Research
W3PN research branch aim is to empower developers, researchers, activists, enterpreneurs and general public with data-driven analytics on the state of privacy in the web3 realm & it’s intersection with so-called “web2” privacy.
Power to the people: all researches are free & access to the public as an open knowledge.
Ongoing researches
| Research | Info | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy proof 2024 | Annual expert survey selecting favourint projects, researches, news, events and doxxers within the privacy & web3 market. 90 experts already participated from Vitalik Buterin x Ethereum to Anir Taaki x DarkFi | link |
| Scoring model for privacy-services attestation | Research aimed to find out dark patterns in privacy, create comprehensive scoring model to test privacy claims on behalf of the projects Supported by Ethereum Foundation, Mask Network. | link |
| Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem | Comprehensive privacy-centric research aimed to map Ethereum-centric privacy services, use-cases, product stages, missing areas (use-cases), funding landscape etc Supported by MolochDAO | link |
| Privacy market DB maintainance | Privacy services x web3 market DB support: data actualisation, adding new projects. | link |
| Hackathon curation pack | Set of tools and guidelines helping devs build their first privacy hackathon projects | link |
| Privacy audit | Privacy features audit concept for security audit organizations & whitehackers | link |
delivered
| Research | Info | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Personal stack | Lists of free & open-source software experts like Audrey Tang or Vitalik Buterin are using | link |
| Privacy market DB | Privacy services x web3 initial market DB aggregation: segmentation, key links (web, git, docs), ecosystem, product liveliness etc. 600 projects in the DB. | link |
| Privacy market outlook (annual report) | 150-pages report on the state of privacy x web3 from funding to key projects. | 2022 |
| ZK in privacy | General DB aggregation focused on ZK for privacy. | Migrating |
| Privacy use-cases within the Ukrainian-Russian war | Research how privacy tools can protect human rights, vulnerable audiences within the war, migration & cross-border relations. Supported by Zcash Foundation. | link |
| Privacy jobs market | Hiring snapshot across the market: total vacancies, grades, technical x non-technical positions, hiring scope within specific companies & domains. | link |
| Privacy grants market | Allocation of the ongoing grant programs across the market. | link |
| Diversity in privacy market | State of diversity within the privacy market: general cultural practices, actual issues, metrics. | link |
| Privacy use-cases | Basic DB of the privacy-centric use-cases. | Migrating |
| Privacy use-cases ideation framework for devs | Pagency framework for facilitation privacy use-cases (privacy services modelling) | link |
Future researches
Privacy market outlook (annual report): 24