# The zero knowledge cryptography blog

September 15, 2025 • Deepthi Kumar & Nicole Farrar **Carrying the Mission Forward: Leadership Update at o1Labs**

o1Labs enters a new chapter as Nicole Farrar and Deepthi Kumar step into co-CEO roles, carrying forward the mission to grow Mina, advance Ensue, and steward ZK innovation.

**o1js 2.15.0: The One with the Native Prover** May 10, 2026 • Florian Kluge

o1js 2.15.0 introduces the Native Prover as a stable feature, delivering faster proving, support for larger circuits, and no circuit code changes for developers.

**Introducing Protokit: Privacy-Enabled Applications on Mina** May 3, 2026 • Raphael Panic

Protokit adds a privacy-enabled execution layer to Mina, enabling developers to build fast, shared-state applications with built-in zk proofs.

**Mesa: Introducing A New Standard for Mina Protocol Upgrades** April 16, 2026 • Rebecca Hopwood

Mesa introduces automated hard forks to Mina, enabling nodes to prepare upgrades in advance and execute them independently—reducing coordination overhead and making protocol upgrades more reliable and predictable.

**o1js Goes Native: Faster Kimchi Proving on Node** February 23, 2026 • Anaïs Querol

Native proving is now available—unlocking faster proofs, chunking, and up to 4× larger circuits in o1js.

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