From 8709ac07e6f61d798729f62825510f558791a115 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jen-sei <101796507+jen-sei@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:11:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update stats.md --- .../resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md | 171 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) diff --git a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md index 64ad9e7..0695d20 100644 --- a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md +++ b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ | Average Hackers per Hackahton | 357 | | Total Projects | 4,290 | | Average Submission per Hackathon | 138 | -| Total Privacy Projects | 308 | +| Total Privacy Projects | 310 | | Privacy Submission Ratio | 7.18% | | Average Privacy Submissions per Hackathon | 13 | | Average Price Pool | $120,056 | @@ -158,69 +158,105 @@ absolute contributions chart +### Monthly/Quarterly Privacy Projects + +| Month | Privacy Projects / Total Projects | % of Total Projects | +| --------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------- | +| January | 16/530 | 3.0% | +| February | 6/433 | 1.4% | +| March | 0/8 | 0.0% | +| **Q1** | **22/971** | **2.3%** | +| April | 16/268 | 6.0% | +| May | 46/360 | 12.8% | +| June | 11/43 | 25.6% | +| **Q2** | **73/671** | **10.9%** | +| July | 45/766 | 5.9% | +| August | 15/321 | 4.7% | +| September | 78/805 | 9.7% | +| **Q3** | **138/1892** | **7.3%** | +| October | 77/756 | 10.2% | +| November | - | - | +| December | - | - | +| **Q4** | **77/756** | **10.2%** | + +> **NOTE:** *Accounting only for Jan.-Oct. 2025 the privacy submissions show an upward trend from Q1 (2.3%) through Q2 (10.9%), then dip slightly in Q3 (7.3%) before recovering in Q4 (10.2%).* + +### Monthly Privacy Projects & Notable Events + +monthly privacy projects + --- -## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: Projects Overview (Jan.-Oct.) - -### Privacy Project Categories - -| Category | Count | % of Total Projects | -| ------------- | ------- | ------------------- | -| Finance | 104 | 33.8% | -| Social | 76 | 24.7% | -| AI | 36 | 11.7% | -| Auth | 19 | 6.2% | -| Gaming | 11 | 3.6% | -| Healthcare | 10 | 3.2% | -| Identity | 9 | 2.9% | -| DAO | 8 | 2.6% | -| Wallet | 7 | 2.3% | -| Storage | 6 | 1.9% | -| Security | 4 | 1.3% | -| Communication | 4 | 1.3% | -| Infra | 4 | 1.3% | -| Interop | 2 | 0.6% | -| Governance | 2 | 0.6% | -| Reputation | 2 | 0.6% | -| Moderation | 1 | 0.3% | -| Music | 1 | 0.3% | -| Browser | 1 | 0.3% | -| Insurance | 1 | 0.3% | +## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: Privacy Projects Overview (Jan.-Oct.) + +### Privacy Project Categories & Gap Analysis + +| Category | Count | % of Total Privacy Projects | Hackathons | Notes / Opportunity | +| ------------- | ------- | --------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------- | +| Finance | 104 | 33.8% | 16 | Strong presence | +| Social | 76 | 24.7% | 14 | Strong presence | +| AI | 36 | 11.7% | 13 | Strong presence | +| Auth | 19 | 6.2% | 10 | Growing trend | +| Gaming | 11 | 3.6% | 9 | Growing trend | +| Healthcare | 10 | 3.2% | 9 | Growing trend | +| Identity | 9 | 2.9% | 7 | Moderate activity | +| DAO | 8 | 2.6% | 5 | Under-served | +| Wallet | 7 | 2.3% | 3 | Low focus (potential niche) | +| Storage | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | Under-served | +| Security | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | Low focus (potential niche) | +| Communication | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | Low focus (potential niche) | +| Infra | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | Low focus (potential niche) | +| Interop | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | Untapped opportunity | +| Governance | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | Low focus (potential niche) | +| Reputation | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | Untapped opportunity | +| Moderation | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | Untapped opportunity | +| Music | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | Untapped opportunity | +| Browser | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | Untapped opportunity | +| Insurance | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | Untapped opportunity | ### Category Distribution Chart category distribution +### Project Persistance Tracking + +| Project | Hackathon | Category | GitHub | Last Commit (YYYY-MM-DD) | Active (Y/N) | Stars | Forks | Website Active (Y/N) | +| --------- | --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------ | ----- | ----- | -------------------- | +| example1 | | | [url]() | 2025-00-00 | ✓ | | | ✓ | +| example2 | | | [url]() | 2025-00-00 | X | | | X | + +{TBC} + ### Keyword Frequency -| Category | Count | % of Total Projects | -| ------------- | ------- | ------------------- | -| private | 70 | 22.7% | -| zk | 65 | 20.8% | -| ai | 48 | 15.6% | -| proofs | 46 | 14.9% | -| chain | 39 | 12.3% | -| decentralized | 33 | 10.7% | -| preserving | 33 | 10.7% | -| data | 28 | 8.1% | -| anonymous | 20 | 6.5% | -| payments | 19 | 6.2% | -| secure | 18 | 5.8% | -| system | 17 | 5.5% | -| wallet | 17 | 5.5% | -| encrypted | 16 | 5.2% | -| defi | 16 | 5.2% | -| verification | 16 | 5.2% | -| protocol | 15 | 4.9% | -| confidential | 14 | 4.5% | -| app | 14 | 4.5% | -| web3 | 14 | 4.5% | -| identity | 14 | 4.5% | -| token | 11 | 3.6% | -| ens | 11 | 3.6% | -| ethereum | 11 | 3.6% | -| blockchain | 11 | 3.6% | -| crypto | 10 | 3.2% | +| Keyword | Count | % of Total Privacy Projects | +| ------------- | ------- | --------------------------- | +| private | 70 | 22.7% | +| zk | 65 | 20.8% | +| ai | 48 | 15.6% | +| proofs | 46 | 14.9% | +| chain | 39 | 12.3% | +| decentralized | 33 | 10.7% | +| preserving | 33 | 10.7% | +| data | 28 | 8.1% | +| anonymous | 20 | 6.5% | +| payments | 19 | 6.2% | +| secure | 18 | 5.8% | +| system | 17 | 5.5% | +| wallet | 17 | 5.5% | +| encrypted | 16 | 5.2% | +| defi | 16 | 5.2% | +| verification | 16 | 5.2% | +| protocol | 15 | 4.9% | +| confidential | 14 | 4.5% | +| app | 14 | 4.5% | +| web3 | 14 | 4.5% | +| identity | 14 | 4.5% | +| token | 11 | 3.6% | +| ens | 11 | 3.6% | +| ethereum | 11 | 3.6% | +| blockchain | 11 | 3.6% | +| crypto | 10 | 3.2% | > **NOTE:** *"ZK" (zero-knowledge) is the single most frequent token by far, followed by "AI" and "proofs", confirming heavy focus on zero-knowledge proofs and AI across project descriptions. Words related to privacy and confidentiality (preserving, encrypted, confidential, anonymous, private-related tokens) are common. Finance/DeFi vocabulary (defi, payments, token, ethereum, bridge/cross) also appears frequently. "chain", "blockchain", "protocol", "platform", and "wallet" indicate infrastructural or plumbing projects.* @@ -230,13 +266,13 @@ ### Privacy Technologies Detection -| Category | Total Occurrences | Projects with Keyword | % of Total Projects | -| ------------- | ----------------- | --------------------- | ------------------- | -| ZK | 226 | 103 | 33.44% | -| AI | 71 | 57 | 18.51% | -| TEE | 12 | 7 | 2.27% | -| MPC | 6 | 6 | 1.95% | -| FHE | 4 | 4 | 1.30% | +| Technology | Total Occurrences | Projects with Keyword | % of Total Privacy Projects | +| ------------- | ----------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------- | +| ZK | 226 | 103 | 33.44% | +| AI | 71 | 57 | 18.51% | +| TEE | 12 | 7 | 2.27% | +| MPC | 6 | 6 | 1.95% | +| FHE | 4 | 4 | 1.30% | > **NOTE:** *Counts are derived from regex-based detection across project descriptions. "**Total Occurrences**" counts all matches; "**Projects with Keyword**" counts distinct projects whose description mentions the keyword at least once. Regex-based matching was used for each target with some common variants (e.g., 'zk', 'zero-knowledge' and 'zero knowledge', 'encrypted', 'encrypt', 'fhe' and 'fully homomorphic', 'mpc' and 'multi-party', 'tee' includes 'trusted execution', 'nitro', 'tdx', 'secure enclave', etc.).* @@ -246,8 +282,9 @@ # {TBC} ---- MORE CHARTS (HACKATHON OVERVIEW) --- - ---- PRIVACY THEMES TRENDS --- - ---- EXTRACTION OF MOST INTERESTING FOR DEVCONNECT --- +1. PROJECT PERSISTANCE TRACKING +2. PRIVACY THEMES TRENDS +3. EXTRACTION OF MOST INTERESTING FOR DEVCONNECT +4. BEAUTIFY INTO SLIDES +5. START WRITING THE REPORT +6. BEAUTIFY REPORT FOR FINAL DELIVERY From 1519a6363006487e0bbf3d804d89f3a4802b8c44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jen-sei <101796507+jen-sei@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:16:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update stats.md --- .../resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md index 0695d20..84c2d49 100644 --- a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md +++ b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ > **NOTE:** *Accounting only for Jan.-Oct. 2025 the privacy submissions show an upward trend from Q1 (2.3%) through Q2 (10.9%), then dip slightly in Q3 (7.3%) before recovering in Q4 (10.2%).* -### Monthly Privacy Projects & Notable Events +### Monthly Privacy Projects & Notable Events Line Chart monthly privacy projects @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ {TBC} -### Keyword Frequency +### Keyword Frequency Analysis | Keyword | Count | % of Total Privacy Projects | | ------------- | ------- | --------------------------- | @@ -288,3 +288,4 @@ 4. BEAUTIFY INTO SLIDES 5. START WRITING THE REPORT 6. BEAUTIFY REPORT FOR FINAL DELIVERY +