Logos Press Engine

Logos Dev Update: February 2026

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

In February, development of the Logos stack prioritised the initial launch of Logos Testnet v0.1.

State of the Logos Network: February 2026

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Logos Testnet v0.1 imminent, Parallel Society final tickets and stage times available, Farewell to Westphalia translated into Spanish, and new Logos Improvement Proposal process. Logos Press Engine recaps the movement’s progress during February 2026.

The Logos Tech Stack: An Operating System for Sovereignty

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Logos is a modular, microkernel-based stack for decentralised infrastructure, built for privacy, composability, and resilience.

Your Browser Has Already Betrayed You

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Social Institutions in the Era of Blockchain-Based Governance

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Beyond finance, blockchain is changing how collective decisions are made and enforced. New forms of organisation are challenging traditional hierarchies and experimenting with more open governance models.

Metadata in the Age of AI Inference

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Even when content is encrypted, metadata reveals who we are, how we live, and how we behave. As artificial intelligence automates the analysis of these signals, freedom is constrained at scale.

State of the Logos Network: January 2026

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Parallel Society tickets go live, Logos Broadcast Network hits the airwaves, Logos Circles reach new territories, and Logos Testnet v0.1 preps for launch. Logos Press Engine recaps the movement’s progress during January 2026.

Logos Dev Update: January 2026

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Over the past month, focus centred on Logos Testnet v0.1 and the development of Logos Core, while steady progress was made across the core components of the technology stack.

The Importance of Proposer Anonymity

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Identifiable block proposers enable censorship, coercion, and stake inference in proof-of-stake systems. Logos prevents this through private leadership elections and anonymous broadcasting.

Building Freedom Without Gatekeepers

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This final article in a community-submitted trilogy explores the concept of building voluntary, opt-in governance systems and how Logos technologies enable freedom, pluralism, and coordination without gatekeepers.

The Anatomy of Exposure: How Blockchain Transactions Leak Information at Every Layer

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Public blockchains leak sensitive metadata at nearly every stage of a transaction: from messaging and wallets to RPCs, mempools, and block builders. This article shows why blockchain privacy is a full-stack problem, and why cryptography alone can’t protect users in an increasingly centralised surveillance ecosystem.

The Bitcoin of Governance: Logos and the End of Westphalia

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This Logos community submission focuses on Bitcoin’s reshaping of trust and how the Logos movement carries those ideas into governance and the digital commons.

Story of the Network: From Cybernetics to Blockchain Communities

sterlin@acid.info (Sterlin Lujan) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This article traces how cybernetics, post-industrial thought, and cypherpunk cryptography converged to make decentralised, parallel societies possible. It argues that blockchain communities now offer a viable alternative to failing nation-state governance.

Logos Dev Update: What’s Next for the Technology Stack in 2026

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This Logos Press Engine retrospective looks at how the Logos technology stack changed in 2025, what matured technically, and how the technologies are positioned to evolve through 2026.

State of the Logos Network: 2025 Recap

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Logos unifies, node programme announced, Circles multiply, Parallel Society awakens, and "Farewell to Westphalia" hits bookstores. Logos Press Engine rounds up the major developments from the Logos ecosystem in 2025.

State of the Logos Network: November 2025

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Logos consolidates stack, prepping for testnet and node programme, hacktivations and Circles in Buenos Aires, Parallel Society details coming soon, tech updates, and more.

State of the Logos Network: October 2025

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

RealFi Hack winners announced, Logos at Devconnect and Buenos Aires, Farewell to Westphalia ad drops, Waku to host P2P Hacker Lounge, and Nomos advances Cryptarchia consensus.

Hacking for Real World Impact with Funding the Commons & Tor

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Starting 23 September, Logos unveiled a major campaign to bring privacy technologies and tools built on them to real people who need them. Privacy in Practice is a multipart campaign, the first of which was our sponsorship of RealFi Hack, a virtual hackathon supported by Funding the Commons, Internet Archive Europe, Tor Project, and others.

The Fall of Democracy (and What Comes After)

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

This op-ed on the fall of democracy is part of a series of articles written by Logos community member JosiahWarren. The first, titled "What Happened to the Spirit of Freedom?" is available here. Logos Press Engine is actively looking for community submissions to support our mission to educate about the promise of blockchain-based governance. If you want to write for the LPE, visit the Logos Contribute portal and submit a proposal.

Prototyping Parallel Institutions: Learnings for Logos Circles

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Logos Circles are grassroots, values-driven communities building local trust and belonging. From Lisbon to Berlin and beyond, they prototype parallel institutions to revive cooperation and connection in the digital age. This article was coauthored by Sev Bonnet, a Logos community member and steward of the Berlin Circle, with input from Logos.

State of the Logos Network: September 2025

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

"Farewell to Westphalia" released worldwide, build needed activist tools with Privacy in Practice, Circles expand into new territories, new js-waku release, and Nomos advances Cryptarchia.

Logos Circles: Tackling Winnable Issues With Grassroots Action

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Logos Circles are self-organising groups that act as the local chapters of the Logos network. They are an effort to revitalise civil society by building local community hubs to solve local problems.

State of the Logos Network: August 2025

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

"Farewell to Westphalia" preorders live and publishing date revealed, LA Circle activates, Parallel Society date revealed, Waku vibe coding, Nomos v1 specs complete, and Codex collaborates with Qubetics.

State of the Logos Network: July 2025

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Road to PSF arrives in Zanzibar, Logos Circles emerge online and IRL, new Nwaku release, Codex restructures, and Nomos specs finalised.

Why Build a Network State?

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Network states are digital-first communities that form around shared goals and establish a degree of sovereign governance. These political formations offer significant advantages over the nation-state system at a time when trust in the latter is declining. They incentivise competition, encouraging optimisations that provide real value to their citizens, and participation in them requires explicit consent, giving them a far greater claim to legitimacy than the implied consent of the incumbent system.

State of the Logos Network: June 2025

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Brno Circle activates, a Keycard manifesto, Operators enter Epoch 3, building on Waku at W3PN Hacks, and Codex explores integrations.

What Happened to the Spirit of Freedom?

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

This op-ed on reigniting the Spirit of Freedom is part of a series of articles written by Logos community member JosiahWarren. Logos Press Engine is actively looking for community submissions to support our mission to educate about the promise of blockchain-based governance. Join us in the Logos Discord and ask about contributing to the LPE in the #General channel.

We Need Sovereign Tools: A Keycard Manifesto

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Almost every aspect of human experience is now digital – our identities, our conversations, our transactions, and our coordination are online. Yet the infrastructure underpinning this digital existence remains fragile, opaque, and subject to external control. As people become more interconnected, the tools needed to secure our right to privacy and autonomy have not kept pace. This disconnect has led to a growing dependence on systems that are neither transparent nor trustworthy.

State of the Logos Network: May 2025

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Logos backs the Internet Archive, Circles activate in Lisbon, new Operator distribution mechanisms, Codex student programme launches, and Nomos whitepaper published.

Save the Songs: Decentralise the Internet Archive's Music Collection

Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Our Internet Archive is under threat. We must take a stand now against record labels that value their shareholders over our collective musical heritage.

What Is a Network State?

Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

A network state is an online community that develops into a society with its own culture, economy, legal frameworks, and formal institutions. By organising these features atop a politically neutral technology stack, the network state can establish a degree of sovereignty against the prevailing nation-state system, enabling its citizens to administer their own affairs autonomously through voluntary consent-based governance protocols.

State of the Logos Network: April 2025

Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Logos meets to strategise, Logos Core demoed, Peter Ludlow joins Logos Spaces, and Codex and Waku collaborate on a censorship-resistant file-sharing app.

State of the Logos Network: March 2025

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Parallel Society Congress becomes Parallel Society Festival, Logos Operators enter Epoch 2, Waku’s internal hackathon produces project demos, and Codex defines a roadmap. Dive into March’s community update for all the details on these and other Logos initiatives.

The Crisis of Homogeneous Authoritative Systems and the Future of Modern Tribes

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Pavol Lupták's 'The Crisis of Homogeneous Authoritative Systems and the Future of Modern Tribes' provides a sobering look at legacy systems and how we transition out of them into more freedom-oriented spaces and virtual communities. The pivotal idea is that we do not have to be stuck in systems that forcibly homogenise the population, potentially leading to more conflict and paralysing dependency.

Rewilding the Community

sterlin@acid.info (Sterlin Lujan) — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Building parallel societies is not just about embracing exit ideology and bon voyage mantras. It is about rewilding and reawakening the essence of our communities. This ambition signifies that we must rekindle the human spirit and encourage deep connections with all members. Relationships and community must take centre stage.

State of the Logos Network: 2024 Roundup

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

As we wrap up 2024, Logos is proud to reflect on the years’ achievements both in terms of technical development and building a movement to advance post-nation-state governance systems.

What Is Polycentric Law?

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Do you like having options when you look for a new bank, dry cleaner, or veterinarian? Of course you do. You want to find the service that will best satisfy your particular demands, after all, and you know that when banks, cleaners, and vets have to compete they have a powerful incentive to make you happy. A monopoly, in contrast, can take its customers for granted.

State of the Logos Network: August 2024

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Logos Operators are uncovering their archetypes in Exit game, Codex Devnet was showcased during EthCC week, and Status, powered by Waku, has released updates for mobile and desktop beta. Dive into this month’s community update for all the details!

Illicit Financial Flows: Crypto Is the Solution, Not the Problem

jarrad@logos.co (Jarrad Hope) — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Trillions of dollars in illicit financial flows slosh around our financial system today, facilitated by the most powerful centralised institutions. Current efforts to address IFFs are ineffective and result in harmful side effects for some of the most vulnerable in society. In this article, we investigate the causes and impact of IFFs. Despite what certain bankers and politicians might have told you, the transparency and programmability of cryptocurrencies are a solution to, not a cause of, the problem.

State of the Logos Network: May 2024

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Projects within the Logos technology stack are steadily progressing. Logos made onchain history by inscribing the largest Bitcoin block ever, the Waku team participated in a series of events in Europe, and Vitalik Buterin joined Hashing It Out to discuss data availability sampling. Dive into this month’s community update to learn more.

From the Stepped Reckoner to Smart Contracts

jarrad@logos.co (Jarrad Hope) — Mon, 13 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In 1666, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz proposed the idea of ‘proving’ important governmental actions using deductions within a universal language. One way to develop his idea would be to say that we can computationally automate these government actions. Here, we push this idea further using Nick Szabo’s idea of ‘smart contracts’. We propose that one can automate key government actions on the blockchain, where they will be reliable, corruption resistant, and transparent to all citizens.

State of the Logos Network: April 2024

Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Since our last State of the Logos Network, we’ve made great strides both in terms of community building and technological development. Going forward, you can expect more frequent communications from across the Logos ecosystem via these State of the Logos Network updates.

Obsessed with Archives

jarrad@logos.co (Jarrad Hope) — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In the 17th century, the philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz proposed an archive in which documents were ‘kept in such a way that they rest intact and unaltered for future information, and that in that occasion they can be used as certified proofs in justice’. The archival project was, in fact, an obsession of Leibniz’s, but why? What Leibniz saw was that the very nature of good governance cannot be separated from the keeping of archives in a secure and immutable fashion. What Leibniz could not see was that the archives should also be widely accessible, and that to achieve both these goals they must be decentralised. We revisit Leibniz’s ideas and reimagine them with the help of blockchain technology. This article is the first in a series of articles by Peter Ludlow and Jarrad Hope, taken from a forthcoming book by the two.

From Offline to Online Piracy: A Genealogy of Logos

jarrad@logos.co (Jarrad Hope) — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Many lines of thought have led me to Logos and its intended application. Although I will surely omit some crucial aspects, here I will construct its history and convey what Logos is and why it matters.

How To Ethically Build Public Goods Infrastructure

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

We are building infrastructure that optimises non-zero-sum interactions, aiming to disempower bad actors without compromising on our principles. For example, censorship may be an effective solution, but it results in capture and other consequences we oppose. In this article, I’ll outline how messages sent on the blockchain can be interpreted and censored, identifying the need for censorship resistance to be built into the very bottom of the technology stack. I’ll also discuss our transformation of the original Whisper protocol into the public good Waku, and how we infuse ethics into the open source protocols we develop.

State of the Logos Network: October 2023

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Logos recently stepped into the public eye, embarking on the path toward a network-state future. Our ecosystem is a hive of activity, building, refining, and broadcasting the network state thesis and the tech to actualise it. Logos Press Engine rounds up the major developments of recent months in this inaugural edition of State of the Logos Network.

Logos: A Declaration of Independence in Cyberspace

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Abstract: A fully decentralised, privacy-preserving, and politically neutral tech stack would provide the necessary support for self-sovereign virtual territories. Recent breakthroughs in distributed systems, leaderless consensus algorithms, and ZK encryption provide the technical foundation that makes such a base layer possible. By using these technologies to build solutions for communications, storage, and smart contracts, we can incentivise the formation of borderless public institutions based on voluntary consent. This opens the possibility for a culture of resilient parallel societies that maximise the costs of surveillance and coercion, while minimising the costs of exit, voice, and loyalty. Doing this requires a resilient grassroots movement to govern and sustain the network, thereby providing trust-minimised, corruption-resistant governing services and social institutions to underserved citizens.