The results of “Privacy Proof” annual awards are here. Fourth patient - “Project of the year” category.
Expert selections showed diversity within the privacy stack from deGoogle OS to open-source Docs alternative. Moreover, ZK use-cases are on the raise within email & passport, transactional privacy still receive lots of attention (Railgun, Fluidkey), new mainnets like Penumbra got well-deserved attention. Let’s explore Privacy Proof winners together!
“Privacy Proof” is an annual awards facilitated by the Web3Privacy now collective. It aims to feature key projects, news, innovations & doxxers of the market selected by 90+ enthusiasts, developers, researchers, cryptographers, cypherpunks, and community builders from Vitalik Buterin to Zooko behind the Ethereum, Nym, Logos, Railgun, Aztec, ZK Sync, dappnode, Electric Coin & Co. & many other organisations.
All contributions are public & can be found on X & Fileverse
GrapheneOS - Open source privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
DarkFi - an L1 for anonymous engineering: the emerging art of building privacy-first applications
ddocs / Fileverse - onchain space for online collaboration.
51 projects
12 non-Web3 solutions
8 dapps
4 messengers/chats
4 protocols
4 identity-related
3 wallets
2 VPNs
2 OS from Tails to Graphene
2 AI-related
2 mixnets from Nym to HOPR
2 research-projects
Monero - privacy-focused cryptocurrency
Akash Chat - AI Chat without any tracking
Wassabi Wallet - bitcoin walllet focused on privacy (DYOR)
Penumbra - L1 on Cosmos
GrapheneOS - deGoogle OS
ZK email - email dapp on Aztec
ZKpassport - identity dapp on Aztec
Railgun - ZK-centric on-chain financial privacy for Ethereum
Rarimo - ZK-identity protocol
DarkFi - L1 focused on anon engineering
Nym - Layer0 mixnet
Useful link to find a white rabbit
We thank every expert who participated in the awards poll. Glad that you contributed to spread privacy awareness forward.
Always DYOR! And let the spirit of privacy be with you.
Monero Nodo - Monero-focused node
ddocs - alternative to Google Docs (E2EE)
anoncast - anonymous co-posting on Aztec
OHMNI - streetwear focused on blockcing radio signals & electromagnetic radiation
Web3Privacy now - think-and-do privacy ecosystem for the web3
OpenPassport - anon-preserving digital identity facilitated by Privacy&Scaling Explorations
0xbow - “privacy pools” facilitation org
Aztec - on-chain private L2 for Ethereum
Radicle - GitHub alternative
ZKP2P - trust-minimized p2p offramp
DarkIRC - fully-anon chat powered by DarkFi
iden3 - zk-powered identity protocol
AnonAadhaar - identity project facilitated by Privacy&Scaling Explorations
Railway wallet - Railgun-centric web3 wallet
Reticulum - cryptography-based networking stack
Enclave - FHE-based Encrypted Execution Environments
Apple privacy projects - Intelligence, Private Cloud Computing, and Swift Homomorphic Encryption
Tails - ephemeral & private OS
EIP-7503 - Zero-Knowledge WormhTolerns
HOPR - Layer0 mixnet
Proton 2024 releases - suire of privacy-focused projects made in Switzerland
SimpleX - decentralized messenging protocol
Predicate - network for simplifying transaction prerequisites
Cursive - cryptography & design lab focused on digital signatures (ZK + FHE)
Women in web3 privacy - community empowering women with the knowledge & tools to navigate digital environments.
Zashi - Zcash-centric wallet
Payy - ZK payment service for your phone
Anytype - alternative to cloud-based environments for collab
JP Morgan FHE tokenization platform
V2Ray - platform to build proxies on top of the network
HOPR (VPN) - VPN powered by HOPR mixnet aka GnosisVPN
NymVPN - VPN powered by Nym mixnet
Signal - privacy-enhancing messenger
Superbacked - an app used to generate highly resilient distributed encrypted backups
Kagi search - ad-free search engine
idOS
Fluidkey - stealth addresses on Ethereum, Base, ENS
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The results of “Privacy Proof” annual awards are here. Fourth patient - “Project of the year” category.
Expert selections showed diversity within the privacy stack from deGoogle OS to open-source Docs alternative. Moreover, ZK use-cases are on the raise within email & passport, transactional privacy still receive lots of attention (Railgun, Fluidkey), new mainnets like Penumbra got well-deserved attention. Let’s explore Privacy Proof winners together!
“Privacy Proof” is an annual awards facilitated by the Web3Privacy now collective. It aims to feature key projects, news, innovations & doxxers of the market selected by 90+ enthusiasts, developers, researchers, cryptographers, cypherpunks, and community builders from Vitalik Buterin to Zooko behind the Ethereum, Nym, Logos, Railgun, Aztec, ZK Sync, dappnode, Electric Coin & Co. & many other organisations.
All contributions are public & can be found on X & Fileverse
GrapheneOS - Open source privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
DarkFi - an L1 for anonymous engineering: the emerging art of building privacy-first applications
ddocs / Fileverse - onchain space for online collaboration.
51 projects
12 non-Web3 solutions
8 dapps
4 messengers/chats
4 protocols
4 identity-related
3 wallets
2 VPNs
2 OS from Tails to Graphene
2 AI-related
2 mixnets from Nym to HOPR
2 research-projects
Monero - privacy-focused cryptocurrency
Akash Chat - AI Chat without any tracking
Wassabi Wallet - bitcoin walllet focused on privacy (DYOR)
Penumbra - L1 on Cosmos
GrapheneOS - deGoogle OS
ZK email - email dapp on Aztec
ZKpassport - identity dapp on Aztec
Railgun - ZK-centric on-chain financial privacy for Ethereum
Rarimo - ZK-identity protocol
DarkFi - L1 focused on anon engineering
Nym - Layer0 mixnet
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anoncast - anonymous co-posting on Aztec
OHMNI - streetwear focused on blockcing radio signals & electromagnetic radiation
Web3Privacy now - think-and-do privacy ecosystem for the web3
OpenPassport - anon-preserving digital identity facilitated by Privacy&Scaling Explorations
0xbow - “privacy pools” facilitation org
Aztec - on-chain private L2 for Ethereum
Radicle - GitHub alternative
ZKP2P - trust-minimized p2p offramp
DarkIRC - fully-anon chat powered by DarkFi
iden3 - zk-powered identity protocol
AnonAadhaar - identity project facilitated by Privacy&Scaling Explorations
Railway wallet - Railgun-centric web3 wallet
Reticulum - cryptography-based networking stack
Enclave - FHE-based Encrypted Execution Environments
Apple privacy projects - Intelligence, Private Cloud Computing, and Swift Homomorphic Encryption
Tails - ephemeral & private OS
EIP-7503 - Zero-Knowledge WormhTolerns
HOPR - Layer0 mixnet
Proton 2024 releases - suire of privacy-focused projects made in Switzerland
SimpleX - decentralized messenging protocol
Predicate - network for simplifying transaction prerequisites
Cursive - cryptography & design lab focused on digital signatures (ZK + FHE)
Women in web3 privacy - community empowering women with the knowledge & tools to navigate digital environments.
Zashi - Zcash-centric wallet
Payy - ZK payment service for your phone
Anytype - alternative to cloud-based environments for collab
JP Morgan FHE tokenization platform
V2Ray - platform to build proxies on top of the network
HOPR (VPN) - VPN powered by HOPR mixnet aka GnosisVPN
NymVPN - VPN powered by Nym mixnet
Signal - privacy-enhancing messenger
Superbacked - an app used to generate highly resilient distributed encrypted backups
Kagi search - ad-free search engine
idOS
Fluidkey - stealth addresses on Ethereum, Base, ENS
Useful link to find a white rabbit
We thank every expert who participated in the awards poll. Glad that you contributed to spread privacy awareness forward.
Always DYOR! And let the spirit of privacy be with you.
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