2025 Recap: From an IDE to an Audience
2025 was the year we took everything we’d learned building Verity zkTLS and turned it into something real for DeFi and FX orchestrators. 2025 Highlights Q1 Q2 Fiet took shape – a professional market-making platform for stablecoin FX. Traders securely tap into real institutional liquidity for new and unique tokens supported by market makers, now […]
Statistical vs Perfect Zero-Knowledge Proofs: Private Data in Crypto
In the world of crypto, zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs) let you prove something is true without sharing secret details. They’re like showing you know a password without saying it out loud. At Usher Labs, we use these tools in our Verity zkTLS tech to process and transform data from APIs securely and prove it’s real, […]
AltFunds Podcast: zkTLS Insights & Crypto Data Security
As a crypto enthusiast who’s seen the highs and lows – I stepped away from risky bets after wild DeFi summer of 2020, but never lost faith in the tech’s promise. To keep up with things, I tuned into the AltFunds Podcast. Ryan from Usher Labs joined hosts Mike and Tyler for a great talk […]
Data Security in Web3: Trust and a Heuristic
👋🏽 In the wild world of Web3, where blockchains handle our digital assets and dreams, one big challenge stands out: how do we keep everything safe when data from the real world gets involved? At Usher Labs, we’re all about using zero-knowledge cryptography to build secure data tools for Web3 businesses. Let’s explore trusted data — […]
zkTLS, Data Flows & Liquidity: Usher Labs’ 2025 Vision
Hello everyone. It’s been some time since our last article. We’ve been very busy at Usher Labs. Today, I want to share what we’ve been doing, our progress so far, and how feedback from the market has shaped our path forward. Since starting Usher Labs, we’ve seen the dangers of poor data handling up close. […]
Log Store with Streamr 1.0: Interplanetary storage for real-time data
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the developments in the DePIN sector of the Web3 realm, you might have heard that our partners, the Streamr Network, have successfully released Streamr 1.0. The core updates in this release focus on full decentralisation, bringing several notable innovations: Additionally, Sponsorships are an incentivised mechanism where intermediary nodes […]
Enhancing Transparency in the Stellar Ecosystem
The Stellar Anchors: Gateways Between Traditional Finance and Blockchain Stellar Anchors are crucial bridges in the blockchain ecosystem, facilitating the seamless exchange of fiat currencies into digital assets. By connecting traditional financial systems with the digital realm of blockchain, these centralized platforms enable the flow of real-world assets into the Stellar network, making blockchain technology […]
Charting Our Journey: Embracing Verifiable Transparency in 2024 – A Year in Review and the Road Ahead
Season’s Greetings to all in our Community, from Discord to Twitter! 🎅🎄 As we reflect on our journey this year, it’s been nothing short of challenging yet rewarding. We’ve remained steadfast in our mission, diligently working towards our goals and welcoming key supporters and stakeholders into our fold. Our determination has been unwavering. In 2023, […]
Usher: A New Future of Referral Programs for Web3 and Web2 Businesses
As the world becomes increasingly digitized, businesses are constantly searching for new ways to acquire customers and generate revenue. One of the most effective ways to do this is through referral programs, which incentivize existing customers or partners to refer new customers to a business. Referral programs can be particularly effective for Web3 and Web2 […]
Releasing Usher Core Technology as Open Source
Usher, the partnerships platform that enables brands to incentivize a partner network to drive action to their web/mobile app, backend services, smart contracts, or social pages, is excited to announce the release of its core technology as open source. This move will allow brands to deploy Usher to manage their own private partner network, for […]