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Monthly Update: May 2022

Monthly Update: May 2022

A busy month just went by! Here’s everything we did and how the future’s looking for Panther.

Panther Joins ZPrize and Industry Leaders To Further The Zero-Knowledge Industry

Panther Joins ZPrize and Industry Leaders To Further The Zero-Knowledge Industry

Panther joins industry leaders in the blockchain scene to help fund research and advance zero-knowledge technologies.

Round 2 of Incentivized Testing for $ZKP Advanced Staking is now LIVE!

Round 2 of Incentivized Testing for $ZKP Advanced Staking is now LIVE!

Dear Panthers, Many of you have already provided feedback and tested Advanced Staking in Round 1. As this program finishes, we’re debuting our second round of incentivized testing. IMPORTANT: Round 2 requires you to generate new stakes, as it utilizes different smart contracts than Round 1. As such, you

The Ultimate Irony: Thoughts on the state of our markets

The Ultimate Irony: Thoughts on the state of our markets

by Dr. Anish Mohammed The crypto ecosystem has seemingly found consensus, and it has the word “bear” written all over it. Everyone pleads to have predicted Terra’s implosion, while few can actually prove their claims. And yet, although no one can deny the systemic ripples of $UST’s demise,

Incentivized testing for $ZKP Advanced Staking is now LIVE!

Incentivized testing for $ZKP Advanced Staking is now LIVE!

Advanced $ZKP Staking Testing with 100,000 $ZKP in rewards is starting today. Welcome to Panther Zafari’s Beta!

Post-Mortem for the Classic Staking Unstaking Bug Fix

Post-Mortem for the Classic Staking Unstaking Bug Fix

The bug preventing users from unstaking ZKP on Ethereum Mainnet has been fixed. Here is what happened.

Panther Monthly Update: April 2022

Panther Monthly Update: April 2022

Advanced Staking is coming, the first Panther Ambassadors are ready to jump into action and a MASP Testnet is underway!

Advanced Staking is on its way! Here’s how to prepare for it.

Advanced Staking is on its way! Here’s how to prepare for it.

Another protocol milestone is right around the corner. We’re introducing Advanced Staking, a key step toward our Core protocol release!

Introducing the Panther Ambassador Program

Introducing the Panther Ambassador Program

Are you a leader looking to ensure that there’s privacy in DeFi? Then Panther needs you as an Ambassador!

Panther Monthly Update - March 2022

Panther Monthly Update - March 2022

Three partnerships, Polygon staking, hires, conferences, AMAs… with so much happening in March, it’s always good to have a recap!

The Polygon Staking Bugs Have Been Fixed: Here’s our post-mortem.

The Polygon Staking Bugs Have Been Fixed: Here’s our post-mortem.

The Polygon bug has been fixed, and we learned a number of lessons to make sure we reduce mishappenings in the future. Here’s our post-mortem.

Panther Protocol and e-Money Partner to Bridge Legacy Banking System with Privacy DeFi Solution

Panther Protocol and e-Money Partner to Bridge Legacy Banking System with Privacy DeFi Solution

We’re partnering with e-Money! Incorporating their stablecoin ecosystem into the Panther ecosystem will allow us to empower privacy and compliance for institutions.

Polygon Staking Rewards: Proposed Bug Fix

Polygon Staking Rewards: Proposed Bug Fix

Dear Panthers, As you may have already heard from our Discord and Telegram channels, the recent deployment of the new staking program on the Polygon network was quickly followed by the discovery of an unfortunate bug. As such, the Panther team is proposing a smart contract fix to ensure fair

Panther announces the implementation of its Polygon package

Panther announces the implementation of its Polygon package

As a scalability solution, Polygon has been one of blockchain’s rising stars for the last couple of years. In an ecosystem constantly reinventing itself and looking for its next breakthrough, Polygon has helped some of blockchain’s most prominent use cases, such as DeFi’s top protocols (1nch, Curve,

Reflections On Panther’s Roadmap: Co-Founder & CTO Anish Mohammed

Reflections On Panther’s Roadmap: Co-Founder & CTO Anish Mohammed

We’ve recently published an updated version of Panther’s roadmap on our website. We, as a team, have been looking forward to this milestone throughout the previous few, very eventful months. Therefore, I believe it’s worthwhile sharing some reflections both on the road that led us here and

Panther Announces Listing on Bittrex Global, Exposing Its DeFi Privacy Protocol To Millions Of New Users

Panther Announces Listing on Bittrex Global, Exposing Its DeFi Privacy Protocol To Millions Of New Users

Panther, an end-to-end privacy solution that protects privacy in DeFi and Web3, is pleased to announce the listing of its token, $ZKP, on Bittrex Global. As Panther’s second CEX listing, this represents another critical milestone in its growth, with the listing exposing ZKP tokens to millions of people, driving

$ZKP Staking Is Now Live Natively and In Huobi!

$ZKP Staking Is Now Live Natively and In Huobi!

Dear Panthers, are you ready to earn rewards on your $ZKP? We’re glad to introduce our native staking solution, which will reward you for holding your tokens, as well as helping our token’s stability. Panther native staking for rewards and governance You can now stake your tokens at

$ZKP’s Token Generation Event, Huobi Listing, and Staking are Underway! Here’s Our Recap:

$ZKP’s Token Generation Event, Huobi Listing, and Staking are Underway! Here’s Our Recap:

Dear Panthers, Today is our Token Generation Event (TGE) date, the day you’ve been waiting for. We’re pleased to announce that this will happen along with our first CEX listing, as $ZKP will be available in Huobi Global, one of the world’s leading digital asset exchanges with

$ZKP Staking Is Now Live! Here’s everything you need to know.

$ZKP Staking Is Now Live! Here’s everything you need to know.

Dear Panthers, Our Token Generation Event (TGE) is now closer to being a reality than ever. You have all successfully voted to launch the Panther Protocol in a private, decentralized manner that will make blockchain history books. However thrilling it is to witness such a feature, and regardless of how

Voting Round #3 starts in less than 24 hours!

Voting Round #3 starts in less than 24 hours!

Vote for the private, decentralized launch of Panther Protocol. Dear Panthers, Time has gone by quickly, and we’re ready to deliver on our promise to, after putting the protocol launch on hold, to kickstart Voting Round #3. For voting to remain fully private, we will follow a similar procedure

Panther Partners with ShapeShift to Add Interoperable Privacy to DeFi and Web3

Panther Partners with ShapeShift to Add Interoperable Privacy to DeFi and Web3

As Panther pushes towards the decentralization of our protocol from Day 1 with LaunchDAO, the first-ever private and decentralized project launch, the team has unveiled a new, exciting partnership. Panther Protocol is partnering with ShapeShift, a household name of the crypto industry. ShapeShift has taken brave steps in the recent

The world’s first private & decentralized protocol launch: Panther DAO votes to launch private DeFi protocol End of January

The world’s first private & decentralized protocol launch: Panther DAO votes to launch private DeFi protocol End of January

Blockchain history was made earlier this week. Thanks to more than 2,560 DAO votes in a Snapshot proposal, the Panther Protocol was voted to be launched in a private, decentralized manner. This constitutes the very first event of its kind, a feature that sets Panther a step towards its

Urgent Vote on Recommendation to Delay TGE Launch

Urgent Vote on Recommendation to Delay TGE Launch

Dear Panthers, 2021 was a difficult and unpredictable year for most people around the world, and the core team at Panther Protocol was no exception. Conducting a ground-breaking decentralised launch is a complex legal, financial, and technical challenge, so we greatly appreciate your patience as we have been working very

Time to make history: vote NOW on Panther’s fully decentralized, private launch!

Time to make history: vote NOW on Panther’s fully decentralized, private launch!

Dear Panthers, the time is now! When we announced LaunchDAO, we set ourselves to place the first stone in building a more decentralized, private future for DeFi and the blockchain ecosystem. And you responded accordingly: Over 3,400 users have registered to participate. We are happy to announce that voting

We’re debuting decentralized private launches with Panther LaunchDAO!

We’re debuting decentralized private launches with Panther LaunchDAO!

The Token Generation Event is closer than ever. And, as we shared earlier this week via an exclusive email, the first step towards it is LaunchDAO: The very first community-led, private, fully decentralized protocol launch. With long-term success in mind and the utmost respect for the cypherpunk values, the team