Our lives are intricately woven into web2. We shop online, manage finances, order food, and file taxes through centralized platforms. This convenience comes at cost—inefficiencies and vulnerabilities that arise from centralization.
Web3 promises a decentralized, privacy-preserving world without inefficient intermediaries. Yet, ten years in, web3's utility still falls short of web2's. The main issue: integrating web2 data into web3 applications. Without data, web3 cannot achieve its full potential.
In "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto," Eric Hughes stated, "Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age... Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world." Current systems reveal too much, relying on trust in centralized entities. Hughes emphasized the need for anonymous transaction systems and cryptography to protect privacy. Despite advancements, the decentralized systems envisioned by cypherpunks are still incomplete.
We founded vlayer to bridge this gap. vlayer is the essential data infrastructure for web3. Using cutting-edge cryptography, vlayer enables access to data from web2 apps, emails, and the blockchain. This data becomes actionable, on-chain claims, powering your web3 applications.
With vlayer, trust shifts from institutions to code. Our platform facilitates the creation and processing of verifiable claims, so you no longer have to rely on us or any other entity. Instead, you trust the cryptographic proofs that underpin our system. vlayer aligns with Ethereum's core privacy values by converting accessed data into anonymous, composable claims, which are then securely handled on-chain.
Vitalik Buterin highlighted the potential of smart contracts and decentralized applications:"Ethereum provides a blockchain with a fully-fledged Turing-complete programming language to create 'contracts' that can encode arbitrary state transition functions." However, accessing users' data in these applications remains a significant hurdle. vlayer addresses this by providing the necessary infrastructure, enabling developers to build applications that fully realize the potential of Ethereum and beyond.
To truly realize the promise of web3, we need to (re)focus efforts on building strong foundations, rather than innovating the application layer only. Robust data infrastructure is essential for any significant progress. While applications are important, they cannot thrive without solid fundamentals. vlayer is dedicated to establishing these foundations, enabling the entire ecosystem to grow and evolve.
Zero-knowledge proofs have high barriers to entry. vlayer changes this. We make it straightforward for developers, without needing to master complex cryptography. It takes minutes to start building with vlayer. This ease of use is critical for adoption and unleashes the complete power of data in web3. By reducing the complexity, we empower more developers to leverage zero-knowledge proofs, bringing advanced privacy and verification capabilities to their applications.
vlayer will revolutionize the Ethereum ecosystem later this year. Join us in transforming the future of the decentralized internet. Stay tuned for updates on how vlayer empowers developers and users to harness the power of data in web3.
Together, we can make web3 a reality. Welcome to the future with vlayer.
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