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DEEP DIVE
A technical deep dive on making web crypto fast with webgpu.
Protocol
Protocol-level support for Dutch Auctions enables price discovery and better execution.
UPDATE
Penumbra Labs had four audits performed covering Penumbra’s IBC implementation, protocol, and zero-knowledge circuits
DEEP DIVE
Penumbra is the first private proof-of-stake chain. Here's how it works.
UPDATE
A technical deep dive on making web crypto fast.
UPDATE
Phase 2 of the summoning has begun.
UPDATE
A deep dive into how Penumbra's summoning ceremony works.
TESTNET
Support for chain upgrades lands in Testnet 64, with seamless handling of shielded chain state across the upgrade.
UPDATE
The public ceremony for generating our proving circuits is now live!
UI
Web wallet support lands in Testnet 63, bringing shielded transactions to the web.
IBC
IBC support is live in Testnet 61, bringing privacy to the Interchain
UPDATE
Penumbra Labs had two concurrent audits performed covering Penumbra’s cryptographic protocol design and zero-knowledge circuits
PROTOCOL
Privacy is about consent, so Penumbra provides robust tooling for selective disclosure.
DEX
The Penumbra testnet now includes our flagship feature: a private, concentrated-liquidity DEX with unique capabilities only possible with a Cosmos appchain.
UPDATE
Introducing Penumbra's Governance Model
UPDATE
Today on our live testnet you can use Penumbra’s zero-knowledge proofs with our multi-asset shielded pool
UPDATE
As 2022 draws to a close, here's what we've built so far, and what we're building next.
TESTNET
We've landed major improvements that make it much easier and simpler to write clients for Penumbra.
UPDATE
An introduction to the Poseidon SNARK-friendly hash and the problem of Poseidon parameter generation
UPDATE
Introducing the Tiered Commitment Tree: A Hyperspeed Merkle Tree for Shielded Client Sync!
TESTNET
This testnet is an exciting milestone: it has the first release of our shielded batch swap mechanism, which enables Penumbra users to privately swap tokens without leaving the shielded pool!
UPDATE
We've been hard at work making Penumbra real. Here's what we've done so far.
TESTNET
Shielded staking has landed in Cosmos, with our fourth public testnet, codenamed “Thelxinoë”.
TESTNET
Today, we’re excited to announce our first public testnet, codenamed “Valetudo”.
PLANS
Building the first fully shielded proof-of-stake blockchain is a challenge. Here’s our plan for how to do it.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We’re incredibly excited to announce that Penumbra Labs has completed a $4.75M seed round led by Dragonfly Capital.