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Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem mapping

Web3Privacy Awards 2025: Projects Category Longlist
The Privacy Awards are back for 2025 — and what an extraordinary year it has been for privacy innovation.

The Neo-Cypherpunk Era begins now
Carrying the torch from the first generation into a new wave of internet liberation.



Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem mapping

Web3Privacy Awards 2025: Projects Category Longlist
The Privacy Awards are back for 2025 — and what an extraordinary year it has been for privacy innovation.

The Neo-Cypherpunk Era begins now
Carrying the torch from the first generation into a new wave of internet liberation.
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This list reflects all legitimate nominations submitted by the community in an alphabetical order - it is not a ranking.
The final winner will be revealed in the official awards announcement.


Hosted in Hamburg, Germany, 39c3 gathered thousands of hackers, researchers, and digital rights advocates for talks and workshops focused on cryptography, surveillance resistance, and open technology.

An intimate gathering of privacy builders and cryptographers designed to foster deep discussions around decentralized systems and digital autonomy.
A Prague-based privacy gathering centered on cypherpunk philosophy, decentralized infrastructure, and anonymous financial systems.

A Washington, D.C. summit bringing together policy experts, technologists, and advocates to discuss encryption, surveillance legislation, and civil liberties.
Held in Las Vegas, the Crypto & Privacy Village at DEF CON convened security researchers and developers to explore real-world cryptographic implementations and privacy threats.
Part of the Ethereum ecosystem event series, Devconnect Argentina featured multiple community-led gatherings, including sessions on zero-knowledge and privacy infrastructure.
A dedicated privacy conference within the Ethereum ecosystem focused on zero-knowledge research, protocol design, and decentralized identity.

An initiative and event series mapping the evolving privacy tooling landscape across Ethereum’s Layer 1 and Layer 2 ecosystem.
One of the largest Ethereum conferences globally, ETHDenver featured a dedicated privacy track covering zk research, rollups, and private infrastructure.
An Ethereum-focused conference in Ukraine bringing together developers, researchers, and builders, including discussions on privacy-preserving applications.
A European Ethereum conference known for its strong emphasis on zero-knowledge development, cryptography workshops, and infrastructure innovation.
A global gathering of the Monero community featuring talks on privacy-preserving cryptography, financial anonymity, and peer-to-peer systems.
A Berlin-based technical conference focused on protocol-level research, including privacy-enhancing technologies and Ethereum core development.
A Web3Privacy Now hackathon in Berlin enabling hands-on development of privacy-focused tools, wallets, and cryptographic applications.
A global event series and hackathon program dedicated to zero-knowledge education, workshops, and practical cryptography challenges.

A summit connecting zero-knowledge research with real-world use cases, featuring protocol builders and applied cryptography experts.
The nominations reflect a diverse range of privacy-centered events across:
• Hacker congresses
• Ethereum ecosystem conferences
• Zero-knowledge workshops
• Privacy hackathons
• Community summits

Events and gathering weren't the only moments the community felt are worth mentioning.
So here is a long list of important Moments for Privacy as well.
These gatherings continue to shape the direction of digital privacy infrastructure worldwide.
The winner will be announced soon.
This list reflects all legitimate nominations submitted by the community in an alphabetical order - it is not a ranking.
The final winner will be revealed in the official awards announcement.


Hosted in Hamburg, Germany, 39c3 gathered thousands of hackers, researchers, and digital rights advocates for talks and workshops focused on cryptography, surveillance resistance, and open technology.

An intimate gathering of privacy builders and cryptographers designed to foster deep discussions around decentralized systems and digital autonomy.
A Prague-based privacy gathering centered on cypherpunk philosophy, decentralized infrastructure, and anonymous financial systems.

A Washington, D.C. summit bringing together policy experts, technologists, and advocates to discuss encryption, surveillance legislation, and civil liberties.
Held in Las Vegas, the Crypto & Privacy Village at DEF CON convened security researchers and developers to explore real-world cryptographic implementations and privacy threats.
Part of the Ethereum ecosystem event series, Devconnect Argentina featured multiple community-led gatherings, including sessions on zero-knowledge and privacy infrastructure.
A dedicated privacy conference within the Ethereum ecosystem focused on zero-knowledge research, protocol design, and decentralized identity.

An initiative and event series mapping the evolving privacy tooling landscape across Ethereum’s Layer 1 and Layer 2 ecosystem.
One of the largest Ethereum conferences globally, ETHDenver featured a dedicated privacy track covering zk research, rollups, and private infrastructure.
An Ethereum-focused conference in Ukraine bringing together developers, researchers, and builders, including discussions on privacy-preserving applications.
A European Ethereum conference known for its strong emphasis on zero-knowledge development, cryptography workshops, and infrastructure innovation.
A global gathering of the Monero community featuring talks on privacy-preserving cryptography, financial anonymity, and peer-to-peer systems.
A Berlin-based technical conference focused on protocol-level research, including privacy-enhancing technologies and Ethereum core development.
A Web3Privacy Now hackathon in Berlin enabling hands-on development of privacy-focused tools, wallets, and cryptographic applications.
A global event series and hackathon program dedicated to zero-knowledge education, workshops, and practical cryptography challenges.

A summit connecting zero-knowledge research with real-world use cases, featuring protocol builders and applied cryptography experts.
The nominations reflect a diverse range of privacy-centered events across:
• Hacker congresses
• Ethereum ecosystem conferences
• Zero-knowledge workshops
• Privacy hackathons
• Community summits

Events and gathering weren't the only moments the community felt are worth mentioning.
So here is a long list of important Moments for Privacy as well.
These gatherings continue to shape the direction of digital privacy infrastructure worldwide.
The winner will be announced soon.
Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

Widespread realization that privacy is necessary to enable many legitimate users in Web3
and Vitalik Buterin wearing sunglasses at Devconnect!

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

Widespread realization that privacy is necessary to enable many legitimate users in Web3
and Vitalik Buterin wearing sunglasses at Devconnect!

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