State of the Logos Network: November 2025
Your roundup of recent developments from the Logos community and ecosystem
Logos
Building a movement
Logos is a social movement.
Our mission: To revive civil society and defend fundamental freedoms.
Our means: A private-by-default technology stack designed to support applications and institutions that can’t be censored or surveilled. An aligned and committed community develops, builds on, and supports tools for liberation, deployed on the stack. The community is the beating heart of everything we do.
If you think that peer cooperation is a more effective engine for change than waiting for self-serving systems to reform themselves, get involved. Contribute your skills, insights, and enthusiasm – we support and recognise everyone making this journey with us.
Submit proposed contributions through the Logos Contribute portal, and we’ll help you get started.
Logos unifies
We’ve been listening to community feedback over recent months. You told us our structure was hard to follow, which fragmented the community’s energy and created a barrier to contributing. We heard you, and we’ve made it our top priority to fix it.
In November, we revealed a new, consolidated structure. The Logos technology stack is now one unified identity, comprising storage (previously Codex), messaging (previously Waku), and blockchain (previously Nomos) components.
As part of the consolidation, we’ll be winding down websites, community servers, and social accounts for Nomos, Waku, and Codex. Going forward, all our cultural and movement-related announcements will come through the main Logos X account, while technical updates will be via the new Logos Tech X account. Our unified community hub and meeting point will be the Logos server (clearnet / private).
New visual identity
The consolidation gave us the chance to rethink our design language, too. We’re still highly aligned with the cypherpunk ethos that our former stripped-back and brutalist look conveyed, but we wanted our visual identity to better represent the optimism we feel around our movement and technologies.
Our new design language is more aspirational and community oriented. It says:
We’ve overhauled the entire Logos website to align it with our new direction; check it out. If you have opinions about our new look, share them on our forum or community server (clearnet / private).
New Logo
If you follow Logos on socials or are in our community server, you have probably already noticed our new logo is a lambda symbol (λ). There are a few reasons behind the choice:
- It’s the ancient Greek letter “L”, which is the first letter of “Logos”.
- It symbolises formal reasoning in philosophical fields.
- It represents anonymous functions in computer science.
- It’s a standalone Unicode character that you can use absolutely everywhere, even here: λ.
Road to testnet and node programme
With the Logos consolidation and relaunch completed, we’re prepping for our next major milestone: the Logos testnet launch.
The Logos testnet will be your first opportunity to build on Logos’ unified technology stack, leveraging messaging, storage, and blockchain components to deploy truly decentralised applications.
In the run-up to the testnet launch, we’ve opened up early access to the Logos node programme. The node programme lies at the core of our mission to revive civil society and defend individual freedoms worldwide.
By running a node, you strengthen the Logos network, distributing power and ensuring no single entity can control it. Join the node programme today.
Logos IRL
Buenos Aires
With most of crypto in Buenos Aires for Ethereum's Devconnect, we took the opportunity to grow our movement and spread our ideas in Argentina. Here’s a brief recap of what we got up to.
Funding the Commons Builder Residency (24 Oct–14 Nov)
Logos sponsored the Funding the Commons Builder Residency, which ran from 24 October to 14 November in Buenos Aires. Logos contributors attended the residency to mentor those prototyping applications for Keycard.
Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress (16 Nov)
Logos co-founder Jarrad Hope presented to a packed room at the second Web3Privacy Now’s Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress. The talk focused on Logos as a movement, its inspiration, motives, and technologies.
Logos Circles
We hosted multiple Logos Circles during our time in Buenos Aires. See the Circles section later in this article for more details.
Funding the Commons Conference (19 Nov)
We sponsored Funding the Commons Buenos Aires, where Logos contributors presented and hosted various workshops, including one by Logos tokenomics specialist Martin Strobl. Jarrad also shared the Logos vision with the event’s attendees.
P2P Hacker Lounge (22 Nov)
We occupied the Huerta Coworking space on 22 November, transforming it into a hacker lounge to collaborate, ideate, and experiment with local builders and those in town for Devconnect.
The programme involved:
- Logos messaging workshop
- Vibe coding sessions with Logos devs.
- A Logos Circle
- Lightning talks and demos from Logos contributors, community members, allied organisations (Status, Railgun, Fileverse, Safe, Protocol Labs, and others).
- Discussion groups (with contributors from Rarimo, Brave, Aztec Labs, TACo, DistributedLab, Nym, Status, Keycard, and Logos).
- Presentation on Logos by Jarrad.
Parallel Society
Parallel Society is a co-curated convergence of those at the frontier of technology and culture. It represents the culmination of everything we do: from building infrastructure and tooling to nurturing a movement of aligned individuals and communities to support and operate our tech.
The lineup for Parallel Society is shaping up to be an eclectic mix of thinkers at the forefront of alternative governance, alongside international and local musical talent. The nonprofit gathering will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, on 6–7 March 2026.
Help us build an event like no other by joining the Parallel Society coalition here.
Road to Parallel Society
To warm Lisbon up for Parallel Society, we’ll be hosting smaller initiatives in the city as it approaches. On 7–8 November, we sponsored Rare Effect Lisbon, where we hosted a documentary panel with the Quinta do Mocho community and a visual takeover during sets by DJs from local studios Collective Unconscious and luca_untitl3d.
Logos Circles
Logos Circles bring people together online and in local community spaces around the world. They’re places to try out Logos tools in real, everyday ways and to work with others on grassroots projects that solve actual community needs.
The goal is simple: help members grow, connect, and improve their lives while strengthening the wider Logos network of doers, makers, and thinkers.
Learn more about Logos Circles.
November Logos Circles:
- Barcelona (6 Nov): Focused on decentralised voting, privacy tools, and alternative funding models. Next steps: building a hands-on voting demo, exploring community-driven funding, and prepping clear onboarding materials.
- Mexico City (6 Nov): Launched with an energetic, multidisciplinary group exploring how Logos tech can support local coordination. Next steps: work on a crypto-financial education project.
- San José, Costa Rica (6 Nov): Focused on building community around the Logos stack, civic-tech for local governance, and expanding cooperation across the ecosystem. Next steps: develop a voting demo with Logos messaging components, explore LATAM-wide collaborations, and plan joint meetups/hackathons to grow the network.
- Benin, Nigeria (8 Nov): Participants proposed practical solutions to real local challenges, such as an artisan–employer matching platform and an affordable housing discovery app. Next steps: continue developing these ideas and explore developer training and hackathons to grow local engagement with Logos technologies.
- London (17 Nov): Focused on creating a public digital-ID knowledge hub. Also discussed how to explain privacy as a civic good and how new tools could aid outreach. Next steps: continue collaboration via the mailing list, develop the digital-ID initiative, and hold a lighter end-of-year meetup.
- Funding the Commons, Buenos Aires (19 Nov): Focused on expanding the Circles network. New stewards emerged for Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (via Oxygen Chain), Lagos, Amsterdam (launching January), and Buenos Aires (via a Monero contributor).
- Espacio Cultural Bitcoin, Buenos Aires (20 Nov): Smaller group due to severe weather, but high-value connections. A Boston lead stepped forward; Buenos Aires stewards proposed Spanish X Spaces to grow LATAM outreach, and a local political advisor joined. Set the stage for stronger North American and South American coordination.
- P2P Hacker Lounge, Buenos Aires (22 Nov): Two Circles attracted cryptographers, mathematicians, and builders, generating interest in Buenos Aires, Brussels, Switzerland, and Florida Circles. New Brussels steward confirmed; potential stewards identified for Switzerland; and exploratory leads surfaced for Florida and future US hubs.
- Claremont, California (25 Nov): Demonstration and discussion about Keycard Shell and conversations about the overlap between the farm-to-table and Zanzibar marketplace initiatives.
- Prague (26 Nov): Intimate discussion on Logos, chances of network states to succeed, and building mesh networks in Prague. Will ramp up promotion to encourage wider attendance for the next Circle.
- Berlin (28 Nov): Focused on decentralised private communication and ZK-based tools for social challenges. Next steps: prototype privacy-first messaging and explore solutions for water commons, social support access, homelessness outreach, and housing trust.
- Bengaluru, India (30 Nov): First Indian Circle centred on intros and sharing personal and professional backgrounds. Next steps: deepen discussion around shared goals, nurture emerging champions, and expand outreach to adjacent professional groups.
- Online (Tuesdays): Our online Circles offer a dedicated place for local groups to exchange updates and refine the goals of their in-person gatherings. New members often drop in to trade insights, discuss cypherpunk concepts, and engage with community issues through activism and collaborative projects. Join the conversation every Tuesday on X.
Reminder for Circle Stewards: Please post Circle meetup reports on the Logos Forum so others can see where ideas overlap and build on them within their own communities. Sharing knowledge empowers everyone.
December Logos Circles (so far):
- Brno (4 Dec): Learn more and register.
- Mexico City (4 Dec): Learn more and register.
- Lisbon (10 Dec): Learn more and register.
- Nairobi (10 Dec): Learn more and register.
- Barcelona (11 Dec): Learn more and register
- Abeokuta, Nigeria (13 Dec): Learn more and register.
- Bengaluru (14 Dec): Learn more and register.
- Prague (17 Dec): Learn more and register.
- London (17 Dec): Learn more and register.
We’re forming Circles worldwide and seeking community-minded individuals to lead them. If you want to start a Circle, first check that there isn’t already one in your area and then schedule a call with us. We’ll support you with best practices, promotion, and guidance.
Learning
Farewell to Westphalia
In November, we ran a Black Friday promotion for Farewell to Westphalia. We slashed the price of the ereader and physical editions of the book, making access to the knowledge within much more accessible. Of course, the open-source edition remains entirely free.
We decided to extend the promotion throughout December for those who missed it. If you need a last-minute stocking filler, we've got you – your grandma will love it. Get your copy here.
If you’ve already read Farewell to Westphalia, we’d love it if you could leave a short review on Goodreads or Amazon to boost its visibility. The book’s ideas are central to the Logos vision; the more people who discover them, the stronger our movement.
X Spaces
Last month’s Logos X Spaces focused on privacy and provided overviews of our participation at events surrounding Devconnect.
We started November by hosting James from Funding the Commons. In the Space, we talked about our collaboration efforts, including the Realfi Hackathon and shared work at the Funding the Commons event during Devconnect. We got into privacy, public goods funding, and everything in between. We hosted two more spaces with Funding the Commons during the month.
In mid-November, we hosted privacy influencer Seth for Privacy, who explored the importance of maintaining private-by-default technologies. We also touched on the current surveillance status quo and the practical tools we can use to liberate ourselves.
Finally, governance and blockchain researcher Ann Brody joined Logos to discuss the psychology of privacy. We explored the psychological literature on privacy, including the privacy paradox and the privacy calculus, which are concepts described by researchers with empirical, evidence-based backing. We went on to discuss the idea that understanding privacy from a sociological and psychological perspective is a growing trend, as privacy becomes more mainstream.
Follow Logos on X to listen in and join these fascinating discussions every Thursday.
Community shoutouts
Each month, we spotlight Logos community members whose contributions carry our movement forward. Here’s our November shoutouts:
- Vania and Bangura from Quinta do Mocho for sharing their stories and the neighbourhood’s history on a panel at Rare Effect.
- Youssef Hassan for their massive support of the Circles initiative and their efforts to form Circles in new territories.
- Martin for his P2P Hacker Lounger workshop – an attendee said, “It was super fun to interact with, and the app made it a nice hybrid of a digital/physical experience.”
- All the new Circle stewards for expanding the movement into new territories.
- Everyone who joined the conversation during Logos Spaces.
- All those bringing their enthusiasm and passion to an in-person Logos Circles meetup.
- Everyone who bought, downloaded, or left a review for Farewell to Westphalia.
Want to be in next month’s spotlight? Submit your work via the Contribute portal. For feedback or collaboration, open a discussion on the Logos Forum and share the link with the community.
Logos tech updates
As part of our recent consolidation, we’ve started merging the Logos tech stack’s websites, developer docs, and community spaces. We want those developing our protocols or building on them to be able to find what they need without having to hop between separate resources. Stay tuned for more on these efforts.
Below are a few of the highlights from the Logos tech stack for November.
Blockchain
- Completed an audit for data availability, fixed all identified issues, and kicked off an audit for the Blend (privacy) protocol, while also halving ZK proving times via a Poseidon2 update.
- Major infrastructure stack improvements: streamlined the service declaration protocol (SDP) (e.g. opinion vector simplification, improved garbage-collection logic), replaced mock mempool with a real one, and signature handling moved to proper PKCS-compliant ZkSign keys (removing deprecated DummyZkSignatures).
- The Blend network (for proposer anonymity) underwent refinements: specification updates, anonymity-guarantee analyses for adversarial conditions, and stabilisation of Merkle-path handling, session transitions, reward logic, and shutdown behaviour.
- Tooling and testnet readiness advanced: added an automated ZK development setup, updated Dockerfiles, expanded testing framework (with blob/inscribe-transaction workloads), and merged missing endpoints/data structures to support the upcoming block explorer and public testnet.
Messaging
- Aligned with teams across the Logos stack at an offset meetup in Budapest, coordinating on service incentivisation design and payment protocol strategy.
- Reached green continuous integration for SDS in status-go and validated that Status Desktop can run using libwaku on Windows.
- Refined the cryptographic foundations of the Chat SDK, implementing noise examples and discussing key storage and database patting patterns.
- Published local development environment docs for the API and progressed on defining and implementing Send and Health APIs.
- Continued work on mixnet, sharing research updates at the offsite, and made good progress on improving discovery mechanisms for mix nodes.
Storage
We’re pushing ahead with a major refinement of Logos storage components, streamlining their foundational design to improve usability, strengthen resilience, and expand practical utility. Stay alert for the next State of the Logos Network for more on this.
Blockchain-based governance is inevitable and starts from the ground up. We need developers, designers, writers, and all forward-thinkers to help us shape what comes next. Contribute to the movement today and help steer humanity’s future.
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