Vana is the network for user-owned data.
We are the open and decentralized protocol for AI data sovereignty, unlocking user-owned data as a new digital asset class.
In an era where artificial intelligence is driving immense value from user data, Vana ensures that data creators retain ownership of their data and capture a fair share of the value generated while enabling researchers to access unique datasets.
****Here's an overview of Vana, our brand guidelines, and a collection of brand assets. For any questions, please contact [email protected].
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In a nutshell…
Vana is a network designed for the trustless and secure exchange of user-owned data. It enables data to be aggregated and contributed to AI applications in a permissionless, decentralized manner, fuelling significant advancements in AI.
We achieve this with three core primitives:
Please read the Vana Vision for further context, as well as our whitepaper.
Please ensure that you adopt the proper use of these terms.
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Vana (www.vana.com) is a layer-one blockchain designed for the trustless and secure exchange of user-owned data.
The Vana Foundation (www.vanafoundation.org) is a non-profit entity tasked with ensuring the sustainability and growth of the Vana Ecosystem.
Open Data Labs (www.opendatalabs.xyz) is a scientific and research company that focuses on technology to support user-owned data. Open Data Labs invented the Vana protocol and provides services to the Vana Foundation for its continued maintenance.
User-Owned Data: a system whereby individuals can freely aggregate, exchange and apply their data.
Human-Sourced Data (HSD) is any data that captures the human experience, including Web2 social media data, private data, human opinion data, digital outputs of human creativity, and human sensory data such as data from health trackers.
DataDAO is a group of people that aggregate data around a specific topic or theme for the benefit of all group members.
Data Liquidity is the notion that data is a store of capital in an AI economy. Data capital can be made liquid by allowing it to be transacted and financialized onchain.
Data Network Effects is the principle that data becomes increasingly valuable when combined with other data.
Data-Fi (Data Financialization) is the process of tokenizing and aggregating data to unlock its financial value.
Proof of Contribution is the unique criteria set by each DataDAO to validate and value user data.
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Below are our current suggested themes across all of our content, along with suggested topics and proof points. Feel free to ask for additional information: [email protected].
Data is incredibly valuable in an AI-based economy, and Vana unlocks this economic potential for users and developers.
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| The lack of accessible data has become a barrier to AI development, known as the "data wall." Vana breaks down these walls by enabling secure, permissioned access to private data, fueling the next generation of AI. |
Data stored behind walled gardens remains untapped, representing billions in unrealized economic value.
Vana unlocks this “locked capital” by making it accessible and tradeable on-chain. | Articles on the Data Wall
Publicized Platform Data Sales:
DLP Data Sales on Vana
Vana creates a new category of product for users and data consumers in the emerging AI Economy. This will usher in a fresh wave of people to crypto.
| Suggested Topics | Proof Points |
|---|---|
| Allowing people to financialize their data will bring new users and sources of liquidity to crypto: |
By letting users own their data and creating a trustless way for users to bring datasets together, Vana disrupts the stranglehold that Web2 platforms and data brokers have over the data market. Data aggregation is now accessible to anyone, meaning anyone can now sell data.
Datasets on Vana cannot be found anywhere else. By going direct to the user, DataDAOs can aggregate datasets across silos (e.g., Spotify + Facebook + Sleep Data) which would not be possible because of competition in Web2. | 300+ DataDAOs spun up on testnet organically within 4 months. 120+ applications for the next Cohort.
In 2 months, over 1M+ users have participated in DataDAO Pre-Mines.
1.7M daily data transactions on testnet. |
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