Our Mission

Secret Network Foundation

The Secret Network Foundation (SNF) is passionately committed to shaping the future of the Secret ecosystem, a pioneering Layer 1 blockchain developed on the robust Cosmos SDK. Collaborating closely with SCRT Labs and our diverse ecosystem projects, SNF is at the forefront of revolutionizing confidential computing. Our mission is to embed data privacy as a fundamental feature in every Web3 application, championing a world where personal and corporate information is safeguarded with utmost integrity. As we progress, we are not just developing technology; we are nurturing a movement: a movement geared towards forging a safe, secure digital future, where trust and privacy are not just ideals, but realities for all.

Looking Back on 2023

A Letter from the Executive Director

I came to this role in May of 2023, before the new foundation had been established, and was given the task of taking this community forward into a positive future. I knew what I was signing up for – many of you have asked me this question over the past few months – but I also knew the incredible resilience of strong communities, and their ability to transform passion into growth. I hoped to facilitate that transformation in a respectful way while re-igniting the passion that many of you started with through greater transparency and trust.

Over these past six months, I have gotten to know many of you and I have been stunned by your perseverance, loyalty, and astonishing skill. As a community, you have witnessed the longest crypto winter in blockchain history, the fall of many so-called privacy projects, and the arrests of high profile figures in the industry. Through these experiences and many others that shaped our days, weeks, and months, your shared passion was the bedrock of Secret Network. Today and moving forward, we are focusing on positioning ourselves squarely in the data protection and confidential computing space, on spreading the word through appearances at conferences and podcasts, and on attracting new builders to our ecosystem through partnerships and hackathons. Every day, I’m inspired by your ideas, experiences, and solutions. To be in a community of like-minded colleagues who are learning, then finding better ways to foster confidential computing and data privacy gives me a sense of belonging and grounding.

Some highlights in 2023 include optimizing our team’s effectiveness and strengths, adding team members to bolster our skills, and refining the scope of how SNF can best accomplish its purpose of growing the ecosystem.

In 2024, SNF will continue to increase accountability through quarterly reports, and will welcome two new board members whose insights, ideas, and experience will strengthen our purpose and serve the network in powerful ways. Together with our strong community, we will continue to pursue a future that is bright, just, and secure – one where everyone has a voice and the right to protect their data.

Through this report, our office hours, and our ongoing conversations, I invite you to take a moment to reflect on the past year. We have more work ahead of us to rebuild trust and confidence in who we are and where we are going together, and yet we are at the beginning of something good. I am grateful to the founders and pioneers who have built this incredible ecosystem that I now have the privilege and honor to serve, and I look forward to the path ahead together.

– Lisa Loud, Executive Director of SNF