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Weekly update
Recorded: Aug. 4, 2025 Duration: 0:22:28Space Recording
Short Summary
Ontology's recent discussions highlighted significant developments in token rewards, staking initiatives, and innovative partnerships, showcasing a vibrant growth trajectory in the Web3 space. The focus on zero-knowledge proofs and identity solutions reflects emerging trends that prioritize user privacy and engagement.
Full Transcription
Thank you. Thank you. GM, GM, on to knots.
Thanks so much for everyone for joining this morning.
Unfortunately, I had to push our session from Friday to today.
I was feeling a bit sick, still not feeling great, but we'll get through this slowly but surely this morning.
I'm going to kick off in about one minute. Thank you. So it's been a really busy week for the team.
There's been loads of things happening actually.
Hopefully everybody's been kind of keeping up to date with everything on X.
So we had a really great event in Vietnam.
So the guys were focusing a lot on identity as a key role to play in payments and D-PIN as well.
So it was really interesting to see.
We also handed out all the ONG rewards. They were all delivered, so that went to 150 winners. That was really
cool to see after the recent campaign. And then Jeff put together some content around
stablecoins, kind of the idea of how they're quickly scaling. But the one problem obviously
is around identity. So we have obviously focused on speed and cost, but potentially ignored trust.
So it's interesting to see kind of the deep dive there.
So June and July were actually really busy months for us.
So we looked at increasing a lot of our storytelling and also we had a huge amount of celebrations as well.
So we marked our seven years since Ontology's mainnet launched,
and we brought the community into kind of full focus
through a bunch of different quizzes,
and then also additional AMAs,
a bunch of different campaigns around staking,
also campaigns for art for creatives,
and then some really interesting conversations around identity.
So we released some interesting content as well,
if you take a look back to the very beginning of June, actually.
So we released information around an early staking campaign.
We really wanted to encourage the community to stake ONT
and to learn how to earn passive income
and to support the ecosystem and engage long term.
Then we saw the
launch of a one-verse campaign, so that was through Wide World AI. So this is all about our
Ontonaut mascots to kind of become that creative bridge between identity and world building.
We saw a bunch of different folks contributed their themed artwork,
kind of giving our story a real visual life.
Then we saw a Soulbound gaming panel.
So that was attended by Jeff.
And then we also had the Power panel as well, Episode 3.
So these were two really strong Twitter spaces,
exploring reputation systems in Web3 gaming and the future of interoperable identity as well.
Then we saw the beginning of the Ston AirDrop campaign.
So this was a massive cross campaign with StonFi, Anto as well.
This gave users a chance to earn by trading Antan via Anto.
So there's a lot more happening with this collaboration.
Hopefully you guys have been following to keep up with that as well.
So a couple of questions for you guys today.
Have you staked ONT before?
And what's been your experience?
And also, if you had to make a little Antonop mascot, what would you call it?
We also saw the launch of Truth, Reputation and ZK. So these are all about Onto talks.
So one of the daily to unpack big questions around identity, trust,
kind of scams, healthcare records, potentially in financial access and Web3 as well.
And then we looked at consumer ZK in a Twitter space, so this was really interesting.
So we also wanted to understand, would Gmail or LinkedIn look like if it respected your privacy?
So this was an interesting panel on big ZK native folks featuring ZK Pass, there's Vira
Browser and Ant ID there as well. So we also launched a new version of the Ontology website, so hopefully you guys have been able
to try this out.
But there's also like an AI assistant in there there and we've been investing a lot more time
into developing out some new types of content in our news section.
We saw some really interesting spaces as well being held in the last month.
So this was like a big gaming focus that was kind of coming from Ontology because we really
wanted to learn a lot more from developers, from gamers, exactly how they viewed like
Ont ID, any kind of identity solution, I guess, as well as reputation.
So one of the sessions that was held was Soulbound Tokens.
So this is interoperability and privacy in on-chain games and why this mattered.
So this is really interesting kind of stance to take as on-chain games mature,
builders are turning their attention to identity, reputation and privacy.
So we had a bunch of panelists come together, Soulbound TV, Holonym,
and also were represented by Ontology as well.
So they explored how Soulbound tokens and zero-knowledge proofs
and modular interoperability could redefine how players build
persistent meaningful identities across game worlds
without kind of sacrificing privacy.
So there's a few really interesting key takeaways from this,
but it kind of shows that SBTs are actually meaningful but must stay flexible.
So soulbound tokens help record untradeable achievements, affiliations and milestones.
So like a Web3 version of Xbox trophies essentially, but they need a nuance.
So players should be able to evolve without being locked into outdated affiliations.
evolve without being locked into outdated affiliations.
Also they looked at ZKPs being privacy and portable identity.
So the zero-knowledge proofs allow players to prove skill, humanity for example,
or access without revealing personal or historical data.
So this was actually really interesting because it's perfect for on-chain environments.
And then they also looked at interoperability should focus on proof, not items.
So rather than pushing for fully portable assets, the panel leaned into portable proofs,
like proof of play, contribution or trust, allowing each game to interpret identity in its own way.
allowing each game to interpret identity in its own way.
It was also really interesting to see that these identity systems must balance permanence
with privacy.
So with SBTs and ZKPs working together, players can build a reputation that travels while still
maintaining the ability to reset, grow or protect sensitive aspects of their identity.
So the bigger picture here was kind of just to consider as Web3 gaming evolves, so do its foundations in a way.
So this episode really highlighted a future where players can carry identity and trust across ecosystems, but selectively.
So with Solban tokens, zero knowledge proofs and composable profiles, all of these kind of on-chain games can become persistent,
all of these kind of on-chain games can become persistent, interoperable and player first as well
without kind of repeating Web3's surveillance heavy playbook.
So it was really interesting. Thank you. you HTTPS. So in this kind of special Twitter space, Ontology wanted to explore one of the
most promising and kind of misunderstood technologies, I think, in Web3. So that's
coming from your ZKPs. So they were joined by leaders from ZK Pass, Vera, and Orange Protocol
as well. So the conversation did a kind of a deep dive into what ZK really enables from private
onboarding to secure reputation and why the
most powerful kind of cryptographic tools work best when users don't even notice them.
So there's a full kind of outline of this actually if you guys go to the CryptoSapiens
newsletter as well.
So yeah as we said we had folks from ZK Pass, Vera, Ontology, Willie Reed, Humpty, Jeff
and Polarisil from Ontology, Willie Reed, Humpty, Jeff and Polarisol from Ontology.
So the five really interesting takeaways from this was like ZK, is it a yes or no machine?
So instead of revealing data ZK, let's users answer questions like are you over 18 with a simple yes,
without showing ID or personal documents.
That's the core utility validation without exposure.
So you could sell the benefit, not the cryptography. So users don't care about protocols, they care about privacy, speed and trust.
Like SSL in your browser, ZK should work quietly in the background solving real
problems without any of this kind of like technical friction. So ZK is already actually in consumer products.
So you've got very easy ZK to reward users without tracking.
ZK Pass, for example, enables private eligibility proofs for finance,
telecom and a bunch of other stuff. And then we've got our own Orange protocol that brings
privacy preserving credentials to DAOs and DeFi apps, for example. So proof replaces access as
an interesting part of this. So the future verification isn't about sharing your entire
data set, it's about attesting to what matters like income, age, or balance thresholds.
So without exposing everything else.
So ZK will soon be kind of boring, but that's probably a good thing,
because the most transformative tools like this kind of fade into the background.
So ZK's future lies in invisibility embedded in browsers,
dating apps and onboarding flows where privacy matters most.
The bigger picture here is that zero-knowledge technology isn't just a blockchain breakthrough,
it's kind of viewed as this universal privacy tool for Web 2 and Web 3 as data collection and AI surveillance increases.
So ZKPs offer a safer model, one that puts users in control, builds trust and quietly rewires how we prove things online.
So we kind of discussed the potential for future use cases when it comes to ZK and how they could really power and assist people in products that already exist. So if you consider LinkedIn, it could verify job history without exposing all past roles.
Like Tinder could match based on verified traits without revealing full profiles.
And Airbnb could verify hosts and guests without exposing personal documents.
Then you could look at calendars to show availability without leaking event details.
Immigration could prove income eligibility without full financial access.
And then gaming, of course.
So this is cross game reputation without doxing behaviour.
So this was kind of the big takeaway was zero knowledge proofs
that let you prove more while revealing less. So another interesting topic that was discussed during these kind of gaming spaces was the
role that social systems play in on-chain games.
So we kind of discussed interoperability as an outcome of identity, not just tech. So the more consistent and portable the player's identity is across ecosystems,
the more naturally interoperability emerges in enabling unified access,
kind of cross game reputation as well.
And this idea of scalable governance.
So wallets are not identity, wallets are tools in this sense, so not personas.
So with DIDs like OntID, players can separate their identity
from any single wallet, like create multi-wallet setups, for example,
and recover their identity if access is lost.
So it was really cool to see the discussion around reputation
creating kind of programmable social capital.
So on-chain identity lets players earn, carry and leverage
their reputation across platforms, unlocking access, influence capital so on-chain identity lets players earn carry and leverage their
reputation across platforms unlocking access influence and rewards that go
beyond and in-game performance so decentralization becomes like this kind
of cultural context where projects can show how owning IP and community driven
storytelling can create rich persistent worlds that don't rely on external brands
or personalities to stay relevant.
So it's kind of the consideration that identity is the coordination layer from community roles
to DAO voting rights.
Identity isn't just a kind of back-end feature.
So kind of bigger picture here was to discuss identity and reputation becoming kind of the
foundation of Web3 games.
So there was a lot taken away from this series actually and I'd love to get some feedback from
anybody on the call today and what you guys thought about this but
there was a lot of work put into this to kind of
connect with a lot of different projects and to
learn a lot.
I just want to do a quick reminder as well of the OntoNut starter package So this is something that was developed by the team to kind of bring together all of Ontology's products and to support users in actually using them, right?
And so we're heavily supported by our Harbingers here.
So you can go to Telegram or you can go to Discord.
And if you have any questions about how to use anything within Ontology, the guys there are extremely helpful and will support you in kind of anything that you need there.
As I mentioned, and I've mentioned this a few times
on a couple of kind of other updates,
but we're working a lot to build out our blog.
So if there's any topics that you think that we should focus on
when it comes to writing articles, then I'd love to know.
I'd love to know, actually, a little bit of feedback from you as well.
Is there one specific thing or anything that you've kind of taken
around DID or reputation this month?
Like, what's something you'd improve about our own community kind of tools
or how we're launching these quests?
And are there any other platforms that we should really be using as well? Thank you. We're going to do a quick market pulse check.
So this is going to be really interesting actually, because I think it was quite a strategic
month from what I had seen when it came to like builders and like product launches and
infrastructure shifts as well.
So the crypto and kind of Web3 landscape I think is quietly advanced in like several different
key directions right with noticeable activity across identity as we've mentioned ZK, AI
integrations as well and real world applications. So I think throughout June and July we saw several
projects roll out like user facingknowledge ZK tools.
So ZK Pass became kind of limited user onboarding for privacy-preserving identity verification.
Then Polygon, ZK EVM, ZK Synchir, and StarkNet
each rolled out upgrades focused on lowering fees
and improving developer UX.
So Telegram-based apps as well,
and private DeFi protocols started integrating ZK based
authentication and selective kind of disclosure so it was really interesting
to see this overall general shift the privacy is now becoming like product
productized so it was it was really great to see but as well we see the move
but a decentralized identity and reputation layers that they're
definitely maturing so I think reputation isn't just this buzzword anymore.
It's actually becoming kind of part of this like really important stack.
So we saw the WorldCoin began kind of piloting with their third party apps using WorldID
for gated content and voting and some DAO tooling projects like Aragon and Charmverse
added support for non-transferable badges.
So score based voting and also contributor records.
So I think in summary for the last week, the team has worked really hard on creating a bunch of
content. You can see the level of activity on X and also on the blog and it was really great to
have that connection in Vietnam. Also, we hosted the Discord monthly quiz,
which is always hosted by Bella.
And just to do a quick real reminder,
as I said about the OntoNotStarter package,
and please do feel free to reach out
if there's any types of content or quests
that you think that we should be launching.
But I know that there's a lot in the pipeline
because we did just wrap up the anniversary campaign. there's going to be more campaigns coming and do make sure you
guys go and check out the new version of the website there is the AI assistant and also
there's a bunch of different content that's being added to the website all the time so make sure
you're going and engaging in that and yeah just keeping up to date with everything that's being developed.
But I'm going to cut the call slightly short today.
I sound terrible, but I appreciate everybody's time.
I'll be back on Friday to do kind of a slightly longer call and more of a deep dive.
