# Week in Privacy

> Jan 20 2025

**Published by:** [#w3pnews](https://paragraph.com/@w3pnews/)
**Published on:** 2025-01-20
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@w3pnews/week-in-privacy

## Content

Good evening and welcome to the cosy corner of crypto that is not going to mention any of the recent developments (you can head over to crypto twitter for the memes and the rants). Hope your 2025 is off to a good start. Here over at web3privacy now we have been cooking and prepping, with big things coming up on the horizon! Yes, you've heard that one before from like every protocol ever, but we are NOT a protocol - we are a collective of people trying to make the world of web3 privacy stronger and a bit more digestable to the public. (But first, we need to understand our own intricate Miro boards and ddocs (shoutout to Fileverse) Here are some of our recent (public) developments:Unlocking Privacy for All: W3PN Academy LaunchPrivacy proof awards'24: news & events category longlistOur own Hackathon in Berlinand if you're feeling generous we set up our donation fund over hereNow let's dive into the latest updates in privacy!InsightsIs Monero Keeping Bitcoin's Cypherpunk Dream Alive?Sentinel in 2025Nym + CelestiaSentio + Secret NetworkKnowledgeNym scaling blockchains securelyFHE web3 ManifestoPolice Use of Face Recognition Continues to Wrack Up Real-World Harmsprivacy risks of AI agentsCodex: state of decentralized storageData Integrity: What is It, and Why Does It Matter?Retrospective: Trusted Setups and P0tion ProjectInspiration: Going On(Line) an offering of media from the webDeCC Day X Shielding Summit: Penumbra and the Dream of Electronic CashThe Second Coming of the CypherpunksMy ongoing escape by Bob Summerwill x Ethereum Cypherpunk CongressWhat does a encrypted supercomputer look like? x Ethereum Cypherpunk CongressProgrammable Cryptography in the context of Plurality by Oskarth x Ethereum Cypherpunk CongressInspiration: Going Off(Line) an offering of IRL events(new/changes in bold)Jan 30-31, ETHZurichFeb 7-9, ETHOxfordFeb 15 - March 1, ZK Village Denver, USAFeb 23 - March 1, ETHDenverApril 2-5 - ETHBucharestMay 9-11 – ETHDam AmsterdamMay 27-29 – ETHPragueJun 3-8 – ETHBelgradeJun 12-13 – Protocol Berg BerlinSaucy Pic 🥫Hope you are being conscious about how much time you spend online, crypto is chaotic enough. If anything this is how I've been feeling any time i log on: to more time offline 💖 see ya next Monday!

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