https://logos.co/media2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Zhttps://logos.co/media/article/private-local-first-coordination-tools2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Most privacy work in this industry revolves around the cryptography and security of a transaction when it is added to a blockchain. Logos is building a stack that brings privacy to every layer of a transaction – beginning with coordination.

https://logos.co/media/article/pri-fi-securing-transaction-supply-chain2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

Blockchains solved one of the oldest economic problems: how to make a promise hold even when the party making it would prefer otherwise. But transactions do not begin or end at settlement. If security is concentrated at the moment value moves, while information and discretion remain exposed everywhere around it, the transaction remains vulnerable. PriFi aims to secure the entire transaction supply chain.

https://logos.co/media/article/field-station-rajasthan2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

From 23–31 October, Logos and Zu-Grama are bringing around 30 people together in Dhun, Rajasthan, for Field Station / Rajasthan: an eight-night builder and activist residency focused on turning ideas about sovereignty, privacy, and human agency into real-world impact.

https://logos.co/media/article/developer-update-aug-20262026-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

August saw improvements to the integrability and privacy-preserving foundations of the Logos stack.

https://logos.co/media/article/august-20262026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Museum of Civil Liberties opens, raising chat control awareness, Ann Brody shares insights with Parallel Dispatch, Logos Basecamp app exposes privacy leaks, returning to Zanzibar, and new Logos Broadcast Network programming goes live. We recap August’s Logos movement updates.

https://logos.co/media/article/parallel-education-delhi2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

Logos Circle / Delhi didn’t spend weeks debating what issue to tackle first. During their first meetup, they found a local initiative already doing important work, went to see it for themselves and listen to the challenges faced, and asked: How can we help?

https://logos.co/media/article/basecamp-on-hodl-up2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

In a recent interview, Dr Corey Petty explains why privacy must be built into a tech stack from the ground up. Logos Basecamp makes that vision practical by making it easy for anyone to run the stack on accessible hardware they control.

https://logos.co/media/article/developer-update-july-20262026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Following June's Testnet v0.2 release, July was a month of consolidation, with anonymous messaging over the mix network becoming usable and documented for the first time.

https://logos.co/media/article/interzone-bridging-logos2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

Interzone bridging makes Logos Zones interoperable and links them to the shared, decentralised base layer.

https://logos.co/media/article/july-20262026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Testnet v0.2 released, Bota Jardemalie shares her decade-long plight on LBN, tools and action at DWeb Camp, devs building on Logos, Sovereignty Superspace goes live, and more. We recap July’s progress from the Logos movement.

https://logos.co/media/article/bota-jardemalie-interview2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

A Harvard Law graduate and a New York-qualified attorney, Bota Jardemalie has combatted surveillance and suppression to fight for human liberties.

https://logos.co/media/article/basecamp-v022026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

Basecamp allows you to run the Logos stack on your own machine through a single, open-source installation.

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-blockchain-v022026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

Testnet v0.2 pairs private leader election with anonymous block broadcast, and ships decentralised sequencing and bridging for Zones.

https://logos.co/media/article/testnet-v02-architectural-readiness2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Testnet v0.2 deploys and hardens the core protocols of the modular stack, evolving into a usable, private-by-default architecture.

https://logos.co/media/article/movement-recap-testnet2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

From its launch at Parallel Society to Circles’ global expansion and hacking on the stack, we recap the Logos movement’s support of Testnet v0.1’s release.

https://logos.co/media/article/testnet-v01-retrospective2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

With Testnet v0.2 now live, we look back at the phase that brought the core Logos protocols together into the first version of the unified stack – what convergence set out to prove, how the network performed, and how its lessons shaped the upgrade.

https://logos.co/media/article/developer-update-june-20262026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

June saw the release of Logos Testnet v0.2, the biggest release of the unified stack so far, allowing a single node to run blockchain, messaging, and storage together for the first time.

https://logos.co/media/article/june-20262026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Raising awareness on UK debt interest, building tools and taking action in Berlin, Logos stack runs DOOM, Dweb and Dark Prague on the horizon. We round up the latest developments from across the Logos movement.

https://logos.co/media/article/testnet-v02-live2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

With the release of Logos Testnet v0.2, nodes can now run all core capabilities: blockchain, messaging, and storage.

https://logos.co/media/article/upskilling-support-abeokuta-enugu2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Through Logos Circles, Nigerians are taking agency over their own futures. Logos Circle / Abeokuta is upskilling women with digital training and education, while Logos Circle / Enugu is providing mental health support to youngsters in need.

https://logos.co/media/article/runtime-and-networking-layer2026-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

At the foundation of the Logos stack is a module-based runtime and privacy-preserving networking layer. Every application and user interacting with the Logos ecosystem operates upon this core infrastructure.

https://logos.co/media/article/public-debt-interest2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Debt interest produces nothing new while limiting choice and freedom. The recurring costs of past excesses centralise our institutions and enshrine bond market confidence as our governments’ number one priority.

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-dev-update-may-20262026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

May was a month of preparation for the next Logos testnet release, anchored by the publication of release candidates for Testnet v0.1.3 and the live-streamed testnet retrospective and stake distribution event.

https://logos.co/media/article/may-20262026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Funding internet freedom with Tor and FTC; Logos LAN comes online in Berlin; Parallel Society live streams now available; and sharing the stack in Lisbon, Cluj, and Prague. We recap everything that happened in May 2026.

https://logos.co/media/article/radical-humility2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

As we pursue decentralisation and sovereignty, we often ignore human relationships. This community submission explores why trust, emotional safety, and social infra are just as critical as the code itself.

https://logos.co/media/article/circles-liberland-cleanup2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

We recall a recent collective action undertaken on the border of Liberland and Serbia. Rubbish had been piling up, with no one wanting to take responsibility. We didn’t wait for permission; we formed a pop-up Circle and got to work.

https://logos.co/media/article/developer-update-apr-20262026-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

April saw the launch of Logos Testnet v0.1.2, the second iteration of the unified Logos stack, the publication of the Testnet v0.1 retrospective, and the launch of the λPrize builder programme.

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-basecamp2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Basecamp is a fully local launcher for the Logos stack, running all modules on your device from a unified surface. Private by default. Modular. Complete user control.

https://logos.co/media/article/april-20262026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Logos Testnet v0.1.2 now live, Testnet v0.1 stats show stability, λPrize rewarding developers, Privacy Builders Bootcamp online and IRL. Logos Press Engine recaps the movement’s progress during April 2026.

https://logos.co/media/article/dispersive-medium2026-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

https://logos.co/media/article/lambda-prize2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

The λPrize programme will award up to $500,000 in total prizes to builders who create real-world applications on the Logos stack.

https://logos.co/media/article/testnet-v0-1-review2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

This article looks at what the data from Testnet v0.1 shows, the most common issues reported by users, and how v0.1.2 improves on its predecessor.

https://logos.co/media/article/surveillance-and-behaviour2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

Mass surveillance is often justified as a tool for safety, but evidence shows it does little to prevent harm while subtly altering human behaviour. Local-first tech with strong privacy offers a path to reclaim agency, autonomy, and a more open society.

https://logos.co/media/article/developer-update-mar-20262026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

March saw the launch of Logos Testnet v0.1, the first release that packages the Logos stack into a unified, modular system.

https://logos.co/media/article/exit-as-survival2026-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

This community-submitted article recalls Porto Circle steward G IRL's experience presenting a privacy-focused egress app for domestic abuse victims to Logos developers and the community at Parallel Society. G IRL urgently needs developer support. <a href="https://forum.logos.co/t/circle-dev-exchange-idea/1569"> Learn more and help victims.</a>

https://logos.co/media/article/march-20262026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Logos Testnet v0.1 launches, Parallel Society occupies Lisbon, Logos Builder Hub now live, Privacy Builders Bootcamp coming soon. Logos Press Engine recaps the movement’s progress during March.

https://logos.co/media/article/decentralise-log-not-server2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

This article explores why conventional state sharing fails, how replicated logs on Logos Blockchain offer a better approach, and how its channel architecture enables practical networked applications.

https://logos.co/media/article/anonymous-block-proposers2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Private Proof-of-Stake allows block proposers to remain anonymous and unlinkable to their stake. This is achieved by combining two systems: Cryptarchia and Blend.

https://logos.co/media/article/sovereign-zone-interoperability2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

Discover how Mantle channels connect Sovereign Zones with atomic transfers and flexible messaging. See how Logos enables powerful cross-Zone apps and what Native Zones will unlock in the future.

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-testnet-v012026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Logos Testnet v0.1 marks a convergence milestone towards a socio-economic system powered by private-by-default infrastructure.

https://logos.co/media/article/developer-update-feb-20262026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

In February, development of the Logos stack prioritised the initial launch of Logos Testnet v0.1.

https://logos.co/media/article/feb-20262026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Logos Testnet v0.1 imminent, Parallel Society final tickets and stage times available, Farewell to Westphalia translated into Spanish, and new Logos Improvement Proposal process. Logos Press Engine recaps the movement’s progress during February 2026.

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-as-an-operating-system2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

Logos is a modular, microkernel-based stack for decentralised infrastructure, built for privacy, composability, and resilience.

https://logos.co/media/article/social-institutions-blockchain-governance2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Beyond finance, blockchain is changing how collective decisions are made and enforced. New forms of organisation are challenging traditional hierarchies and experimenting with more open governance models.

https://logos.co/media/article/browser-betrayed-you2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

https://logos.co/media/article/metadata-ai-inference2026-02-16T00:00:00.000Z

Even when content is encrypted, metadata reveals who we are, how we live, and how we behave. As artificial intelligence automates the analysis of these signals, freedom is constrained at scale.

https://logos.co/media/article/january-20262026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Parallel Society tickets go live, Logos Broadcast Network hits the airwaves, Logos Circles reach new territories, and Logos Testnet v0.1 preps for launch. Logos Press Engine recaps the movement’s progress during January 2026.

https://logos.co/media/article/developer-update-jan-20262026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Over the past month, focus centred on Logos Testnet v0.1 and the development of Logos Core, while steady progress was made across the core components of the technology stack.

https://logos.co/media/article/why-proposer-anonymity2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Identifiable block proposers enable censorship, coercion, and stake inference in proof-of-stake systems. Logos prevents this through private leadership elections and anonymous broadcasting.

https://logos.co/media/article/freedom-without-gatekeepers2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

This final article in a community-submitted trilogy explores the concept of building voluntary, opt-in governance systems and how Logos technologies enable freedom, pluralism, and coordination without gatekeepers.

https://logos.co/media/article/how-blockchain-transactions-leak-data2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Public blockchains leak sensitive metadata at nearly every stage of a transaction: from messaging and wallets to RPCs, mempools, and block builders. This article shows why blockchain privacy is a full-stack problem, and why cryptography alone can’t protect users in an increasingly centralised surveillance ecosystem.

https://logos.co/media/article/bitcoin-governance-logos2026-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

This Logos community submission focuses on Bitcoin’s reshaping of trust and how the Logos movement carries those ideas into governance and the digital commons.

https://logos.co/media/article/cybernetics-to-blockchain-communities2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

This article traces how cybernetics, post-industrial thought, and cypherpunk cryptography converged to make decentralised, parallel societies possible. It argues that blockchain communities now offer a viable alternative to failing nation-state governance.

https://logos.co/media/article/2025-recap2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Logos unifies, node programme announced, Circles multiply, Parallel Society awakens, and "Farewell to Westphalia" hits bookstores. Logos Press Engine rounds up the major developments from the Logos ecosystem in 2025.

https://logos.co/media/article/2025-dev-retrospective2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

This Logos Press Engine retrospective looks at how the Logos technology stack changed in 2025, what matured technically, and how the technologies are positioned to evolve through 2026.

https://logos.co/media/article/november-20252025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Logos consolidates stack, prepping for testnet and node programme, hacktivations and Circles in Buenos Aires, Parallel Society details coming soon, tech updates, and more.

https://logos.co/media/article/october-20252025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

RealFi Hack winners announced, Logos at Devconnect and Buenos Aires, Farewell to Westphalia ad drops, Waku to host P2P Hacker Lounge, and Nomos advances Cryptarchia consensus.

https://logos.co/media/article/realfi-hack2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Starting 23 September, Logos unveiled a major campaign to bring privacy technologies and tools built on them to real people who need them. Privacy in Practice is a multipart campaign, the first of which was our sponsorship of RealFi Hack, a virtual hackathon supported by Funding the Commons, Internet Archive Europe, Tor Project, and others.

https://logos.co/media/article/fall-democracy2025-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

This op-ed on the fall of democracy is part of a series of articles written by Logos community member JosiahWarren. The first, titled "What Happened to the Spirit of Freedom?" <a href="https://press.logos.co/article/spirit-of-freedom" target="_blank">is available here</a>. Logos Press Engine is actively looking for community submissions to support our mission to educate about the promise of blockchain-based governance. If you want to write for the LPE, visit the <a href="https://contribute.logos.co/en/" target="_blank">Logos Contribute portal and submit a proposal</a> .

https://logos.co/media/article/circles-lisbon-to-berlin2025-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Logos Circles are grassroots, values-driven communities building local trust and belonging. From Lisbon to Berlin and beyond, they prototype parallel institutions to revive cooperation and connection in the digital age. This article was coauthored by Sev Bonnet, a Logos community member and steward of the Berlin Circle, with input from Logos.

https://logos.co/media/article/september-20252025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

"Farewell to Westphalia" released worldwide, build needed activist tools with Privacy in Practice, Circles expand into new territories, new js-waku release, and Nomos advances Cryptarchia.

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-circles-winnable-issues2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

Logos Circles are self-organising groups that act as the local chapters of the Logos network. They are an effort to revitalise civil society by building local community hubs to solve local problems.

https://logos.co/media/article/august-20252025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

"Farewell to Westphalia" preorders live and publishing date revealed, LA Circle activates, Parallel Society date revealed, Waku vibe coding, Nomos v1 specs complete, and Codex collaborates with Qubetics.

https://logos.co/media/article/july-20252025-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Road to PSF arrives in Zanzibar, Logos Circles emerge online and IRL, new Nwaku release, Codex restructures, and Nomos specs finalised.

https://logos.co/media/article/why-build-network-state2025-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Network states are digital-first communities that form around shared goals and establish a degree of sovereign governance. These political formations offer significant advantages over the nation-state system at a time when trust in the latter is declining. They incentivise competition, encouraging optimisations that provide real value to their citizens, and participation in them requires explicit consent, giving them a far greater claim to legitimacy than the implied consent of the incumbent system.

https://logos.co/media/article/june-20252025-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Brno Circle activates, a Keycard manifesto, Operators enter Epoch 3, building on Waku at W3PN Hacks, and Codex explores integrations.

https://logos.co/media/article/spirit-of-freedom2025-07-04T00:00:00.000Z

This op-ed on reigniting the Spirit of Freedom is part of a series of articles written by Logos community member JosiahWarren. Logos Press Engine is actively looking for community submissions to support our mission to educate about the promise of blockchain-based governance. <a href="https://discord.gg/logosnetwork" target="_blank">Join us in the Logos Discord</a> and ask about contributing to the LPE in the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/973324189794697286/1235020168456048680" target="_blank">#General channel</a>.

https://logos.co/media/article/keycard-manifesto2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

Almost every aspect of human experience is now digital – our identities, our conversations, our transactions, and our coordination are online. Yet the infrastructure underpinning this digital existence remains fragile, opaque, and subject to external control. As people become more interconnected, the tools needed to secure our right to privacy and autonomy have not kept pace. This disconnect has led to a growing dependence on systems that are neither transparent nor trustworthy.

https://logos.co/media/article/may-20252025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

Logos backs the Internet Archive, Circles activate in Lisbon, new Operator distribution mechanisms, Codex student programme launches, and Nomos whitepaper published.

https://logos.co/media/article/save-the-songs2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Our Internet Archive is under threat. We must take a stand now against record labels that value their shareholders over our collective musical heritage.

https://logos.co/media/article/what-is-a-network-state2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

A network state is an online community that develops into a society with its own culture, economy, legal frameworks, and formal institutions. By organising these features atop a politically neutral technology stack, the network state can establish a degree of sovereignty against the prevailing nation-state system, enabling its citizens to administer their own affairs autonomously through voluntary consent-based governance protocols.

https://logos.co/media/article/april-20252025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

Logos meets to strategise, Logos Core demoed, Peter Ludlow joins Logos Spaces, and Codex and Waku collaborate on a censorship-resistant file-sharing app.

https://logos.co/media/article/march-20252025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

Parallel Society Congress becomes Parallel Society Festival, Logos Operators enter Epoch 2, Waku’s internal hackathon produces project demos, and Codex defines a roadmap. Dive into March’s community update for all the details on these and other Logos initiatives.

https://logos.co/media/article/crisis-homogeneous-authoritative-systems-future-modern-tribes2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Pavol Lupták's 'The Crisis of Homogeneous Authoritative Systems and the Future of Modern Tribes' provides a sobering look at legacy systems and how we transition out of them into more freedom-oriented spaces and virtual communities. The pivotal idea is that we do not have to be stuck in systems that forcibly homogenise the population, potentially leading to more conflict and paralysing dependency.

https://logos.co/media/article/rewilding-the-community2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Building parallel societies is not just about embracing exit ideology and bon voyage mantras. It is about rewilding and reawakening the essence of our communities. This ambition signifies that we must rekindle the human spirit and encourage deep connections with all members. Relationships and community must take centre stage.

https://logos.co/media/article/2024-roundup2024-12-28T00:00:00.000Z

As we wrap up 2024, Logos is proud to reflect on the years’ achievements both in terms of technical development and building a movement to advance post-nation-state governance systems.

https://logos.co/media/article/what-is-polycentric-law2024-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

Do you like having options when you look for a new bank, dry cleaner, or veterinarian? Of course you do. You want to find the service that will best satisfy your particular demands, after all, and you know that when banks, cleaners, and vets have to compete they have a powerful incentive to make you happy. A monopoly, in contrast, can take its customers for granted.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/federico-ast-kleros2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

In this Logos Podcast episode, Jarrad Hope interviews Federico Ast , founder of Kleros , a decentralised arbitration service. Federico shares his journey into the crypto world, influenced by Argentina's economic challenges, and describes how he envisioned Kleros as a tool to globally democratise access to justice through low-cost arbitration. They explore the mechanics of Kleros, emphasising its use of blockchain for transparency and economic incentives to ensure fair decision-making. The conversation also highlights Federico's thoughts on the necessity of blending historical governance insights with modern decentralised systems to create efficient and legitimate solutions. READING & COURSES: The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age Yale Introduction to Political Philosophy Yale Power and Politics in Today’s world Oxford Very Short Introduction series

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-network-aug-20242024-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Logos Operators are uncovering their archetypes in Exit game, Codex Devnet was showcased during EthCC week, and Status, powered by Waku, has released updates for mobile and desktop beta. Dive into this month’s community update for all the details!

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/jameson-lopp-technology-to-empower-individuals2024-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

This week Jarrad Hope spoke to Jameson Lopp to discuss his decade-long effort to promote self-custody in Bitcoin by lowering technical barriers for users, emphasizing the fight against human nature's preference for convenience over security. Lopp traces his journey into Bitcoin and Cypherpunk ideology, highlighting the appeal of cryptography in creating open and fair systems resistant to manipulation. Both Lopp and Hope explore various technological solutions and the challenges inherent in privacy and decentralization, such as the pitfalls of centralization in legacy protocols and the need for vigilant, iterative improvements in Bitcoin. Finally, Lopp underscores the importance of evolving Bitcoin's base protocol to foster more innovation at the second layer, while maintaining the decentralized ethos of the network.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/diego-gutierrez-zaldivar-bitcoin-and-building-communities2024-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

Jarrad Hope talks to ⁠Diego Gutierrez-Zaldivar⁠ , Chairman and Co-founder at IOVLabs and co-founder of ⁠Rootstock.io⁠ , about his lifelong mission to create an equitable society by integrating technology and social work. He believes that Bitcoin can transform society by establishing a peer-to-peer monetary system, merging his passion for technology with social transformation, particularly in financially unstable regions such as Latin America. By collaborating with governments and NGOs, Diego aims to scale and implement decentralized digital trust frameworks, ensuring financial inclusion while preserving individual freedom.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/mark-lutter-charter-cities-logos-podcast2024-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Mark Lutter of the Charter Cities Institute and Braavos Cities discusses focusing on tangible, actionable research to help make better decisions for developing charter cities. Lutter explains the significant challenges in city development, including the necessity of political buy-in and complex stakeholder coordination amidst increasing global uncertainty. He notes that younger, growing populations often drive city growth. Alongside Jarrad Hope, they explore topics such as urbanization patterns, financing mechanisms for low-income housing, and economic development strategies essential for successful charter city projects.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/niklas-anzinger-logos-podcast2024-07-04T00:00:00.000Z

Jarrad Hope talks to Niklas Anzinger, Founder & CEO of Vitalia City and Founder & General Partner at Infinita VC , about building a decentralised city for crypto-driven biotech and the regulatory challenges these types of communities face. RESOURCES: Niklas Anzinger X - https://x.com/NiklasAnzinger Stranded Technologies - https://www.strandedtechnologies.com/

https://logos.co/media/article/illicit-financial-flows-crypto-solution2024-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

Trillions of dollars in illicit financial flows slosh around our financial system today, facilitated by the most powerful centralised institutions. Current efforts to address IFFs are ineffective and result in harmful side effects for some of the most vulnerable in society. In this article, we investigate the causes and impact of IFFs. Despite what certain bankers and politicians might have told you, the transparency and programmability of cryptocurrencies are a solution to, not a cause of, the problem.

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-network-may-20242024-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Projects within the Logos technology stack are steadily progressing. Logos made onchain history by inscribing the largest Bitcoin block ever, the Waku team participated in a series of events in Europe, and Vitalik Buterin joined Hashing It Out to discuss data availability sampling. Dive into this month’s community update to learn more.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/assange-appeal-update-logos-podcast2024-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

"...the United States did not give satisfactory assurance in relation to Julian being able to rely on constitutional protections for freedom of speech." - Stella Assange on husband Julian being granted the right to appeal extradition. This episode originally aired in December 2023. We bring it to you again in light of the May 2024 UK court decision in which Julian was granted the right to appeal extradition to the US. Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Stella Assange, lawyer, human rights defender, and wife of Julian Assange, for an in-depth conversation about Wikileaks, Julian Assange, and the role technology has played in shaping the global socio-political landscape. Stella talks about her experience working on Julian Assange's legal team, her introduction to new technologies, including Bitcoin, and the current surveillance state that has emerged since the rise of the open internet. RESOURCES: Stella Assange X Take Action for Julian Assange

https://logos.co/media/article/stepped-reckoner-to-smart-contracts2024-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

In 1666, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz proposed the idea of ‘proving’ important governmental actions using deductions within a universal language. One way to develop his idea would be to say that we can computationally automate these government actions. Here, we push this idea further using Nick Szabo’s idea of ‘smart contracts’. We propose that one can automate key government actions on the blockchain, where they will be reliable, corruption resistant, and transparent to all citizens.

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-network-april-20242024-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

Since our last State of the Logos Network , we’ve made great strides both in terms of community building and technological development. Going forward, you can expect more frequent communications from across the Logos ecosystem via these State of the Logos Network updates.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/robert-gehl-the-dark-web-and-the-fediverse2024-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Robert Gehl and Jarrad Hope discussed the misconceptions and societal impacts of dark web technologies, emphasizing how they're often unfairly characterized by their negative uses, overshadowing their potential for positive, discreet communication and community building. Gehl shares his exploration into alternative social media and encryption technologies' ethical implications, particularly focusing on anonymity's role in protecting users' identities and enabling free speech. Through their dialogue, they touch on the challenges of decentralization and the struggle against the centralization tendencies of large tech companies, highlighting the importance of maintaining small, interconnected communities over large, dominant networks. The conversation also explores the idea of creating a cyber-state or virtual space that respects privacy and freedom, underscoring the necessity of encrypted communication as a fundamental right and safeguard against tyranny. RESOURCES: Jarrad Hope X - https://twitter.com/jarradhope_ Robert Gehl: https://www.robertwgehl.org/ Move Slowly and Building Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media : https://fossacademic.tech/2023/08/17/OxfordUP.html

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/prof-tom-w-bell-special-jurisdictions-copyrights-and-internet-law2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

In the episode, Jarrad Hope talks to Professor Tom W. Bell about the process of shifting from traditional nation-states to more flexible, innovative, specialized jurisdictions. They also dive into the practical mechanisms for establishing such jurisdictions, the importance of foundational legal systems like Ulex, and the challenges posed by traditional copyright hindrances. Overall, Tom and Jarrad reflect on the need for resilient and adaptive models that can withstand the challenges of the future while promoting human flourishing and the benefits of technology like blockchain in achieving these aims. Reading materials from the episode: The Forecast for Anarchy, in Routledge Handbook of Anarchy 309-34 (Gary Chartier & Chad Van Schoelandt, eds.; Routledge: 2021) Distributed Self-Government in Protocol Communities: An Introduction and Index of Examples, 25:2 Independent Review 293 (Fall 2020 Ulex: Open Source Law for Non-Territorial Governance, 1 J. of Special Jurisdictions 1 (2020), available at https://ssrn.com/abstract=3605807 on SSRN or from the source: h ttps://journalofspecialjurisdictions.com/index.php/jsj/article/view/12/9 "Intellectual Privilege: Copyright, Common Law, and the Common Good" (Mercatus Center 2014)

https://logos.co/media/article/obsessed-with-archives2024-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

In the 17th century, the philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz proposed an archive in which documents were ‘kept in such a way that they rest intact and unaltered for future information, and that in that occasion they can be used as certified proofs in justice’. The archival project was, in fact, an obsession of Leibniz’s, but why? What Leibniz saw was that the very nature of good governance cannot be separated from the keeping of archives in a secure and immutable fashion. What Leibniz could not see was that the archives should also be widely accessible, and that to achieve both these goals they must be decentralised. We revisit Leibniz’s ideas and reimagine them with the help of blockchain technology. This article is the first in a series of articles by Peter Ludlow and Jarrad Hope, taken from a forthcoming book by the two.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/p2-p-and-commons-strategy2024-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

In this conversation, Jarrad Hope discusses the transformational impact of crypto and peer-to-peer technologies with Michel Bauwens, highlighting the potential seed forms for a new decentralized and commons-oriented societal organization. They acknowledge the complexity and the challenges of the current state of crypto, stressing the importance of building an inclusive and more user-friendly infrastructure while maintaining the pursuit of pluralistic and intelligent discourse.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/tech-is-neutral-how-you-use-it-is-not2024-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

In a Logos Press Engine crossover, Jarrad Hope brings Corey Petty - Logos Program Lead & Hashing It Out host - to discuss the political and technological motivations behind their work and their aim of building infrastructure that supports civil liberties and resists centralisation of power, using open-source tech. They question if the nature of technology is inherently neutral or not, the ethics of building technology, and how it relates to political structures.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/patri-friedman-creating-politically-autonomous-communities2024-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Patri Friedman – Co-Founder and General Partner of Pronomos Capital – for an in-depth conversation about creating autonomous communities, from Seasteading to modern Charter Cities. They discuss the values and monetary incentives that bring people to these new spaces, and the challenges of turning ideas into reality.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/ben-wizner-speech-privacy-and-technology-logos-podcast-with-jarrad-hope2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Ben Wizner – Director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project- for an in depth conversation about the intersection of technology and human rights. Since July of 2013, Wizner has been the principal legal advisor to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/peter-ludlow-crypto-anarchy-and-cyberstates2024-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Peter Ludlow’s book ' Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates, and Pirate Utopias' inspired Jarrad Hope’s early interest in crypto anarchy. Jarrad Hope is the co-founder of Logos, a grassroots movement building the technology and community to launch corruption-resistant institutions. Together, they wrote Farewell to Westphalia , exploring blockchain's application to all levels of human governance.

https://logos.co/media/article/a-genealogy-of-logos2024-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Many lines of thought have led me to Logos and its intended application. Although I will surely omit some crucial aspects, here I will construct its history and convey what Logos is and why it matters.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/stella-assange-human-rights-alternative-modes-of-organising2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos, sits down with Stella Assange — lawyer, human rights defender, and wife of Julian Assange — for an in-depth conversation about WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and the role technology has played in shaping the global socio-political landscape. Stella talks about her experience working on Julian Assange's legal team, her introduction to new technologies, including Bitcoin, and the current surveillance state that has emerged since the rise of the open internet.

https://logos.co/media/podcasts/logos-state/edward-snowden-censorship-resistance-cyber-states-privacy2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Edward Snowden is a former intelligence contractor and whistleblower, responsible for alerting the world to the existence of a pervasive, secret, illegal surveillance program conducted by the NSA against the American people. Jarrad Hope is the co-founder of Logos, a grassroots movement building the technology and community that will launch corruption-resistant institutions.

https://logos.co/media/article/how-to-ethically-build-public-goods-infrastructure2023-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

We are building infrastructure that optimises non-zero-sum interactions, aiming to disempower bad actors without compromising on our principles. For example, censorship may be an effective solution, but it results in capture and other consequences we oppose. In this article, I’ll outline how messages sent on the blockchain can be interpreted and censored, identifying the need for censorship resistance to be built into the very bottom of the technology stack. I’ll also discuss our transformation of the original Whisper protocol into the public good Waku, and how we infuse ethics into the open source protocols we develop.

https://logos.co/media/article/state-of-the-logos-network-october-20232023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

Logos recently stepped into the public eye, embarking on the path toward a network-state future. Our ecosystem is a hive of activity, building, refining, and broadcasting the network state thesis and the tech to actualise it. Logos Press Engine rounds up the major developments of recent months in this inaugural edition of State of the Logos Network.

https://logos.co/media/article/logos-a-declaration-of-independence-in-cyberspace2023-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Abstract : A fully decentralised, privacy-preserving, and politically neutral tech stack would provide the necessary support for self-sovereign virtual territories. Recent breakthroughs in distributed systems, leaderless consensus algorithms, and ZK encryption provide the technical foundation that makes such a base layer possible. By using these technologies to build solutions for communications, storage, and smart contracts, we can incentivise the formation of borderless public institutions based on voluntary consent. This opens the possibility for a culture of resilient parallel societies that maximise the costs of surveillance and coercion, while minimising the costs of exit, voice, and loyalty. Doing this requires a resilient grassroots movement to govern and sustain the network, thereby providing trust-minimised, corruption-resistant governing services and social institutions to underserved citizens.