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September saw important engineering progress and updates! From <a href="https://medium.com/findorafoundation/adding-privacy-to-blockchain-identity-management-through-zkdid-6adb12a50a3f" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">decentralized ID</a> to a partnership with <a href="https://sansound.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SAN Sound</a>, see what’s been going on at Findora for the last month.
<h2 id="header-0">Ecosystem and Partnerships</h2>
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 <li>New Partnership with SAN Sound</li>
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<a href="https://sansound.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">SAN</a> is a music-centric ecosystem featuring a Listen-to-Earn model. Fans can listen to music, earn governance, and promote artists they enjoy. SAN plans to use Findora’s zero-knowledge platform to guarantee user information will be secure and private from the general public. <a href="https://twitter.com/Findora/status/1567970536801861633?s=20&amp;t=Jy6Emv94TZbIbjcbM0YGuA" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn More</a>
<ul>
 <li>Defungify Toolkit Integration</li>
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<a href="https://www2.defungify.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Defungify</a> makes it easy for Web3 game developers to deploy their projects to multiple chains. Its easy-to-use toolkit includes functions like NFT minting, a game launcher, testnet support, finding NFT metadata, and other handy features. <a href="https://medium.com/findorafoundation/defungify-gaming-toolkit-integrates-with-findora-381d0776297e" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn More</a>
<ul>
 <li>Discord Experience Improved</li>
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Using feedback from the community, Findora’s Discord channel has been simplified and improved. It’s a great place to get <a href="https://discord.com/channels/789009413976883220/798784610670608415" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">technical support</a>, get <a href="https://discord.com/channels/789009413976883220/871676048788586546" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">testnet FRA</a> for campaigns, and find <a href="https://discord.com/channels/789009413976883220/890233521417908255" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">developer resources</a>.
<ul>
 <li>Findora is Now on Reddit</li>
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<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Findora_Official/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Findora’s Reddit community</a> is officially live! Be sure to join to earn special flair and get first access to technical updates. Reddit is a great place to get help with specific problems and submit suggestions for the community. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Findora_Official/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Join Findora’s Reddit</a>
<h2 id="header-1">Engineering Updates</h2>
<ul>
 <li>FIP-3 Proposes a zk-DID Solution</li>
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FIP-3 is a decentralized ID (zk-DID) system that returns ownership of user data to the user. Zero-knowledge proofs can do more than provide transactional privacy; they can also safeguard your personal data on Web3, and that’s exactly what <a href="https://github.com/FindoraNetwork/FIPs/blob/main/FIPs/fip-3.md" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">FIP-3</a> proposes. <a href="https://medium.com/findorafoundation/adding-privacy-to-blockchain-identity-management-through-zkdid-6adb12a50a3f" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read More</a>
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 <li>FIP-2 Brings Auditability and Privacy</li>
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<a href="https://github.com/FindoraNetwork/FIPs/blob/main/FIPs/fip-2.md" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">FIP-2</a> brings exciting opportunities to token issuers, especially when it comes to stablecoins. It creates a fully auditable <a href="https://medium.com/findorafoundation/the-findora-improvement-proposal-that-could-bring-auditability-to-privacy-a21952ca4f55" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">private asset class</a> aimed at attracting institutional capital. When institutions can audit transactions that are private on-chain to everyone else, it allows them to meet the compliance regulations necessary to enter Web3. <a href="https://twitter.com/Findora/status/1569754168755376129?s=20&amp;t=evh4Qauu-aCNMYp-U6SwJA" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read more</a>
<ul>
 <li>Findora v0.3.30 On Anvil Testnet</li>
</ul>
This update to the Findora Network brings several improvements to the EVM, and almost doubles the number of validators participating in consensus from 58 to 100 to improve decentralization. <a href="https://medium.com/findorafoundation/findora-increases-decentralization-fdfd8a49cfc4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>
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 <li>More Progress Toward EVM Staking</li>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Findora/status/1565375093047705600?s=20&amp;t=o_OtWbdU4LNAkbsCx-vVQQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">EVM staking</a> will allow users to stake from their EVM wallet, such as MetaMask, instead of using <a href="https://wallet.findora.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Findora’s Desktop Wallet</a>. The draft versions of EVM staking contracts are done, and the team is nearing contract audits. <a href="https://twitter.com/Findora/status/1573021166985678848?s=20&amp;t=evh4Qauu-aCNMYp-U6SwJA" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read more</a>
Recent Buzz
<h2 id="header-2">For Web3, Privacy is Top of Mind</h2>
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Privacy is more and more coming to the forefront of Web3. With recent regulatory crackdowns and market drops, many are reevaluating what innovations Web3 can truly offer. Privacy is top of this list, and firms like a16z are taking note of <a href="https://twitter.com/a16zcrypto/status/1575124707187347457?s=20&amp;t=m3JBGYohvsYrMniLDFN_xw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">zero-knowledge cryptography</a>, as are other KOLs.
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 <li>Warren Paul Anderson Speaks on Privacy at Mainnet</li>
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Discreet Labs CEO, <a href="https://twitter.com/warpaul" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Warren Paul Anderson</a>, participated in a <a href="https://twitter.com/Phil_Kelly_NYC/status/1573343293353889797?s=20&amp;t=00McvRHubQ-SRWvMEjGsuQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">privacy panel</a> at Mainnet with Mina Labs and Quadrata Network. While some use anonymity to mask bad behavior, most anonymity in Web3 is actually pseudonymity and is used with good intentions. Pseudonymity needs to be protected with new technology like zero-knowledge proofs.
<h2 id="header-3">Community Creations</h2>
This recurring series on Findora’s Twitter highlights content created by the community:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wuiR1NDSkc&amp;t=19s" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CheekyCrypto</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/CheekyCrypto" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@CheekyCrypto</a> is focused on finding undervalued tokens and educating his audience about them. He has put together a helpful step-by-step walk-through on how to stake FRA <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wuiR1NDSkc&amp;t=19s" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here</a>.
<a href="https://twitter.com/Mackaronny" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@Mackaronny</a>
Another video tutorial on how to stake FRA comes from JohnnyMackaronny (aka <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5-Ho5Rx1ExqKIDcEFF3eg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Jimmy Exploring the Blockchain</a>). Currently, staking FRA from the native wallet earns ~20% returns.
<ul>
 <li>Validator Spotlight: Hussaria</li>
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Based in Poland, Hussaria has been programming since he was 9 and is a software developer with over 20 years of experience. Crypto represents freedom to him, and he’s excited to be part of building privacy for Web3 through Findora. <a href="https://medium.com/findorafoundation/findora-validator-spotlight-hussariaone-96e231857126" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read More</a>
<h2 id="header-4">We’re Hiring!</h2>
Findora is always looking for top-notch talent, whether developers, engineers, community managers, or marketers. Please, if you’re interested in Findora or think you’d be a good fit, <a href="https://boards.greenhouse.io/findora" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">see what’s available</a>, or reach out via <a href="https://twitter.com/Findora" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter DM</a> to start a discussion!
<h2 id="header-5">About Findora</h2>
Scaling privacy for the future of Web3.
Findora builds privacy through advanced zero-knowledge proof cryptography. An innovative layer-1, it combines a native UTXO ledger optimized for privacy with an EVM extension for programmability and interoperability. Developers can leverage either model as they build dApps with auditable privacy.
We appreciate our developers and would love to onboard you to the Findora ecosystem. Please reach out, and join our social channels for more.
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