Reads Update — May & June 2026
A combined May–June update closing out Q2, focused on what we delivered: two PIR schemes implemented on GPU (insPIRe in CUDA and a from-scratch Rust VIA); a new double-stateless batch-PIR scheme (Skirrt) specced; a VIA security bug hunted down and fixed; the network-agnostic access-layer architecture published in 'Power to the Edges'; an LLM audit of the Tor client conducted; TorJS shipped to npm; a mainnet binary-trie node built for Verifiable UBT; PIR Genesis teased; and formal verification moving from exploration toward practice.
Power to the Edges: Unlocking Direct Browser-P2P Communication
The edge is gated: every browser-to-Ethereum request funnels through a handful of HTTPS gateways. But a direct browser↔p2p channel for Ethereum is possible: one architectural shift that unlocks accessibility, privacy, and resilience all at once.
Reads Update — April 2026
April highlights: Q2 roadmap published, VIA spec and reference implementation completed with a parameterization issue surfaced, double-stateless PIR set as the focus with InsPIRe GPU work underway, network-agnostic access-layer architecture drafted, TorJS published to npm with integrations into light clients in progress, and invited talks at the Stateless Summit.
Reads Update — March 2026
March highlights: LeanPIR scheme introduced, VIA spec nearing v1, Arti bootstrapping breakthrough, Ethrex collaboration for UBT, Q2 plan taking shape.
Embedding Tor in Browser Wallets, Frontends, and dApps
A technical account of our effort to compile Arti — the Tor Project's Rust implementation — to WebAssembly, enabling wallets and dApps to route traffic through Tor directly from the browser.
A Sharded PIR Design for the Ethereum State
Our design for bringing Private Information Retrieval to Ethereum — a sharded, multi-engine architecture that hides what users read from remote servers.
Reads Update — February 2026
February highlights: Arti compiles to WASM, sharded PIR design draft finished, PIR grant approved for VIA scheme, Ethereum-sandboxed mixnet concept explored.
Reads Update — January 2026
January highlights: RMS24 spec and reference implementation complete, multi-engine PIR backend architecture defined, PAPs launched, Tor Project collaboration underway, ethers.js integration PR submitted.
Introducing Reads
An overview of the Reads team and our mission to bring privacy-preserving reads to Ethereum.