki, founder of DRKVRS. 📰 Learn more about DRKVRS in our latest interview 😇 What's new with AngelBlock? "Integration with Aleph Zero is at the top of our priority list. It brings an exciting use case for us: private fundraises that could be attractive to enterprises that don’t want to disclose the investment but would benefit from our smart contract-based protection", says Alex Strześniewski, founder of AngelBlock. 📰 Learn more about AngelBlock in our latest interview Thanks for your support! 🐣 Share and retweet DRKVRS news 🐣 Share and retweet AngelBlock news

🧩 Kudelski Security to provide holistic security support for the Aleph Zero Ecosystem Builders 🧩 We are happy to announce that Kudelski Security, one of the most renowned and respected cybersecurity companies active in the Web3 space, has joined the Aleph Zero ecosystem to support its builders. Kudelski Security has conducted code audits of post-hack Wormhole, Phantom wallet, IOHK-built products, and many other Web3 and DeFi protocols used by thousands of users. They bring 70+ years of experience in the broader technology design and development to the Aleph Zero ecosystem to establish an extraordinary level of quality and security for the projects that will be incubated in the upcoming grant program. Kudelski Security has been recognized by Gartner, Forrester, and remains one of the favorites within the Fortune 500 list. The key areas upon which Kudelski Security will be focusing on in the Aleph Zero ecosystem are: - security design and architecture support; - cost-free and cost-subsidized code audits; - reduced waiting time for code audits; - security consultations on the Aleph Zero Discord. To learn more about the partnership, head over to the blog announcement. 📖 Learn more 🐦 Share and retweet

🎙AngelBlock AMA happening in 20 minutes Make sure to join our Discord AMA with Alex Strzesniewski, the CEO of AngelBlock and get to know the project first-hand. 👉 Direct link to the event:

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🗞 Aleph Zero Monthly Update: AWS Activate, bridges, and ink! 4.0 beta on testnet 🗞 In January, we made significant progress on the partnerships front, as well as moved forward with bringing better UX to the ecosystem. Here’s all that happened in 2023 so far. 📥 Learn more 🐣 Share and retweet

❇️ Here's how Aleph Zero will use the parachain slot ❇️ Dear all, First, let’s clarify one thing. Aleph Zero does not become a parachain. The slot will be used only for bridging purposes between Polkadot and Aleph Zero ecosystems, creating an intermediary parachain between these two networks. Think of this, effectively, as Aleph Zero launching a third public network. First one is the testnet. Second is the mainnet (where AZERO lives). Third will be parachain. Why AZERO isn't becoming a parachain then? All parachains use BABE and GRANDPA consensus while Aleph Zero has its own AlephBFT–this is the technical difference that makes it impossible to make Aleph Zero a parachain per se–it’s non-compatible. It’s like connecting USB-C to USB-A. We’ll build a parachain bridge that will connect $AZERO to $DOT. That will involve a new Aleph Zero "zParachain" that will operate with GRANDPA consensus and connects to Polkadot via XCM. The transactions sent over that bridge will be finalized on both Polkadot and Aleph Zero. There are multiple ecosystem benefits of connecting Aleph Zero to Polkadot: 👉 DOT users could easily exchange their coins and tokens for wrapped assets; 👉 DOT users will get access to dApps built on AZERO; 👉 DOT users will get to use Liminal for privacy. What’s even more interesting is that AZERO users will benefit from each cross-chain connection of Polkadot. This means that—indirectly—ETH and BTC users will be able to bridge to AZERO through the available DOT bridges. That could add much liquidity to the AZERO ecosystem for the benefit of Aleph Zero adoption. 🐣 Learn more, share and retweet

🎉 Aleph Zero connects to the Polkadot ecosystem 🎉 Dear all, Aleph Zero has won a Polkadot parachain slot auction as a step towards establishing a cross-chain bridge infrastructure for the ecosystem. “We’re excited to take this significant step towards becoming closer to the Polkadot ecosystem. It’s important to note that Aleph Zero remains a sovereign, standalone chain and not a parachain by definition”, says Damian Straszak, a senior developer working on Aleph Zero. Winning a parachain auction allows us to build a robust and reliable bridge to the entire Polkadot ecosystem, and, indirectly, to Ethereum as well. 🐣 Share Aleph Zero's tweet 🐣 Share Polkadot's tweet 📥 Learn more about what's next

🧩 AWS Activate to Support the Aleph Zero Ecosystem Builders 🧩 Today, we’re happy to announce that the AWS Activate program will be available to all eligible Aleph Zero builders seeking support in setting up their infrastructure. AWS Activate is a program that provides startups with a host of benefits, including AWS credits, AWS support plan credits, as well as training to help the teams grow and succeed. The program will be made available to all grantees of the upcoming Aleph Zero Ecosystem Funding Program. Startups applying for the program will be eligible for between $10K and $100K of free cloud credits as well as a noticeable amount of other benefits accessible through Activate. 📥 Learn more 🐣 Share and retweet

🎉 Testnet update concluded successfully 🎉 As of today, ink! 4.0 beta smart contracts are operational on the Aleph Zero testnet. 📥 Learn more about this update 🐣 Share and retweet

🎇 Final reminder for the testnet validators! 🎇 Today, the window to update your testnet nodes to the latest version expires. The testnet will continue to work as usual, but outdated nodes will need to be updated properly before they can connect to the network again. ☝️ 🐣 Share and retweet

🤝 Subsquid and Aleph Zero join forces on data tooling and WASM 🤝 Dear all, We're happy to announce that Subsquid and Aleph Zero will work together on developer tooling, data tooling, and WASM adoption. As Subsquid have been providing indexing support to Aleph Zero's community of builders for a while now, we thought it natural to extend the collaboration on the infrastructure. Subsquid is the team behind squid SDK, an open-source framework that enables Web3 builders to create scalable and performant indexers which extract, transform, and present blockchain data as GraphQL APIs or in virtually any other format. Squids can be hosted for free using Subsquid’s hosted service, the Aquarium, and receive data from what will soon be a decentralized network of Archives. The Subsquid framework can be used to retrieve data from well over 70 EVM, Substrate, and WASM-based networks. 📥 Read more on Subsquid blog 🐣 Share and retweet

🙌 Ambassador Program: Kicking Off Into Full Swing 🙌 In 2022, we announced the launch of the Aleph Zero ambassadors program. We are excited to finally announce that the first cohort of ambassadors has been selected, and the program will be kicking off into full swing from this point forward! We were blown away by the level of interest in the program, exemplified by the large volume of applications received – more than 5,000! Our team evaluated candidates based on their alignment with Aleph Zero’s values and their level of engagement with the project and community thus far. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the ambassadors who have been already working with us since the mainnet launch.We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the ambassadors who have been already working to help the community get more familiar with Aleph Zero since the Mainnet launch. Please find their Telegram handles below: @ONOUAGH @AlephSuper @DarthTager @probot86 @therealfreshman @dreadbongo @Hnefatafl @Cryptfaux @The_Fit_Techie @brentoshiro The list of new ambassadors can be found below. Please congratulate them on their entry to the program! @dennisazero @PHBA2061 @dallocrypto @bobo7784 @mohsineja @mikbohr21 @maragung @realblackbot @miloskriz @Lucsky21 @sjgraves @CaptainAlephZero @johnrmb @shelby9189 @besirdemir @Mattvvd @ionutalephzero @ribdyne @Marty0011 @moukong @KaptanTrakyali @Dennis00815 @Kriptochef @LeeshonAlexanderRamtin @Ashrafabdelaal @Jerry_42069 @danosbananos @verstakn We look forward to further growing the Aleph Zero community together with its Ambassadors! 🌐 📥 Read the article

💥 Testnet update: transitioning to ink! 4.0 beta smart contracts 💥 The Aleph Zero team has just released a new version of Aleph Node featuring ink! 4.0.0-beta smart contracts, a major Substrate update that brings a new weight system (V2), a new networking layer used by validators to communicate with one another, and an updated version of AlephBFT consensus featuring a new justification system. Here is the timeline of the testnet update process (we’ll go into greater detail later in the article): 👉 Jan 12th – a new binary with r-9.0 tag is available for download; aleph-node-runner gets updated accordingly; 👉 Jan 12-18th – update window: all nodes need to update to r-9.0; 👉 Jan 19th – after ensuring that the transition went smoothly, the Testnet runtime and AlephBFT version are updated. 📥 Learn more 🐣 Share and retweet

🔐 Aleph Zero and Interlock: using blockchain for a safer internet 🔐 Interlock is building a decentralized security platform on Aleph Zero that will empower users with free, enterprise-grade security and reward them with ILOCK tokens for making the internet safer. ❇️ Read project highlight The first part of the project—ThreatSlayer, a browser security extension—has already been launched in beta version and answers the pressing need for increased security in decentralized finance (DeFi). 🤝 Meet the team 📥 Learn more about Interlock 🐣 Share and retweet

💥 2022 in review: #BUIDL never ends 💥 Happy New Year! 🎇 As we summarize 2022, it's also time to take a sneak peek into 2023. We couldn't be more excited about the upcoming weeks and months! 🔥 Thank you for supporting the project—and see you on the other side! 🌉 👉 Read the article 👈 🐣 Share and retweet

✳️ Aleph Zero Monthly Update: Community Validators and Liminal ✳️ In November, Aleph Zero made huge strides towards decentralization as we introduced community validators to the Mainnet and nomination pools to improve scalability. Additionally, our privacy framework, Liminal, underwent its first hackathon. 📥 Read on to learn more 🐣 Share and retweet

🧩 AZERO.dev mainnet usability improvements 🧩 We've been working on improving the user experience in the azero.dev wallet and today we are able to share some of the results. The overarching goal was to make the user interface more straightforward and eliminate common sources of confusion. While this particular product is still more suited towards developers rather than regular users, we hope it'll make your experience a bit smoother! 📥 Learn more about the recent changes 🐣 Share and retweet

💫 Nomination pools airdrop has been distributed 💫 Dear nominators, We’re happy to announce that the airdrop for users moving from direct nominating to nomination pools has occurred earlier today. What was the airdrop about? Please familiarize yourself with the introduction to nomination pools to learn more about both the feature and the reason behind this airdrop. Was I eligible for the airdrop? Yes, if the following conditions have been met: - Having less than 2000 AZERO bonded and delegated for nominating as of Nov 21st, 2022, 23:59 CET (at block 32504605); - Unbonding the entire stake after block 32504605; - Joining a single nomination pool with at least the unbounded amount as stake before the Dec 18th, 2022, 23:59 CET (block 34831595). Please mind that these actions needed to be performed by one account. If you moved your unbonded coins to a different account and then joined the pool, you are not eligible for the airdrop. How many coins should I expect? The size of the airdrop is at least double the rewards you missed during the 14 days unbonding period. Please note that this value is calculated based on the amount you unbonded from direct nomination, not the amount you sent to the pool (in case you increased your stake with some additional AZERO when joining a pool). What to do if I didn’t get the airdrop, but I believe I should? If you think you are eligible for the airdrop, but you don’t see it on Subscan and your account balance did not change, please reach out to nomination-pools-airdrop@alephzero.org. Please put ONLY your account ID in the subject and describe your case in the message body. What to do if I didn’t know about the airdrop? Stay tuned! Next round of the incentive program for moving to nomination pools is coming. 🐣 Share and retweet

❇️ Automatic reward distribution is now live ❇️ Dear all, We’re glad to report that a frequently requested feature is live: automatic payouts for validators and nominators! This automated service triggers payouts on all of the validators (both Community and Foundation) shortly after the end of each era. What it means is that: - neither nominators nor validators need to trigger the payouts themselves; - nomination pool users still need to claim their rewards but will not be blocked by waiting for their validator to make the payout. All in all, we hope that this feature will contribute to a better experience for both nominators and validators! 🐣 Share and retweet