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Development work can be seen on [GitHub](https://github.com/d0wnlore).", "hidden": false, "question": "Please provide a list of your major team members, including their relevant experiences and social network/professional links. Please indicate if there any Asian builders.", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "d0wnlore", "hidden": true, "question": "Telegram handle of major point of contact", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Protspec operates on a mix of public and private funding. Thus far the only public funding has been sought after, to help cover maintenance costs of the anti-phishing extension Bulwark.\n\nA mix of public and private funding - public grants and private contracts - will go into maintaining research activities in crypto malware and developing a security awareness training program.", "hidden": true, "question": "Please demonstrate your financial plan here if it's not included in your project description.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "As I work mostly in Asia I end up giving a lot of ad-hoc operational and cyber security advice to builders and users in this region and tell them about my public good anti-phishing extension that's open-source, available for free and does not require my continued effort for it to keep running for users. My public security research also ends up helping more of the Asian ecosystem for free due to my current audience and the growing number of scams mimicking popular chat apps such as KakaoTalk and LINE.\n\nThe aim is to improve the security awareness hygiene of the region through public goods and training tools that adapt to the region's sense of collectivism that outside actors may try to exploit. This will also help those developing public goods from facing unforeseen consequences as they work on their solutions.", "hidden": true, "question": "Please demonstrate how your project would advance Asian public goods ecosystem.", "questionId": 5}], "project": {"id": "0xd4ba3516e2933a3ef765ac26637930c7881458b1cca8d4767b07027c5f010e50", "title": "Protspec", "logoImg": "bafkreifftrxaruk7dr7qg76ia2zkd7c6hcc6y746zhmut2dmz7s22binme", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreibmu2i3nnbaitog2lgufykn42kk7i7f2236zu4qvl45tcdpwohwxq", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://protspec.com", "bannerImg": "bafkreihgbpu4xzd4vaei7g4tn4gn2vkhubdw7fyjugs32yuef44ey454uy", "createdAt": 1722913074489, "userGithub": "d0wnlore", "credentials": {"github": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..0gVDJGw242dOIpFQpy2BYVFpVbRJqeqxgcOiz1mDawb3u5LD8J7Psbn6cW7r-S6jFAo3Sia8PsasgBBsDpa9Cg", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-08-06T02:52:47.346Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-08-06T02:52:47.345Z", "expirationDate": "2024-11-04T02:52:47.346Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xd1fFdA9C225DDEE34f0837BF4D4a441bDd54C473", "hash": "v0.0.0:bBhdlWOvrYZ1HWmZFsys4L70zStFmwQBRQYyBTILwnU=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextGithubOrg#Protspec#81343175"}}, "twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9.._kwd2JLRZeeDG_491gDKmOY9cPlbZgv63OlSW541ujNxHsaTGIRyZZmMf3DYuEfhOYQrJta0_zyMR5GPe8sHAQ", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-08-06T02:55:36.824Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-08-06T02:55:36.824Z", "expirationDate": "2024-11-04T02:55:36.824Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xd1fFdA9C225DDEE34f0837BF4D4a441bDd54C473", "hash": "v0.0.0:aNcortSlhCYOMmw4Az04mqMXsUzc1/eO0ki6GxSO7OQ=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#Protspec_com"}}}, "description": "> [Protspec](https://protspec.com/) is a Web3 security lab that helps cryptonatives interact with blockchain ecosystems safely through technology, education, and research.\n\nProtspec was created by [D \u00d8 W N L O R E](https://x.com/d0wnlore), a founding member of BanklessDAO's InfoSec Team and a former offensive security specialist in TradFi and tech.\n\nWith a decade of exposure to blockchain ecosystems, starting with Bitcoin ATMs and in-person payments, D \u00d8 W N L O R E has an understanding of the UX and security pain points that still persist. 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