Key Announcements
Summary of Q1-Q4, 2025
2025 marked a shift from proving humanity to building durable infrastructure around it, spanning identity, wallets, cryptography, and culture. Note that the milestones listed below are ordered by importance, not by their occurrence in time.
1. Launch of Wallet-as-a-Protocol (WaaP)
WaaP was publicly released at WalletCon Argentina as a seedless, vendor-less, and free-to-integrate wallet protocol.
It introduced 2PC custody, scoped delegation, and protocol-level portability, positioning WaaP as a structural alternative to WaaS (Wallet-as-a-Service).
waap.xyz launched with a production-ready SDK for developers.
This release marked Holonym’s expansion from identity into wallet infrastructure and user agency.
Why it matters: this is the single largest product launch of the year and a new protocol pillar.
2. Human Passport crossed $500M in funds protected
Human Passport surpassed $500M in value protected from bots and Sybils.
Over 2M Passport accounts, 43M+ credentials issued, and 436K+ Passports minted onchain.
It cemented Passport’s position as a leading proof-of-humanity and Sybil-defense protocol in web3.
Why it matters: clear proof of scale, trust, and sustained adoption.
3. Passport Embed became the default verification flow
Passport Embed launched as the new in-app verification standard.
Removed redirect friction and improved completion rates for partners.
Established embedded verification as the long-term UX direction.
Why it matters: Embed significantly improved onboarding and partner integration quality.
4. Easy-onboarding Stamps introduced, led by ZK Email
ZK Email Stamp launched, enabling free, privacy-preserving verification via Uber and Amazon receipts.
Marked the start of a broader push toward low-friction, non-crypto-native onboarding.
Follow-on Stamps (X, Steam, Discord) continued this direction into 2026.
Why it matters: expands Passport beyond crypto-native users without compromising privacy.
5. Human Network scaled as core cryptographic infrastructure
2.7M+ Human Keys issued, secured by over $3B in restaked ETH.
Continued operation as a vOPRF-based threshold network supporting wallets, identity proofs, and nullifiers.
Positioned as shared infrastructure across Passport and WaaP.
Why it matters: Human Network is the cryptographic layer for the whole human.tech ecosystem (and beyond).
6. HUMN campaign progressed from verification to participation
HUMN Season 1 closed with 68.8k verified participants and 228M HUMN Points tied to Passport activity.
HUMN Season 2 launched, shifting focus from “prove you are human” to contribution and governance.
The Covenant of Humanistic Technologies is being introduced as the participation and governance layer.
Why it matters: expanding from product development as the sole goal to community, governance, and culture as supporting, interwoven endeavors.
7. human.tech advanced as the cultural and advocacy layer
Partnerships with Funding the Commons and Refunite, connecting identity tech to real-world rights and aid.
Human Tech Residency at Edge City Patagonia explored d/acc, fintech, and sovereign identity in practice.
Presence across major ecosystem events, including ETH San Francisco, Berlin Blockchain Week, WalletCon and Devconnect Argentina.
Why it matters: reinforced human.tech as more than branding, a cultural and philosophical anchor.
8. Sustained protection of major ecosystem programs
Human Passport secured Gitcoin Grants rounds, privacy voting via MACI, and multiple airdrops.
Expanded use in quadratic funding, governance, and TGE protection.
Why it matters: validates Passport as critical infrastructure, not a one-off tool.
Q4 Highlights:
General (human.tech)
human.tech × Funding the Commons — Reflections from Buenos Aires on human rights in tech governance; ongoing collaboration for public-good infrastructure. Learn more
human.tech × Refunite — RelayID pilots in Uganda and Rwanda for sovereign identity and aid distribution via social attestation. Learn more
Human Tech Residency at Edge City Patagonia — 10-day residency co-hosted with Universal Profiles; insights on d/acc, fintech, and private biometrics. Learn more
Human Passport
Passport Embed — In-app verification for seamless UX and direct checks. Learn more
New Stamp: ZK Email — Free verification via Uber/Amazon receipts (beta). Learn more
Programs protected in Q4 — GG24, Gitcoin Privacy Round, Recall airdrop.
Privacy policy emphasis — No tracking of personal details. Learn more
Tool breakdowns & demos — Guides for Stamps, Models, Data Services to aid Sybil defense. Learn more
We crossed $500M in funds protected — an important milestone proving Passport’s long-term position and trust in the industry.
Human Network
Network growth — 2.6M+ Human Keys issued; supporting private keys and nullifiers for seedless wallets and humanity proofs. Learn more
Wallet as a Protocol (WaaP)
WaaP launch at WalletCon — Seedless, vendorless wallet protocol with 2PC custody and delegation. Learn more
waap.xyz is live — Production-ready protocol and SDK enabling developers to deliver seedless, secure, and portable wallets to users. Learn more
Community
HUMN Points reminders — Rewards for long-term users and OG holders. Learn more
RealFi Hack — $60K+ bounties on funding, identity, AI; mentors and tools for real-world tech. Learn more
HUMN Season 2 is live — go to manifest.human.tech and sign the declaration. Learn more
This report covers Holonym Foundation’s progress in Q4 2025 across Human Passport, Human Network, and WaaP, alongside ecosystem-wide efforts from human.tech.
human.tech in Q4
human.tech is the cultural and philosophical layer of the Holonym ecosystem, grounding our products in a shared commitment to human-aligned technology. While Passport, Network, and WaaP deliver the infrastructure, human.tech carries the vision—through partnerships, advocacy, campaigns, and community initiatives that connect identity and dignity in practice.
We will start this report with a round of updates from the human.tech angle.
Campaigns
HUMN onchain SUMR (Season 1 of the HUMN campaign)
Season 1 rewarded for Passport activity continued, with OG bonuses and multipliers for early adopters. Points tied to verified humanity and onchain participation. Season 2 has already started. Learn more
Manifestation Campaign has begun
With the product, content, and strategic efforts extending deep into 2025, we are preparing a long-term cultural campaign, set to start in Q1, 2026. Learn more
Partnerships & Collaborations
human.tech × Funding the Commons (FtC)
In Buenos Aires, co-founder Shady El Damaty talked about bridging rights and digital systems. Our ongoing partnership with FtC fosters governance and human-centered tech through events and initiatives. Learn more
Events & Gatherings
Human Tech Residency, co-hosted by Universal Profiles
At Edge City, Patagonia, we hosted a 10-day d/acc program in San Martín de los Andes: builders explored local economies, coordination, and fintech from the edge. Reflections highlighted real-world applications of sovereign identity and privacy-preserving systems. Learn more
Human Tech residency reflections, Nov. 30, 2025
WalletCon Argentina
Sponsorship and WaaP launch: protocol for seedless wallets, ending vendor lock-in. Wallet as a Protocol was announced from the WalletCon stage by co-founder, Shady El Damaty. The announcement made waves, trending on X for over a day. Learn more
RealFi Hack
15 bounties, $60K+ rewards, 18 mentors. Focus on funding, coordination, identity, and AI for public use. Sponsors included Protocol Labs and human.tech. Learn more
DevConnect, Argentina
Our theme was present at DevConnect, with co-founders Shady El Damaty and Nanak Nihal Khalsa invited on stage. Shady spoke on the growing importance of building human-aligned AI on Ethereum, while Nanak joined a ZKID Day panel focused on designing high-assurance digital identity systems for real-world, institutional use cases.
Human Passport in Q4
In 2025, Human Passport’s development effort was focused on fixing the friction of redirects and reducing the overhead for new web3 users. We released Passport Embed, a new default for Passport Stamps, and the first in line easy-onboarding Stamp with ZK Email, verifying Uber and Amazon activity. More easy-onboarding Stamps followed soon after, with X, Steam, and updated Discord Stamps released in early 2026.
Product Updates
Crossing a Milestone
This quarter, we passed $500M in funds protected from bots and Sybils. With 43M+ credentials issued, 2M Passport accounts created, Passport is the leading PoH and Sybil defense protocol on the market.
Passport Embed
Continued adoption: embeddable flow for in-app verification, improving completion rates, and reducing friction. Passport Embed brings serious UX improvements and is now the default way of using Passport Stamps. Learn more
Announcing Passport Embed, Oct 23, 2025
New Stamp: ZK Email
Enables verification via Uber/Amazon; free, beta, worth 4 points. Learn more
Tool Education
In-depth guides for:
Stamps (proofs with improvement paths) Learn more
Models (zero-friction ML scoring based on onchain activity) Learn more
Data Services (clustering, ML scoring, and reports) Learn more
Hybrid defense is recommended for robust results.
Privacy Policy Reinforcement
No storage of IP, names, emails, or details. Privacy by design. Learn more
Partnerships & Campaigns
Human Passport × Ontology
Verification integrated for Ontology Network's 8th anniversary, providing 20 OHS points to verified humans. Learn more
Human Passport x Unlock Protocol: Case Study & Live Demo
Unlock is a protocol for fully onchain and programmable gated subscriptions, memberships, and events. Last quarter, we worked on co-marketing materials, including blog and social posts, as well as a short interview with Daniel, Passport’s Product and Growth Lead. Learn more
Human Passport x Gitcoin Grants 24, by GiveETH
We continue our collaboration with Gitcoin Grants, helping to ensure the humanity and uniqueness of donors – crucial aspects for the successful execution of any quadratic funding round. This autumn, the grants were hosted on GiveETH – a platform for funding public goods through transparent, onchain quadratic funding. Learn more
Human Passport x Gitcoin Privacy Domain by MACI
Human Passport was integrated as a gatekeeper for the Gitcoin Privacy Domain voting process, secured by MACI. Voters were required to verify their humanity with Human Passport to enforce Sybil defence, preventing duplicate addresses and bot participation. Learn more
Human Passport x Recall: TGE Protection
We worked with Recall last quarter to reduce Sybil wallets eligible for part of their airdrop. Wallets were screened and clustered, then classified into three outcomes: human for immediate eligibility, borderline for additional verification via Human Passport Stamps, and Sybil for exclusion. Learn more
Human Passport x Lido: CSM v2 is Live
Human Passport users can use their Passport’s Unique Humanity Score while applying for the Lido ICS (Identified Community Staker) program. Learn more
Events & Gatherings
Human Passport Represented in Argentina
Passport was represented at Devconnect, Argentina & Edge City, Patagonia
Human Network in Q4
Human Network, a vOPRF-based threshold network, continues to grow.
Product Updates
Growth & Infrastructure
2.6M+ Human Keys issued; secured by $3.19B restaked ETH. Supporting wallets, verifications, and DeFi. Learn more
Community & Education
Talk at Edge City, Patagonia
Are biometrics safe? Louis Tajan, Lead Cryptographer at human.tech walked the audience through how Human Network makes biometric authentication private, secure, and cheaper to compute. Learn more
Human Wallet ⇒ WaaP
Quarter 4 brought the long-awaited release of Wallet-as-a-Protocol, our free, portable, and programmable wallet framework, fixing the problems of the WaaS (wallet as a service) model.
Product Updates
WaaP Launch
It finally happened! At WalletCon, we revealed WaaP: a protocol for seedless, vendorless wallets with 2PC custody, scoped delegation, and human agency. The announcement caught wind and continued trending on X for over a day. We hope this will be a head start for the clear-cut change from locked, rent-charging WaaS solutions to a protocol and wallets at once easy to onboard, fully user-owned, private, and secure.
Progress:
waap.xyz production for adopters
Focus on universal access and embedded rights
Sui support and open-source upcoming
Try at waap.tools
Co-founder Shady El Damaty announces WaaP from the WalletCon stage: https://x.com/WaaPxyz/status/1996245468897329353
Summary
Q4 delivered strong momentum: the launch of Wallet-as-a-Protocol (WaaP), the new ZK Email Stamp, Human Passport surpassing 500M in protected funds, and impactful events including the Patagonia residency and WalletCon.
We continued to advance privacy-first tools, verifiable humanity, and human-centered wallet infrastructure while strengthening community and partnerships.
Thank you to our community, partners, builders, and contributors for an impactful quarter.
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About human.tech
human.tech is a suite of technologies designed to enhance personal freedom, privacy, and financial autonomy. human.tech provides innovative solutions for secure identity, data ownership, and private transactions, ensuring that technology remains a tool for human empowerment.
