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What building ballot-question UX for MAPLE taught us about provenance and trust in civic tech
Putting perceptual hashes to work on the ATmosphere
Surveying the landscape of standards and protocols that allow publishers to get paid in an agentic web.
Soft launch and call for partners and supporters
What do 18th century writers say about posting online?
An overview of perceptual hashing
A web of interconnected personal sites built on ATProto for people who want to curate their digital space.
Exploring possibilities in a world of technological foreclosure
An explainer for publishers, platforms, and their audiences, on the technology that traces the journey of digital information.
Ironing out definitions for integrity, authenticity, privacy, and more
Reflections on building decentralized publishing infrastructure
Stricter, Stronger, Simpler
Text about artificial intelligence mostly written by a human
Writing 102 tests for science
We used experimental data to increase a blockchain’s transactions per second by 35%.
A review of recent governance-related projects
Supporting local events to build alternative tech futures
Reflecting on DWeb Camp 2024
Rewriting our data pipeline to use Authenticated Attributes
A vision for reclaiming tech for the arts, culture, and activism through holistic co-creation
Putting the “public” back in “public art” in one North London park and beyond
Helping Basel’s HEK build digital community with the world’s first tokenized museum membership
Testing blockchain software at scale
A quick dive into internet-native organizations and cross-chain protocols
The Social Reader is a privacy-first personal reader for subscribing to content published on federated social media.
Art, Technology, and Collective Storytelling in the Blockchain Era
Our new feature brings social interactions to static websites on the decentralized web.
Ruminations on DWeb Camp 2023
Updates on the strategic planning process
Distributed Press, a tool developed by Hypha, has undergone a major rewrite. We are excited to share the latest version.
Exploring the entanglement of Web3 and public goods
Reviewing 2022 highlights from one of Hypha’s most important collaborators
Articles, tweets, and videos that resonated with us this month
Part 4 of our P2p Primer
Hypha members weigh in on proxy battles and the importance of local-first networks
The Digital Garden is planted with our initial seeds: references to publishing, protocols, RSS, and co-operative approaches.
Can DAOs meet the requirements of the 7 Cooperative Principles?
Checking in on the Restructuring Futures Project, a Hypha collaboration
Part 3 of our P2P Primer
What matters in this discussion – in any discussion over a technology really – is who’s designing it, who controls it, and who stands to benefit?
Part 2 of our P2P Primer
A Peer to Peer Primer: Comparing Protocols
Our proposal to renovate the Cosmos Hub Discourse Forum as a well-organized space for debate and deliberation
Healing data loss with Matrix’s federated protocols
Building tools and practices that enable organizations to work more transparently, equitably, and collaboratively.
Reflections on MozFest session on social transformation and movement tactics
Exploring the decision-supporting tool that maps group opinions.
Notes on incorporation, co-operation, and solidarity from a one year old co-op.