Vitalik Buterin-Backed Nocturne Labs Shuts Down Operations

Vitalik Buterin-Backed Nocturne Labs to Cease Operations

Nocturne, invested by Vitalik, announced the gradual closure of the company.

Nocturne privacy protocol, invested by Vitalik, announced a gradual shutdown.

Nocturne, which Vitalik invested in, announces company closure and transition of withdrawal services.

Nocturne privacy protocol, invested by Vitalik, announced a gradual shutdown.

Nocturne Privacy Protocol to Gradually Shut Down After Ceasing Operations

Privacy Agreement DUSK's permanent test network NOCTURNE is online.

Privacy Policy: NOCTURNE discontinues product and shifts to application development field.

Privacy Policy: NOCTURNE announces the closure of NOCTURNE V1, shifting towards application development.

Privacy Policy: NOCTURNE is about to shut down NOCTURNE V1, and will shift towards application development.

Nocturne brings private accounts to Ethereum

Nocturne v1 has been launched on the Ethereum mainnet.

Vitalik Buterin invests in Nocturne Labs, which aims to bring private accounts to Ethereum

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Ethereum Governance and Celebrity Token Declines Highlight This Week's DeFi News

SEC Chairman adjusts views on cryptocurrencies, Vitalik criticizes celebrities issuing meme coins

Nocturne, a privacy protocol in which Vitalik participated in the investment, announced that it had decided to gradually shut down the company after stopping the privacy protocol established earlier last year. The front end will remain open for withdrawal services until the end of this month.

Bain Capital plans to launch its second crypto fund.

Bain Capital plans to launch its second crypto fund.

Bain Capital to Launch Second Crypto Fund Amid Continued Investment Activity

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Bittersweet news. Today we're shutting down Nocturne v1 and redirecting our efforts toward a new product in the application space. We wanted to share our rationale, shed light on the new work, and give details for exiting the current protocol.

Our new map Nocturne is live. See it in Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Sniper Shotgun game modes. Proudly flying the @WeAreEnthusiast colors!Play now: https://t.co/KftK8WJH4N https://t.co/xXun1PBRjR

get your learn on with Privacy Matters, 18: ✦ @okx announces X1, a L2 utilizing Polygon's CDK ✦ @NEARProtocol and @0xPolygonLabs team up for zkWASM ✦ @nocturne_xyz successfully deploys v1 to Ethereum

Nocturne v1 is now live on mainnet 🌙 the private vault UI is accessible at https://t.co/bDN4zxs1fH https://t.co/4CaAcilAgY

1/ Why is Nocturne building private accounts? Why not another design? In this post, we distill past approaches to onchain privacy and the motivation behind the Nocturne design philosophy 🧵 https://t.co/tDCtgDbZHn

VC Roundup: private accounts, tokenization, and healthcare infrastructure grab investors’ attention

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