Here's your bumper, news-filled This Week In Matrix!
A look back at The Matrix Conference, looking ahead to #FOSDEM, and... a raft of spec improvements, client app updates, and news stories from elsewhere on the web. Happy weekend! 🚀
#matrix #matrixconf
matrix.org/blog/2026/10...
A look back at The Matrix Conference, looking ahead to #FOSDEM, and... a raft of spec improvements, client app updates, and news stories from elsewhere on the web. Happy weekend! 🚀
#matrix #matrixconf
matrix.org/blog/2026/10...
This Week in Matrix 2026-10-30
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
matrix.org
October 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Here's your bumper, news-filled This Week In Matrix!
A look back at The Matrix Conference, looking ahead to #FOSDEM, and... a raft of spec improvements, client app updates, and news stories from elsewhere on the web. Happy weekend! 🚀
#matrix #matrixconf
matrix.org/blog/2026/10...
A look back at The Matrix Conference, looking ahead to #FOSDEM, and... a raft of spec improvements, client app updates, and news stories from elsewhere on the web. Happy weekend! 🚀
#matrix #matrixconf
matrix.org/blog/2026/10...
We've got a lot to share as we close out a busy month! There has been a lot of progress, and much to talk about.
Firstly, here is our write-up from The Matrix Conference 2026 - our largest community and ecosystem gathering, held in Malmö last week. #matrix #matrixconf
matrix.org/blog/2026/10...
Firstly, here is our write-up from The Matrix Conference 2026 - our largest community and ecosystem gathering, held in Malmö last week. #matrix #matrixconf
matrix.org/blog/2026/10...
The Matrix Conference 2026: Our biggest edition yet
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
matrix.org
October 30, 2026 at 4:20 PM
We've got a lot to share as we close out a busy month! There has been a lot of progress, and much to talk about.
Firstly, here is our write-up from The Matrix Conference 2026 - our largest community and ecosystem gathering, held in Malmö last week. #matrix #matrixconf
matrix.org/blog/2026/10...
Firstly, here is our write-up from The Matrix Conference 2026 - our largest community and ecosystem gathering, held in Malmö last week. #matrix #matrixconf
matrix.org/blog/2026/10...
Thanks so much for your support.
The record of my #Matrixconf talk is here: media.ccc.de/v/matrix-con...
The record of my #Matrixconf talk is here: media.ccc.de/v/matrix-con...
Open protocols unite: Common goals in advocating?
Can open protocols communities learn from each other? For sure! I would like to talk about political demands from a perspective of advoca...
media.ccc.de
October 26, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Thanks so much for your support.
The record of my #Matrixconf talk is here: media.ccc.de/v/matrix-con...
The record of my #Matrixconf talk is here: media.ccc.de/v/matrix-con...
October 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Hope everyone's made it home safely from the #MatrixConf! Recordings of all the talks can be found here: conference.matrix.org/schedule/#fu.... And we would love to have thoughts from those who joined us in person or online. Our feedback form is here: cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
Schedule of The Matrix Conference
Whether you want to hear how an organization deployed Matrix at scale or learn what the engineers are doing to improve the protocol, The Matrix Conference has a track for you.
conference.matrix.org
October 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Hope everyone's made it home safely from the #MatrixConf! Recordings of all the talks can be found here: conference.matrix.org/schedule/#fu.... And we would love to have thoughts from those who joined us in person or online. Our feedback form is here: cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
@cassidyjames.com and i repping the woo crew at the #MatrixConf hackathon
October 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
@cassidyjames.com and i repping the woo crew at the #MatrixConf hackathon
#MatrixConf #hackathon is starting now at Aalborg University in #Copenhagen! More info here: conference.matrix.org/hackathon/
October 23, 2026 at 11:05 AM
#MatrixConf #hackathon is starting now at Aalborg University in #Copenhagen! More info here: conference.matrix.org/hackathon/
October 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
And the 2026 #matrixconf has come to an end! Huge thanks to everyone who supported #continuwuity this week, from the Matrix.org sponsors funding our transport & accommodation, our opencollective sponsors for keeping us fed during the conference, and everyone who watched the recordings of our talks!
Matrix.org
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Matrix.org
October 23, 2026 at 10:28 PM
And the 2026 #matrixconf has come to an end! Huge thanks to everyone who supported #continuwuity this week, from the Matrix.org sponsors funding our transport & accommodation, our opencollective sponsors for keeping us fed during the conference, and everyone who watched the recordings of our talks!
Interesting take from MatrixConf about swapping to new platforms...studies say people rarely if ever do it to help others, even if there is a clear benefit IE helping vulnerable people be less visible on an encrypted app.
People go where their friends are. And are interested in seamless portability
People go where their friends are. And are interested in seamless portability
October 25, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Interesting take from MatrixConf about swapping to new platforms...studies say people rarely if ever do it to help others, even if there is a clear benefit IE helping vulnerable people be less visible on an encrypted app.
People go where their friends are. And are interested in seamless portability
People go where their friends are. And are interested in seamless portability
Had an incredible time at matrixconf.... If you haven't heard of matrix stack you will soon.
October 23, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Had an incredible time at matrixconf.... If you haven't heard of matrix stack you will soon.
I learned about spezi this week #MatrixConf
October 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I learned about spezi this week #MatrixConf
Starting in 30! The #MatrixConf #hackathon at Aalborg University. Help us shape the future of Matrix! Learn more here: conference.matrix.org/hackathon/
Attend The Hackathon
Join us for a hackathon on 23rd October, 2026. In collaboration with Dr Carla Griggio and the mInt Research Lab on User-Centered Messaging Interoperability at the Department of Computer Science,…
conference.matrix.org
October 23, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Starting in 30! The #MatrixConf #hackathon at Aalborg University. Help us shape the future of Matrix! Learn more here: conference.matrix.org/hackathon/
October 22, 2026 at 3:48 PM
T-5 minutes to Matrix Live: Live edition! Streaming from the #MatrixConf #hackathon here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGxb...
Bonus points if you spot a Blahaj in the background.
Bonus points if you spot a Blahaj in the background.
Matrix Live S13E14 - Live from The Matrix Conference Hackathon 2026
The Matrix.org Foundation is hosting a hackathon at Aalborg University, as part of The Matrix Conference 2026
The results of the hackathon are presented in this live stream starting 17:00 local…
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2026 at 2:57 PM
T-5 minutes to Matrix Live: Live edition! Streaming from the #MatrixConf #hackathon here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGxb...
Bonus points if you spot a Blahaj in the background.
Bonus points if you spot a Blahaj in the background.
Good evening from #MatrixConf! Thanks to our amazing sponsors, volunteers, speakers, and participants! What's next?
- Tomorrow: conference.matrix.org/hackathon/
- Brussels, Jan 30-31: Matrix at #Fosdem
- Matrix 2027: NETHERLANDS!
- Videos: conference.matrix.org/schedule/#fu...
You are all awesome
- Tomorrow: conference.matrix.org/hackathon/
- Brussels, Jan 30-31: Matrix at #Fosdem
- Matrix 2027: NETHERLANDS!
- Videos: conference.matrix.org/schedule/#fu...
You are all awesome
October 22, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Good evening from #MatrixConf! Thanks to our amazing sponsors, volunteers, speakers, and participants! What's next?
- Tomorrow: conference.matrix.org/hackathon/
- Brussels, Jan 30-31: Matrix at #Fosdem
- Matrix 2027: NETHERLANDS!
- Videos: conference.matrix.org/schedule/#fu...
You are all awesome
- Tomorrow: conference.matrix.org/hackathon/
- Brussels, Jan 30-31: Matrix at #Fosdem
- Matrix 2027: NETHERLANDS!
- Videos: conference.matrix.org/schedule/#fu...
You are all awesome
Happy to see some of the coverage of #matrixconf starting to appear.
My highlight from the sessions: "a live federation demo that connected Matrix applications at the Commission, France’s DINUM, Sweden’s Försäkringskassan, NATO, and the authority for Germany’s state of Schleswig-Holstein." - […]
My highlight from the sessions: "a live federation demo that connected Matrix applications at the Commission, France’s DINUM, Sweden’s Försäkringskassan, NATO, and the authority for Germany’s state of Schleswig-Holstein." - […]
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macaw.social
October 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Happy to see some of the coverage of #matrixconf starting to appear.
My highlight from the sessions: "a live federation demo that connected Matrix applications at the Commission, France’s DINUM, Sweden’s Försäkringskassan, NATO, and the authority for Germany’s state of Schleswig-Holstein." - […]
My highlight from the sessions: "a live federation demo that connected Matrix applications at the Commission, France’s DINUM, Sweden’s Försäkringskassan, NATO, and the authority for Germany’s state of Schleswig-Holstein." - […]
Today's #MatrixLive is actually going live! Streaming directly from the #MatrixConf #hackathon, we go live at 5pm CET (in about 2 hours) to tell you about all the cool things we have made this afternoon. Tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGxb....
Matrix Live S13E14 live from The Matrix Conference Hackathon 2026
The Matrix.org Foundation is hosting a hackathon at Aalborg University, as part of The Matrix Conference 2026
The results of the hackathon are presented in this live stream starting 17:00 local…
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Today's #MatrixLive is actually going live! Streaming directly from the #MatrixConf #hackathon, we go live at 5pm CET (in about 2 hours) to tell you about all the cool things we have made this afternoon. Tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGxb....
Great talks this morning: updates from the Matrix Governing Board and the Working Groups, and updates on unifying Matrix and @IETF #encryption standard #MLS with Famedly and BWI GmbH #openstandards. After coffee we're back with encryption, public sector messaging, and #healthcare. #MatrixConf
October 22, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Great talks this morning: updates from the Matrix Governing Board and the Working Groups, and updates on unifying Matrix and @IETF #encryption standard #MLS with Famedly and BWI GmbH #openstandards. After coffee we're back with encryption, public sector messaging, and #healthcare. #MatrixConf
Why does #sovereignty matter? Without it, you risk service cut-off, #espionage, and exposure to foreign law. Diego Serpa and Jose Macedo discuss building MSG Gov, a comms app built for #Brazil and powered by #Matrix, at the #MatrixConf.
Follow here: conference.matrix.org/watch
Follow here: conference.matrix.org/watch
October 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Why does #sovereignty matter? Without it, you risk service cut-off, #espionage, and exposure to foreign law. Diego Serpa and Jose Macedo discuss building MSG Gov, a comms app built for #Brazil and powered by #Matrix, at the #MatrixConf.
Follow here: conference.matrix.org/watch
Follow here: conference.matrix.org/watch
Impromptu sabacc game at the Matrix Conference! I didn’t bring shift tokens, so we ended up using @roost.tools swag. 🤣
#MatrixConf #sabacc
#MatrixConf #sabacc
October 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Impromptu sabacc game at the Matrix Conference! I didn’t bring shift tokens, so we ended up using @roost.tools swag. 🤣
#MatrixConf #sabacc
#MatrixConf #sabacc
Reminder! Even if you are not in Malmö, you can still join the #MatrixConf online, See the schedule, stream live, ask questions, and chat with others. Here's a link to the three rooms:
app.element.io#/room/#sofya...
app.element.io#/room/#kathe...
app.element.io#/room/#peter...
#MatrixConf
app.element.io#/room/#sofya...
app.element.io#/room/#kathe...
app.element.io#/room/#peter...
#MatrixConf
Element
app.element.io
October 21, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Reminder! Even if you are not in Malmö, you can still join the #MatrixConf online, See the schedule, stream live, ask questions, and chat with others. Here's a link to the three rooms:
app.element.io#/room/#sofya...
app.element.io#/room/#kathe...
app.element.io#/room/#peter...
#MatrixConf
app.element.io#/room/#sofya...
app.element.io#/room/#kathe...
app.element.io#/room/#peter...
#MatrixConf
Matrix Conference next year in the Netherlands! #MatrixConf #FOSDEM
October 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Matrix Conference next year in the Netherlands! #MatrixConf #FOSDEM
What does the Greek Tragedy of Antigone teach us about #healthcare communication, Richard Schlögl asks? It's a conflict that comes from opposing principles, principles like: health data must be private -- but case studies must be traceable. Can #Matrix be the deus ex machina? #MatrixConf
October 22, 2026 at 10:05 AM
What does the Greek Tragedy of Antigone teach us about #healthcare communication, Richard Schlögl asks? It's a conflict that comes from opposing principles, principles like: health data must be private -- but case studies must be traceable. Can #Matrix be the deus ex machina? #MatrixConf
