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Monthly Review: January 2025
Feb 5, 2025
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We’ve started the year with roadmap updates and news around Common—the key project benefitting from Aleph Zero’s privacy tech. We’re working tirelessly to improve every aspect of the project—from new integrations to ecosystem expansion. Here’s your January update for all things Aleph Zero!
While 2024 was a year of laying down critical foundations, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of tangible growth with real products, for real users. We’ve recently shared our roadmap for how Aleph Zero is creating a global framework for interchain privacy in 2025. But right now, let’s dive into all the progress we’ve already made in this exciting first month.
Delivering on network decentralization with Uqbar going live
The latest iteration of the original Aleph Zero network is in the final stages before Mainnet 14.0 Uqbar is introduced.
Following the Testnet phase, validators are already transitioning to Aleph Node version 14.0. Once the node upgrade deadline passes on February 12, the entire Mainnet will be updated to version 14.0.
Uqbar brings new block sync protocol, removes the max nominator limit and most importantly–paves the way for a fully decentralized block production of Aleph Zero which will come with Mainnet 15.0.
Get all the details on Testnet 14.0 Uqbar
AZERO on Fireblocks
Custody is still a necessary solution for many enterprise partners. That’s why we’re excited that Fireblocks started supporting AZERO. This opens up AZERO and our technology for an institutional customer base of over 2,000 parties who have transferred over $6 trillion in assets and created over 250 million wallets to date.
Find out more about this Fireblocks partnership
Giving back with Digital Hearts NFTs
Aleph Zero supported The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP) alongside Influ in its charity fundraising efforts. This year, the event’s focus was on pediatric oncology and hematology, with funds being directed towards improving the safety and health of children all across Poland.
WOSP is the largest non-governmental charity organization in Poland and a cultural phenomenon for over 30 years now. This campaign offered limited-edition NFTs on Aleph Zero, which were designed by Jurek Owsiak, the organization’s founder.
Read more about the initiative
Aleph Zero and Across on X Spaces
There’s a lot coming in the future for Aleph Zero and Across as we partner to bring forward a shared vision for interchain privacy. Across brings super-fast bridging thanks to its intent-based architecture–this is also a key building block to Aleph Zero’s interchain privacy made available with zkOS. Both teams sat down this month on X Spaces for a deep dive on Across, Aleph Zero, and how these two projects can work together.
Listen to both recordings of the event on this X thread.
Breaking down the future of OpenFi and Aleph Zero’s core role within it with idOS
This month, we also had a quick catchup with idOS, a decentralized identity network that plays a key role in the Aleph Zero EVM network. idOS has been a key Aleph Zero partner in building solutions for what’s becoming known as OpenFi.
Learn more about it in the recording
Aleph Zero IRL
Last weekend, Aleph Zero attended the Crypto Community Conference in Łódź, Poland, which brought together all the biggest names in Polish crypto and was spearheaded by a well-known Polish blockchain community called KryptoEkipa.
Next, we’ll be joining Consensus Hong Kong, so if you’re planning being there–let us know!
Common: 2025 roadmap, Common App testing, and CMN tokenomics release
The Common 2025 roadmap is now available, which is focused on delivering seamless and private user experience while showcasing Aleph Zero’s technology. In January, Common Mobile was already released for internal test with Aleph Zero Ambassadors. Plus, the team took another big step towards limitless ERC20 token shielding with Common Extension 1.0.3 going live. You can now make public transfers of USDC, USDT, WETH, and WBTC. Additionally, Common’s CMN’s tokenomics are now also public.
Download and test out Common Extension
The Aleph Zero Ecosystem: Starting 2025 on the right foot
January saw a flurry of new activity across the ecosystem.
- Aleph Zero India held an exciting X Space with Vidarbha Dao, where they explored opportunities for new builders on Aleph Zero. You can find more here.
- Syncra DAO’s website got a complete makeover and they also held an intense session with 3DOTS Law detailing how they’re building DAOs that work in the real world.
- Harbour made Aleph Zero on and off-ramping free for the whole month of January.
- Talisman wallet launched an AZERO staking rewards quest on Aleph Zero EVM. To participate, go to the “Stake with Talisman” quest and start staking your AZERO.
- Tubbly got a sleek makeover and went global–users can now link their email addresses to get rewards from anywhere in the world. They also achieved 150K transactions on Aleph Zero, which contributed greatly to the Aleph Zero network adding over 18,000 new AZERO token holder accounts in just 7 days.
- Upcade gave a sneak peek of their newest game—Pepenade Crush—which has some of the fastest on-chain activity access. Upcade also joined Cookie3’s Growth Partner program. Plus, stakers on cookie.fun were eligible for a limited-edition NFT Badge on Aleph Zero EVM—preloaded with 1,000 UP points from Upcade.
Unleashing Aleph Zero’s privacy tech in 2025
This is just the start of 2025—we’ve got a lot more planned when it comes to unleashing Aleph Zero’s unique privacy tech with real products. This year is going to be exciting!
