ALTER, a privacy-preserving communication dApp built on Secret, just published their updated roadmap for 2024!

https://blog.altermail.live/alter-2024-roadmap-17ea580e292a

They also just launched a new and improved website: https://alter.network

See what’s in store for 2024, and try out the ALTER dApp via their “Stake to Access” program, which provides free access to ALTER services via staking through their validator on various IBC networks.

If you’d like to join the ALTER community, using their dApp is the best way, but you can also join them on Telegram at https://t.me/alterdapp.

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1734964648502321419

SCRT perpetual swaps are now live on Demex!

Tweet: https://twitter.com/demexchange/status/1735228549890757066

dApp: http://app.dem.exchange/trade/SCRT-PERP

Demex is a DEX built on Carbon, an IBC-connected blockchain focused on providing infrastructure for DeFi.

Demex is the first DEX to offer this type of DeFi product for SCRT. If you’re unfamiliar with perpetual swaps, also known as “perps”, check out the Demex documentation 👇

https://guide.dem.exchange/trade/futures

We’re excited to announce a partnership with Hacken, a highly respected blockchain security services company!

Through this partnership, Secret dApp developers can access exclusive benefits from Hacken’s security services. These benefits include:

- Audit discounts
- Priority queuing
- Bug bounty and triage services

In order to take advantage of these benefits, Secret dApp developers simply need to mention that they’re built on Secret Network when requesting a quote from Hacken.

Thanks to the Hacken team for helping to secure Secret Network dApps!

Blog: https://hacken.io/hacken-news/secret-network-partnership/

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1744446214383555029

Press Release: https://www.prweb.com/releases/strengthening-privacy-in-web3-through-the-secret-network-and-hacken-partnership-302031192.html

Announcing HackSecret 2024!

This hybrid online/in-person hackathon will take place from February 1st to March 3rd, and has a prize pool of $10,000!

There are currently two tracks:

- Privacy as a Service applications
- Native Secret applications

Anyone can participate in the online event by registering on our DoraHacks page. The in-person portion of the event will take place during ETHDenver, and we’ll have a physical location there for participants to come hang out and hack together. More information to follow on the in-person event.

Register now at https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/hacksecret2024/detail

We’re excited to announce the winning grant recipients of the SCRT Labs Grants Program Q1'24 Cohort!

https://scrt.network/blog/grants-program-q124

Development on these projects begins now! In the coming weeks, we'll be supporting these teams and providing the public with updates on their progress.

If you're interested in applying for the Q2'24 cohort, see our original grants blog for the full details:

https://scrt.network/blog/scrt-labs-grants-program

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1748015966527668433

Secret Network’s Privacy as a Service support is expanding!

We’re excited to join the Polygon Solution Provider Network, and connect with EVM developers who want to incorporate confidential computation into their Polygon dApps:

https://ecosystem.polygon.technology/9416223420/

By providing Polygon with privacy tooling, we're continuing to solidify our position as the privacy hub of web3.

Full details on the blog 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/polygon-spn/

If you’re a developer interested in building with privacy, reach out to us at https://scrt.network/contact!

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1750541837973029233

We’re excited to announce a partnership with Union, which will provide a new cross-chain communication solution for Secret’s Privacy as a Service capabilities!

This will give developers more options, and expand Secret's reach to new blockchain ecosystems!

Union is a sovereign interoperability layer, pioneering trustless bridging between appchains, L1s, and L2s without depending on trusted third parties, oracles, multi-signatures, or MPC. Looking to future-proof blockchain bridging, Union addresses the sovereign bridging trilemma, providing trustless, decentralized, and permissionless interoperability using state-of-the-art Zero-Knowledge cryptography.

As we continue to develop our Privacy as a Service architecture and integrate Union’s cutting-edge zkIBC connection, we’re paving the way for a new era of confidential computation in web3!

Union Tweet: https://twitter.com/union_build/status/1760348999280992728

https://x.com/SecretNetwork/status/1760350521615933551?s=20

Secret Network is headed to ETHDenver!

Join us for a week of #BUIDLing, networking, and educating the Ethereum community on the power of confidential computation!

https://scrt.network/ethdenver-2024/

Throughout the entire week we’ll have people at the Secret Network booth at the main ETHDenver event building. Come chat with us, learn about the opportunities that Secret Network provides, and pick up some Secret swag!

We’re also hosting a hackerhouse from February 26th to March 3rd. Come build with us and get 1-on-1 help from experienced Secret Network developers! Learn to build cross-chain applications that utilize confidential computation.

ETHDenver attendees also have the opportunity to participate in the #BUIDLathon, ETHDenver’s version of a hackathon. As a sponsor, Secret Network is submitting a bounty for this hackathon, titled “Confidential Computation Through Cross-Chain Communication”!

We're also co-hosting an educational TEE event with Oasis Network, Phala Network, and researcher Andrew Miller! Learn about the limitations of zero knowledge, the privacy-preserving use-cases that TEEs unlock for Web3, and network with us afterwards!

To get the full details on all of the above, plus even more events that Secret will be participating in, check out our ETHDenver landing page:

https://scrt.network/ethdenver-2024/

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1760667503548608977

We’re excited to announce a partnership that will bring Obi, a new account abstraction network powered by Secret Network technology, to the Confidential Computing Constellation!

Obi will be licensing Secret Network’s TEE-powered private smart contract technology. The Obi network will serve the Obi account abstraction wallet and SDK, enabling additional throughput and redundancy.

Obi’s core cryptographic components will use SCRT for gas, financially aligning the project with Secret Network and the larger constellation vision. Additionally, 8% of the supply of future Obi protocol tokens will be sent to Secret's community pool.

For the full details, check out the blog post! 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/obi-joins-the-ccc

Tweet: https://x.com/SecretNetwork/status/1761063399209742413?s=20

Numia now supports Secret with its blockchain data indexing service!

By enabling universal and free SQL access to the data, Numia unlocks a whole new world of possibilities for data-driven projects within the Secret ecosystem.

Learn more 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/numia-integration/

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1762522993870111196

Secret Network is partnering with Fairblock to develop the next generation of privacy-enhancing products!

SCRT Labs and Fairblock are joining forces under the Confidential Computing Constellation to create an advanced tooling set that combines the core technologies of Fairblock and Secret Network: Multi Party Computation such IBE and FHE, and Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).

We believe combining these technologies in parallel will significantly increase the usability, composability and security of the complete stack. There is a wide range of applications from infrastructure mechanism design, DeFi, and governance to distributed content and DePIN that can be powered by this combined tooling.

Learn more 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/fairblock-partnership/

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1763237184763519082

The SCRT Labs Grants Program is now open for submissions for the Q2’24 cohort!

We’re looking to provide projects with early stage funding and technical support. If you’re a developer interested in building on Secret, check out the details here 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/q224-grants-open

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1768280862422925530

We're excited to announce the release of SecretPath, a trustless bridging protocol that enables EVM blockchains to communicate with Secret, providing a critical missing piece in the tech stack of most web3 applications:

Confidential Computation #DeCC

Learn more 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/announcing-secretpath

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1769741240327667786

The GOV.DAO incentivized testnet is now live!

This project from our Q1 grants program is ready for people to start testing out its privacy-preserving DAO tooling platform. Get involved and get rewarded!

Learn more 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/govdao-testnet/

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1770102276071325747

Grants: https://scrt.network/blog/q224-grants-open/

The Satoshi’s Palace incentivized testnet is now live!

Test out a pioneering decentralized gambling platform offering unparalleled privacy and fairness, and get airdrop rewards for quality feedback!

Learn more 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/satoshis-palace-testnet

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1770826299243733158

The AART dCasino incentivized testnet is coming soon!

Help test out this video poker dApp, and earn credits for the mainnet launch! Beta begins March 25th.

Learn more 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/dcasino-testnet/

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1771193837022584984

Check out the latest information from SCRT Labs on Secret's upcoming network upgrades!

Two upgrades are currently being worked on. One improves node hardware compatibility and performance, the other will update Cosmos SDK and IBC versions, enabling new features for developers and making new integrations possible!

See the full details in this tweet thread:

https://twitter.com/scrt_labs/status/1772277958817824931

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1772284706266009819

Secret is now integrated with Swing!

Swing is a cross-chain aggregator, providing developers with the tools needed to easily add cross-chain swapping and bridging functions to dApps.

Try it out on the Secret Dashboard 👇

https://dash.scrt.network/bridge

As an additional cross-chain swapping/bridging option, Swing makes it even easier for users to onboard into Secret Network. Users can choose from hundreds of different tokens on many different blockchains, and swap them for SCRT in just a few clicks!

If you're a developer interested in integrating Swing into your dApp, check out https://swing.xyz/. Thanks to the Swing team for working with us on this!

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1772639781203165379

HackSecret 2024 recently ended, and it’s time to announce the winning projects! 🎉

We received over 30 submissions for this hackathon, and ended up choosing 11 of those to receive part of the prize pool.

See the blog for details 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/hacksecret-2024-winners/

We'll also be live streaming an awards ceremony later today, 5pm UTC, here on the Secret Network Discord. Winners will be presenting demos of their projects, and taking questions from the community. Don't miss it!

https://discord.com/events/360051864110235648/1220373627804061767

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1773004932251066571

Reclaim Protocol, a Q1 Secret grant recipient, is now live on Secret mainnet!

Reclaim Protocol leverages zero-knowledge proofs to allow users to prove data from any web2 source, without having to reveal their private information.

Learn more 👇

https://scrt.network/blog/reclaim-protocol/

Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1780667343590330735