Weekly #2 (Apr 21-27, 2025)

Highlights

1. New Community Campaign

The Shield Missions campaign has launched! The task: send Adaman, the Agent of Shield, into historical or fictional events where privacy protection could have changed everything. Best submissions earn 200 Shield XP. The campaign runs until May 9. For more information, see the project discord, in the community-boost branch

1. Testnet Upgrades

The Campfire testnet upgrade was successfully completed. A new testnet upgrade, Housefire, is expected in the coming days.

1. Zcash Shielded Airdrop

Heliax developed a tool for the first-ever shielded airdrop. There are plans to airdrop $NAM to shielded Zcash holders. The code is awaiting review from the Electric Coin Company.

1. Governance Proposal #18

Proposal #18 suggests distributing 945,000 NAM to Discord moderators (three since January 2023 and five since January 2024). Validators should cast their votes by Monday ~17:00 UTC. (Note: voters are asked to vote no on Proposal #17, as Proposal #18 replaces it.)

1. Privacy Awareness Campaign

Several posts emphasized the importance of privacy:

• "Privacy is..."

• "Privacy powers choice" — video featuring co-creator Christopher Goes.

• Shielding is becoming increasingly vital as CBDCs and social credit systems are being tested.

• A reminder to stay shielded when using blockchains in 2025 ("Shield up, anon").