# Holonym Quarterly Update - Q3 2024 *Catch up on all Holonym Foundation news and updates from July to September 2024. From our our $5.5m seed fund raise and new opportunities for developers, to the introduction of our new technology to the world. Read on 👉* By [human.tech](https://newsletter.human.tech) · 2024-10-19 communityupdate --- Human Keys for Everyone! ======================== > We believe technology should be built in with natural digital rights for privacy, security and ownership. We invented [Human Keys](https://blog.silk.sc/what-are-human-keys/) to make these digital rights as immutable and resilient as the underlying decentralized infrastructure that powers it. Humanitarian Aid & Digital Rights Hacakthon with Funding the Commons -------------------------------------------------------------------- We’re excited to proliferate the adoption of Human Keys in partnership with [Funding the Commons](https://www.fundingthecommons.io/). that Holonym will be sponsoring a month-long hackathon with Funding the Commons and Earth Commons. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/4ecf40087b0134e14c966413415641c1.jpg) Holonym will provide developer support and up to $15,000 in rewards for the hackathon. The event will bring together builders from around the world to develop innovative solutions for public goods funding that utilize privacy, key security, and identity technology. The hackathon will be a hybrid in-person/remote event that runs from October 7 to November 7. The winners of the hackathon challenges will be announced at the conference on November 8th and 9th. Hackathon participants will work closely with the Holonym dev team to build solutions at the intersection of crypto and real world. Developers will be challenged to submit solutions in the privacy & identity track: * **Challenge 1: Universal Personhood Issuer** ($7,000) - How do we prove personhood of an undocumented refugee? Utilize Zeronym and the Silk SDKs to create a "Refugee Identity Issuer" that allows undocumented individuals in refugee camps to prove that they are a unique human with specific status (such as a verified refugee at a camp). Bonus points for extending this beyond refugee status. * **Challenge 2: Simple Remittances & P2P Payments** ($3,000, x2) - Sending payments with crypto should be easier than opening a bank account. Utilize the Silk wallet in a dApp to 1) onboard users with socials or email, 2) onramp with no KYC, 3) receive/send payments via text/email. Bonus points for novel applications utilizing other DeFi primitives, activations over web2 platforms, tested in the wild with real world impact. * **Challenge 3: Unstoppable Civic Infrastructure** ($2000) - How do we build resilient systems for voting, crowdfunding, direct aid, and coordination by people around the world? Utilize any of Holonym's technology to build unstoppable civic infrastructure that can empower people to persist in collective governance even when IRL institutions malfunction. ### ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f449.png) [Get involved by joining on Dora Hacks Today](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ftc-2024/tracks#-resilient-digital-identity) * * * Now that we’ve shared the exciting news, let’s dive into the updates from Q3 * * * **July 2024 Highlights** **IRL Events** -------------------------------------------- **ETHCC 2024 Participation** The Holonym team was excited to meet the community in Brussels from July 8-11! We hosted insightful panels and exclusive events focused on Zero Trust Wallets, ZK Identity, and programmable privacy.  **Key Events**: * July 8: [Encrypt\_xyz](https://x.com/Encrypt_xyz) * July 8: [shared\_security](https://x.com/shared_security) * July 9: [ETHCC](https://x.com/ETHCC) BIA * July 11: AVS Day by [Consensys](https://x.com/Consensys) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c531034ab90c73c3881442d92023e610.png) **Keynote Presentations** * [Shady El Damaty](https://x.com/hebbianloop) from [Holonym](https://x.com/0xHolonym) spoke on shared security and its potential to enhance secure computation during the [Shared Security](https://x.com/shared_security) panel. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/bc8a1b27ee22c5b131ec84caa30a52dd.jpg) * On July 9, [Shady El Damaty](https://x.com/hebbianloop), gave a pitch at the BNB Incubation Alliance (BIA) hosted by BNBCHAIN and BinanceLabs. The event fueled some great interactions and supports the growth of early-stage projects. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/561b52a6c5ad2b8574180829fe900c42.png) * [Nanak Nihal](https://x.com/NanakNihal) shared updates on Holonym’s Personhood AVS and advancements within the [Mishti Network](https://www.mishti.network/) during AVS Day, hosted by Consensys and Eigenlayer. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d839ec6c902fac76da6a63dd82557ce3.jpg) ### Community Updates **Holonym Sybil Defense Quest Winners**: Congratulations to our winners! Thank you to all participants for your engagement. Prizes were randomly selected from the top 100 participants. [**More Info Here **](https://t.co/xH8xKBNHSn)** Launch Announcement** We’re LIVE! The Proof of Personhood attestation on [Verax](https://x.com/VeraxRegistry) using [Zeronym](https://x.com/zer0nym) is now available, featuring a $3000 prize pool! Celebrate this partnership by joining our special Galxe quest for a chance to earn your personhood attestation. [**Join the Quest**](https://app.galxe.com/quest/holonym/GCTu4tg9f7) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f2a36a4ac82e8fcb3fbaf28b0ac9d539.png) ### **Product updates and Partnerships** **Silk SDK Update** The Silk SDK is user-friendly, catering to both experienced Web3 developers and newcomers to self-custody wallets and cryptography. Embed in 3 mins!! **Integrate** [**Silk**](https://www.silk.sc/) **effortlessly** by following our documentation for optimal performance: [Silk Integration Guide](https://docs.silk.sc/integrate/quickstart/embed-and-integrate) **New Collaboration** Big news! [Hinkal](https://x.com/hinkal_protocol) will integrate Zeronym for identity verification through [Proof of Clean Hands](https://blog.holonym.id/proof-of-clean-hands-intro-1). This integration marks a significant improvement in private transactions by ensuring audit trails for illicit activities, and enabling honest users to keep their information private and unlinkable to wallet addresses. Zeronym is one of the leading zkKYC solutions and has over 125k verified users. To further highlight the partnership, the teams hosted an AMA with [hexagate](https://x.com/hexagate_) and [mystri\_eth](https://x.com/mystri_eth). [Link to AMA](https://x.com/i/spaces/1MYxNMbjXnpJw/peek) * * * **August 2024 Highlights** -------------------------- > **Holonym Foundation has secured $5.5M in seed funding to advance global digital personhood through Human Keys** We're focusing on scaling our core protocols that serve the proliferation of Human Keys— [Mishti Network](https://x.com/mishtinetwork), [Zeronym](https://x.com/zer0nym), and [Silk](http://silksecure.net)  — to put privacy, autonomy, digital identity, and access to unstoppable financial infra in the palms of every human. [Read the amazing news here](https://x.com/0xHolonym/status/1824890631237652486) ### IRL Events **Discussion on the ZTP Ecosystem**: [NanakNihal](https://x.com/NanakNihal), discussed their early entry into the ZTP ecosystem. Learn how Silk leveraged [Pera](https://pera.io/)’s 2PC-MPC for trustless multi factor authentication and account recovery, while maintaining security and decentralisation. [Watch the discussion here](https://x.com/i/status/1819357487608299982). ### Product updates **Lowering Issuer Fees** The Holonym Foundation has significantly [reduced issuer fees](https://x.com/0xHolonym/status/1819121868827209839) for ID verification with Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs). **New Fee Structure** * Standard government ID proofs are now $5. * ZK NFC proofs are free, eliminating payment friction. We are committed to making our services more globally accessible! ### Community Updates ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/aad5b825ac871a944842c97c929dec15.png) **Holonym Trivia Weekly** Every Sunday at 9 PM HKT on [Discord](https://discord.gg/XyJVn5fNtJ). Prizes: $100, $60, $40. Format: 10 trivia questions, top scorers win! Exclusive "Holo Geek" role for winners. Prepare by checking out: [Holonym Documentation](https://docs.holonym.id) [Silk Documentation](https://docs.silk.sc) FAQs on the Holonym Foundation Discord server ### Content  **Mishti’s landing page is live!!** The community voted it as the best landing page Gmeowahaha!! See the voting results [here](https://x.com/mishtinetwork/status/1826029216695202159). ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/743a31293a7521a79227f569b3a801c5.png) Landing page [here](https://www.mishti.network/) **Ethereum Research Forum** [Nanak Nihal](https://x.com/NanakNihal) published “A Threshold Network for Human Keys” on [Ethereum’s research](https://ethresear.ch/) forum.  The post delves into how “Human Keys” can solve Ethereum’s privacy and onboarding challenge.  * * * ### **September 2024 Highlights** ### IRL events **Introduction of Human Keys **[DeComputeConf](https://x.com/DeComputeConf) & [token2049](https://x.com/token2049) [Louis Tajan](https://x.com/salzone13), our cryptographer introduced [**Human Keys**](https://blog.silk.sc/what-are-human-keys/) to the world for the first time, live and in person! Missed the talk or have questions about threshold biometric key derivation? Reach out to us—we’d love to chat! **Learn more here:** [mishti.network](http://mishti.network) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c3e1e3b8309e4fe212fe41c05b09570f.png) ** Circom Programming Class by Nanak Nihal** [Nanak Nihal](https://x.com/NanakNihal) held a class on ZK Programming using Circom at zkMonk's ZK Bootcamp  on  September 22, 2024 ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/1b4230a08638482870001fdc8114c835.png) **Eth Milano **Our Co-Founder [Shady El Damaty](https://x.com/hebbianloop)  presented [Human Keys](https://blog.silk.sc/what-are-human-keys/) at Eth Milano.  ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/82d6fe905134187e4a65b6a2d912ac24.png) On Day 1, he spoke about human-friendly wallets and how Eigen Layer is paving the way for secure decentralized authentication.  On Day 2, he discussed how to manage cryptographic keys securely through personal attributes, enabling easy key recovery and privacy-preserving identity verification without compromising sensitive information. [![User Avatar](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a9937132db802128c4dbe465bb592635.png)](https://twitter.com/0xHolonym) [Holonym](https://twitter.com/0xHolonym) [@0xHolonym](https://twitter.com/0xHolonym) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/0xHolonym/status/1839684243766862189) The future of our society will depend on our ability to differentiate truth, verify authenticity, and prove humanity. Human Keys provide creatives with the tools they need to stand out against the sludge of AI generated content. Thank you [@eth\_milano](https://twitter.com/eth_milano) and [@ResearchHub](https://twitter.com/ResearchHub) for hosting ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/a6bb18edab8d37b2a03590b0fb24589a.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 29](https://twitter.com/0xHolonym/status/1839684243766862189)[ 20:41 • 27 Sept 2024 ](https://twitter.com/0xHolonym/status/1839684243766862189) We will be sharing a recap of the talks soon. Stay tuned! ### **Community Updates** **Become a Holonym Ambassador!** * **Opportunity:** Help shape the future of digital privacy with Human Keys. * **Apply Now:** [Ambassador Program](https://intract.io/quest/66be1c8e1703224b0140fe62) Join our community on [Discord](https://discord.gg/holonym) for more details **Trivia Contest** Prize Pool: $200. 15 trivia questions and bonus questions on Sunday. Join via [Discord](https://discord.gg/XyJVn5fNtJ). **AMA with Sign Protocol on Sybil Resistance and Airdrops Featuring** [Shady El Damaty](https://x.com/hebbianloop) and [Nanak Nihal](https://x.com/NanakNihal) The AMA was insightful and fun. Checkout the [recording](https://x.com/ethsign/status/1833358340270735520) and [recap](https://x.com/0xHolonym/status/1838291658028519744) of the event, also some alpha dropping from Holonym and Sign. Also, don’t miss Shady’s zero knowledge humour ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f600.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d5e0ee9796911a9333b8e69af1da95bc.png) ### Content We shipped a ton of content during September, with a special one published by Lightshift.  **Centralized to User-Centric Identity by** [**Lightshift**](https://www.lightshift.xyz/) [The article](https://www.lightshift.xyz/blog/centralized-to-user-centric-identity-how-holonym-is-transforming-digital-personhood) delves into how Holonym is building a decentralized identity framework that puts users back in control of their data.  **Silk Blog Launched** To kick off the launch, we published a series of articles on introduction to [Silk](https://blog.silk.sc/introduction-to-silk/) and [Human Keys](https://blog.silk.sc/what-are-human-keys/) – [what](https://blog.silk.sc/human-keys-narrative/) are they, [how](https://blog.silk.sc/human-keys-how-they-work-and-why-theyre-the-future-of-secure-digital-identity/) they work and the [use cases](https://blog.silk.sc/human-keys-in-action-use-cases-and-practical-applications/). We also published an article on how [Silk differs](https://blog.silk.sc/how-the-silk-wallet-is-different-from-others/) from other wallets. [Link](https://blog.silk.sc/) to the blog.  **Silk website** The [website](https://www.silk.sc/) went through a complete UI makeover. Silky-er and sexy-er! [ Silk, by Holonym ---------------- Silk is a human-friendly wallet as a protocol created by the Holonym Foundation. Silk combines the highest security standard (2PC-MPC) with the best UX to let users connect to all of web3. https://www.silk.sc ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e6f4c54b9714c5b246b42e0ac8daa0e0.png) ](https://www.silk.sc/) --- *Originally published on [human.tech](https://newsletter.human.tech/holonym-quarterly-update-q3-2024)*