In this week’s episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and part-time Zero Knowledge co-hosts Tarun (https://twitter.com/tarunchitra), Guillermo (https://twitter.com/guilleangeris), Josh (https://twitter.com/acityinohio) and Kobi (https://twitter.com/kobigurk), get together for a casual catch up and have a look back at 2022. They trace Jan to today in both the zk community and the larger ecosystem, discussing the highs and the lows, focusing on the major events which stood out to them.
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This is the final episode of 2022 and Anna and the Zero Knowledge Podcast team thanks you for your support this year! Happy Holidays and see you in 2023!
Here are some additional links for this episode:
* Wormhole Hack (https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/3/22916111/wormhole-hack-github-error-325-million-theft-ethereum-solana)
* zkSummit 7 + 8 Playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj80z0cJm8QFnY6VLVa84nr-21DNvjWH7)
* The aftermath of Axie Infinity’s $650M Ronin Bridge hack (https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-aftermath-of-axie-infinity-s-650m-ronin-bridge-hack)
* Collapse of Luna cryptocurrency leads to $11 million exploit on Venus Protocol (https://therecord.media/collapse-of-luna-cryptocurrency-leads-to-11-million-exploit-on-venus-protocol/)
* The Big Three zkEVM Announcements (https://messari.vercel.app/article/the-big-three-zkevm-announcements-what-you-need-to-know-and-potential-implications)
* Three Arrows Capital to become latest casualty of crypto crash (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/29/three-arrows-capital-to-become-latest-casualty-of-crypto-crash)
* Nomad crypto bridge loses $200 million in ‘chaotic’ hack (https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/2/23288785/nomad-bridge-200-million-chaotic-hack-smart-contract-cryptocurrency)
* Understanding Tornado Cash by Chainalysis (https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/tornado-cash-sanctions-challenges/)
* Single Secret Leader Election by Dan Boneh, Saba Eskandarian, Lucjan Hanzlik, Nicola Greco (https://crypto.stanford.edu/~saba/slides/SSLE.pdf)
* The Eth Merge (https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/merge/)
* Celsius Crypto Meltdown: A Crypto Lender In Crisis (https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/what-is-celsius/)
* FTX Crash (https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/ftx-crash)
* ZK Hack playlist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vaz4a_Vhntk&list=PLj80z0cJm8QFGB6AsiAG3EB06L7xr5S1c)
* Arbitrum: Scalable, private smart contracts by Harry Kalodner, Steven Goldfeder, Xiaoqi Chen, S. Matthew Weinberg, and Edward W. Felten, Princeton University (https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity18/sec18-kalodner.pdf)
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