Merry Christmas and a look back at the highlights of 2022
It's the most wonderful time of the year and a chance to reflect on 2022
Dear HOPR Community,
As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to reflect on the highlights of 2022 and all we've accomplished as a team. From launching RPCh, our first commercial product, and releasing Monte Rosa to forging collaborations with like-minded projects across the whole crypto stack and being listed on Coinbase, there have been many achievements to celebrate. In this review, we'll take a look back at some of the standout moments from the past year and give you a sneak peek of what 2023 has in store.
Major progress made in the development of the HOPR protocol
Back in February, we opened up the Matterhorn Release. Almost 1,000 nodes were spun up to stress test the HOPR protocol. This rigorous testing has allowed us to gather valuable data and make enhancements to the network, resulting in Monte Rosa, our latest release. Many community members have already got their hands on the Monte Rosa release and experienced the enormous improvements. Check out our dashboard for all nodes running in Monte Rosa.
Introducing RPCh: The first private Ethereum RPC provider
A few weeks ago, we introduced RPCh, the first commercial product from HOPR. RPCh is a service built on top of the HOPR protocol that routes RPC requests and responses via the HOPR network. This means that it's the first of its kind and the only truly private way to interface with the Ethereum blockchain. Think Infura, but private!
We believe that RPCh represents the future of privacy in the Ethereum ecosystem, and we're excited to work together with wallets to set a new wallet privacy standard. We can’t wait to see RPCh in action next year and using it to buidl a more private and secure decentralized future.
HOPR listed on Coinbase
Another significant milestone for HOPR was the Coinbase Listing. This listing makes the HOPR ecosystem more accessible to a wider audience, allowing more people to join the decentralized privacy mixnet and participate in the growth of the HOPR token.
MetaMask X HOPR: First UX Hackathon In Web3
We recently hosted the first crypto UX hackathon in partnership with MetaMask and ConsenSys. Over 30 UX designers came together to design a user experience that would integrate HOPR's transport level privacy directly into wallets.
This was a fantastic opportunity for the HOPR team to collaborate with some of the leading players in the crypto industry. We are thrilled with the results of the hackathon and can't wait to see how the winning designs will be implemented next year.
The power of decentralized privacy with HOPR and Dappnode's collaboration
We partnered with leading crypto hardware provider Dappnode to produce a special HOPR version of their Dappnode x Gnosis Chain device. This collaboration makes it easier for users to join the HOPR network and participate in decentralized privacy solutions.
The demand for this special HOPR version of the Dappnode x Gnosis Chain device was higher than we anticipated. We believe that this is a testament to the growing interest and adoption of HOPR and privacy in web3.
HOPR Co-Founds Leading Privacy Alliance of Web3
The LPA is a coalition of web3 projects dedicated to promoting privacy, neutrality, and freedom online. The LPA wants the world to understand how important it is to have a choice. We believe that the LPA's core values align closely with those of the HOPR project, and we are proud to be a founding member of this important initiative.
And what next?
So what’s in store for HOPR in 2023? Well in addition to the launch of RPCh, you can look forward to new ways to stake and earn HOPR tokens, more opportunities for node runners, further DAO evolution, and of course continued upgrades to the core protocol. 2023 will also be the year when HOPR is integrated into the first external projects, letting you transmit data privately in the real world for the first time.
It’s going to be a huge year in our mission to change data privacy to good. We hope you’ll join us!
Wherever you are, we wish you Happy Holidays and we look forward to making 2023 an even greater year for HOPR.
Sincerely,
The HOPR Team
Christmastime!