Enables viral social applications that onboard non-DeFi users while protecting social graphs, content, and user interactions from public surveillance.

FURPS+

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This section was generated by an LLM and has not yet been human-reviewed.

Functionality

  • Support private social trading (follow traders, copy trades, private leaderboards with ZK proofs)
  • Enable encrypted social networks (messaging, group chats, shielded social graphs, anonymous posts with optional reputation)
  • Provide creator monetization (private subscriptions, shielded content access tokens, anonymous tipping)
  • Support social tokens (private community tokens, shielded creator content access)
  • Enable private prediction markets (forecast events without revealing bets)
  • Support anonymous forums & communities (token-gated access, reputation without identity)

Usability

  • Web2-level UX with Web3 privacy
  • Gasless transactions (subsidized or batched)
  • Fast, real-time interactions
  • Mobile-first design
  • Social recovery for key management

Performance

  • Scalability for social-scale traffic (1000s TPS)

+ (Privacy, Anonymity, Censorship-Resistance)

  • Protect social graphs (connections and followers remain private)
  • Shield financial activity (purchases, tips, trades not exposed)
  • Prevent surveillance (platform cannot build user dossiers)
  • Enable authentic expression (post without permanent public record)
  • Protect influencers (high-value accounts not targeted based on earnings)

Demand Validation

Potential Users: Social media users, content creators, traders, community members, prediction market participants

Use Cases:

  • Private social trading and copy trading
  • Anonymous community participation
  • Creator monetization without exposing earnings
  • Private messaging and social networking
  • Token-gated communities without revealing holdings
  • Anonymous prediction markets and reputation building

Possible Implementation

  • Encrypted messaging: End-to-end encrypted communications
  • Private social graph: Connections not stored publicly
  • Anonymous reputation: Prove reputation without revealing identity via ZK
  • Shielded micropayments: Tips and subscriptions without exposure
  • Private content access: Token-gated content with hidden ownership
  • Private referral programs: Prove referrals via ZK
  • Anonymous leaderboards: Achievements without identity exposure

Technical Validation

Risks & Challenges:

  • Scalability for social-scale traffic (1000s TPS)
  • UX complexity of key management
  • Preventing Sybil attacks without KYC
  • Content moderation without centralized visibility
  • Building initial network effects (cold start problem)
  • Balancing privacy with discoverability
  • Preventing abuse (spam, harassment) while preserving anonymity
  • Mechanism design to incentivize genuine engagement
  • Integration with existing social platforms for onboarding