Oxen Blogs

Onion routing is normally slow — but there's a better way. Lokinet is an onion-router with a lightweight protocol that can carry anything that fits inside an IP packet....

Oxen is using blockchain technology to make the apps you use every day more private. ...

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....

Hey Y’all,  As with the last Dev Update, the majority of the Loki team is still enjoying their holidays over the Christmas and New Year break. Last week, most of our work went into the release of the new Nimble Nerthus Loki suites, which included new...

Running a masternode or service node is a great way to earn a passive income through cryptocurrency rewards. However, doing so requires staking (locking away) a certain amount of cryptocurrency. For some blockchain projects, the staking requirement i...

Sybil attacks are a security threat against blockchains which involve someone trying to take over a network by operating lots accounts, nodes or computers. ...

So you’ve heard that running a masternode or service node for a blockchain project can earn you cryptocurrency rewards — enticing, right? But have you factored in the costs? Is it worth the time and effort? This article will help you figure that out ...

Hey Y’all, This Dev Update is a little late due to the craziness around Consensus. Nearly the whole team has been travelling this week to get to the United States. Last week we improved the stability of a special Testnet called Consensus Net and also...

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!...