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2026 25

  1. First Ledger – Joey Wallet Extension
  2. TACEO – Ownership Proof Circuit
  3. Tread Safely – Safely Wallet
  4. Polymesh – P-DART
  5. What Trump v. Slaughter Reveals About the Limits of Legal Privacy Protections
  6. LambdaClass – PropAMMRouter
  7. Espresso – Batch Authenticator Contract
  8. Espresso – Derivation Pipeline Changes
  9. Aligned Layer – Airdrop Contract
  10. Serai – Distributed Key Generation
  11. Sovright – Argos
  12. AI-Assisted Security Auditing in the Zcash Ecosystem
  13. Security Audits, Managed Crowdsourced Security, and Bug Bounty Programs: Complementary, Not Interchangeable
  14. Anza Technology – BLS Signatures Crate
  15. Tools for Humanity – ZK Prover
  16. LambdaClass – Ethrex
  17. Building Systems That Deserve Consent
  18. White Noise – whitenoise-rs
  19. Avoiding Knowledge Collapse in Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Security Audits
  20. Espresso – TEE Smart Contracts
  21. White Noise – Marmot Development Kit (MDK)
  22. The Limits of Legal Control in Technical Systems
  23. What Enables Privacy, and What Produces It?
  24. TACEO – OPRF Noir Circuits
  25. TACEO – OPRF Circom Circuits

2025 35

  1. Designing Systems That Know Less About Us
  2. Lessons Learned from a Typosquatted Audit Report
  3. Anza Technology – Confidential Transfers in Solana Token-2022 Program
  4. White Noise – Marmot Protocol Review
  5. Zcash – NU6.1 Network Upgrade
  6. Anonymous Data in the Age of AI: Hidden Risks and Safer Practices
  7. How Anonymous Credentials Redefine Digital Access
  8. Aligned Layer – Layer Operator AVS + Smart Contracts (2nd review)
  9. Rabby Wallet – Mobile Application (2nd Review)
  10. Rabby Wallet – Extension (2nd Review)
  11. Linea – Limitless Prover
  12. Balancing Privacy-Enhancing Technologies and Legal Disclosure Obligations
  13. DropFi – XRP Wallet Private Key Storage
  14. Chia Network – Permuto
  15. Conflux Network – VM Module
  16. Turning Milestones Into Meaning: The Depth Behind Our Audits
  17. Lightec – zkBTC Circuit + Smart Contracts
  18. Joey Wallet
  19. Zcash – Kotlin and Swift Payment URI Prototypes
  20. The Right to Privacy in a Global Legal Context
  21. Zcash – FROST Demo
  22. Advancing zkVMs with Formal Verification
  23. Lightec – zkBTC Bridge Cryptography
  24. Ensuring the Secure Use of the FROST Protocol
  25. Wallet V Labs – Wallet V
  26. Keystone – Hardware Wallet for Zcash
  27. World – Mobile IrisCode Self-Custody Upgrade (2nd Review)
  28. Zcash – Coin Voting 2.0
  29. Navigating the Audit Process: Client Engagement and Technical Methodology
  30. Exploring AI-Assisted Security Audits
  31. World – SMPC Protocol (3rd Review)
  32. Warlock Labs – Sylow and SolBLS
  33. Innovating with Purpose: Our Contributions in 2024
  34. QEDIT – OrchardZSA Protocol for Zcash
  35. World – Mobile IrisCode Self-Custody Upgrade

2024 39

  1. Aligned Layer – ERC20 and Claim Smart Contracts
  2. Our Takeaways from the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress
  3. Rabby Wallet – Extension
  4. Strengthening Crypto Security via MiCA Compliance
  5. Decred – DEX Integration for Zcash
  6. Our Role as the Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead
  7. Aligned Layer – Operator AVS and Smart Contracts
  8. Linea – zkEVM Crypto Beta v1
  9. Building Credibility: Our Industry Alliances, Partnerships, and Recognitions
  10. World – SMPC Protocol (2nd Review)
  11. Announcing a New Collaboration With Bugcrowd
  12. Zcash – Zebra NU6 Updates
  13. Zcash – Zcashd NU6 Updates
  14. Successful Security Consulting Engagements: Processes, Expectations, and Outcomes
  15. Rabby Wallet – Mobile Application
  16. Linea – Gnark Cryptographic Library
  17. Building the Zero-Knowledge Community: Engagement, Events, and Advocacy
  18. Trust Machines – BNS v2
  19. Silent Protocol – Smart Contracts
  20. Polygon – Starky and zkEVM Kernel
  21. Gnosis – Hashi
  22. Polygon – Plonky3
  23. Phantom Wallet
  24. Enhance Your Understanding: An Annotated Security Audit Report
  25. Avalanche – Core Web
  26. Security Audit Reports: A Guide for Everyone
  27. A Decade of Enabling Security-By-Design for Emerging Technologies
  28. Avalanche – Core Mobile Wallet (2nd Review)
  29. d.id – .bit Contracts
  30. World – SMPC Protocol
  31. Avalanche – AvalancheJS v2
  32. The State of Grant Funding for the Security of Web3
  33. Innovating with Security Audit Reports on Blockchains – First on Bitcoin
  34. World – Protocol Cryptography (2nd Review)
  35. The Current Outlook on Web3 Grant Funding
  36. Safeheron – Crypto Suites & Mulitparty ECDSA + Encapsulation Layer
  37. Capsule – Signing and Permissioning Toolkit
  38. Capsule – MetaMask Snap
  39. Fungify – Smart Contracts

2023 46

  1. Looking back on 2022-2023: Two Years of Security Consulting and Product Development
  2. Avalanche – Browser Extension + SDK
  3. Mina – Pickles
  4. Cube3 – Smart Contracts
  5. Announcing Privacy Reviews in Partnership with Castlebridge: Going Beyond Security to Enable User Control & Confidence
  6. Expanding Security Services for Web3 Ecosystems
  7. Safeheron – MPC-ECDSA Algorithm
  8. Axelar – Smart Contracts
  9. FilFi – Smart Contracts
  10. Integrating Advanced Cryptographic Techniques (ZKPs, MPC and FHE) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
  11. Navigating Web3 Wallets: Enabling a Secure User Experience
  12. NEOKingdom DAO – Smart Contracts
  13. Pioneering Zero-Knowledge Proofs: Eight Years of Security, Implementation, and Education
  14. Secure Development of MetaMask Snaps
  15. Least Authority Announces the Publication of the Ava Labs Subnet EVM Audit
  16. Avalanche – Subnet EVM
  17. ssv.network (formerly Blox) – Secret Shared Validator Implementation
  18. Chia Network – Offers Primitive
  19. Chia Network – ETH to Chia Bridge
  20. WhiteBIT – Network Protocol
  21. MetaMask – Snaps Extension Integration
  22. MetaMask – Snaps
  23. Generative Labs – Web3MQ MetaMask Snap
  24. Staging Labs – Saferoot MetaMask Snap
  25. Blockchain Labs – Masca MetaMask Snap
  26. XMTP – MetaMask Snap
  27. Blockfence – MetaMask Snap
  28. Keep Network – Solana Smart Contracts
  29. Splitcoin – Manual Seed Phase Encryption Whitepaper Review
  30. Mina – Transaction Logic and Transaction Protocol
  31. World – Groth16 Verifier in EVM Smart Contract
  32. World – Protocol Cryptography
  33. Octant – Smart Contracts for Golem Foundation
  34. Taho Wallet – Private Key Import and Recovery Phase Reveal
  35. Ava Labs – Bridge Smart Contracts
  36. Heliax – Namada
  37. Polygon – Heimdall and Bor
  38. Coin-Dash Ltd – Secret Shared Validator (SSV)
  39. Chainsafe – Sygma
  40. Least Authority Attends The IAPP Global Privacy Summit
  41. Dodgecoin – Node Upgrades
  42. Security Index Token Announcement
  43. Zest Protocol
  44. FAQs: MoonMath Manual to zk-SNARKs
  45. Holochain – Deterministic Integrity Crate
  46. Magic Protocol

2022 27

  1. Data Lake – Consents Smart Contracts
  2. Holochain – Lair Keystore
  3. Core DAO – Layer 1 + Smart Contracts
  4. Saddle Finance – Metapool Smart Contracts
  5. Polygon – Plonky2
  6. Data Lake – Token and Vesting Smart Contracts
  7. Sovryn – Bi-directional FastBTC
  8. Trust Machines – Multisafe
  9. Human-centered design at Least Authority
  10. Dark Crystal social backup using Magic Wormhole
  11. Keep Network – tBTC Bridge v2
  12. Launching Destiny: a free end-to-end encrypted file transfer application
  13. Blox Staking – Wallet 2nd Review
  14. MetaMask Extension – Seed Phrase Implementation
  15. Endaoment – v2 Smart Contracts
  16. DeGate – Smart Contracts
  17. Privy to and the Privacy Bill of Rights
  18. Overlay Protocol – v1 Core Smart Contracts
  19. PiSwap Protocol – Smart Contracts
  20. Manifest V2 to V3: Challenges and Security Considerations.
  21. Umee – Peggo Orchestrator
  22. Matrix – vodozemac
  23. DeGate – zk-SNARK Circuit
  24. Althea – Gravity Bridge
  25. Tally – Browser Extension Wallet: Key Handling
  26. Kukai Wallet for Tezos Foundation
  27. ALEX Protocol – Smart Contracts

2021 45

  1. 2021 in Review: How We Contributed to Web3
  2. Swarm – Bee + Bee Clef
  3. Kickflow – Smart Contracts for Tezos Foundation
  4. Fox One – Compound + Pando
  5. MW4ALL 2.0 Project Completed: Bringing Identity-less and Secure File Transfers to the Web
  6. Synthetic Asset Platform Smart Contracts for Tezos Foundation
  7. Mina Signer SDK + StakingPower Wallet for Mina Foundation
  8. Blank – Wallet Browser Extension
  9. Secret Key Labs – Xverse Wallet
  10. Arkane Network – ERC-1155 Token Smart Contracts
  11. Arcade (previously Pawn Finance) – Pawn Smart Contracts
  12. Auro Wallet Extension for Mina Foundation
  13. Aleo – Trusted Setup: Phase 1
  14. Celebrating a Milestone: Least Authority’s 100th Security Audit
  15. Announcing the Release of the ZKAPs Whitepaper
  16. Clorio Wallet + Mina Ledger JS for Mina Foundation
  17. cLab – Plumo Protocol: Arithmetic Optimizations
  18. Venus for Filecoin Foundation
  19. Cosmos SDK – Liquidity Module
  20. Audit Preparation Checklist: 5 Important Steps to Prepare for a Security Audit
  21. EIP-3074 for Ethereum Foundation
  22. Zkopru zk-SNARK Circuits + Smart Contracts for Ethereum Foundation
  23. Pendle Finance – Pendle Protocol Smart Contracts
  24. ScopeLift – Umbra-js
  25. BenderLabs – Wrap Protocol Smart Contracts for Tezos Foundation
  26. Fractal – Staking and Claims Registry Smart Contracts
  27. Chia Network – Coloured Coins Implementation
  28. Hiro – Stacks Wallet
  29. MW4ALL Participates in NGI Bootcamp
  30. MW4ALL 2.0: Exploring the Product Potential of Secure File Transfer
  31. Least Authoritarians Reveal Open-Source Projects That Make a Difference in Their Lives
  32. Security Consulting FAQs Page is Live
  33. ‘Privy To’ Will Be Featured at Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (April 22-May 2)
  34. Equilibrium – Vanilla Smart Contracts
  35. Blox Staking – Wallet
  36. Loopring – 3.6 Design + Implementation: Smart Contracts and Circuit
  37. QuipuSwap – Smart Contracts for Tezos Foundation
  38. Kolibri – Smart Contracts for Tezos Foundation
  39. Presenting ZKAPs at Hello Decentralization Conference
  40. PrivateStorage is Coming Soon!
  41. Stably – Tezos Stablecoin for Tezos Foundation
  42. Harvest Finance – Harvest Smart Contracts
  43. Mina Ledger Application
  44. The HRO Cloud: Least Authority Launches Secure Cloud Storage for Human Rights Organizations
  45. Zero Knowledge Privacy in Regulated Financial Transactions

2020 26

  1. 2020: Least Authority’s Year in Review
  2. Filecoin – Lotus Implementation + Subcomponents
  3. Lisk – Project Protocol Design + Implementation
  4. ethdo for Ethereum Foundation
  5. Centrifuge – Tinlake 0.3.0
  6. TQ Tezos – Beacon SDK for Tezos Foundation
  7. Atomex – Core Library + Desktop Client for Tezos Foundation
  8. Thanos Labs – Thanos Wallet for Tezos Foundation
  9. Project Update: Tahoe-LAFS for Human Rights Defenders
  10. Metastate AG – Multi-Asset Shielded Pool for Tezos Foundation
  11. Band Protocol – BandChain Cosmos-SDK Oracle Module
  12. We’re upgrading Magic Wormhole to Magic Wormhole for All
  13. Marigold (formerly Nomadic Labs) – Taquito for Tezos Foundation
  14. Protocol Labs – Gossipsub v1.1 Protocol Design + Implementation
  15. TQ Tezos – TezosKit for Tezos Foundation
  16. Atomex – Smart Contracts for Tezos Foundation
  17. Using ZKAPs to Disconnect Payment Data from Service Data
  18. Centrifuge – Tinlake Contracts + Actions
  19. Centrifuge Chain
  20. ChainSafe – Lodestar Utility Libraries
  21. BTG Pactual – ReitBZ Token + Management Dashboard for Tezos Foundation
  22. TQ Tezos – TzBTC for Tezos Foundation
  23. Ethereum 2.0 Specifications
  24. TRON Protocol
  25. MetaMask – Plugin System + LavaMoat
  26. Adapting Secure File Storage Tools for Human Rights Defenders

2019 15

  1. MetaMask – Permissions System + CapNode
  2. Our Audit of Ethereum Foundation’s Node Discovery Protocol
  3. Ethereum – Node Discovery Protocol
  4. Nervos Network
  5. Ethereum – ProgPoW Algorithm
  6. The Path from S4 to PrivateStorage
  7. Blockstack – Stacks Investor Wallet
  8. MetaMask – Mobile App
  9. Dead Canaries – Onion Routed Cloud
  10. Tezos Protocol (5 Parts)
  11. Least Authority and Private Internet Access announce PrivateStorage.io: a secure and privacy-focused cloud storage solution.
  12. Cosmos – Blockchain SDK Framework
  13. How The TezBox Wallet Audit Should Inform How We Think About Privacy
  14. Announcing the release of Gridsync 0.4.0: the latest version of our graphical user interface for Tahoe-LAFS/S4
  15. Introducing P4: Private Periodic Payment Protocol

2018 9

  1. BEAM – Mimblewimble Implementation
  2. Zcash (3 Parts)
  3. Least Authority Hosted a Workshop at MozFest 2018
  4. Least Authority performs Security Audit of Knot DNS and Knot Resolver on behalf of Mozilla’s “SOS” Fund
  5. Least Authority performs User Tests at RightsCon Toronto
  6. Least Authority partners with TechGDPR to help with data protection regulation compliance
  7. Least Authority hosted a workshop with Simply Secure at Internet Freedom Festival 2018.
  8. FundRequest – ICO Smart Contracts
  9. OAuth2.0 Server

2017 17

  1. “Privacy For Everyone” Conference Schedule
  2. Melonport Protocol
  3. Code of Conduct for the conference – “Privacy For Everyone”
  4. “Privacy For Everyone” – a conference by Least Authority, Zcash Company and Dekrypt Capital
  5. Introduction to Mix Networks and Anonymous Communication Networks
  6. Why We Need Client-Side Encryption?
  7. Least Authority’s new comic explains Tahoe-LAFS based S4
  8. Knot DNS SOS Fund
  9. Privacy and Security by design is a crucial step for privacy protection.
  10. GNU libmicrohttpd (MHD) Library
  11. Servers of Happiness
  12. Gridsync – a new graphical user interface (GUI) to S4 – coming soon!
  13. Debunking the “Nothing-to-Hide” Rhetoric
  14. Magic Folders Now Allows for File Synchronization in Tahoe-LAFS
  15. Least Authority at 2017 Internet Freedom Festival and RightsCon
  16. Meet Fritz, the POLA bear: Our mascot.
  17. Least Authority officially launches operations in Berlin, Germany

2015 3

  1. Ethereum – Incentive Analysis
  2. Privacy Technologies for Bitcoin
  3. A Bug in libsnark

2014 6

  1. Reset The Net with the Upgraded Simple Secure Storage Service
  2. GlobaLeaks
  3. OONI – Backend Software Component
  4. Cryptocat
  5. BLAKE2: “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” Than MD5
  6. SpiderOak

2013 8

  1. Least Authority Joins Open Invention Network
  2. LAFS Summit Next Week in San Francisco: Nov 11-13
  3. LAFS Featured on EFF Tech Blog
  4. S4 on LinuxBSDos.com
  5. Open Letter to Phil Zimmermann and Jon Callas of Silent Circle, On The Closure of the “Silent Mail” Service
  6. Least Authority on Motherboard at Vice.com
  7. LAFS mentioned on Computerworld
  8. LeastAuthority.com Announces A PRISM-Proof Storage Service