Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-18
RisePIR Keeps Ethereum Balance Queries Private
RisePIR is a keyword-PIR system that answers Ethereum mainnet balance queries without revealing the requested address to the server.
Why it surfacedThe live deployment serves a claimed 201,059,658-account nonzero-balance set, computing over the entire database for every query. Its homepage explains the LWE-encrypted protocol, reports a 553.82 MB one-time client setup, and links to a live demo, paper, and code.
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The Plotter’s 09:30 Shift
August 18’s newborn domains include an obsolete pen plotter clocking in at 09:30, emergency warnings designed for sight, touch, or hearing, a funeral-folder tool calibrated for printer drift, and photographs of Colombian rental signs turned into a housing map.
This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-18 Domain Arrivals issue.