We’re excited to announce the integration of Secret Network’s Confidential Computing Layer with Gnosis Chain, a highly secure, resilient, and decentralized EVM-compatible layer 1 network. Through this integration, Secret Network will provide Gnosis Chain with decentralized confidential computing (DeCC) tooling, documentation, and support. This will unlock powerful new capabilities for applications in the Gnosis Chain ecosystem.

Incorporating DeCC enables features such as private voting for DAOs, encrypted storage for various applications, secure random number generation for games, confidential data linked to NFTs, sealed-bid auctions for NFTs and other assets, and encrypted order books for DeFi applications.

By integrating Secret’s Confidential Computing Layer with Gnosis Chain, we’re unlocking new possibilities for one of Web3's longest running Ethereum sidechains.

What is Gnosis Chain?

Gnosis Chain is a community-owned EVM-based network operated by a diverse set of validators around the world. It is one of Ethereum’s first sidechains focused on resilience and credible neutrality as its core values. Currently, there are over 200,000 validators who secure the network. Gnosis Chain uses DAO governance mechanisms to ensure anyone can participate in the decision-making processes regarding the development and future of the network. Creating dApps and integrating with Gnosis Chain products is similar to any other EVM-based blockchain. Each transaction on the Gnosis Chain (sending tokens, interacting with smart contracts, etc.) is associated with the fee in xDai stablecoin. This is one of the main differences from other EVM chains where users pay in a native token of that network. This approach reduces the volatility risks and simplifies the development experience.

What is Decentralized Confidential Computing (DeCC)?

DeCC (Decentralized Confidential Computing) is a category of technology enabling blockchain applications to store and compute encrypted data, without having to reveal that data to the entire world. This unlocks powerful new use-cases for Web3, as most blockchain applications today are functionally limited by their requirement of all data being publicly viewable. This is in stark contrast to traditional “Web2” development, where encrypted databases and end-to-end encrypted data transfers are utilized in nearly every application.

DeCC encompasses various encryption technologies and solutions aimed at improved data protection, secure and confidential calculations, and verifiable computing. Key technologies include Trusted Execution Environments (TEE), Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP), Multi-Party Computation (MPC), and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE). 

In Secret Network’s case, confidential computing is achieved through Trusted Execution Environments, or TEEs. A TEE is a secure area of a computer processor that enables encrypted data to be computed without being revealed to the public, or even to the operator of the TEE. Secret’s Confidential Computing Layer essentially enables other blockchains to communicate with Secret’s TEEs, by way of cross-chain message passing between smart contracts.

Start Utilizing Confidential Computing on Gnosis Chain

You can start building on Gnosis Chain by checking out their developer documentation.

Next, check out Secret Network’s Confidential Computing Layer landing page to get an overview of how it works, and example use-cases for inspiration. From there you’ll find multiple links to our documentation, including the EVM developer toolkit. This page includes tutorials for applications you can build, and information on connecting your Gnosis Chain application to Secret.

To get development help from the Gnosis Chain community, check out their Discord, and to get help from the Secret Network community, join our Discord or Telegram. You can also get in touch with the Secret Network developer relations team.

Secret Network x Gnosis Chain

We’re excited to work with Gnosis Chain and provide dedicated support to their developer ecosystem. In addition to today’s announcement, we’re also discussing future collaborations such as joint hackathon bounties and grants, developer workshops, and in-person and virtual events. We’re looking forward to seeing some groundbreaking Secret Network x Gnosis Chain dApps built.

This is yet another meaningful step on Secret’s path to bringing decentralized confidential computing (DeCC) to all of Web3.

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