Q1 2025 set the tone for a defiant and determined year. From funding over 80 privacy projects to growing our own ecosystem of tools, events, and people, we leaned into boldness, collaboration, and creative resistance.

The European Union stands at a regulatory crossroads.  In 2018, GDPR became the global gold standard for privacy. But in 2025, it risks becoming the hammer that shatters public blockchains — unless we act.

What is privacy, really? I’ve been trying to answer that question for years. As someone who’s worked in communications for 15 years, and now leads the Web3Privacy Now Academy, my job has been to explain complex ideas—often deeply technical ones—to people in a way that makes sense. And yet, even after years inside the privacy space, I still struggle to explain what privacy is in a way that lands. Not just factually, but emotionally.

Every myth has it’s origins. Cypherpunk goes like awareness of the selected few tech individuals to challenge governments desire to control population and suppress individuals. Cypherpunks has their manifesto, knowledge exchange tools, actionable software & means of selfdefense aka encryption.

As privacy is a cornerstone for enabling trust and decentralization, throughout our interactions, we continue to recognize the critical need to support privacy-centric initiatives. Drips for Privacy facilitates ongoing, transparent funding streams to the community recognized projects.

Privacy is a fundamental human right, woven into national constitutions and protected by laws that upheld liberty, dignity, and autonomy. Rooted in the physical, analog world, It forms the foundation of a free society—one where individuals can live, think, and express themselves without fear.

The results of “Privacy Proof” annual awards are here. Fourth patient - “Project of the year” category.

The results of “Privacy Proof” annual awards are here. Second patient - “Exciting innovation of the year” category.

The results of “Privacy Proof” annual awards are here. Second patient - “Key news and events of the year” category.