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## Noise handshakes as key-exchange mechanism for Waku

May 17, 2022
by
s1fr0
22 min read

We provide an overview of the Noise Protocol Framework as a tool to design efficient and secure key-exchange mechanisms in Waku2.

## Waku v2 Ambient Peer Discovery

May 9, 2022
by
Daniel
18 min read

Introducing and discussing ambient peer discovery methods currently used by Waku v2, as well as future plans in this area.

## Introducing nwaku

April 12, 2022
by
Hanno Cornelius
11 min read

Introducing nwaku, a Nim-based Waku v2 client, including a summary of recent developments and preview of current and future focus areas.

## Opinion: Pseudo-ethics in the Surveillance Tech Industry

December 3, 2021
by
Circe
12 min read

A look at typical ethical shortfalls in the global surveillance tech industry.

## Waku v1 vs Waku v2: Bandwidth Comparison

November 3, 2021
by
Hanno Cornelius
10 min read

A local comparison of bandwidth profiles showing significantly improved scalability in Waku v2 over Waku v1.

## [Talk at COSCUP] Vac, Waku v2 and Ethereum Messaging

August 6, 2021
by
Oskar
8 min read

Learn more about Waku v2, its origins, goals, protocols, implementation and ongoing research. Understand how it is used and how it can be useful for messaging in Ethereum.

## Presenting JS-Waku: Waku v2 in the Browser

June 4, 2021
by
Franck
7 min read

JS-Waku is bringing Waku v2 to the browser. Learn what we achieved so far and what is next in our pipeline!

## Privacy-preserving p2p economic spam protection in Waku v2

March 5, 2021
by
Sanaz
21 min read

This post is going to give you an overview of how spam protection can be achieved in Waku Relay through rate-limiting nullifiers. We will cover a summary of spam-protection methods in centralized and p2p systems, and the solution overview and details of the economic spam-protection method. The open issues and future steps are discussed in the end.

## [Talk] Vac, Waku v2 and Ethereum Messaging

November 10, 2020
by
Oskar
10 min read

Talk from Taipei Ethereum Meetup. Read on to find out about our journey from Whisper to Waku v2, as well as how Waku v2 can be useful for Etherum Messaging.

## Waku v2 Update

September 28, 2020
by
Oskar
8 min read

A research log. Read on to find out what is going on with Waku v2, a messaging protocol. What has been happening? What is coming up next?