Q1 2026 Report
Q1 2026 focused on creating tighter feedback loops between researchers through study sessions, technical discussions, and in-person events. This quarter also marked an important milestone for the community with J3x joining OpenZeppelin as a security researcher!
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J3x joined OpenZeppelin
J3x joined OpenZeppelin as a security researcher, contributing to the security of the Ethereum ecosystem.
study-together
We introduced study-together sessions, a new layer of collaboration between security researchers. We had two sessions in January:
- Study yETH exploit , featuring no_secrets from Asymmetric Research.
- Study Hotstuff contest right after the contest ended, featuring Al-Qa’qa’, from Cyfrin. Here’s the recording.
Algiers Meetup
We organized Algiers Meetup, with 30+ attendees, 2 sessions and great energy. The theme was about applied mathematics in subjects of interest for the community.
IRL, we had a whiteboard session presented by Rezazi Mohamed Abdessamed from Nethermind. It was an introduction to zero knowledge proofs.
Online, we had Youssef El Housni from Consensys. It was about his career development from Math Olympiad in high school, to their research in applied cryptography securing millions of dollars on the blockchain. Here’s the recording
We thank Fentech for sponsoring the meetup!