docs/docs/history.md

# History

Historical track record of *Web3Privacy Now*.

## 2024

### January

* **Research**: _Scoring model for techies update_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/explorer/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/scoringmodel/Scoringmodel_techies.md)
* **Research**: Explorer platform beta update [web](https://explorer.web3privacy.info)
* **Development**: W3PN website launch [web](https://web3privacy.info)
* **Research**: _Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem_ [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/docs/blob/main/docs/research/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem.md)
* **Article**: #2023privacyproof finalists announced [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/wyFhJ9_ayxA6BXTW0WE1h4ZackVTjrZTeC28Y6-J4mc)
* **Article**: _Doxxer of the year #2023privacyproof_ [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/Yx-Hc2kw2sDVixLkKQ5F1ZDN33eKGYYkK4fjVdPouIE)
* **Article**: _Exciting innovation in privacy #2023privacyproof_ [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/pbTUSd5RerKKwmeqWmzl5VDmtuykkalqFUBTy0EQUNA)
* **Article**: _Major news & events in 23' privacy #2023privacyproof_ [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/sy5SdjIHlu-6FMbF6bos_NNWveHSc-_RstKfdIdbfJQ)
* **Article**: _Pro-privacy projects of the year #2023privacyproof_ [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/LdOt0mlG_nXqhnmLf7s-X13NDNdpwQw72ESKaJq-0zA)
* **Article**: _Annual Privacy Tech Poll: longlist update_ [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/hEDewxQxukOHZcTqoXNdkrmioEiBb2SrObDZ9oanVM4)

## 2023

### Year overview

- [Explorer platform v1.0](https://github.com/web3privacy/grants/blob/main/README.md#-privacy-beat)
- [Annual Report](https://github.com/web3privacy/grants/blob/main/README.md#-privacy-annual-report-2023)
- Event in Prague - [Web3Privacy Now Summit: Ecosystem Launch](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/_ykJ2VOcRrH720OZTy0tT1kjrgP5kdc0Vykb0VVle0w)
- Event in Rome - [Web3Privacy Now Summit II: "Community 1st"](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/bzv735Bc1zak7Yi-NcxWavMQKgt2ANXQtpkrSp8Xg3o)
- [Web3 Privacy DB (+500 projects)](https://web3privacy.info/)
- [Report: Web3 Privacy Market Overview, Jan 2023](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Market%20overview/Web3privacy%20landscape%20(jan%202023).jpg)
- [Web3 Privacy Landscape](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Market%20overview/Web3privacy%20landscape%20(jan%202023).jpg)
- [Pagency Framework](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/tree/main/Pagency)
- [Privacy use-cases](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Use-cases.md)
- [Web3 Privacy Jobs ](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dN6bIWyOh01Dl-y1iZh-1TASZxKUefD098BUALcnUb8/edit#gid=0)
- [ZK Privacy Landscape](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/tree/main/ZKprivacylandscape)

### December

* **Article**: _#2023privacyproof longlist selection announced_ [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/g9ypqVmAIllC3q1qy1EmNfaKR4RemDBYlMLDNbnooEk)
* **Poll**: _Annual Privacy Tech Poll launching_ [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/u-K59tVbfnFB9M-TTSpTIf7ef3zlsg9FXklDCRwAr70)
* **Article**: _Delivery Update Q423_ [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/QWXwYD2KYO6V9RDRikDGdUZe9gN9dz5jfVfrFAKxb5k)
* **Research**: _600 projects in our Privacy services in Web3 database_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy)
* **Research**: _Privacy coins watchlist on CMC_: [Coinmarketcap](https://coinmarketcap.com/watchlist/657adcdae8548e6716084ba0/)

### November

* **Article**: _Web3Privacy Now Summit #2 - "Community 1st"_: [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/bzv735Bc1zak7Yi-NcxWavMQKgt2ANXQtpkrSp8Xg3o)
* **Playbook**: _Privacy-services' scoring model for non-techies (playbook)_: [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/90XEXa7AG_qc-VgYKs40i88xB1HF97gr1zqb-qvnif0)
* **Youtube**: _Web3privacy now account launch (with W3PN x ETHRome lectures)_: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Web3PrivacyNow)
* **Event**: _Web3Privacy Now Meetup Prague #1_: [Lu.Ma](https://lu.ma/w3pm-prg1)
* **Events**: _W3PSN event calendar_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/events#list-of-events)
* **Design**: _Explorer UI_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/UI/Readme.md), [V1.0](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/UI/Readme.md#v10-eth-rome-prototype),[V1.1](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/UI/Readme.md#v11-post-ethrome-update), [V 1.1 mobile](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/UI/Readme.md#v11-post-ethrome-update-mobile-version), [V1.2](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/UI/Readme.md#v12-post-ethrome-update-basic-scoring-x-brief-sync),
* **Design**: _Asset Router concept_: [V1.0](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/UI/Readme.md#v10-post-eth-rome-asset-router-microservice)
* **Research**: _Explorer breaf_: [Brief](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/Brief.md). Pull requests by [Railgun_](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/pull/31), [Waku](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/pull/35), [Lit](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/pull/34), [Brume](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/pull/38), [Webb](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/pull/37)
* **Research**: _Scoring matching: Brief, Non-techies validity, MVP_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/scoringmodel/Data%20brief%20%26%20scoring%20model%20comparison.md)
* **Research**: _Explorer product features_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/tree/main/Web3privacynowplatform/scoringmodel/Product%20features)

### October

* **Article**: _Building "l2beat for privacy" at ETHRome_: [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/nVGxQjtLSabZe2Bkc7LZd5kGxW-C8-Rm2Se1AONqKZY)
* **Article**: _From scoring model to interfaces: Web3privacy now_: [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/f3EXL1pAuI6gusHf_soq9KopU8ABC1EcV002FFlYKoM)
* **Judging**: _ETHRome privacy & governance hackathon_
* **Article**: _Making web3-privacy assessment research: public feedback_: [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/E9QPx9iKgPXPqEsAN-YklipSRJy9VTBMOLwwEcqqVpU)
* **Development**: _Explorer platform prototyping_: [Hackathon project](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/ethrome-23/projects/clng508ts00lswu01030hpfuq/idea)
* **Research**: _Data Manifest for Explorer platform_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/data/tree/main#readme)
* **Design**: _Explorer platform visual prototype_: [Figma](https://www.figma.com/file/fwUaS88ao4Ijlv3gIDYrQD/Web3Privacy?type=design&node-id=668%3A26840&mode=design&t=xWVqvb2facrhUFGj-1), [Try prototype](https://www.figma.com/proto/fwUaS88ao4Ijlv3gIDYrQD/Web3Privacy?page-id=558%3A22&type=design&node-id=668-26840&viewport=-5271%2C542%2C0.19&t=7yVsL5QlUqoAGn2T-1&scaling=scale-down-width&starting-point-node-id=668%3A26840&mode=design)
* **Development**: _Explorer platform live demo_: [Vercel](https://web3privacy-app.vercel.app), [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy-app)
* **Research**: _Explorer data survey_: [Typeform](https://gy0n92ttldn.typeform.com/to/clX8HhGi)
* **Research**: _Scoring model testing repo_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/scoringmodel/DeFi%20category%20prototype.md)
* **Research**: _Privacy features audit concept for security audit organizations & whitehackers_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/grants/blob/main/w3p-03.md)
* **Event**: _Web3Privacy Now: Community 1st_ x Rome: [Lu.Ma](https://lu.ma/web3privacynow_rome)

### September

* **Infographic**: _Privacy investment landscape 2023_: [X](https://twitter.com/web3privacy/status/1708108117160923305)
* **Research**: _500 projects in our Privacy services in Web3 database_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy)

### June

* **First** [Event](/events/) **Web3Privacy Now Summit** in Prague ([web](https://prague.web3privacy.info/))
* **Speaking**: _Privacy as a lifestyle @ ETHBarcelona, Mykola_: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/live/iPFZcsQ2Jeg?feature=shared&t=3425)
* **Research**: _Framework for the privacy assessment for non-techies_: [PDF](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Web3privacynowplatform/scoringmodel/Web3Privacy%20Now%20scoring%20platform_test%20framework.pdf)

### May

* **Talk**: _Privacy First | Parazyd x DarkFi, Ameen Soleimani x Privacy Pools, Mykola x W3PN | ETHDam 2023_: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_72TlZYGN4)
* **Grant**: _EF grant announcement x Scoring model for non-techies & techies_, [Project](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/tree/main/Web3privacynowplatform)

### April

* **Article**: _Web3privacy now ecosystem launch_, [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/_ykJ2VOcRrH720OZTy0tT1kjrgP5kdc0Vykb0VVle0w)
* **Research**: _Privacy use-cases within the Ukrainian-Russian war_: [Zcash Forun](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/privacy-services-from-zcash-to-status-usage-within-the-ukrainian-russian-war-research/43940?u=aquietinvestor), [PDF](https://github.com/web3privacy/grants/blob/main/staticobjects/Privacy%20use%20cases%20with%20the%20focus%20on%20Zcash%20(privacy%20coins)_Siusko.pdf)

### February

* **Grant**: _Privacy services from Zcash to Status usage within the Ukrainian-Russian war_: [Zcash Forum](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/privacy-services-from-zcash-to-status-usage-within-the-ukrainian-russian-war-research/43940?u=aquietinvestor)
* **Podcast**: _Priv8 x Mykola_: [Podcast](https://www.orchid.com/podcast/episode-127-Mykola-Siusko/)

### January

* **Report**: _Privacy market outlook in Web3: report_: [Medium](https://medium.com/@Svyazniy/privacy-market-outlook-in-web3-report-35a96c35b6ae), [PDF](https://github.com/Msiusko/web3privacy/blob/main/Market%20overview/Privacy%20market%20outlook%20in%20Web3%20by%20Mykola%20Siusko%20(Jan%202023).pdf)
* **Report**: _Diversity in the web3: privacy market outlook_: [Medium](https://medium.com/@Svyazniy/diversity-in-the-web3-privacy-market-outlook-1a7ccefc872),
* **Article**: _Zero-knowledge for everyone as ABC!_: [Mirror](https://mirror.xyz/0x0f1F3DAf416B74DB3DE55Eb4D7513a80F4841073/Ck0Sx--9QMQcSOQEHBYj8h2M8KLU-wz9YQvyybdTMN4)
* **Research**: _Web3 Privacy Hiring & grants table_: [Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dN6bIWyOh01Dl-y1iZh-1TASZxKUefD098BUALcnUb8/edit#gid=0)
* **Talk**: _UkraineDAO on privacy x Mykola_: [X Spaces](https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1616807220628291585)
* **Infographic**: _Web3privacy landscape_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Market%20overview/Web3privacy%20landscape%20(jan%202023).jpg)
* **Infographic**: _ZK x Privacy landscape_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Market%20overview/ZK-private%20landscape.jpg)
* **Research**: _ZK x Privacy DB_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/tree/main/ZKprivacylandscape)
* **Research**: _300 projects in our Privacy services in Web3 database_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy)
* **Research**: _Privacy assessment platform concept_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/tree/main/Web3privacynowplatform)
* **Research**: _Privacy assessment market survey_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/tree/main/Web3privacynowplatform/scoringmodel/Survey), [Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JWpAsGL10UTsVeuIVbouzUxRjaSPUAamxcbFljXuUWE/edit#gid=0)

## 2022

### Year overview

- Research & Analyses of the web3 privacy market

### December

* **Article**: _Privacy-Web3 market-fit: search of privacy sustainability_: [Medium](https://medium.com/@Svyazniy/privacy-web3-market-fit-search-of-privacy-sustainability-330c9c98f9df)
* **Article**: _Web3 privacy layers overview from embedded to total anonymity_: [Medium](https://medium.com/@Svyazniy/web3-privacy-layers-overview-from-embedded-to-total-anonymity-4ddf8e7c3b4d)
* **Research**: _What if... they won't have my data matrix_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/tree/main/theywonthave)
* **Research**: _Pagency framework - tool to facilitate impactful privacy-enhancing ideas for developers_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/tree/main/Pagency), [PDF](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Pagency/Pagency%20-%20privacy%20use-case%20facilitation%20framework.pdf), [Template](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Pagency/Privacy%20framework%20template.pptx)
* **Research**: _Privacy x web3 use-cases_: [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy/blob/main/Use-cases.md)
* **Research**: _200 projects in our Privacy services in Web3 database_, [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy)

### November

* **Research**: _Privacy services in Web3 database creation_, [GitHub](https://github.com/web3privacy/web3privacy)
* **Talk**: _#FreeAlex Web3 activism handbook, Mykola_: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCvVKltmQgo)
* **Article**: _Urge for the PEDApps -Privacy Enhanced Decentralised Applications_ [Medium](https://medium.com/@Svyazniy/urge-for-the-pedapps-privacy-enhanced-decentralised-applications-7efa980cdbb)
* **November 11-13, 2022** - The emergence of Web3Privacy Now research as a hackathon project at [ETHBrno 2022](https://docs.ethbrno.cz/events/2022).