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- 📰 After 2 months, Kits Season 1 has come to a close. Celebrate our best moments with us and head over to our blog to look back on our mission to improve web3 music collaboration.
**Mint our free Season 1 Poster for a chance to win a free Kit ↓**
https://mirror.xyz/arpeggi.eth/szkDL8VOP1R6oB3BaV0NCqRwmteHnNs9cz6390tuvoQ
**Some milestones from our Season 1 releases:**
🏦 $16,000+ for our Season 1 artists
🎛️ 1,000+ Kit mints
🎼 600+ original sounds and 8 unique Kits
🤝 30+ collaborations with Kits artists and their communities
During Season 1, we featured many community collab moments:
👉 @kylebillings.lens Season 1 Demo Track Sound Drop
👉 @vibing.lens x Edwin Honoret: On the Regular
👉 Oshi and @tohawubs.lens x @tkthelegend.lens: coming soon
Mint our commemorative collectible Season 1 Poster token on @ourzora.lens for a chance to win a free Kit sample pack of your choice: https://zora.co/collections/0xc243fe9a6a7265c3b3c63117bb4966c4d57dc12f
- Just dropped "BRUX x @kitsio.lens 'Analog Filth Vol 1' PRESAVE" on @showtime_xyz.lens ✦🔗
Collect it for free here for a chance to win one edition of the Kit dropping tomorrow: https://showtime.xyz/@Kits/brux-x-kitsio-analog-filth-v
- Check out the fourth submission ‘Brevity’ by @vividfeverdreams.lens 🎶
Vivid made this amazing beat with the @soundoffractures.lens Building Blocks sample pack via @kitsio.lens 💫
Listen + Collect 💽
https://www.beatsapp.xyz/post/0x01a112-0x81
Collect kit to participate 🌿
https://www.kits.io/packs/building-blocks?tab=samples
- Check out the second submission ‘Fall’ by @kylebillings.lens 💫
Kyle expresses his appreciation for the 'fell' loops found in the Sound of Fractures pack via @kitsio.lens 🎶
Listen + Collect 💽
https://www.beatsapp.xyz/post/0x01c5ce-0x04
Collect kit to participate 🌿
https://www.kits.io/packs/building-blocks
- Check to the third submission ‘Open Doors’ by @greenring.lens 💫
Greenring behind this composition was inspired by the Open Doors Pluck sample of the @soundoffractures.lens pack via @kitsio.lens 🎶
Listen + Collect💽
https://www.beatsapp.xyz/post/0x7b42-0x5b
Collect kit to participate🌿
https://www.kits.io/packs/building-blocks?tab=samples
- “Building Blocks” my debut sample pack is out now via @kitsio.lens 🔊🔊
It’s a collection of musical building blocks that to me represent the things that connect all my favourite music. Whether that’s James Blake, The Weeknd or Jamie xx; to me there there’s is a sonic connection between the artists that inspire me which draws from alternative electronic influences. Building blocks gives creators a starting point for when inspiration is running low and you need an imperfect and emotional moment to get your creativity flowing.
Collect and create here:
https://www.kits.io/packs/building-blocks?utm_id=kits&utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=buildingblocks&utm_term=site&utm_content=link
- I cant get enough KITS.
Just purchased the Building Blocks pack from @sofractures on @kitsio_ https://t.co/DXtpU5Nmgy
- **‘Building Blocks Kit’ is out now!**
https://www.kits.io/packs/building-blocks
**60+ innovative loops**
**A special community collab event**
**Access to Sound of Fractures's holder chats**
**FREE to my NFT holders**
Im excited to announce I’ve partnered with @kitsio.lens and @beatsapp.lens for a collaborative activation to help those who create with the samples grow on @lensprotocol
@beatsapp.lens have built a custom dashboard that allows anyone that collected the pack to upload a snippet of their created track on Riff
**Collect, collaborate, share!**
If you have collected the pack and are working on a track head over to http://beatsapp.xyz/contests/kits
You will find a dashboard and all current submissions of snippets there
The community can support the tracks through likes and mirrors and you can listen to all the submissions in one place
If you want to submit a snippet you need to collect the Building Blocks pack at https://www.kits.io/packs/building-blocks
Once your on the dashboard click on Enter Competition which will lead you to the snippet upload
Upload your track, select the snippet and share it with the garden!
- Created using music from the new Sound of Fractures sample pack 'Building Blocks' via kits.io
- Made this with samples from @soundoffractures.lens new sample pack 'Building Blocks' via kits.io. I really liked the Open Doors Pluck sample, so I decided to build the idea around that. Hope you enjoy!
- > ***DISCLAIMER: The original article has been produced for Efiko DLT, as part of my internship with them. You can find it at efikodlt.substack.com. Kudos to Elliot Garreffa, Marjin Van Der Laan and Marco Marinelli for their pivotal help in reviewing the entire article.**** *
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## Context
Since the early 90s, we have witnessed the Internet fail at protecting people's privacy, exposing us to mass surveillance and recurrent data breaches. That is understandable, considering that the Internet infrastructure was not designed with privacy principles in mind.
Even applications and protocols developed to encrypt data (like Signal or TLS) cannot effectively hide *metadata* from network listeners. The revelations about the NSA's massive surveillance program by Edward Snowden are a prime example of how metadata is visible and can be misused.
> ***Metadata**** can be used to identify users, track their online activity, and reveal private and personal information. In addition, AI algorithms can be used on metadata to predict individuals' preferences, associations, and other aspects of their personal lives.*
This context has inspired the cyberpunk counter-revolution, from which the current blockchain ecosystem took its philosophical foundation, placing anonymity at the center of the first concrete application: Bitcoin.
However, blockchains, including Bitcoin and "Layer-2" solutions like the Lightning Network, were initially conceived with an "original sin": the lack of privacy at the network level.
This unsolved vulnerability allows private companies like Chainalysis to monitor the data available on blockchains and the metadata of the peer-to-peer traffic. Therefore, it is possible and easy to discover the network addresses that broadcast transactions, identify users, and make inferences about private transactions, even in systems with on-chain protections such as Zcash or Monero.
It is time to give privacy the primary stage it deserves, putting these values at the center of future web3 development to build a sustainable environment that respects fundamental human rights and avoids surveillance dystopias.
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## Initiative around web3 privacy
The ***Universal Privacy Alliance*** aims to “advance the understanding of privacy as the basis of free and flourishing digital societies”, bringing together actors like Secret Network, Nym, Oasis Foundation, Status, Aztec, and Orchid, among others.
The ***Leading Privacy Alliance*** is an effort where Dusk, Hopr, Block Wallet, and other players join forces to find solutions and protect web3 users from data exploitations. They have also launched a DAO where more projects can convene around the shared desire of making web3 a better place by enhancing privacy.
Even individual initiatives are taking off, such as the web3privacy research project led by Mykola Siusko on [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/), from which I have taken inspiration in drafting the present article.
In the current web3 state-of-the-art, the following tools can be outlined:
* **Privacy-focused blockchains** which implement features like confidential transactions, shielded addresses, and more
* **Smart contracts’ secure designs** that entail cryptographic techniques to conceal sensitive information: **zero-knowledge proofs** (e.g. ZK-SNARKS), ring signatures, etc.
* **Specific Tools** that leverage the aforementioned tools
In the following sections, I will delve deeper into the various areas where these efforts are being pursued:
* **Layer-1s and Layer-2s**
* **Financial** (cryptocurrencies, wallets, DeFi)
* **Digital Identity**
* **Data Storage and Messaging**
* **Tools and Analytics**
* **NFTs and DAOs**
Finally, I will end with some examples of projects which enable on-chain **anonymity** followed by our reflections.
## Layer-1s and Layer-2s
Many layer-1 blockchains are building the technology that could make web3 privacy a reality:
* ***Concordium***: a science-backed blockchain designed around an ID layer that balances privacy with accountability
* ***Oasis Foundation***: a layer-1 platform for open finance and a responsible data economy
* ***Secret Network***: a blockchain that enables customizable privacy
* ***Nym***: infrastructure that protects packet’s metadata at the network and application layers
* ***Horizen***: a Zero-Knowledge network of blockchains
* ***XX Network***: a quantum-resistant blockchain ecosystem
Other projects aim to bring privacy to popular blockchains, such as Ethereum and EVM-compatible layer-2 solutions like ***Obscuro*** or ***Zecrey*** , but also ***Light Protocol*** (Solana) or ***Calamari Network*** (Polkadot – Kusama).
The blockchain privacy space is not going unnoticed by investors. We are witnessing multi-million-dollar rounds for projects like Aztec ($100M), Secret Network ($400M), Nym ($300M), Starkware ($273M), Oasis Foundation ($160M) and so on.
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## Privacy across fields
- It very popular nft
- My first sample pack “Building Blocks” launches today!!
Can’t wait for you to hear this and see what everyone creates out of it!
All my nft holders get this for free!!
Read more about how you can take part and win a free pack here: https://twitter.com/kitsio_/status/1643349388432138240?s=46&t=17IRzpD9D97HavD2iq-w-Q
- My first sample pack “Building Blocks” launches today!!
Can’t wait for you to hear this and see what everyone creates out of it!
All my nft holders get this for free!!
Read more about how you can take part and win a free pack here: https://twitter.com/kitsio_/status/1643349388432138240?s=46&t=17IRzpD9D97HavD2iq-w-Q
- Create together, earn together 🌿
Creators can now split revenue earned from Collects.
Share earnings with as many as 5 creators. With custom percentage splits.
Collects is among the most popular features on Lens.
We recently added the option to set limited quantities and/or time limits to collectible posts.
We’re excited to offer new ways for collectors to support creators, and for creators to monetize with Collects.
Learn how to implement the Multi recipient Fee Collect Module in our dev docs: https://docs.lens.xyz/docs/create-post-typed-data#multirecipientfeecollectmodule
Start using Splits today on @buttrfly.lens , @lenster.lens & @lenstube.lens - with more soon to come!
- Only 2 days until the Cabins season 5 auctions start! For now, have a great weekend! #Yasai
- Bitcoin is evolving
Bitcoin is evolving...
Some aren't too keen on that
#bytes
- Discovering the Charm of Monaco 🇲🇨 The Smallest Country with Big Surprises 🌟
Join me as I explore the stunning city-state of Monaco, the smallest country in the world! 🇲🇨 Despite its size, Monaco packs a punch with its luxurious shopping, stunning views, and beautiful gardens.
First up, we'll take a stroll through the high-end boutiques and designer shops that line the streets of Monaco. 🛍️
Next, we'll visit Saint Charles Church, a beautiful religious building that is a must-visit for anyone exploring Monaco. 🙏 This church is not only a place of worship, but also a stunning architectural wonder.
We'll then make our way to the Japanese Rose Garden, a peaceful and serene oasis in the heart of Monaco. 🌸 Here, you'll find a beautiful array of colorful roses, stunning bridges, and a tranquil pond.
Finally, we'll end our day with a visit to one of Monaco's many stunning viewpoints, where you can admire the breathtaking views of the city and the Mediterranean sea. 🌊
📍 Monte Carlo, Monaco
🎶 Larissa Lambert - Weak (SWV Cover)
#bytes #montecarlo #monaco #europe #travel #explore #cotedazur
- This is an optimistic post ✨
- gm lens frens 🌿
We are excited to announce that we are removing the ".lens" suffix from all usernames in Lenster 🌸, starting today! This will make it easier for you to share and discover users on the platform.
PS: all old URLs will be redirected to the new one 🔗