Vana

Vana is the first network for user-owned data. It transforms how data is owned, shared, and monetized.

In today's data-driven world, large tech companies reap the rewards from your data, often leaving you with nothing. Vana is changing this dynamic by putting you in control of your data. Through DataDAOs (Data Decentralized Autonomous Organizations), Vana empowers you to contribute, tokenize, and securely share your data.

You decide how it's used, and you're rewarded for your contributions, transforming your data into an asset that benefits you, whether it's used for AI development or other applications. Vana flips the script, making you the owner and beneficiary of your digital footprint.

Users can contribute various data types, from social media activity to IoT sensor readings, all securely stored and encrypted off-chain. Once validated through Vana's Proof of Contribution mechanism, this data is tokenized, enabling secure usage across decentralized applications, particularly in AI model development.

By contributing and staking VANA tokens, users not only gain governance rights within DataDAOs, influencing decisions about data usage and distribution, but also earn rewards when their data is utilized. Vana harnesses blockchain technology to ensure transparency, security, and decentralization in data ownership and sharing, shifting control and value back into the hands of the individual

zLayer x Vana

zLayer is excited to announce a collaboration with Vana, empowering zLayer's users to contribute to building hyper-personalized digital experiences. zLayer believes that by contributing user data to Vana's decentralized network, users can collectively shape a more tailored and relevant internet experience for everyone.

This partnership aligns with zLayer's commitment to user empowerment and data privacy, ensuring that data contributions are secure, transparent, and beneficial to the users themselves. By combining zLayer's privacy-preserving technologies with Vana's user-owned data platform, this collaboration aims to unlock a new era of personalized digital experiences while prioritizing user control and data ownership.