We are thrilled to announce that DataHubz has been selected as a Thrive Horizen funded project, marking a transformative milestone in our mission to revolutionize compliance through cryptographic verification.
This funding enables us to build Hubz-VCE (Verifiable Compliance Evidence), a cryptographic trust layer built on Horizen that fundamentally changes how organizations demonstrate compliance with frameworks like CMMC, SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
The Fundamental Problem with Traditional Compliance
Traditional compliance operates on a trust-based model: trust auditors, trust vendors, trust evidence documentation. Regulators and auditors are forced to operate under "trust but can't verify" constraints. There is no way to independently verify compliance without requiring full access to sensitive organizational data, creating an inherent tension between transparency and confidentiality.
Hubz-VCE eliminates this fundamental limitation.
Introducing Hubz-VCE: Trust Replaced by Proof
Hubz-VCE transforms compliance from a trust-based process into a cryptographically verifiable one. Here's how it works:
Cryptographic Anchoring
Every evidence submission, signature, and control completion is anchored to Horizen Base Layer 3, creating an immutable, tamper-proof audit trail that regulators could independently verify through cryptographic proofs of compliance controls.
Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Organizations can prove compliance without exposing confidential data. Zero-knowledge cryptography enables verification of compliance controls while preserving complete data privacy. Auditors verify cryptographically, not by assumption.
Trusted Execution Environments (TEE)
Confidential computation occurs within trusted execution environments, ensuring sensitive operations remain protected while still generating verifiable proofs of correct execution.
Blockchain Immutability
All compliance evidence and audit trails are anchored to blockchain infrastructure, making them immutable and independently auditable without requiring access to underlying sensitive systems.
Real Compliance Frameworks, Real Privacy
Hubz-VCE is built for the compliance frameworks enterprises actually need:
- CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) - Defense industrial base cybersecurity
- SOC 2 (Service Organization Control) - Trust services criteria for service providers
- HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability) - Healthcare data protection
- ISO 27001 - Information security management systems
- GDPR - European data protection regulation
For each framework, Hubz-VCE generates privacy-preserving proofs that regulators could independently verify through cryptographic proofs of compliance controls without requiring access to sensitive operational data or confidential business information.
Why Horizen Provides the Foundation
Horizen delivers the unique combination of capabilities Hubz-VCE requires:
Privacy + Scalability + Trusted Execution - Horizen's infrastructure combines cryptographic privacy, enterprise-scale performance, and trusted execution environments in a single platform.
Independent Verification - Cryptographic proofs that regulators can verify independently, without requiring trust relationships or proprietary access.
Immutable Audit Trails - Blockchain-anchored evidence that is tamper-proof and provides cryptographic guarantees of integrity.
Trust by Proof, Not Assumption - The regulatory model shifts from "trust the auditor" to "verify the proof."
Filling a Critical Enterprise Gap
The compliance market faces fundamental challenges:
Expensive and Slow - Traditional compliance is resource-intensive, requiring extensive auditor time and organizational effort.
Trust-Dependent - Compliance outcomes depend on trust relationships rather than cryptographic verification.
Privacy vs. Transparency Dilemma - Organizations must choose between protecting sensitive operations and demonstrating compliance transparency.
Limited Independent Verification - Regulators cannot independently verify compliance without invasive access to organizational systems.
Hubz-VCE addresses each of these limitations by enabling organizations to prove controls without exposing sensitive operations, while giving regulators verifiable evidence rather than documentation that requires trust.
Why Thrive Horizen Funded DataHubz
According to Thrive Horizen, their funding decision reflects several key factors:
Massive Enterprise Market - Compliance represents a critical need across regulated industries globally.
Technical Innovation - The combination of TEE, zero-knowledge proofs, and blockchain anchoring addresses real regulatory requirements with privacy-preserving technology.
Regulatory Alignment - Hubz-VCE aligns with existing compliance frameworks that enterprises must meet, ensuring immediate market applicability.
Team Expertise - DataHubz demonstrates deep understanding of both compliance requirements and privacy-preserving cryptographic technologies.
Merit-Based Infrastructure - Thrive Horizen funds infrastructure that enterprises actually need, and Hubz-VCE represents critical regulatory infrastructure built on cryptographic foundations.
The Evolution of Compliance Infrastructure
Compliance is undergoing a fundamental transformation:
From Trust to Verification - Moving from "trust the auditor" to "verify the proof" through cryptographic evidence.
Privacy-First Compliance - Regulators can verify compliance without accessing sensitive data, eliminating the privacy-transparency tradeoff.
Independent Auditability - Blockchain-anchored evidence enables independent verification by any authorized party without requiring special access or trust relationships.
Cryptographic Guarantees - Compliance becomes mathematically verifiable rather than procedurally documented.
Hubz-VCE represents what regulated industries have been waiting for: the ability to prove compliance while maintaining confidentiality, backed by cryptographic guarantees rather than trust assumptions.
What This Means for DataHubz Clients
This funding and the development of Hubz-VCE enhance DataHubz's value proposition:
Enhanced Audit Credibility - Compliance evidence backed by cryptographic proofs and blockchain immutability provides stronger assurance to auditors and regulators.
Privacy Preservation - Demonstrate compliance without exposing sensitive operational details, intellectual property, or confidential business information.
Independent Verification - Enable regulators and stakeholders to verify compliance independently without requiring invasive access to your systems.
Future-Proof Compliance - As regulatory requirements evolve toward cryptographic verification, organizations using Hubz-VCE will be positioned at the forefront.
Looking Ahead
With Thrive Horizen's support, DataHubz will:
- Complete Hubz-VCE development on Horizen infrastructure, integrating TEE, zero-knowledge proofs, and blockchain anchoring
- Pilot with enterprise clients across regulated industries to validate cryptographic compliance workflows
- Engage with regulators to demonstrate how cryptographic verification enhances compliance assurance
- Expand framework coverage to address additional regulatory requirements with privacy-preserving proofs
- Build developer tools enabling other compliance solutions to leverage Hubz-VCE's cryptographic foundation
A New Chapter in Compliance
"Thrive Horizen's funding represents validation of a fundamental insight: compliance should not require organizations to choose between transparency and confidentiality," said David William Silva, PhD, CEO of DataHubz. "Hubz-VCE replaces that false choice with cryptographic proofs, enabling regulators to verify compliance while organizations maintain privacy. This is how compliance infrastructure should work."
We are grateful to Thrive Horizen for recognizing the importance of cryptographic compliance infrastructure and for supporting our vision of replacing trust with proof in regulatory verification.
Welcome to the future of verifiable compliance.
Learn More
Interested in how Hubz-VCE can transform your organization's compliance approach?
Enterprise Organizations: Contact us to discuss participating in Hubz-VCE pilot programs and exploring how cryptographic compliance evidence can strengthen your audit outcomes.
Regulatory Professionals: We welcome dialogue with regulators interested in understanding how cryptographic verification can enhance compliance assurance while respecting organizational confidentiality.
Technology Partners: If you're building compliance or regulatory technology, let's discuss how Hubz-VCE's cryptographic foundation can enhance your solutions.
About Thrive Horizen: Thrive Horizen funds merit-based blockchain infrastructure projects that address real enterprise and regulatory needs. Through strategic funding, Thrive supports teams building privacy-preserving, scalable solutions on Horizen's blockchain ecosystem.
About Horizen: Horizen is a blockchain platform providing privacy, scalability, and trusted execution environments for enterprise applications requiring cryptographic verification and confidential computation.
About DataHubz: DataHubz is an AI-powered compliance automation platform that helps organizations achieve and maintain compliance with major cybersecurity and privacy frameworks, now enhanced with cryptographic verification through Hubz-VCE.
