Holonym is a decentralized protocol for bridging credentials across web applications, blockchains, and physical records. The protocol was originally developed to support the needs for scientists building research web apps in Web3. You can check out the DeSci DID registry (alpha), a Web3 scientist “yellowpages,” powered by Holo at https://verse.opsci.io.

Why Holonym pivoted to privacy and what’s next — Holonym is a zero knowledge protocol for Sybil resistance, anonymous KYC, and wallet recovery. Verify users without sacrificing privacy. The project started as a hack-a-thon to link academic web accounts to public on-chain identities. We’ve pivoted since then to focus on privacy as first principle for identity on the internet…

Lobby3 Gets to Know its Anons — Today, Lobby3 will begin testing KYA (know-your-anon) zero knowledge technology to prove the residence of DAO members engaging in US political advocacy and supporting election campaigns. KYA is made possible by Holonym, a zero knowledge cloak that powers identity verification of internet users without revealing private sensitive information. Check it…

Lobby3 Gets to Know its Anons — Today, Lobby3 will begin testing KYA (know-your-anon) zero knowledge technology to prove the residence of DAO members engaging in US political advocacy and supporting election campaigns. KYA is made possible by Holonym, a zero knowledge cloak that powers identity verification of internet users without revealing private sensitive information. Check it…

💫 OpSci and Algovera have brought together key innovators in AI and distributed web technology to present a web-native vision for scientific research communities that prize collaboration, transparency, and interoperability. You can catch the session on May 24th between 10:00a and 11:30a CET as part of the DeSci.Berlin event. Session Abstract Access…

What is it? The ethDenver hack-a-thon and generic web3 palooza is taking place from February 11–20, with an estimated 20k attendees this year. What’s happening? The event includes a hack-a-thon with over 500k in prizes and bounties spread out across several tracks. #BUIDL week kicks off on the 11th at the Art Hotel and continues…

The corpus of scientific data is fragmented, access-controlled, and rapidly growing beyond the capacity of centralized services to maintain. Recent developments in peer-to-peer technology have made it possible to establish a permanent archive of scientific records that is open to all. In this article series, we dive deep into…

Supporting a Web3 of Scholarship The Opscientia Open Web Fellowship is a 12-week program that provides a stipend for talented undergraduates, students, and post-doctoral scholars to work on open source software development and basic research that aligns with the Opscientia mission. Fellows must submit a proposal for review with a detailed problem statement, solution, plan…

It’s been three months since the Opscientia team first came together in May 2021 for Kernel Block III, where we honed our vision for a community-owned public commons of scientific discovery. Last month, the team was featured at the Kernel Showcase as…