Oxen Blogs

We’re upgrading the way we do Service Node updates! Over the coming week, we’ll be trialling a new method of upgrading the Service Node network. ...

The web is not a neutral force. If we want it to work for us, and not against us, we have to take control of the operation and maintenance of the web....

They say data is the new oil — but privacy is gold. And Oxen has struck gold. Oxen is a privacy protocol that can be used by anyone, not just the tech elite. ...

Proof of stake, instant and private transactions, service nodes, Session, Lokinet, and much, much more. OXEN has just as much bark as bite. Could it be the next DOGE?...

The effects of token burning are well documented — it slows inflation and bolsters the tokenomics of your project. We're about to do the biggest burn in Oxen history. ...

Everyone knows Proof of Work consensus uses a lot of energy. People care about the climate — and crypto needs to catch up....

Ever since service nodes were first introduced to the network, the foundation has been operating service nodes. It makes sense for the OPTF to run service nodes — but we wanted to see how the network would fare without our help....

Today, we are announcing the next Oxen hardfork. Check out the timeline for the release of Audacious Aurochs!...

Eth 2.0 is live. As of 12am UTC on Tuesday, 1 Dec, the first stage of Ethereum’s evolution into a Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchain has now begun. If PoS sounds familiar, that’s probably because Oxen has been full PoS since the Salty Saga hardfork back...

We’ve talked a lot about the benefits of Proof of Stake for the Oxen blockchain, but there’s another huge upside to PoS compared to our old hybrid PoS-PoW consensus mechanism: it’s a lot kinder to the planet....

Oxen’s upcoming Salty Saga 8.0.0 hardfork will bring a bunch of exciting changes to Oxen Core and other key components of the Oxen privacy suite. As mentioned in the Salty Saga announcement, one of these changes is a restructure of the Oxen block rew...

Every computer network needs a way to ensure that all connected devices are in agreement about the state of the network: whether data is valid, where and how it should be sorted, etc. For centralised networks, reaching this consensus is easy: the cen...

Hardfork 19 prep, Session ID blinding, Lokinet bug fixes and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update...

Work on hardfork #19, service node reward batching, revamped ads, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update...

Kee & Alex are back for another Oxen Labs update to give you a look in on what's been going on here over the last two weeks. ...

This Oxen starter-kit is your first point of contact for all-things about Oxen. This is the Guide to our fully decentralised privacy ecosystem. Get to know a little about our OXEN token, our Oxen network, our private messaging app; Session and Lokine...

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week...

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week...

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week....

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week....

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week....

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week....

This week we’re trying a new style of update, the dev update continues but we also have Josh in to provide some insight into the Marketing team's activities....

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: wallet3 work continues, Session message requests, and Lokinet IPv6 leak fix...