This Week in Matrix is out! 📰 New MSCs, spec updates, and the Matrix Workation early-bird deadline (it's today, Jul 31!) Read more: matrix.org/blog/2026/07... #Matrix #FOSS

This Week in Matrix 2026-07-31

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😱 Today is the final day to order your Matrix Conf merch! Look at this exclusive design for this year's event 😍 The shop for merch pre-orders will close TONIGHT at 23:59 CEST! If you want a Matrix Conf T-shirt, hoodie, beanie, or pair of socks, order today! conference.matrix.org/register/#ti...

We still have some volunteer slots available to support tasks at The Matrix Conference! You can be one of the heroes that helps to create a wonderful event. You'll get a limited-edition zipper hoodie as a Thank You 🙏🏻 More information on the conference site. conference.matrix.org/volunteer/

Volunteer for The Matrix Conference

To keep the ticket price accessible for everyone and provide the best experience as possible, we need volunteers to lend a hand!

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A peek at the fabulous merch 🧦 for the Matrix Conference 2026 (with last chance to pre-order), the new Homeserver Decentralisation Working Group, OAuth and media sending in Nexus, matrix-nio’s move to vodozemac, and more. We present: This Week In Matrix! matrix.org/blog/2026/07...

This Week in Matrix 2026-07-24

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A new modular Matrix client, Continuwuity of Theseus, experimental user status indicators coming to Element X, and a live P2P Matrix demo! This and more happened This Week in Matrix! matrix.org/blog/2026/07...

This Week in Matrix 2026-07-17

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Cost of European conferences and family trip: not cheap Cost of fresh #Dwebcamp and #LocalFirst stickers for notebook: priceless

Watching an amazing discussion about the "Future of P2P" between @gwil, @adz, @cwebber, @matthew and @dholms.at at @dweb

Last talk before the afternoon coffee break: Kegan Dougal with ”Local-First Matrix“

Summer conference season continues with @kegsay.bsky.social presenting Local-First (ie P2P) Matrix at @localfirstconf.com this afternoon! app-2026.localfirstconf.com/schedule/day...

It's time for This Week in Matrix, including a new Matrix Live where we're diving in to Image Packs (from Matrix v1.19) 🆕 Lots more to read: the return of P2P Matrix; news from the Website & Content Working Group; and fresh client releases and homeserver updates. 😎 matrix.org/blog/2026/07...

This Week in Matrix 2026-07-10

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If you are at #DWebCamp, be sure to check out @arathorn.net talk today about Peer-to-Peer Matrix! talx.dod.ngo/dwebcamp-202...

Peer-to-Peer Matrix: A New Hope DWeb Camp 2026

Matrix is a relatively popular open standard for secure decentralised communication. Recently the team who created Matrix got funded to have another go at taking Matrix local-first and P2P, giving a n...

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🎉 Hey everyone, it's spec release day! Matrix 1.19 is officially here. 🚀 There are 6 new MSCs, with some highly anticipated features including: ✨ Native custom emoji support (image packs) 🔐 Encrypted room history sharing ➡️ Read the full announcement: matrix.org/blog/2026/07... #Matrix

Matrix v1.19 release

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It's time for your weekly news from the Matrix ecosystem - including a tutorial on deploying a Matrix stack on Kubernetes, and the latest specification, homeserver, and client app updates. 🚀 matrix.org/blog/2026/07...

This Week in Matrix 2026-07-03

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@arathorn.net, @matrix.org co-founder and @element.io CEO/CTO, is coming to DWeb Camp to present “Peer-to-Peer Matrix: A New Hope” We’ll have many more Matrix-related activities and talks! 🤩 💡 Check them out here

It's the final, final countdown before the Call for Proposals closes for The Matrix Conference 2026 ⏱️ There is still time, but ONLY until the end of today 30th June at 23:59 CEST - get your talk submission in NOW! 📆 We're excited to dive in to reviewing your proposals. cfp.2026.matrix.org

The Matrix Conference 2026

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for The Matrix Conference 2026

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Talk to @matrix.org from R. mx.client 0.1.1 just landed on CRAN, completing the mx.* trio. Install it for config, rooms, sync, and markdown; add mx.crypto for Olm/Megolm E2EE. h/t @eddelbuettel.com for finally getting me onto Matrix. #rstats cornball.ai/posts/mx-cli...

We're excited to have Andy Piper @andypiper.me join the team at The Matrix Foundation. 🎉 Andy is our Senior Developer Relations Engineer, working to support & encourage the broader Matrix ecosystem. You can expect to see them around the community over the coming weeks. Please offer a warm welcome!

New members in the governing board, a new rust client, and a massive Element Call update. That and more happened This Week in Matrix! matrix.org/blog/2026/06...

This Week in Matrix 2026-06-19

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Pride month is our chance to acknowledge the struggles of LGBTQIA+ people. Queer people have shaped our industry, but their lives shouldn't depend on what they produce. We are proudly queer, and we will keep standing for each other.

🏁 That’s a wrap for our election season and we are excited to announce our new Governing Board members! Huge thank you to those who are leaving us, and congratulations to all new members! Welcome! Check out the details: matrix.org/blog/2026/06...

Announcing the results of the Governing Board election

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We received MANY more proposals than we can accept at Matrix Conf, but a lot of you asked us to extend the Call for Proposals deadline. 📆 The CfP will close definitively on 30th June, 23:59 CEST! 🙅 This is the only extension we can afford cfp.2026.matrix.org

The Matrix Conference 2026

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😱 Final day to submit a talk for Matrix Conf Our Call for Proposals closes TODAY at 23:59 CEST. Today is the very last day to submit a proposal for The Matrix Conference in October! cfp.2026.matrix.org

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Schedule, talks and talk submissions for The Matrix Conference 2026

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The week of client updates, Matrix over DMLS, and meetups in Germany! That and more happened This Week in Matrix! matrix.org/blog/2026/06...

This Week in Matrix 2026-06-12

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⏰️ Submit your Matrix Conf talks before Sunday! The CfP will close on Sunday 14 at 23:59 CEST. If you haven't already, now's your chance to submit a talk proposal for The Matrix Conference in October 2026 in Sweden 🇸🇪 cfp.2026.matrix.org

The Matrix Conference 2026

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for The Matrix Conference 2026

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🚨 Final week to submit a talk to The Matrix Conference! Tell us about your successful deployments, your weekend projects, how you will revolutionize Matrix, or what you learned from your latest catastrophic failure. Submit a talk by Sunday 14th, and join us at the conference! cfp.2026.matrix.org

The Matrix Conference 2026

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for The Matrix Conference 2026

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👕 By popular demand: we have reopened the pre-orders for the conference merch, since we managed to push back the production deadline with our partner! 🤝 You have until end of July to pre-order your hoodie, T-shirt, beanie, and socks on the Conference Store! conference.matrix.org/register/#ti...

Register for The Matrix Conference

Join us for The Matrix Conference this October. The four day conference will take place in Malmö, Sweden. Talks will be streamed live and virtual attendees will be able to ask speakers questions.

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Voting has started for the Governing Board, many upcoming events, and more support (soon) for the matrix scheme. That and more happened This Week in Matrix! matrix.org/blog/2026/05...

This Week in Matrix 2026-05-29

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🚥 And off we go! The voting for the Governing Board election is starting tonight, and is open until the 12th of June. All eligible voters should keep an eye out for an email from OpaVote. Check out the details: matrix.org/blog/2026/05...

Kicking off the voting period for the Governing Board election

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From Bluesky’s work on permissions data, to adding e2ee to activitypub, there are a lot of projects working on private data, converging towards something that’s roughly Matrix-shaped. But the dynamics underneath turned out to be stranger than I thought connectedplaces.online/reports/fr16...

FR#163 – Decrypting Matrix

On the convergence towards private data on social networking protocols, and the connection to Matrix

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Hammerhead becomes Venator, a Matrix spring update live from the Matrix Community Summit by Matthew and more happened This Week in Matrix! matrix.org/blog/2026/05...

This Week in Matrix 2026-05-22

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

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