Secret Network Official Announcements

We’ll let you in on a Secret…something that’s coming in the NEAR future… We’re excited to announce a partnership with Octopus Network, which will bring Secret’s confidential computation to NEAR Protocol via Adaptive IBC, and mark the first direct connection between the NEAR and Cosmos ecosystems! https://medium.com/oct-network/octopus-network-launches-adaptive-ibc-to-bridge-cosmos-with-near-07f063c40dbd Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1722983845811609637

Attention CosmWasm developers - announcing a new Secret hackathon, sponsored by Shade Protocol and SCRT Labs, with $20k in prizes + $50k in grants available! https://twitter.com/Shade_Protocol/status/1721920130358149456 The Shade Perpetual Swap Hackathon will run from November 16th to December 16th. The goal is to develop a proof of concept for a privacy-preserving perpetual swap platform using Secret smart contracts. If successful, the Hackathon winner will receive a grant from Shade Protocol and SCRT Labs to fully develop the project and launch it on mainnet. For the full details, including registration information, see https://github.com/securesecrets/perpetual-swaps-hackathon/tree/main

Attention CosmWasm developers - announcing a new Secret hackathon, sponsored by Shade Protocol and SCRT Labs, with $20k in prizes + $50k in grants available! The Shade Perpetual Swap Hackathon will run from November 16th to December 16th. The goal is to develop a proof of concept for a privacy-preserving perpetual swap platform using Secret smart contracts. If successful, the Hackathon winner will receive a grant from Shade Protocol and SCRT Labs to fully develop the project and launch it on mainnet. For the full details, including registration information, see https://github.com/securesecrets/perpetual-swaps-hackathon/tree/main Tweet: https://vxtwitter.com/Shade_Protocol/status/1721920130358149456

Attention Ethereum users - private DeFi on Secret just became even more accessible! Shade Protocol just announced a massively improved bridging experience, support for wstETH, and new incentivized pools for ETH assets with boosted rewards (~32% APR at the time of this writing). It’s now possible to start using the Shade Protocol DeFi suite with nothing more than some ETH and a MetaMask wallet. Benefit from privacy-preserving trading, lending, borrowing, stablecoins, and more! Learn more: https://scrt.network/evm-shade-metamask-defi Launch dApp: https://app.shadeprotocol.io/bridge Tweet: https://twitter.com/Shade_Protocol/status/1720535523347849342

Ready to start building EVM dApps with confidential computation? Check out our EVM Developer Toolkit! https://scrt.network/secret-evm-ethereum This new section in the Secret Network developer documentation shows how to take advantage of Secret’s Privacy as a Service capabilities, by utilizing cross-chain messaging with Axelar GMP. The primary contract for your application can live on Ethereum, while a proxy contract on Secret can be communicated with in order to store and compute over encrypted data. This opens up new use-cases for EVM dApps that would otherwise be impossible to achieve on a transparent blockchain. Need help with your code, or maybe just some inspiration? Join the Secret Network Discord community and check out the developer channels! https://scrt.network/discord What will you build? Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1720067019519807511

Introducing a brand new development roadmap for Secret Network. This plan aims to increase interoperability with EVM chains, integrate additional cryptographic technologies, and overall position Secret as a leader in web3 confidentiality. https://scrt.network/blog/roadmap-2024 Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1717570909605670964

Starting now! Join us at http://scrt.network/discord as SCRT Labs unveils the new development roadmap for Secret Network, live to the community on Discord! Come be the first to know what is coming in 2024 and beyond!

Next week, SCRT Labs will be unveiling a new development roadmap for Secret Network, and presenting it live to the community on Discord! Join the call to be the first to see what's in store for 2024 and beyond, and get your questions answered by SCRT Labs' CEO Alex Zaidelson! Thursday, Oct 26th at 1pm UTC / 9am EDT https://scrt.network/discord Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1715445600957649344

Next week, SCRT Labs will be unveiling a new development roadmap for Secret Network, and presenting it live to the community on Discord! Join the call to be the first to see what's in store for 2024 and beyond, and get your questions answered by SCRT Labs' CEO Alex Zaidelson! Thursday, Oct 26th at 1pm UTC / 9am EDT https://scrt.network/discord Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1715445600957649344

Announcing the Confidential Computing Constellation Since the publication of the Secret 2.0 vision, we've hinted about a “constellation” of interconnected blockchains serving as a privacy hub for Web3. Along with Fhenix, this vision has become a reality. Learn more 👇 https://scrt.network/blog/confidential-computing-constellation Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1707071788037914875

Secret Network has successfully upgraded to version 1.11 🎉 This upgrade greatly increases Secret's Privacy as a Service capabilities by empowering a new form of interoperability with EVM chains! Confidential computing is coming to the Ethereum and beyond, setting the stage for the Secret Ethereum initiative, and further securing our place as the privacy hub of web3! This upgrade also includes the contract upgradability feature, which makes it easier for developers to add new features or patch bugs in existing Secret contracts 🏗 Private push notifications are also included, a new tool which should reduce the workload on query nodes and improve overall network performance! Dive into all the details on the blog 👇 https://scrt.network/blog/secret-network-v-1-11-is-live Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1706665072490160376

Shade Protocol has officially announced the integration of MetaMask with their privacy-preserving DeFi platform! For the first time ever, this groundbreaking development makes it possible for Ethereum users to onboard into the Secret ecosystem without having to create a new wallet! Users can bridge tokens from Ethereum to Secret and interact with Shade Protocol, all from their existing MetaMask wallet. This release strongly aligns with the mission of Secret Ethereum, a recently announced network initiative with the goal of bridging the gap between the Secret and Ethereum ecosystems. Learn more about Shade’s MetaMask integration, and try it out: https://blog.shadeprotocol.io/shade-protocol-supports-metamask-ethereum-users-private-defi/ Learn more about Secret Ethereum: https://scrt.network/blog/announcing-secret-ethereum Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1701291728123154771

Attention developers - here's another hackathon opportunity for you! Secret Network and Shade Protocol are taking part in the Akash-a-thon virtual hackathon, hosted by Akash and DoraHacks. This online hackathon is open to everyone! To register, visit the DoraHacks website at https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/akash-a-thon/detail, then click “Register as Hacker”. On that page you can also find information about the Secret Network and Shade tracks, and the prizes being offered: :trophy: Hackathon Prizes Available :new_moon:Shade Track: :first_place:1st place - $1500 in SHD :game_die:Secret VRF Track: :first_place:1st place - $1500 in SCRT :second_place:2nd place - $750 SCRT :third_place:3rd place - $250 SCRT Also be sure to check out our workshop livestream on YouTube, which will be hosted on August 16th at 4pm UTC! You can click the notification button now to be reminded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdGWtowiD_Q If you have any questions, or would like to find teammates, check out our developer channels on the Secret Discord at https://scrt.network/discord, and the Shade Discord at https://discord.com/invite/shade-protocol-905665558610051113 Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1691454072287813632

⚠️ Notice: Secret will be performing an expedited network upgrade at around 5pm UTC today. Users will experience some downtime. Another announcement will go out as soon as the upgrade is complete. For more information, please see this governance prop: https://ping.pub/secret/gov/264 Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1691086954387984384

Attention developers! Secret is taking part in the ETHToronto Virtual & In-Person Hackathon, hosted by DoraHacks. This hybrid hackathon is open to everyone, meaning whether you’ll be at the conference or not, you can participate! To register, visit the DoraHacks website at https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethtoronto2023/bounties, then click “Register as Hacker”. On that page you can also find information about the Secret Network hackathon track, and the prizes being offered. 🏆 Hackathon Prizes Available 🥇1st place - $3000 🥈2nd place - $2000 👩 Bonus - $1000 for female-led winning teams! If you have any questions, or would like to find teammates, check out the developer channels ⁠on the Secret Discord at https://scrt.network/discord! Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1690764470031642624

Announcing Secret Ethereum! This new initiative supports the Ethereum community in its mission to protect confidential data from the transparency of most blockchains, setting the stage for a new era of privacy and protection. Learn more now! 👇 Press Release: http://www.prweb.com/releases/Secret_Network_Announces_%22Secret_Ethereum%22_Integration_Roadmap/prweb19457127.htm Blog: https://scrt.network/blog/announcing-secret-ethereum Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1686785657451036674?s=20

Reminder: Secret's original EVM bridge is being decommissioned, and users are encouraged to migrate their assets to Secret Tunnel, the new Axelar powered network bridge. Learn more 👇 Blog: https://scrt.network/blog/reminder-secret-bridge-migration Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1679523181042753537?s=20

We’re excited to announce that Andromeda will soon be integrating Secret into their aOS web3 development suite, making it easier than ever to build Secret dApps! Learn more about this partnership, including what it means for Privacy as a Service! 👇 Blog: https://www.andromedaprotocol.io/blog/andromeda-and-secret-network-join-forces-for-enhanced-privacy-and-web3-development Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1679160766572773377

NEW: The June Secret Ecosystem Update is now available 💪 June was BIG, thanks to the introduction of Privacy As A Service, the Ecosystem Roadmap Update, plus announcements involving Babylon, Automata, and a lot more. Read on 👇 Blog: https://scrt.network/blog/secret-network-ecosystem-update-june-2023/ Tweet: https://twitter.com/secretnetwork/status/1678464505821503488?s=46&t=yuCkU3ptPUJ8GazwTBs8vQ

NEW: Privacy as a Service Showcase - BIDSHOP BIDSHOP is a new dApp on Polygon that is utilizing Secret’s PaaS capabilities to provide encrypted bidding to its auction platform! Learn about the unique use-cases this unlocks, and be sure to check out the BIDSHOP dApp, as the first auctions will take place this weekend!👇 Read: https://scrt.network/blog/paas-showcase-bidshop Tweet: https://twitter.com/SecretNetwork/status/1674829309620502535