Monthly Update: January 2025
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Fellow Panthers,
January was a month of steady progress, marked by key technical advancements, advancing partnerships, and media coverage. With enhancements to the codebase, ongoing development of future versions, and continued media presence, Panther is gaining momentum and positioning itself as a leader in the privacy and compliance space for DeFi.
Here are the highlights from January.
Technical Progress
Panther Protocol’s development continues to move forward at a strong pace, with key enhancements made to the codebase based on external testing and audits from Veridise. These updates focus on improving performance, security, and scalability, ensuring a solid foundation for future releases.
Panther contributors remain focused on advancing the framework that supports Zone Managers, a critical component of Panther’s architecture designed to enhance compliance and confidentiality.
Additionally, preparations for the forthcoming Canary Network are well on track, with Panther Tech contributors focused on configuring and integrating PureFi, an official Panther KYC/KYT partner with EtherSpot’s bundler service on Polygon.
The controlled testing environment provided by the Canary Network will allow for real-world experimentation with new features, reinforcing Panther’s commitment to innovation and resilience. The Canary Network will be owned and operated by the forthcoming Swiss-based Panther Protocol Foundation (the Foundation), which is expected to form soon.
With work accelerating, important technical announcements will be coming from the Panther ecosystem in the days ahead. Stay tuned for what’s next.
Ecosystem Updates
In December, the Panther Protocol Foundation secured agreements with Eurobit and PureFi to apply to become Zone Managers. In January, Panther’s ecosystem team actively worked with these partners to establish the necessary infrastructure to support their onboarding. At the same time, these partners worked to refine their own frameworks to effectively use Panther’s core privacy and compliance-enhancing features.
As these partnerships continue to progress, Panther ecosystem contributors are also focused on attracting additional financial service providers as part of an ongoing effort to expand Panther’s network of Zones.
Panther in the Media
Panther was recently featured on CNBC Arabia’s Crypto Weekly, where co-founder Dr. Anish Mohammed acted as spokesperson, discussing key aspects of Panther’s mission. You can catch the interview at 14:50 in the episode. Panther was also quoted twice by CryptoNews, highlighting the protocol’s growing recognition with news media. Later in January, Panther was featured on CryptoCoinShow, where Dr. Mohammed outlined Panther’s roadmap for 2025. Panther was also interviewed by Kirill Ivanov, which included a detailed explanation of Panther’s model and its potential impact on the DeFi space.
Conclusion
January was a key month for Panther Protocol, with significant technological advancements, new ecosystem developments, and growing media attention. January saw updates to the codebase, along with the progress on future iterations and the Canary Network. Meanwhile, partnerships with Eurobit and PureFi continue to shape Panther’s role as a leader in privacy-enabled compliance for DeFi. As Panther gains momentum, the project is closer than ever to realizing its vision of a confidential and compliant DeFi ecosystem.