2024.11.4 - 2024.11.10

2024.11.7

Fiamma Chain @Fiamma_Chain opens applications for Devnet Validators. As a validator, you will become the guardian of transactions and the maintainer of the PoS chain for Fiamma's verification layer, which is directly secured by the Bitcoin network via BitVM2. Fiamma @Fiamma_Chain is a verification network specializing in zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, dedicated to providing a secure, decentralized, and economically efficient solution for universal blockchain integration.

2024.11.6

BitVM official project update: The Bitlayer @BitlayerLabs research team has implemented the chunker for the Groth16 verification program, marking the official availability of SNARKs in the BitVM Bridge. Bitlayer is the first Bitcoin Layer2 solution based on Bitcoin finality.

2024.11.5

BitVM official project update: Just-erray optimized the Winternize signature for 20-byte, 32-byte, 128-byte, and 256-byte cases. Details here.

2024.11.4

Starkware @StarkWareLtd optimized the Bitcoin script's SHA256 algorithm, reducing the opcode count from approximately ~296K to ~211K (a ~28% reduction).

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