State of the Logos Network: April 2024
Your roundup of recent developments from the Logos ecosystem
Since our last State of the Logos Network, we’ve made great strides both in terms of community building and technological development. Going forward, you can expect more frequent communications from across the Logos ecosystem via these State of the Logos Network updates.
Logos to me is a network state, perfectly adapted for a neo-medieval era, it has properties that uphold liberal political ideals more strongly, is capable of rapid change and deploying governing services to anyone or any self-determining community on the planet (and beyond).
– Jarrad Hope, Logos co-founder, Athens 2024
Logos
Events
Athens offsite
Contributors from Logos, Codex, Nomos, and Waku congregated in the birthplace of democratic ideals to align and strategise in April.
Our co-founder Jarrad Hope briefs Logos contributors on strategic priorities in Athens
Logos Assembly 1: Athens
We hosted the first Logos Assembly in Athens in April. The initiative will come to other cities and provide a casual forum to circulate ideas and network. Follow us on X for more Logos Assembly information.
Building Network States (Dubai Edition) with build_republic
We cohosted Building Network States with allies from build_republic in Dubai. Unfortunate weather striking the region hurt overall attendance but pre-event registrations provide promising evidence of support for our mission.
Others
Logos and Waku contributors spoke at ETHDam and the Web3Privacy Now Amsterdam meetup alongside notable presenters, including cryptography pioneer and DigiCash creator, David Chaum.
Partnerships
Web3Privacy Now
Our recent alliance aims to foster privacy-focused initiatives and promote greater privacy across web3. Read more.
Learning
Articles
- ‘Obsessed with Archives’ (Peter Ludlow and Jarrad Hope)
- ‘Why Build a Network State?: An Introduction’ (Logos)
- ‘From Offline to Online Piracy: A Genealogy of Logos’ (Jarrad Hope)
See more Logos Press Engine articles.
Podcasts
- Robert Gehl: The Dark Web & the Fediverse (Logos Podcast)
- Vinay Gupta | Mattereum: Part 2 (Hashing It Out)
- Prof. Tom W. Bell: Special Jurisdictions, Copyrights & Internet Law (Logos Podcast)
- Vinay Gupta | Mattereum: Part 1 (Hashing It Out)
- Michel Bauwens: P2P & Commons Strategy (Logos Podcast)
- HIO Hardware Series | Let’s Build a Dappnode Together! (Hashing It Out)
See more Logos Press Engine podcasts.
X Spaces
- Free Movement & Mobility Rights with Plumia
- Privacy in the Age of AI: DarkFi, Logos & Waku Roundtable
- Data Availability Sampling: Ongoing Research & Future Plans
- Full-stack Privacy with HOPR
Follow Logos to join future X Spaces.
Waku
Events
- The Waku team came together for a week of strategising, building, and workshopping during the Athens offsite.
- Hosted hackathons at ETHLatam and ETHDam.
- Presented at ETHDenver, ETHTaipei, Web3Family, Web3Privacy Now meetup, 30 Days of Web3, Privacy Reunion 2 and Uhack.
Learning
Videos
Blogs
Learn more via the Waku blog and documentation.
X Spaces
- April Community Call with RAILGUN
- March Community Call and AMA
- Road to ETH Latam – Waku
- Privacy-Preserving Messaging on Blockchain (with Secret Network)
- February Community Call and AMA
- January Community Call and AMA
Follow Waku to join future X Spaces.
Acknowledgements
Vitalik Buterin
The Ethereum co-founder recognised Waku as an essential component of a web3 technology stack in his ‘Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again’ article.
Web3Privacy Now
Waku was acknowledged as a top privacy project of 2023. More than 100 privacy advocates from a range of organisations including Logos, DarkFi, Nym, Swarm, Railgun, and others voted for the winners.
Codex
Milestones
Codex Devnet launched
The team is currently stability testing the Codex client in an internal devnet with more than 1PiB of HDDs.
Events
ETHDenver
- Codex lead Dmitriy Ryajov presented Codex during Infra Day.
- The team networked with potential storage partners at the event.
Research
Data Availability Sampling
Shared DAS-related findings with the Ethereum research community.
Learning
Blogs
Learn more via the Codex blog and documentation.
Nomos
Learning
Blogs
- Preventing Wealth Concentration in PoS Systems: The Role of Fork-Choice Rule and Stake Relativisation
- Tackling the Challenge of Wealth Concentration in PoS Blockchains
- Is Network Anonymity Alone Sufficient for Resilient Proof of Stake Systems?
Learn more via the Nomos blog and follow Nomos on X.
Research
Nomos continues to research a variety of fields, including ZK and consensus solutions and network architectures to arrive at publishable specifications. A work in progress, the specifications for all elements will change. However, these publications will document our explorations and progress.
Meanwhile, the development team is laying the foundations for the network’s building blocks, specifically:
- Mixnet (network layer)
- Cryptarchia (consensus layer)
- NomosDA (data availability layer)
- Coordination layer
Contact Nomos via Discord to share your opinions on the team’s research and development direction.
Join the Movement
The Logos movement is rapidly gaining momentum. Our Discord community is now close to 2,000 members and our following on X is now more than 45,000. Join us on Discord or X to be part of the movement.
We are also looking for committed contributors who share our values and vision for the future. We invite researchers, engineers, and business development specialists to check our open positions and apply to work with us.