Decentralized Voluntary Cooperation @ Intelligent Cooperation Workshop

Shady El Damaty discusses the use of zero-knowledge proofs to enhance security, usability, and self-sovereignty on the internet. He emphasizes the importance of shaping the future through technology, relationships, and institutions that promote voluntary cooperation and distributed networks. El Damaty recognizes the benefits of distributed ledgers but acknowledges challenges like Sybil attacks, accountability, privacy, and verification of off-chain behavior. He proposes privacy-preserving attestations as a solution, allowing individuals to verify off-chain claims while preserving privacy. El Damaty also explores decentralized secure online identities, seamless key custody, and the challenges of identity protection.