# Shutter Champions Application - Web3Privacy Now **URL:** \ **Category:** Melee 1\ **Created:** [April 21, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/shutter-champions-application-web3privacy-now/838 "2026-04-21T15:01:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jensei](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/shutternetwork.discourse.group/jensei/32/547_2.png) [@jensei](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/jensei)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/shutter-champions-application-web3privacy-now/838/1 "2026-04-21T15:01:08Z")
**1. Applicant Information** jensei **Application Type** ☑ Someone else (Web3Privacy Now) * * * **2. Contributor Information** 0xB8Fbd9A43cc0CeB3d9ddd58b752979a77e6f0c1D / web3privacynow.eth * * * **3. Contribution Category** **Primary Contribution Type** ☑ Completed☑ In Progress☑ Planned **Category Description (if “Other”)** Ecosystem development and community activation through event-based integration and narrative support. * * * **4. Contribution Details** **Contribution Title** Shutter Community Integration at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now in Mumbai 2026. **Description of Contribution** This contribution supports the integration of Shutter into the Web3Privacy ecosystem through communal presence at the Web3Privacy Now **Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress** (Mumbai 2026). Rather than a sponsorship, this is framed as **community support** , embedding Shutter within a high-signal privacy-focused gathering of researchers, builders, and cypherpunks. Shutter’s encrypted mempool infrastructure addresses a critical challenge in web3; MEV, front-running, and transaction manipulation by ensuring fair and private transaction ordering. However, adoption depends on ecosystem understanding and narrative clarity. The Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress provides a unique environment to position encrypted mempools as one of the core primitive of the privacy stack. **Completed Contributions** - Created educational video content with @Loring-Brainbot talking (also) about Shutter and its role in web3 privacy (https:// youtu.be/1oYszvb8BGw?si=9ZNa4JBFLVB-OXvB&t=580) - Integrated Shutter into the Web3Privacy Now Explorer, increasing visibility among privacy builders and researchers ( https:// explorer.web3privacy.info/project/shutter-network ). - Included Shutter and its presence across web3privacy now ecosystem tools, mappings, and events. **Event Contribution (Mumbai 2026)** - Speaker presence: @Loring-Brainbot already confirmed and featured on the Congress website. - Inclusion of Shutter in Congress visuals and website. - Direct exposure to a curated audience of privacy-focused builders and researchers. - Narrative amplification of **Encrypted Mempools** as critical infrastructure. **Planned Contributions** - Push the encrypted mempool narrative through Congress programming and discussions. - Facilitate connections between Shutter and privacy-focused builders attending the event. - Extend event impact through post-event content and ecosystem distribution. * * * **Key Milestones** - Completed: Content + ecosystem integration (Explorer, media) - Pre-Congress: Narrative alignment and visibility (web, visuals, positioning) - Congress (Mumbai 2026): On-site presence, talks, and ecosystem engagement - Post-Congress: Content distribution and follow-up connections * * * **Impact on Shutter Ecosystem** This contribution strengthens Shutter through high-context ecosystem positioning: **Awareness** - Exposure at a curated cypherpunk and privacy-focused congress. - Educational narrative around encrypted mempools delivered through talks and discussions. **Adoption** - Direct interaction with builders and researchers likely to integrate or explore Shutter. - Facilitation of high-quality ecosystem connections. **Positioning** - Establishes Shutter as one of the core primitive within the privacy stack. - Embeds encrypted mempools into broader cypherpunk and Web3 privacy discourse. **Measurable Outputs** - Speaker session featuring Shutter-related narrative. - Inclusion in Congress materials (web + visuals). - Builder/researcher connections initiated during event. - Post-event content and distribution. * * * **Links & Supporting Evidence** - https:// web3privacy.info - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzGhjGHHgWE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzGhjGHHgWE) - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oYszvb8BGw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oYszvb8BGw) - https:// explorer.web3privacy.info/project/shutter-network - https:// congress.web3privacy.info - https:// x.c om/web3privacy * * * **5. SHU Funding Request** **Requested Amount (USD equivalent)** $5,000 **Justification of Amount** This request supports Shutter’s integration into a high-signal privacy event through community alignment rather than traditional sponsorship. Funding enables: - Presence within a curated cypherpunk and privacy-focused audience. - Narrative positioning of encrypted mempools in a relevant technical and ideological context. - Direct ecosystem engagement with builders and researchers. Given the combination of prior contributions and high-leverage event integration, $5,000 represents an efficient continuous support of Web3Privacy Now, and into Shutter’s ecosystem visibility and adoption. * * * **6. Additional Information** **Previous Contributions to Shutter** - Educational content (YouTube) - Web3Privacy Now Privacy Explorer - Ecosystem inclusion across Web3Privacy Now and Events **Collaboration / Team Members** Web3Privacy Now contributors and Congress organizers. **Anything Else** Web3Privacy Now acts as a coordination layer across the privacy ecosystem. Through the Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress, Shutter is positioned not as a standalone tool, but as foundational infrastructure within a broader privacy movementl increasing both its relevance and adoption potential.