# Privacyproof 2024 awards: Projects category winners

**Published by:** [Web3Privacy Now](https://paragraph.com/@web3privacy-now/)
**Published on:** 2025-02-06
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@web3privacy-now/privacyproof-2024-awards-projects-category-winners

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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 & FileverseAnd Key News and Events of the year award goes to…WinnerGrapheneOS - Open source privacy and security focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.Second placeDarkFi - an L1 for anonymous engineering: the emerging art of building privacy-first applicationsThird placeddocs / Fileverse - onchain space for online collaboration.Detailed overview51 projects12 non-Web3 solutions8 dapps4 messengers/chats4 protocols4 identity-related3 wallets2 VPNs2 OS from Tails to Graphene2 AI-related2 mixnets from Nym to HOPR2 research-projectsLonglist to exploreMonero - privacy-focused cryptocurrencyAkash Chat - AI Chat without any trackingWassabi Wallet - bitcoin walllet focused on privacy (DYOR)Penumbra - L1 on CosmosGrapheneOS - deGoogle OSZK email - email dapp on AztecZKpassport - identity dapp on AztecRailgun - ZK-centric on-chain financial privacy for EthereumRarimo - ZK-identity protocolDarkFi - L1 focused on anon engineeringNym - Layer0 mixnetMeta's Llama3 LLM - local-machine centric LLMMonero Nodo - Monero-focused nodeddocs - alternative to Google Docs (E2EE)anoncast - anonymous co-posting on AztecOHMNI - streetwear focused on blockcing radio signals & electromagnetic radiationWeb3Privacy now - think-and-do privacy ecosystem for the web3OpenPassport - anon-preserving digital identity facilitated by Privacy&Scaling Explorations0xbow - “privacy pools” facilitation orgAztec - on-chain private L2 for EthereumRadicle - GitHub alternativeZKP2P - trust-minimized p2p offrampDarkIRC - fully-anon chat powered by DarkFiiden3 - zk-powered identity protocolAnonAadhaar - identity project facilitated by Privacy&Scaling ExplorationsRailway wallet - Railgun-centric web3 walletReticulum - cryptography-based networking stackEnclave - FHE-based Encrypted Execution EnvironmentsApple privacy projects - Intelligence, Private Cloud Computing, and Swift Homomorphic EncryptionTails - ephemeral & private OSEIP-7503 - Zero-Knowledge WormhTolernsHOPR - Layer0 mixnetProton 2024 releases - suire of privacy-focused projects made in SwitzerlandSimpleX - decentralized messenging protocolPredicate - network for simplifying transaction prerequisitesCursive - 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 walletPayy - ZK payment service for your phoneAnytype - alternative to cloud-based environments for collabJP Morgan FHE tokenization platformV2Ray - platform to build proxies on top of the networkHOPR (VPN) - VPN powered by HOPR mixnet aka GnosisVPNNymVPN - VPN powered by Nym mixnetSignal - privacy-enhancing messengerSuperbacked - an app used to generate highly resilient distributed encrypted backupsKagi search - ad-free search engineidOSFluidkey - stealth addresses on Ethereum, Base, ENSMicrosoft Confidential Computing51. FCMP x Monero - Full chain membership proofs++Useful link to find a white rabbitAwards web: linkWeb3Privacy now XGeneral webGitHubWe 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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