Ecosystem Update

4/11/22

Core Engineering Update

• Merges:
  • snarkVM
    • ‣: Add Pedersen commitment gadget (HowardWu)
    • ‣: Refactor snarkvm_utilities::derives (HowardWu)

  • snarkOS

• In-Progress:
  • snarkVM
    • https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/743: feat: impl Add, Mul, Neg, Sub instructions (amousa11)
    • https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/749: lint: address rust 1.61 clippy lints crate_in_macro_def and cast_abs_to_unsigned (amousa11)
  • snarkOS
    • https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/1725: Feature: get all the ciphertexts from the LedgerState (IAvecilla)
    • https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/1727: Introduce an object with combined state (ljedrz)
    • https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/1730: Update dependencies (niklaslong)

Community Updates

• Join Aleo’s Community Call on Wednesday at 1pm ET.
  • We’ll be announcing a new contest!
  • To join, login to Aleo's Discord: www.aleo.org/discord and join the #aleo-assembly voice channel.
• Ambassadors will be announced the week of April 18. Our team and Maestros are hard at work reviewing all applications! We will be alerting those selected by both Discord and email.
• ZPrize
  • Aleo’s COO, Alex Pruden, hosted a Twitter Spaces session about the ZPrize initiative. Notes on the session can be found here: https://bead-rocket-066.notion.site/ZPrize-AMA-with-Aleo-s-COO-4-7-22-a4e91d3fdc064a8fb18045e57e2a41d9
    • Applications will open up after ZK Summit (April 21).
    • Stay tuned for an updated website where you can apply. All the prizes will be specified.
• Amsterdam
  • Stay tuned for updates on Aleo sponsored events. We want to see as many community members out there as we can!

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