Oxen Blogs

A new mandatory service node upgrade will be released on August 31, with a 2 week upgrade period ending on September 14. ...

Oxen is announcing its next major hardfork today. Oxen 10.1.0 Wistful Wagyu will release on May 31 2022 with a 2 week mandatory upgrade period ending on the scheduled hardfork date, June 14 2022....

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....

There will be a mandatory service node upgrade released in the coming weeks. The new binaries will be released on January 26 and all service nodes must be updated by February 9....

Fresh start to the year, new Lokinet team member, AI exploration, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!...

Recently there we announced some big news, and with 2022 quickly coming to a close, it’s an appropriate time for all the big decision-makers at the Oxen Labs to come together with the community to answer questions, discuss the future, and get ready f...

Short video growth, Christmas break prep, closed groups overhaul, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!...

New CEO announcement and AMA, content blitz for Christmas break, Wallet 3 progress, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!...

Fresh off the announcement that he was taking over as the Oxen CEO, Chris McCabe jumped into our community channel to answer some of your burning questions....

Oxen, technology, and the world has changed a lot since we got started;  looking into the future, it’s time for Oxen to embrace new leadership — Chris McCabe is the new CEO of Oxen....

We're in the new office, continued disappearing messages work, Wallet3 progress, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!...

New Oxen Labs office, Session disappearing messages work, Wallet3 progress, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update...

New Lokinet release, Session closed group overhaul continues, spooky Session Tapes, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!...

Stable Lokinet build, short form video explosion, closed groups overhauling, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!...

Groups overhaul begins, Session release bug-fixes, short form videos popping off, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!...