January 2025 update

January 2025 update

Welcome to the first progress report of 2025. As we build on the success of 2024, this update provides an in-depth look at our ongoing initiatives and forward-looking projects.

We invite you to revisit last year’s achievements in our 2024 Recap and see how we’re setting the stage for a transformative year ahead.

Key Highlights:

  • 12 Days of Shipmas: A 12-day festive initiative showcasing daily highlights – including four major grant announcements and a bonus project.
  • Technical Roadmap: Unveiling our H1 2025 roadmap focused on advanced MPC and privacy-preserving AI.
  • Davos 2025: Kurt Nielsen shares his visionary insights on the transformative potential of Real-World Assets (RWAs).
  • Global Engagement: Updates from our recent visits to Davos and Japan, including meetings with potential partners and contributors.
  • Community Calls & X Spaces: In-depth discussions and live Q&A sessions with partners like Synaps and Sceptre. 
  • Additional Updates & Collaboration: Insights from our Betts (Head of DevRel), alongside impactful collaborations with partners like Secret Network.

12 Days of Shipmas

From late December into early January, our “12 Days of Shipmas” initiative set the tempo for 2025 by showcasing a series of key ecosystem developments. Beyond the four grant announcements, the initiative highlighted several strategic updates – including the integration of wMPC and wBTC into our BYOC portfolio.

Here’s an overview:

  • CryptoFactor’s Interchain Gateway: Awarded a Fast Track Grant for developing an interchain gateway leveraging our MPC technology to connect DeFiChain and Polygon.
  • wBTC Added to BYOC: Announced support for wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) as a gas token, enabling Bitcoin holders to leverage their assets within our ecosystem.
  • Koala Wallet Integration: Enabled seamless access to the Partisia browser and upcoming apps via Koala Wallet’s multi-chain mobile platform – with future plans for enhanced key management and security.
  • Transak Supports MPC: Transak’s fiat-to-crypto gateway now supports $MPC purchases via various payment methods (bank transfers, Visa, Google Pay, and Apple Pay), lowering the barrier to entry for new users to onboard into Partisia’s Blockchain ecosystem.
  • Privacy-Enhanced Lending with Boosty Labs: Boosty Labs is developing a privacy-first money market protocol on Partisia Blockchain, starting with assets in the BYOC portfolio and later growing the supported assets while integrating MPC for enhanced privacy in borrowing and lending. Expected to launch in late Q2 2025.
  • Liquid Staking with Sceptre: Introduced a liquid staking protocol, developed by Sceptre – set for release in Q2 – allowing users to stake $MPC while retaining liquidity with $sMPC tokens, and incorporating BYOC rewards.
  • zkCross First Native DEX on Partisia: Announcing the much anticipated upcoming launch of zkCross, a native decentralized exchange built for cross-chain lock swaps, featuring initial trading pairs such as MPC/USDT, ETH/USDT, and MPC/ETH.
  • TrustSwap Launchpad Partnership: We partnered with TrustSwap to launch our first token launchpad, empowering projects with the essential tools and support needed to scale.
  • WalletConnect (ReOwn) Integration: This integration simplifies wallet connectivity to foster broader adoption of upcoming applications launching on Partisia Blockchain.
  • Private Auctions with VarMeta: VarMeta is developing a blockchain-powered private auction system for NFTs on Binance Smart Chain, ensuring bid privacy and preventing auction manipulation using Partisia’s MPC technology.
  • Wrapped MPC as Gas: Introduction of wrapped MPC (wMPC) to the BYOC portfolio as a gas payment option, alongside wBTC, simplifying transactions and improving the user experience.
  • Major Grant Announcements: We closed the campaign with three major grants shared that focused on privacy-enhanced KYC with Synaps, secure document sharing with Filedgr and privacy-focused real estate marketplace with ProprHome.

As a special bonus announcement, we revealed our partnership with Katara, an AI-powered workflow automation platform that will enhance developer documentation and explore confidential data handling using MPC.

You can check out our 12 Days of Shipmas Recap here and the subsequent follow-up article providing greater insights into the 4 Grants here (link to tweet with an article at the end of the thread).

Technical Roadmap for H1 2025:

On January 16, we released an article on X providing further insights into our updated technical roadmap for the first half of 2025. This roadmap is packed with features, with two of the most transformative components being:

  • Advanced MPC Arithmetic: Delivering faster computations with uncompromised security and privacy.
  • Privacy-Preserving AI: Paving the way for next-generation applications that seamlessly blends intelligence with confidentiality.

These innovations not only meet the growing demand for privacy-first solutions but also open new avenues in sectors such as finance, healthcare, and beyond. 

For the full details, please review the article with the roadmap here.

Global Engagement – Events

Davos

At Davos 2025, our co-founder Kurt Nielsen illuminates how Real-World Assets (RWAs) are reshaping industries by highlighting three critical enablers:

  • Digital Identifiers (DIDs): Establishing secure, trusted identities for both people and assets.
  • Financial Integration: Merging stablecoins with traditional money systems for seamless transactions.
  • Data-Driven Insights: Leveraging confidential computing to unlock compliant, tailored insights (such as vehicle and mobility data in the automotive industry).

As Kurt remarked in the video, “More is happening under the hood than meets the eye.” 

At Partisia, we are proud to drive this change and empower industries to harness the full potential of decentralized technologies. You can watch the video of Kurt outlining these insights, shared on X, by clicking here.

In addition to Kurt’s feature, Alex was also invited to speak at a Roundtable organized by the Health Innovation Exchange (HIEX) within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Tent. 

Japan event

We attended an event in Japan that was organised by one of the validators in our ecosystem. It attracted over 400 attendees, with approximately 80% being token holders. We hugely valued the opportunity to engage with so many of our contributors. 

However, following the event, certain allegations came to light about the organisers and the marketing practices that may have enabled them to build such a sizable community. In response, we have removed the original tweet and will issue a statement in Japanese clarifying that there is no formal affiliation. 

We acknowledge the positive aspects of the event and the lessons learned as we continue to refine our global engagements.

Community Calls & X Spaces

This month, our Twitter Spaces featured in-depth discussions on blockchain innovation, liquid staking, AI, and more, bringing insights from industry leaders and our team at Partisia Blockchain. 

Here’s a look back at the conversations with links for you to listen to the recordings:

Community Call (9th Jan) with Synaps

Our first community call of the month focused on roadmap updates, ongoing priorities, and what’s ahead. We were also joined by Florian Le Goff, CEO of Synaps, for a grant spotlight segment, followed by a live Q&A that included insights into our technical roadmap for H1 2025. Replay available here.

Community Call (23rd Jan) with Sceptre:

In the recent X Spaces session, Alexander Elhorst from Sceptre spoke about their upcoming liquid staking solution for the Partisia Blockchain ecosystem. Key topics included earning staking rewards while maintaining liquidity with $sMPC tokens, security measures through smart contract audits, and managing challenges such as the 7-day cooldown period within our 1 entity = 1 node policy.

Curious about how Sceptre is shaping the future of staking on Partisia Blockchain? Listen to the recording of Spaces by clicking here to dive deeper into the technical details and the exciting potential of liquid staking!

Web3 Global Talks:

In Web3 Global Talks – Powered by PAW Chain, Bettina Sosa (Betts), our Head of Developer Relations, explored the evolution of trust in blockchain, touching on the role of Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs), digital identities, and trustful systems. Listen to the full discussion here.

AI x Web3 Discussion:

A thought-provoking conversation on how pervasive AI will shape the future, including reflections on how the next generation will grow up with AI as a constant companion, featuring insights from our CEO – listen to the space here.

Additional Updates and Collaboration

January was filled with various exciting updates, content, initiatives and ecosystem collaborations with key partners:

Insights from Betts, Our Head of DevRel

Betts has been busy building AI solutions from scratch and sharing her experiences in our ecosystem. Her recent pieces on the journey toward Agentic Trust offer a deeper look into our approach to integrating AI with blockchain.

Discover Betts’ insights on building AI solutions from scratch and her perspective on Agentic Trust.

AI Agents in Web3:

In a blog post, shared on X, we explored the rise of AI agents in decentralized systems, discussing both the challenges and innovations that they bring – check it out here.

Partisia Blockchain x Secret Network

In a notable presentation, our CEO Adrienne and CPO Martin Bundgaard attended Secret Network’s recent event to discuss integrating privacy into Web3. As captured in our remark, “TEE 🤝 MPC = Privacy Szn,” this collaboration underscores our commitment to secure, privacy-preserving blockchain solutions. Click here to watch the presentation.

Koala Wallet Update

With the V2.9.1 release, Koala Wallet now supports bridging and wrapping with both $MPC and $wMPC, enhancing seamless onboarding and interoperability with Partisia Blockchain. See Koala Wallet’s tweet here.

zkCross DEX Soft Launch

On the last day of the month, zkCross – the first native DEX on Partisia Blockchain – launched in Phase 1 (soft launch). This limited beta release is designed for testing and refining the platform ahead of full-scale trading. Check out the official announcement in our Telegram group for further details on what this launch consists of and what you can expect. There is also a 25,000 bug bounty program for this initial phase. 

Phase 2 will result in wider marketing to increase usage of the DEX, alongside various UI/UX improvements and the introduction of the “Lock Swap” functionality!

Final Thoughts

Thank you for your continued support as we drive forward the future of privacy-first blockchain innovation. Together, we’re building a scalable, interconnected, and transformative Web3 ecosystem for 2025 and beyond.

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Updated Technical Roadmap for H1 2025: Scaling Privacy and Usability in Web3

Updated Technical Roadmap for H1 2025: Scaling Privacy and Usability in Web3

Last week, we shared our updated technical roadmap update on X. As we kick off 2025, Partisia Blockchain is reaffirming its mission to redefine data privacy, scalability, and usability in the Web3 ecosystem.

The upcoming months are packed with transformative advancements aimed at solving real-world challenges and bringing us closer to a scalable, privacy-centric blockchain future. 

Today, we’re excited to present a detailed look at the key updates shaping H1 2025 and their impact on our community and beyond.

Key Developments to Watch in H1 2025

Real MPC Arithmetic: Pushing Precision and Performance

At the heart of Partisia Blockchain is Multi-Party Computation (MPC), and with real MPC arithmetic, we’re delivering faster and more efficient secure computations for real-world applications like AI and DeFi. This critical update brings:

  • Faster execution of secure computations in areas like decentralized finance (DeFi), AI, and healthcare.
  • Significant efficiency improvements, enabling tasks like running AI models on sensitive healthcare data to provide real-time insights while ensuring privacy.

By leveraging arithmetic computations alongside binary computations, Partisia Blockchain offers optimal performance tailored to diverse use cases. This opens up broader possibilities, including near-real-time applications in healthcare and finance.

Privacy-Preserving AI: Expanding AI’s Potential on Partisia Blockchain

The integration of privacy-preserving AI into the Partisia Blockchain is a transformative step for AI-driven web3 applications. By leveraging MPC, we’re enabling:

  • AI inference on private data without exposing it, preserving privacy while generating actionable insights.
  • Cross-industry use cases, such as a bank assessing loan risks securely or healthcare organizations analyzing patient data while protecting sensitive information.

This advancement expands AI’s role in sensitive sectors, providing a secure foundation for innovation where data privacy is paramount.

Fiat Onramps: Simplifying Access

To simplify onboarding, we’re introducing fiat onramps via the Partisia Browser. This feature addresses key user pain points by enabling:

  • Users to convert fiat currencies into crypto assets seamlessly within the ecosystem.
  • Easier access for non-technical users to engage with blockchain services, such as staking or performing transactions within the ecosystem.

This improvement opens up Partisia Blockchain to a broader audience, encouraging more individuals and businesses to participate in the network.

Improved Staking Tools: Transparent and User-Friendly

The updated staking framework simplifies stake management. Key improvements include:

  • Dynamic staking rewards that incentivize long-term participation and engagement.
  • Enhanced transparency tools for delegating and managing stakes, empowering users with more control and insights into their performance.

By making staking easier and more efficient, these updates strengthen the Partisia community and encourage active participation in the governance and security of the network.

Decentralized Identity (DID) and Key Management

As we enhance privacy and usability, Decentralized Identity (DID) and secure key management are critical components of our roadmap. These tools empower users and businesses with:

  • Self-sovereign identity solutions where individuals and organizations can control their digital identities without reliance on centralized intermediaries.
  • Simplified access control and secure authentication, ensuring high levels of usability and security for blockchain applications and beyond.

Partisia Blockchain will take the existing DID and key management solutions and go beyond what current solutions provide using MPC. From customizable presentation using multiple verified credential issuers to flexible key management solutions to provide auditability and robust governance tools, we will aim to bring solutions that truly can tackle real world problems in industries such as healthcare, finance, and supply chain management.

Upgradable Smart Contracts: Building for Longevity

We’re introducing upgradable smart contracts to provide flexibility and adaptability for developers. These contracts will allow:

  • Real-time updates and fixes without disrupting the existing ecosystem.
  • Compliance with evolving technical and regulatory requirements, ensuring long-term sustainability.

This development ensures that applications on Partisia Blockchain remain adaptable, reliable, and future-proof, even as industry demands evolve.

Why These Updates Matter

Solving the Privacy vs. Collaboration Paradox

Traditionally, businesses and individuals have had to choose between collaboration and privacy. Partisia Blockchain’s advancements eliminate this trade-off by enabling:

  • Secure data sharing in collaborative environments without exposing sensitive details.
  • Seamless integration of blockchain and AI, unlocking transformative potential while safeguarding data integrity.

These updates collectively ensure that industries, entities and individuals can operate with both security and transparency, creating trust while fostering innovation

Enabling Real-World Applications

Each update plays a vital role in driving impactful use cases across industries, such as:

  • Healthcare: Securely analyze patient data for diagnostics and research, meeting stringent privacy requirements.
  • AI: Enable faster and more efficient inference models while maintaining strict privacy controls, laying the groundwork for responsible AI adoption.
  • Supply Chain: Improve transparency and efficiency in tracking goods while protecting proprietary data.
  • User Experience: Fiat onramps and improved staking tools simplify onboarding by lowering barriers for non-technical users.

Strengthening Core Infrastructure

With the inclusion of DID and key management, Partisia Blockchain strengthens its ecosystem by empowering users to:

  • Take control of their digital identities without centralized dependencies.
  • Authenticate securely and manage access to sensitive systems.
  • Build trust in decentralized ecosystems with privacy and usability at their core.

Looking Ahead

H1 2025 is just the beginning. These advancements address many immediate challenges whilst also laying the groundwork for broader, long-term goals in H2 2025, including:

  • Expanded privacy-preserving integrations across industries.
  • New tools to enhance both developer and user experiences.
  • Further innovations in blockchain scalability and usability.

Stay tuned as we work toward building a scalable, secure, and privacy-first future where you own your data and make the rules.

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The Rise of AI Agents in Web3: Challenges, Innovations, and Partisia Blockchain’s Pioneering Role

The Rise of AI Agents in Web3: Challenges, Innovations, and Partisia Blockchain’s Pioneering Role

AI and blockchain – two of the most transformative technologies of our time – are converging to reshape how we interact with digital systems. At the forefront of this are AI agents: autonomous entities capable of performing actions in both Web2 and Web3 ecosystems without human intervention. Together, they can rewrite the rules of what’s possible.

Imagine this: An AI agent autonomously moderating content on decentralized social platforms, or collaborating with researchers globally, securely training on anonymized medical data to uncover patterns and suggest treatments for rare diseases – all while keeping patient privacy intact. Or an agent in DeFi, working tirelessly to rebalance portfolios and optimize liquidity based on real-time market trends. These are some of the realities that AI agents are beginning to make possible.

But these breakthroughs don’t come without challenges. Privacy concerns, computational limitations, and trust issues loom large before greater adoption of AI agents. Partisia Blockchain is tackling these obstacles head-on, using its cutting-edge Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology to pave the way for secure, scalable, and private AI agents.

The Promise of AI Agents

AI agents are uniquely suited to Web3, where they can act autonomously within decentralized, trustless ecosystems to deliver transformative benefits. Here are some of them:

Privacy-Preserving Data Training

AI agents can securely train on encrypted datasets without revealing sensitive information. This capability supports applications like:

  • In DeFi: Agents optimize strategies without exposing user data, ensuring financial privacy.
  • In healthcare: Secure collaboration enables agents to analyze anonymized data for global health trends while protecting patient confidentiality.

Autonomous DeFi Operations

AI agents can monitor market trends, execute trades, and manage liquidity pools—operating 24/7 to maximize efficiency without human oversight.

Content Moderation and Curation

AI agents autonomously moderate content and curate user experiences in decentralized communities. For example, an AI agent identifies and flags harmful content for community review, ensuring fair moderation without centralized oversight.

Decentralized Content Moderation and Curation

AI agents autonomously moderate content and curate user experiences on decentralized social platforms. For example, an AI agent identifies and flags harmful content for community review, ensuring fair moderation without centralized oversight.

Personalized DAO Participation

DAO participation is often a challenge as significant amounts of users fail to participate in the governance of projects. AI agents can act as intelligent advisors or representatives in DAOs, simplifying governance. For example, an agent summarizes DAO proposals and recommends votes based on a member’s goals and historical decisions.

Dynamic Experiences in Gaming

In Web3 gaming, AI agents enhance user experiences by acting as intelligent NPCs or personalized assistants, tailoring gameplay to individual preferences.

Key Challenges Facing AI Agents in Web3

These opportunities highlight the transformative potential of AI agents. But their success depends on solving critical challenges:

  • Data Privacy During Training and Operation

To function effectively, AI agents require access to large datasets, which raises privacy concerns around sensitive information like financial records or medical histories. Robust privacy-enhancing technologies are essential.

  • Centralized Dependencies

Many current AI systems rely on centralized infrastructures, introducing single points of failure and security vulnerabilities.

  • Scalability Constraints

AI computations are resource-intensive, and traditional blockchain networks often struggle to handle these workloads efficiently, resulting in high costs and congestion.

  • Trust and Transparency

Users need confidence that AI agents are operating fairly and securely. Transparency is key, but it must coexist with strong privacy protections.

How Partisia Blockchain is Solving These Challenges

Partisia Blockchain is pioneering solutions that address these challenges, leveraging its privacy-first infrastructure and cutting-edge MPC technology to enable AI agents to thrive in Web3 ecosystems:

  • Privacy-Preserving AI Agent Training

Partisia’s MPC technology allows AI agents to train on encrypted datasets without ever exposing sensitive data.

  • Decentralized Infrastructure for AI Computations

Partisia Blockchain’s decentralized node network eliminates reliance on centralized servers, ensuring AI agents operate autonomously within trustless environments.

  • Scalable Performance for Intensive Tasks

Advanced sharding and real-time finalization enable Partisia Blockchain to handle even the most resource-intensive AI computations. 

  • Trust Through Transparency

Partisia’s cryptographic protocols ensure that AI agents operate without bias while maintaining data confidentiality, building trust among users and developers.

Why Partisia Blockchain Stands Apart

Partisia Blockchain offers a uniquely robust foundation for AI agents in Web3:

  • Privacy by Design: Partisia’s architecture ensures data privacy is foundational, not optional or an afterthought.
  • Decentralized Autonomy: AI agents powered by Partisia operate independently of centralized infrastructures.
  • Scalable, Software-Driven AI Solutions: Unlike hardware-heavy alternatives, Partisia’s MPC framework enables scalable and cost-effective AI computations.

The Future of AI Agents in Web3

AI agents are poised to redefine decentralized systems, bringing intelligence, automation, and adaptability to Web3. Their success, however, depends on the right infrastructure – one that prioritizes privacy, scalability, and trust.

With its innovative Secure MPC technology, Partisia Blockchain is building this foundation. Together, we can realize the promise of AI agents: smarter systems that respect privacy, foster collaboration, and empower innovation.

Be part of this journey – join our community on Telegram and help shape the future of AI agents in web3.

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