Welcome to Swash Version 3 - an exciting new update designed to provide a more sustainable, rewarding, and user-friendly earning experience. Taking feedback provided from the Swash community over the last few years, the launch of Swash V3 brings a brand new referral system, new withdrawal options - including 1000s of gift cards, and the launch of the Swash mobile app!

Existing users will need to migrate from the previous system to the new version. Here’s everything you need to know: 

Why is this update special?

This update marks a monumental shift for Swash. With several major improvements aimed at enhancing user experience, there’s a lot more opportunity for Swash to scale and for you to earn.

🤝 Endless earnings with the new referral system

The new referral system has been designed to allow users who invite their friends to keep earning referral bonuses forever, based on the earnings of the people they bring. The more your referees earn, the more bonuses you’ll receive, bringing you another sustainable, people-powered way to earn rewards. 

For more info on the different types of referrals, check out the FAQs.

However, please note that old referral links will no longer work, as the referral system is being reset. While the data won’t carry over, rest assured that all previous referral rewards have already been paid out when the update takes place.

💰 Better balance, fairer rewards

Your earnings have also had a rehaul. Most notably, the highly-requested proportional revenue distribution will launch, meaning users who are more active will be able to earn more for their data contributions!

For existing users, all of your rewards and balances will be seamlessly transferred to your new account, ensuring you won’t lose any of your hard-earned progress during the transition. 

🛍 1000s of new withdrawal options

Another highly-requested feature from the community was to introduce new ways to withdraw. This is a crucial step to onboarding more users, as the previous withdrawal option was a little complicated for non-savvy users.

Not only have several new crypto withdrawal options been added, you now have the option to withdraw to 1000s of cash and gift card options too! Check out the FAQs for more details.

🛠 Improved performance and security

The overall performance and security of Swash have also been significantly improved, providing a more robust and scalable platform. You’ll notice a faster, more reliable experience when using Swash from now on.

📱 Easy account management

The new updates will also see a more streamlined user interface and simplified account management, making it easier for you to access Swash. This includes the ability to create and log in to Swash with an email and password, offering a more standardised experience and an alternative to relying only on your backup file (but still, backup just in case!).

If you currently have multiple accounts with the same email address, you will be given the option to either merge the accounts or to change your email to create a separate account. If you choose to merge your accounts, only the earnings from the second account will be transferred to the first.

However, to make way for these exciting upgrades, earlier versions of Swash will no longer be supported after the 12th February 2025. 

What you need to do

How the migration happens will vary depending on whether you’re new to V3 or whether you already created an account in the new system. If you currently use Swash on multiple devices, you will be asked to login with the credentials you set when onboarding to the latest version on the first device.

If you haven’t updated to the latest version of Swash:

1. Update your extension to the latest version. You can do this by going to ‘Manage Extensions’ on your browser and clicking ‘Details’ then ‘Update’. Please note, it may take a few days for the update to be reflected in your browser.
2. After updating, you’ll be prompted to start the migration process. You will be asked to set login credentials which will be used to access all devices. Make sure to save your email and password in a safe place!
3. Enjoy your upgraded Swash experience with the new referral system, improved earnings, and better performance.

While onboarding to V3, all of your previous earnings and rewards will be transferred to your new account. This ensures that your account remains intact and you can continue earning without disruption. 

Your profile information, such as your private key and phone number, will be moved to the new version. However, any historical data from the previous version - like your transaction history, donations, and withdrawals - will not be transferred. If you need access to this data, you can contact the support team by submitting a request.

Once your migration is complete, your referral data will reset. This means that, while you won’t be able to carry over previous referrals, you will be able to start fresh and continue earning from new referrals with the updated referral system. 

If you already updated to the latest version on one device and can no longer access the previous version:

In this case, you need to manually merge your accounts. This will not happen automatically, so you’ll need to follow the instructions during the migration process. As part of the merge, you’ll be asked to provide your private key. This ensures that the transfer of your data is secure.

If your previous account is still active and hasn’t been updated or registered in V3 yet, it will be automatically merged with your V3 account. The process will be seamless, and you’ll have access to all your balances and rewards once the migration is complete.

What happens to Swash Earn?

Swash Earn will update alongside the migration process, which means it will be reset. Any pending payments will be settled before the migration, ensuring there’s no disruption to your earnings. Please note, Swash Earn will only be available on V3 moving forward, so you will need to update to continue using this feature.

If you have any questions or need help with the update, the support team is here to assist you to make this transition as smooth as possible. You can get in touch by submitting a ticket here.

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn points for being active and completing tasks online. Redeem your earnings for crypto, cash, or gift cards or choose to donate to causes you believe in.

Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association and the Federation of European Data and Marketing.

Let’s connect:

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Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

With a suite of products now available and in use, an ever-expanding community of people joining the Swash movement, and advancements across data policy in the EU and abroad, it’s clear that Swash has made its mark on the data and Web 3 space as a pioneer and leading innovator.

As the team now transition into core contributor roles, a new era of evergreen, decentralised collaboration is beginning. Looking ahead, there's promise of new ways to earn being added to Swash everyday, and a growing number of partners and stakeholders, all contributing to Swash's growth.

Swash and its movement of loyal community members have achieved some incredible milestones together over the years. From conceptualising and bringing to life groundbreaking products that are already disrupting and setting new standards for the data sector, to being at the forefront of conversations around the future of the digital economy, Swash’s successes wouldn’t be possible without the support of you - the Swash users!

Now, on the cusp of this new era, it’s clear that Swash’s biggest adventures are yet to come. It’s important that you, Swash’s members, know how much of an impact you have had (and will continue to have) on Swash and everything it stands for. It’s also why Swash’s future will be even more in your hands, as part of a dedicated network of collaborators united by a common vision. Keep reading for details on what that means for you.

Roadmap

Years of effort and collaboration have resulted in the realisation of every goal outlined in the roadmap and whitepaper, with some additional successes along the way.

The roadmap - set out in the whitepaper that was released in the ye olden days of Q220 - set out where Swash wanted to be within the next few years. With the original roadmap delivered and then some, it’s time to take a moment to celebrate and to look at what’s coming next.

The inception, development and launch of each product within the Swash Solutions stack brought more success and reach for Swash and its overall impact. From advertisers to data scientists, to charities and entrepreneurs, each element of Swash’s ecosystem is designed to enable stakeholders of all shapes and sizes to take part in the movement and, as a result, launch forward towards a more equitable (and frankly, more exciting) future for all. 

Since its nascency, Swash’s architecture has been designed to keep the token healthy and the ecosystem sustainable. This is made possible by allocating revenue to several key areas:

• Expanding the Swash user base and propelling market growth 
• Converting to the SWASH token to automatically store in the vault
• Fuelling growth and development to keep Swash in tip-top condition. 

With each product now live and thriving, the Swash ecosystem is now a self-sufficient and well-oiled machine. The next step is to keep scaling and bringing new people in, which is where you - the community - come in.

Word of mouth is the most powerful way to build a user base. If you’ve been here for a while, you’ll be familiar with the various referral campaigns held by Swash to encourage the existing members to share Swash with their friends. In future, there will be 3 types of referral campaigns for you to engage with, rewarding you for doing your part to grow the ecosystem. Keep an eye on the Referral Bonus page in your app for updates.

Regulation 

Over the years, Swash has been noticed for its role as a leading data intermediary (aka ‘data trust’ or ‘data union’) by the likes of The ODI, the Aapti Institute and, most recently, the EU Commission. This, combined with Swash’s membership with the Data & Marketing Association (DMA) and the Federation of European Data & Marketing (FEDMA) enables Swash to be at the table alongside policy makers as a living example of what the future looks like. 

Alongside major product launches, Swash’s privacy policy has had an update - you can check it out here. As well as making sure all data captured is clear (including that of the upcoming mobile app..!), the purpose of this update is to make Swash’s privacy policy even more transparent and easier to digest. Instead of shying away from privacy and data discussions, Swash is here to set an example of how it should be done, not hiding behind fluffy and confusing jargon. 

DAO

The launch of the Swash DAO in Q12023 was the first step in pushing Swash towards decentralisation, making it possible for the Swash community to propose and vote on new ideas and developments for the Swash ecosystem.

Moving forward, the Swash DAO will take even more of a leading role in how Swash evolves. Alongside the opportunity to propose and vote on new ideas, the Swash community will also be able to get involved in building. As code contributors, trusted developers within the community will be empowered to bring their ideas into fruition with the support of the entire Swash ecosystem.

To ensure that Swash can support the rising number of users, the Help Center was implemented to provide clear answers to common questions, personalised responses via a ticketing system, and tailored chatbots for each Swash product. Full of hundreds of FAQs addressing everything you need to know about Swash, it’s a readily available and frequently updated resource to tap into when you’ve got a question or when you’re welcoming and supporting new Swash members. 

As well as being more efficient and easier to use, the Help Center was created in response to common problems that are typical on social platforms like Telegram and Discord. However, not unique to Swash, these barriers include the prevalence of bots and scam messages, the complicated search and ticket support options, and the need for users to have an account from which to request support.

Although Swash's official Telegram and Discord channels will remain in place for the community, for discussions around DAO proposals, and to provide a space for everyone to have their say, things will be more streamlined and automated. As Swash’s products will be live and scaling, there may be less prominent updates moving forward. This doesn’t mean Swash is slowing down - in fact, things will be speeding up as focus will be on scaling up the entire ecosystem. Exciting stuff!

This transformation marks another step towards decentralisation, making it possible for Swash to evolve into the people-powered movement it always aimed to be. The existing team members will continue as core community members and trusted contributors, and will remain dedicated to propelling Swash forward and realising the vision set out in Swash’s nascency. 

Coming soon...

As if the updated Swash Earn wasn’t enough (pssst - leaderboard and gift card withdrawals will be launching very soon) next up for Swash is the release of the Swash mobile app! 

The final touches are being added to make it suitable for mobile and for cross-device functionality between the web app and mobile. All of this will be made possible by Swash’s V3 update, which will solve all of the questions and feedback shared by the community to date, plus improving UI, bugs, and a few other awesome new features. 

Swash has been designed to be easy to use, yet expansive and self-sustaining. This is all made possible by a diverse network of users, data clients, advertisers, researchers, charities, AI companies, and more, by creating a collaborative environment where everyone wins. 

If you want to make sure you’re the first to know about the awesome new referral programs, when to upgrade your role in DAO, or when the Swash mobile app is live, be sure to subscribe to the newsletter or follow Swash’s socials.

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn points for being active and completing tasks online. Redeem your earnings for crypto or choose to donate to causes you believe in.

Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Let’s connect:

Website | X | Discord | Telegram | Blog

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

With 2023 coming to an end, it’s time to get cosy and take a look back at this year’s highlights.

2023 marks the end of an era, with all roadmap milestones set out in the Swash whitepaper more than two years ago now completed! Not only that, the various products and features set out there are live and set for continued evolution and expansion to new audiences and businesses worldwide.

This year in numbers:

• 6.2M $SWASH distributed (to date)
• 341,000+ Swash community members (to date)
• 7 DAO proposals
• 3 new products launched (Swash Ads, sIntelligence, sCompute)
• 2 new memberships (DMA + Crypto UK)
• 9,690 total community referrals
• 3 Swash Earn partners
• 29,800+ Swash members earning from ads

Before you go ahead and read all about it, here is a little sneak peek preview of all notable product, feature and endorsement releases! 👇

If you’re impressed with all of that, wait until you dive deeper…

Surveys (aka Swash Earn) are here!

Swash’s commitment to increasing earning opportunities didn’t stop at the extension only. Shortly after the release of Swash Ads, the development of the Swash survey feature began.

Partnered with industry-leading survey providers Cint and CPX, Swash Earn (a desktop dashboard within which users can earn from answering surveys) went live in Q3 2023. With the opportunity of increasing users’ monthly earnings to up to $200, to date, the survey feature has been the most lucrative earning opportunity.

Later in Q4, Bitlabs were added as another survey partner, bringing you more opportunities to suit every taste.

But, the thrill ride doesn’t end here! Check back in the new year for a completely new look and many more partners. From tasks like playing games and testing apps through to surveys, the Swash Earn platform is set to expand rapidly, endlessly multiplying the total monthly rewards available!

Until then, to earn from sharing your opinions, go here.

Swash is endorsed by the EU Commission!

If you look at Swash’s media page, it is clear that the ecosystem has been getting noticed time after time since the very beginning. To date, the Data Union model and the household name of ‘Swash’ has been featured in research by the likes of Mozilla, the ODI, and Aapti Institute, and approved for membership after independent audits by several prestigious regulatory institutions such as the DMA, ICO and Crypto UK.

In August 2023, the project was featured in the EU Commission’s report titled ‘Mapping the landscape of data intermediaries‘, marking it the first time a Web3 solution was endorsed by a regulatory body of this status!

Spring 2024 is set to see the EU Digital Markets Act come into force, aiming to make the digital economy fairer by regulating dominant tech companies to ensure a more level playing field for competition. This, combined with the phasing out of cookies starting Q124, is set to create fertile ground for innovation and for new companies to pave the way, in which Swash is in prime position.

Swash enables data scientists to innovate through machine learning models with sCompute

Committed to pushing boundaries within the current data industry and economy, Swash has also successfully released sCompute — a revolutionary product that is a dream come true for data scientists and developers, letting them work their magic on top-notch data without sacrificing privacy.

In the world where everything runs on data, it’s essential to dig out insights while keeping the data safe. sCompute does the heavy lifting right on the data itself, without waving it around for all to see, allowing developers to better train and test their AI and ML models.

Learn more.

Swash Ads goes live!

Beginning 2023 with a bang, Swash unveiled the long anticipated ‘Earn More’ feature in Q1 2023. As part of the new shiny tab within the Swash extension, Swash Ads were born — allowing each and every opted-in user to earn extra $SWASH for their ad-attention and for businesses to connect with a hard-to-reach Web 3 audience.

To date, Swash Ads have amassed 29.3k+ native users, helped serve over 6.71b ads and 25m impressions per month. If you have opted-in to Swash Ads, you may have also noticed that the ad-fuelled earnings have been increasing month-on-month, with July seeing an all-time-high increase of over 400% compared to the previous month!

Learn more here. Not yet opted-in? Here is the how-to guide for earning more with Swash!

The launch of the Swash DAO

The Swash DAO was unveiled to the Swash community with both token-based and reputation-based proposals.

So far, the community has cast several votes on product-related as well as community matters, resulting in the closure of the Swash Telegram channel and a full migration to Discord, plus the release of surveys via Swash Earn!

To participate in the DAO, vote and submit your own proposals, learn more here.

Swash does data analytics — the release of sIntelligence

Swash’s mission has always been to revolutionise the data industry as we know it. As much as you may think that Swash is an awesome and lucrative browser extension, in reality, it is actually a robust ecosystem that benefits both the internet user as well as the companies in need of reliable, unique, zero-party data.

As we surf towards a more equitable internet (pun intended), earlier this year, Swash partnered with DataHive DAO to co-launch sIntelligence — a data analytics platform helping businesses level-up their insights built on the Swash data.

Having the lowdown on your industry, market, and rivals is key to businesses looking to stay in the game. The sIntelligence CMI dashboard lets businesses analyse with their industry, measure their success against competitors, and ultimately, dig deep into their audience’s behaviours and overall business activity.

Learn more.

That’s a wrap! The progress certainly doesn’t stop here, but this blog does. There are many more developments on the horizon, such as the Android mobile app, expansion of Swash Earn and a few aesthetic changes 👀…

Stay up to date, and be the first to know about new releases when you sign up for the Swash newsletter.

Catch you on the flipside! 👋

P.S. If you made it this far, how about you share your favourite milestone on Twitter/X (don’t forget to tag @swashapp!)? It’s always good to hear about which Swash achievement you enjoyed most!

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn points for being active and completing tasks online. Redeem your earnings for crypto or choose to donate to causes you believe in.

Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Let’s connect:

Website | X | Discord | Telegram | Blog

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

Swash is very excited to announce that the very first of the ‘Swash Earn’ features is now live, bringing even more earning opportunities to all Swash members.

Dedicated to providing Swash users with the best experience and earnings, the survey feature, announced just under six months ago, joins the growing list of releases from our team in 2023.

Why surveys?

The introduction of the Kenbak-1 computer marked a significant milestone, but it was the subsequent rise of the internet that truly revolutionised our ability to search for and gather information.

As our innate curiosity and quest for insights continued to expand, surveys emerged as a natural and logical evolution, providing businesses with a highly cost-effective and efficient alternative to conventional in-person focus groups.

In 2020 alone, the global spending on market research and analytics reached approximately $52 billion. The exponential growth doesn’t end there — the global online survey software market is expected to grow from an initial value of $8.077 billion in 2021, to $32.626 billion by 2028.

In this unprecedented economy, the trend towards online income streams is evident. Every year, the number of searches for ‘how to earn online’ and ‘passive income’ increases. Unsurprisingly, people from all backgrounds and ages are seeking additional income easily and conveniently.

Swash Earn is here to connect those key trends and benefit both the business and the user. With an intuitive UI, and great partners that tailor surveys based on individual demographics and/or interests — Swash’s surveys feature hopes to set a new standard of trust, accessibility and earning potential.

Why complete surveys?

To put it simply — it’s extra money in your pocket to spend, donate or hold for a rainy day.

Our survey partners ensure that you’ll only see surveys that are relevant to you, so that you never have to spend your precious time filling out a form about something you have completely no interest or knowledge about. Talk about a pleasurable passive income!

Let’s talk business — currently, Swash Earn survey respondents can expect potential earnings of up to $200 a month, all earned from the comfort of their sofa. Sweet, right?

Swash is determined to prioritise user satisfaction and revolutionise the surveying experience. By combining a user-friendly interface, established and trust-worthy survey partners, and the opportunity for substantial monthly earnings, the first of the ‘Swash Earn’ feature is paving the way for a more trustworthy, rewarding, and enjoyable approach to earning passive income.

How to start

1. Install the Swash web plugin on your browser, get your profile verified, and bam! You’re automatically connected to the Swash survey dashboard and ready to roll.
2. Before you dive in, peep the rules for each provider to master the art of survey filling and how to claim your well-earned rewards.
3. Start filling in surveys so our partners know what to match you with.

As you set up your profile you may encounter some screening questions. This is so that our survey partners can pair you with the surveys relevant to you — so make sure to answer each question as best and honestly you can. Survey questions are tailored to you based on your responses and the system needs about a week to get to know you first.

A few last words of wisdom:

Remember, consistency is key — the more consistent you are with filling out all available surveys, the more opportunities you will receive as the system will be able to match you more effectively. Also, more survey providers will continue to be added over time, so you’ll have even more opportunities to share your opinions and get paid for doing so!

You can also monitor your pending and claimed earnings through the History section. All earnings will go straight to your Swash wallet and when it’s time to cash out, follow the steps we outlined here. New ways to redeem, like Paypal and gift cards are coming soon.

Meet our launch partners

In order to launch our new survey modules, Swash shook hands with the two biggest players in the marketing research and survey industry.

• Cint — Boasting over 4600+ survey panels, Cint helps agencies, brands, and researchers find the right target audience for online surveys.
• CPX — A partner of leading brands and over 120 market research companies, CPX is trusted by 5k+ other publishers. CPX surveys are designed to engage B2C audiences and focus on topics such as consumer purchasing decisions, brand awareness, and perspectives towards new products.

The launch of Swash Earn surveys feature by Swash opens up a world of possibilities for users seeking passive income opportunities. With its intuitive user interface, tailored surveys, and potential earnings of up to $200 per month, Swash Earn offers a trustworthy and rewarding experience.

Don’t wait, share your views, shape the future, and earn rewards with Swash Earn today.

Got questions? Check-out our FAQ section. In the unlikely event of not being able to find the answer you were looking for, don’t hesitate to reach out to us via socials or email.

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn points for being active and completing tasks online. Redeem your earnings for crypto or choose to donate to causes you believe in.

Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Let’s connect:

Website | X | Discord | Telegram | Blog

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

So you’ve supercharged your browser with the Swash extension, maybe even turned on the ‘Earn More’ feature; The bottom line is — you’re earning while you do all the things you normally would. What now?

Of course, you can always withdraw your $SWASH and spend it irl. But, before you do that, what if we told you that you could donate some of it to a charity of your choice?

Meet Data for Good — a feature available within the Swash extension which allows you to donate without the need to reach into your own pockets.

How?

1. Choose a charity.

There are multiple charities to choose from so that you always can support a cause you believe in.

1. Pick between one-off and ongoing donations.

Fancy yourself a mini philanthropist? Ongoing donations are a great hassle-free choice for those who want to do good on autopilot. Just set it up, and we’ll ensure your donations are made.

1. Choose the amount.

Donate as much or as little as you wish. No matter how big or small, every contribution makes a difference.

Got any further questions? Reach us over at Discord and/or Twitter.

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn points for being active and completing tasks online. Redeem your earnings for cash, gift cards, and crypto or choose to donate to causes you believe in.

Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Let’s connect:

Website | X | Discord | Telegram | Blog

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

From the billboards that line the streets to the never-ending stream of advertisements online, there’s no denying that ads follow us everywhere we go.

But have you ever stopped to think about what you get in return for all those ad encounters? 99% of the time, it feels like you’re just a bystander, right? No rewards, no perks.

It’s time to flip the script. Get paid for your ad-attention by supercharging your browsing with Swash Ads.

Picture this: you’re browsing as you usually do, and boom, there it is — an ad. But this time, it’s not just any ad, it’s a Swash Ad; it’s an opportunity to earn some sweet cash. So go ahead, give it a click, engage with it (or don’t) and watch the extra $SWASH roll in.

How?

We’re glad you asked. The process couldn’t be simpler; Once you choose where you want to see Swash Ads, Swash will begin showing you advertisements from our ad partners.

You don’t have to click on them if you don’t want to, simply seeing the ads is enough for the extra rewards to start rolling in.

Step 1: Verify your Swash profile

You can’t avoid it; you’ve gotta tell us you’re human. Only verified users can withdraw their earnings and monetise their ad-attention.

Drop your email address, name and other relevant details. We understand some of them may seem a bit personal, however, your information is safe with us. Swash uses it to pair you with the best ads that we think you may enjoy.

Step 2: Choose what you see

Just a couple of clicks more and your profile will be ready to earn more.

Navigate towards the ‘Earn More’ tab within your extension, there you will be able to choose from three ad display formats.

Top tip: In order to maximise your earnings we recommend selecting all three. The more ads you see, the more you earn.

Why am I being rewarded for my ad-attention?

Good question. The current digital advertising market is simply too saturated for many to be noticed. As a result, more and more advertisers struggle to forge meaningful connections with their target audience, especially when it comes to the Web3 community.

Swash provides them a cost-effective solution to this problem. Based on our members’ interests, we offer getting their brand in front of the right, fully-engaged audience (such as yourself), and give our members (again, that’s you we’re talking about here!) a cut of the profits made.

Swash Ads puts the power back in your hands. So, the next time an ad makes its grand entrance, don’t roll your eyes — get paid!

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn points for being active and completing tasks online. Redeem your earnings for cash, gift cards, and crypto or choose to donate to causes you believe in.

Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Let’s connect:

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Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

The Data Product Provider (DPP) is responsible for defining marketplace products and datasets. These include the query, target marketplace, and price. Users can send, view the list of, and buy a data request, as well as download the data after purchasing it.

Sending the data request can be done directly via the DPP Client SDK as well as through the sCompute portal where the user can generate a request and send it. The sCompute portal uses the DPP Client SDK for communicating with the DPP backend and the purchase contract.

The user has two options — they can either call a DPP Client SDK API to purchase a request or they can use the sCompute portal. Before calling the purchase contract, the DPP Client SDK calls an API from the DPP Backend and obtains information on the size of the request, followed by another API from the price calculator module (by sending the size of the data). They then obtain the price and make calls to purchase the contract to buy the data.

The fountain module is an off-chain module that listens to the blockchain contract purchase event and saves all purchases to the database table. The role of the DPP Backend is to call an API from the fountain module and inform it about new purchases. After informing the DPP backend about the buying request, the status of the request is changed and a new job to prepare the data is created.

The final data must be generated at the AWS S3 path. All of the original data is saved in the AWS Redshift database and, when the job of preparing data begins on the DPP backend, the select script based on the user criteria is created. After generating the script, the backend uses the Data Provider SDK module to connect to the Redshift database, executing the selected script, and saving the result to a file in the S3 path.

The Data Provider SDK needs access to run the script on Redshift as well as to save the result as a file to the S3 path, but how can it do that?

There is a service module that is responsible for generating these credentials for each user based on the user’s wallet address, the DPP backend then calls the service API to obtain the credentials to then pass the credentials on to the Data Provider SDK. The Data Provider SDK then uses these credentials to communicate with the Redshift and AWS S3 paths.

When the user buys a request, it is possible to download the generated data file by using the sCompute portal UI or calling the download API of the DPP client. Additionally, the user can publish the data to several marketplaces, for example to the Ocean Marketplace, and sell this data.

Data Product Provider Components

The Data Product Provider has several components for creating data requests; checking the time of data created based on the data request, collecting the data from the database and saving the data to the specific path, and checking the status of providing data. The main components of this process are:

- Creating the executable script based on a JSON data model

When the executor job tries to find the jobs and execute them at the Redshift server, the first step is translating the user JSON conditions to the executable SQL script. This important process will be done by the query builder component. Based on the target database, it is possible to create a script for PostgreSQL, MongoDB etc.

- Update Purchase Job Scheduler

This job calls a fountain API and fetches the last data purchase, then changes the status of the data request to “PAYED”. Following this, a new job record is created.

The DPP Admin must configure the networks by a variable with the name of : “SUPPORTED_NETWORKS” for example if SUPPORTED_NETWORKS = 1,5,100 it means that the DPP must fetch all the new purchases of MAINNET, GOERLI and GNOSIS from the fountain. All the supported values for this variable are: 1,4,5,56,97,100,137.

- Data Creator Job Scheduler

After saving the Data Request, based on the type of the request, one job is created. The configurable scheduler checks all the jobs and if it is time to execute them, it creates the final query to be executed over at Redshift. For this purpose, Data Product Provider uses DPP SDK and through this SDK sends the request to the Redshift server and gets the response ID, and saves it to the job history.

The execution period of each job is configurable by DPP admin by setting the value for a variable with the name of “PROVIDE_DATA_EVERY”, for example if the admin set the value of PROVIDE_DATA_EVERY to 120000 it means that this job will be executed every 2 minutes.

This is a yet another configurable scheduler that finds all unfinished jobs from the job history and checks the final status of them in the Redshift, consecutively updating the job status by the response of the Redshift.

The repeat pattern of this job can be set in the .env file in the variable with the name: “STATUS_UPDATER_JOB_CRON” The value of this field must be a Corn expression, for example, if the value of this is “10 * * * * *” it means that this job will be executed automatically at the 10th second of each minute.

- Data Provider SDK

This module helps the Data Product Provider to connect withe data, filter it, check the status of the queries, export, and save the result to the specific path. Data Provider SDK can connect to several types of Databases. For example MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redshift, and MySQL. The DPP sends the request filtering criteria and the SDK translates it to the executable Script based on the type of the Database. Currently, the database type is Redshift.

- Fountain Module

This is an off-chain module that contains the purchase data and listens to the purchase contract events. The data product provider reads the fountain data frequently and prepares the request data in AWS after informing about the purchase.

- AWS Accounting and Request verification Service

A module that creates the token for an authentication request in DPP Backend. It also validates the requests and creates the AWS credential for the users.

- Price Calculator

After calculating the size of the data by the DPP Backend, if the user wants to purchase the data, the next step is calculating the price with the purchase module.

- DPP Client SDK

This SDK is responsible for translating the user data request to the database SQL script (currently AWS Redshift SQL scripts) and in turn, asking the data warehouse to execute the scripts, generate the final data as a file and save the data file (Currently in AWS S3).

Data Flow

The user can log in to the sCompute’s portal and create their own data request which will be sent to the sCompute backend server.

The sCompute backend signs the data with its key and sends the data to the DDP backend server. The DDP backend validates the data and saves it to the database. Based on the type of request, it can create a one time executable or a repeatable job.

The next step in the process of data creation by the DDP is creating a new SDK to send the data request to the DDP backend without the sCompute portal. With this SDK, each project can create and send its own data separately.

After saving the request in the DPP database and creating a suitable job for it, one job executor creates the final select SQL and executes this SQL script on the AWS Redshift server, saving the result in a file at the specific S3 path.

Save Request Flow

Purchase Flow

Check Request

Query Builder

The Query Builder component helps the user to filter the data in order to send the data request. The query builder component has two responsibilities:

- Creating the request via UI

Users can filter the data by this component and at the end, one JSON object which contains all the user conditions is created. This JSON will be sent to the DPP database when the request is saved.

- Security Login flow

In this flow, a user is verified and authorised based on their wallet address and through using the related private key. At the end of this flow, a secure token containing their identity information is generated and used for session management of requests.

A valid client Ethereum wallet could be used for authentication. Which means that the unregistered wallet address of the client could be used for authentication and interaction. However, the signature generation, mentioned in the login flow, is done for each interaction.

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn up to $200 per month for being active and completing tasks online. Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Let’s connect:

X | Discord | Telegram | Blog

Nothing herein should be viewed as legal, tax or financial advice and you are strongly advised to obtain independent legal, tax or financial advice prior to buying, holding or using digital assets, or using any financial or other services and products. There are significant risks associated with digital assets and dealing in such instruments can incur substantial risks, including the risk of financial loss. Digital assets are by their nature highly volatile and you should be aware that the risk of loss in trading, contributing, or holding digital assets can be substantial.

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

In today’s data-driven world, the ability to extract valuable insights from data while ensuring privacy and security is crucial.

Machine learning (ML) plays a vital role in this process by automating data analysis, detecting patterns and correlations at scale, and enabling predictive modelling, all while incorporating privacy and security measures. ML algorithms efficiently process vast amounts of data, identify hidden patterns, and make accurate predictions, allowing companies to derive meaningful insights and make informed decisions.

As a company committed to pushing boundaries, for the past couple of years Swash’s roadmap has been set on reimagining the data economy as we know it; A crucial part of which has been the launch of a product that empowers data scientists and developers to run computations on high-quality, zero-party data in a privacy-preserving manner.

The current data sharing and storage methods are inadequate:

The ever-growing risks associated with data security have posed significant challenges for organisations and individuals alike. According to recent statistics, data breaches have become increasingly frequent, with approximately 15 million records exposed in the third quarter of 2022 alone. These breaches have led to financial loss, reputation damage, and privacy violations, impacting businesses and individuals worldwide.

Traditional data sharing and storage methods have become outdated and inadequate, hindering the progress of data science and innovation. In fact, a survey conducted by PwC revealed that 90% of organisations face challenges when it comes to accessing and leveraging data effectively.

Meet sCompute:

With sCompute, Swash addresses these challenges head-on. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and privacy-preserving techniques, sCompute ensures that computations are performed directly on the data without exposing it to any external parties. This approach eliminates the risks associated with sharing and storing data, providing a secure environment for data scientists to unlock its full potential.

By contributing to a worldwide network of data scientists and developers, sCompute users can harness the collective intelligence and expertise to generate valuable insights. This collaborative approach not only accelerates innovation but also fosters a community of like-minded individuals working towards common goals.

The use cases:

• sCompute gives data scientists the access to more data allowing them to better train and test their AI and ML models.
• The platform allows data scientists to apply a range of Machine Learning services to their data by uploading scripts, generating datasets, and applying tools in just a few clicks.
• sCompute enables remote computation so that the users can gather insights from data without the risks involved in handling and storing data, preserving privacy.
• Users are able to create, automate, manage AI/ML workflows with ease. With an IDE interface for data scientists, quickly building and training models directly into a production environment has never been easier.

How it works:

sCompute offers a range of features that maximise the value of their data while preserving privacy. Let’s explore some of the key features:

1. Access High-Quality, Zero-Party Data: With sCompute, users gain access to a vast pool of high-quality, zero-party data. This unique resource allows you to enhance the accuracy of Artificial Intelligence models and overcome the limitations of traditional datasets.
2. Accelerate Innovation: By accessing more data for training and testing AI and ML models, developers can push the boundaries of innovation. sCompute opens doors to data that would typically be hard to reach without risking data security.
3. Privacy-Preserving Data Computation: sCompute enables remote computation, allowing users to extract valuable insights from private data without the risks associated with handling and storing it. Swash data remains secure and private throughout the entire process.

With an intuitive user interface and a seamless model creation, sCompute streamlines the data computation process, saving time and effort. Within the platform, data scientists are able to upload and create their model in just a few clicks. Additionally, they can choose from a range of currencies to pay the computation fee. They only pay for the computation, not the data itself.

By leveraging users’ data through machine learning models, sCompute enables businesses to enhance personalisation, improve user experiences, and optimise marketing strategies. With its privacy-preserving approach, sCompute ensures that data remains secure and private throughout the entire process, allowing businesses to unlock the power of data while maintaining data privacy. Experience the transformative capabilities of sCompute and unlock a world of untapped possibilities, driving better customer engagement, higher conversion rates, and, ultimately, improved business outcomes.

To learn more about sCompute or if you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with us. We also welcome all product and feature related discussions and questions over at our bustling Discord channel.

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn up to $200 per month for being active and completing tasks online. Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Let’s connect:

X | Discord | Telegram | Blog

Nothing herein should be viewed as legal, tax or financial advice and you are strongly advised to obtain independent legal, tax or financial advice prior to buying, holding or using digital assets, or using any financial or other services and products. There are significant risks associated with digital assets and dealing in such instruments can incur substantial risks, including the risk of financial loss. Digital assets are by their nature highly volatile and you should be aware that the risk of loss in trading, contributing, or holding digital assets can be substantial.

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

This June, Swash is launching a one-off, not to be missed competition in which the most generous participant will walk away with 1,000 $SWASH! Are you in?

Be in to win. Here’s how:

Just like earning from your data, this competition could not be any easier. Got some $SWASH tokens sitting around in your wallet? Put them up to some good by donating via Data for Good and win big.

1. Make a one-off or an ongoing donation to a charity of your choice via Data for Good.
2. Share a screenshot of the donation on Twitter using #SwashDataForGood and tag @swashapp — you’re in!

The most generous participating donor will receive the grand prize of 1,000 $SWASH, the second 750 $SWASH and the third 500 $SWASH.

The competition will run between 1st June 2023 and 30th June 2023. Winners will be announced via the Swash Twitter profile on July 2nd 2023.

Ready? Steady? Get sharing!

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn up to $200 per month for being active and completing tasks online. Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Nothing herein should be viewed as legal, tax or financial advice and you are strongly advised to obtain independent legal, tax or financial advice prior to buying, holding or using digital assets, or using any financial or other services and products. There are significant risks associated with digital assets and dealing in such instruments can incur substantial risks, including the risk of financial loss. Digital assets are by their nature highly volatile and you should be aware that the risk of loss in trading, contributing, or holding digital assets can be substantial.

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

As of May 17th 2023, the Swash DAO has opened its doors to community proposals so Swash members will be able to cast their vote. Exciting times ahead!

Having launched earlier this year, the Swash DAO has been a long-anticipated release to all members of the Swash community.

With the proposals suggested by the Swash team passing through with flying colours, it is about time we cranked it up a notch and opened up the floor to member proposals.

Good news; as of May 17th 2023, the Swash DAO has opened its doors to community proposals so Swash members will be able to cast their vote. Exciting times ahead!

So, how can you submit your idea?

The steps you’ll need to take to propose are not too dissimilar to the steps involved in the voting process.

Simply visit the Swash DAO and navigate towards the ‘new proposal’ tab within the menu list.

You will be required to connect your wallet in order to submit your proposal. Give your idea a name, provide all necessary details in the description, then pick the voting system and period. Once submitted, the proposal will be put up to a token-based vote by other DAO members.

Please note: As we aim to ensure all proposals come from loyal members that have Swash’s best interest and growth in mind, there is a requirement to hold a minimum balance of 25,000 $SWASH in order to be able to submit your ideas.

To clarify — the 25,000 $SWASH balance needs to be held on the wallet used to connect to the Swash DAO and is a minimum balance required to be held at the time of the wallet snapshot. No tokens will be taken in order to submit a proposal and as long as you hold the minimum balance required, you can submit as many proposals as you want.

The Swash DAO will remain indefinitely open to members’ proposals. All of our DAO-related discussions take place over at the Swash Discord, so if you haven’t already — come on in and join the conversation!

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn up to $200 per month for being active and completing tasks online. Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Nothing herein should be viewed as legal, tax or financial advice and you are strongly advised to obtain independent legal, tax or financial advice prior to buying, holding or using digital assets, or using any financial or other services and products. There are significant risks associated with digital assets and dealing in such instruments can incur substantial risks, including the risk of financial loss. Digital assets are by their nature highly volatile and you should be aware that the risk of loss in trading, contributing, or holding digital assets can be substantial.

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

This blog describes how Swash has migrated from it’s old data layer (HBase) to a new, cloud-based data layer (Redshift).

Swash enables people to take ownership over their data by gaining control and receiving their share from the profits their data generates. It enables developers to innovate a new generation of data solutions, and businesses to access high-quality data without intermediaries.

To do this, Swash must therefore store a sizable amount of user data in a format that makes it possible to query, process, and retrieve the data quickly and efficiently.

It is clear that a convenient data lake can make all of these operations much easier. Initially, we chose HBase as our selected data lake, but have recently made the switch to Redshift. Keep reading for details on the migration.

Overall Data Flow

Swash users’ data is made available in data Streamr databases, which are where we can subscribe to and read the data from. However, we have no way of running complicated queries or analysing the existing data. So we use the Streamr client to read the daily data, transform it into the necessary format, and then insert it into our data lake.

With this solution, we are able to analyse the data, generate reports and statistics, and convert the data into a form useful to our customers before delivering it to them.

HBase as our data lake

Considering our criteria, we needed a scalable and efficient data lake to store the user data collected from those using Swash app. After significant investigation, we ultimately decided to proceed with HBase above all other SQL and No-SQL databases.

Scalability was the first factor that we took into consideration. As has been claimed, HBase is designed to handle scaling across thousands of servers and managing access to petabytes of data. With the elasticity of Amazon EC2, and the scalability of Amazon S3, HBase is able to handle online access to massive data sets.

The second element that was taken into account was latency. According to the documentation, HBase provides low latency random read and write access to petabytes of data by distributing requests from applications across a cluster of hosts. Each host has access to data in HDFS and S3, and serves read and write requests in milliseconds.

Finally, last but not the least, it was critical for us that the chosen database would easily be able to tolerate any failure. HBase splits data stored in tables across multiple hosts in the cluster and is built to withstand individual host failures. As data is stored on HDFS or S3, healthy hosts will automatically be chosen to host the data once served by the failed host, and data is brought online automatically.

At first, HBase met our demands but, as time went on, a number of limitations showed up and HBase no longer met our needs. These limitations, which we will discuss in the following section, caused us to migrate to another data lake despite all the challenges involved.

Limitations when using HBase

In any production scenario where HBase is functioning with a cluster of numerous nodes, only one Hmaster server serves as the master to all the slave Region servers.

It will take some time to restore Hmaster if it crashes, even if the client can connect to the region server. It is possible to have more than one master, but only one will be active. Time is needed to activate the backup Hmaster if the primary Hmaster fails. In our case, Hmaster turned into a performance bottleneck, resulting in some downtime that could be avoided.

HBase does not provide cross-data operations or joining operations. Of course, MapReduce can be used to construct joining operations, but this would require much planning and development. In HBase, table join operations are challenging. In several of our scenarios, it was impractical to design join operations using HBase tables.

When we wanted to move data from RDBMS external sources to HBase servers, a new design for HBase was necessary. However, this procedure was time-consuming.

HBase is also quite difficult to query. It is possible that we link HBase with some SQL layers, such as Apache Phoenix, so that we can create queries that cause the data in HBase, but Phoenix’s buff was insufficient and it wasn’t fast enough to meet our standards.

Another issue with HBase is that it only allows for one indexing per table; the row key column serves as the primary key. Therefore, anytime we needed to query on more than one field or something other than the Row key, the performance was not up to par. Also, in terms of employing key values to search a table’s contents, key lookup and range lookup restricted real-time queries.

Only one default sort is supported by HBase per table, and partial keys are not fully supported. These two restrictions also presented us with some fresh challenges.

Finally, not only it was difficult to control user access to the HBase data, but also HBase was expensive in terms of memory block allocations and hardware requirements.

Due to the aforementioned constraints, we decided to migrate to another data lake that better fulfils our needs.

Proposed data layer

After much research and discussion, we ultimately decided on an ideal data lake that combines AWS S3 and Redshift. We keep the raw data in an S3 bucket, and insert transformed data into some Redshift tables in an effective and useful manner.

Storing raw data within an S3 Bucket

According to the concepts of usage, analytics, and cost, storing raw data inside S3 folders is the best course of action. When it comes to usage, using bucket permission policies gives us easier and more precise access control. Additionally, files are simpler to navigate without requiring a sophisticated environment configuration or technical expertise.

Regarding analytics, AWS offers a variety of compatible choices to load data into analytical warehouses. Additionally, an S3 path can be set to only load specific data from S3 to analytical warehouses.

Finally, storage on S3 is economical, and it has different cost levels based on the retrieval frequency.

It would be helpful to state that we took into account a few patterns when storing data in the S3 bucket. First, we proposed levels of storage hierarchy separated by types of data and date, hour and minute (YYYYMMDD/HHMM).

Secondly, within each folder, we also proposed to split the files into some equal parts to enable parallel loading into Redshift. Finally, the raw files should be stored in CSV with minimal-to-no transformation, and to further minimize storage all files should be in GZ format.

As an example, the data below refers to the Amazon Shopping file for the date 2022–9–12 09:30 saved as follows:

Selecting Redshift as the main warehouse

As previously mentioned, Redshift has been chosen as our primary warehouse as nobody can deny the fact that performance is the key consideration when looking for the best data warehouse.

Redshift uses “clusters” of data, which are collections of nodes, to organise its data. Each primary node is connected to a number of other nodes, and these nodes can operate concurrently to enhance quick data processing.

Although Redshift is fundamentally a beefed-up version of the PostgreSQL relational database management system (RDBMS) and uses technology from ParAccel - the first database to offer functional Massive Parallel Processing - this gives Redshift a significant performance advantage over older database technologies, like Postgres.

Redshift is constantly upgrading and improving since it makes use of machine learning capabilities to enhance performance and throughput. Redshift is not constrained by CPU or memory utilisation because it can also query data using serverless query compilation. Below, we briefly discuss some of the benefits of Redshift that persuaded us to choose it as our main warehouse.

First of all, Redshift - according to Amazon - processes data three times faster than rivals with similar prices. It’s also offered by Amazon at a sliding price range, making it affordable for smaller companies while still being powerful enough for large corporations working with data in many forms. Additionally, Redshift is a fully scalable data warehousing alternative for data integration because of the pricing’s extreme flexibility.

The amount of data that organisations use varies for a variety of reasons, including peak times, general demand, and uncontrollable external factors. Redshift is a desirable solution for enterprises of all sizes with full scalability because of how simple it is to remove or add nodes.

Furthermore, SQL command users will find the Redshift ecosystem to be very easy to utilise. Additionally, the AWS Management Console makes it simple for users to add, remove, or scale up or down Amazon Redshift clusters, making the Redshift data warehouse straightforward to understand.

Finally, Redshift is a cloud data warehouse that offers end-to-end encryption, network isolation, data masking, and a number of other capabilities to support companies in maintaining data security regardless of the types of data they utilise. For SQL queries, Redshift also supports SSL connections.

Designing the warehouse

After deciding on Redshift as Swash’s main warehouse, the next step was to effectively build the Redshift database structure. Some guidelines were taken into account when designing the data warehouse.

First, we tried to reduce the number of tables to enhance the analyst experience and provide the best possible querying and joining experiences. Then, the data content had to be self-explanatory in the table names. Finally, we made an effort to improve query and data storage performance.

Lookup tables should be used to store any columns that might not be frequently used or that might not appear in every row separately in order to do this. Our data has been divided into two types “Data” and “Meta Data.” When a piece of raw data is repetitive, like demographics information, it doesn’t need to be saved every time. This is called Meta Data.

These were the key factors taken into account when designing the Redshift database.

Conclusion

After switching from HBase to Redshift, we can now run our analytical queries on the data in a simple way, and performance has significantly increased. By creating meta data tables, we have lessened the amount of redundant information.

Due to Redshift’s cloud-based architecture, maintenance has been made much simpler and user management is now easier. There is almost no unpredictable downtime, and we have the potential to quickly scale the cluster with little to no downtime. Finally, a significant cost reduction has occurred.

About Swash

Know your worth and earn for being you, online.

Swash is an online earning portal where you can earn up to $200 per month for being active and completing tasks online. Whether you’re surfing the web, seeing ads, or sharing opinions, you deserve to be thanked for your efforts.

New ways to amp up your earnings are added to Swash every month!

Alongside the Swash earning dashboard, Swash consists of a wide network of interlinking collaborators including:

• brands that publish ads with Swash Ads
• businesses that buy and analyse data with sIntelligence
• data scientists who build models with sCompute
• developers who innovate on the Swash stack
• charities who receive your donations with Data for Good

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Nothing herein should be viewed as legal, tax or financial advice and you are strongly advised to obtain independent legal, tax or financial advice prior to buying, holding or using digital assets, or using any financial or other services and products. There are significant risks associated with digital assets and dealing in such instruments can incur substantial risks, including the risk of financial loss. Digital assets are by their nature highly volatile and you should be aware that the risk of loss in trading, contributing, or holding digital assets can be substantial.

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

Welcome to the Swash DAO!

With the DAO Ignition campaign having come to an end, we’re excited to announce that the long awaited Swash DAO is now live!

As outlined in our previous blog, everyone who participated in the DAO Ignition campaign and successfully met the criteria of the DAO Ignition campaign has automatically been granted Early Bird Swash DAO membership, giving them the opportunity to vote on community, development, and token-related proposals, opening Swash up to more opportunities.

Understanding the DAO

Before you start, it’s important to understand the different terms used within the Swash DAO:

Voting strategy:

This determines whether a proposal is open for reputation-based voting or token-based voting, or another type of voting strategy introduced in future.

Voter eligibility:

This refers to who gets to vote on any given proposal. The criteria for reputation-based voting is different to the criteria for token-based voting. For details, refer to the section on voter eligibility below.

Proposal types:

Each proposal has different purposes, affecting different areas of Swash. These include community, development, and token-related proposals.

Voting system:

Voting systems represent the method used to calculate the results of a vote on the basis of the voting power. For example, the most common option where you vote on only one option is known as ‘single-choice voting’, but another way would be to include votes spread over multiple options, known as ‘weighted voting’.

Each of these areas can evolve over time, meaning new opportunities for taking part in the DAO, types of areas you can influence, and voting in different ways can be introduced.

How to take part: Understanding voter eligibility

Reputation-based voting

All qualified participants from the DAO Ignition campaign are now whitelisted for reputation-based voting. Also, each month, you can also get whitelisted for reputation-based voting if you are noted as one of the community’s most active members across Swash’s social media channels. With this voting eligibility option, all voters carry the same weight.

Token-based voting

As we are using Snapshot, the amount of tokens you hold on the date a token-based proposal goes live is what determines your voting power. The weight of your vote depends on the amount of tokens you hold, so the more tokens you hold on that go-live date, the higher your weight when voting.

On February 25 2023, several token-based proposals will go live, ready for you to cast your vote. These proposals are ideas gathered from the community and suggested development deliverables.

What you can vote on

The type of proposals you can vote on will vary, with different types of proposals being introduced over time. To begin, the different proposal types include:

• Development proposals from the team
• Development proposals from third-party developers
• Community-related proposals
• Token-related proposals

For more details on each proposal, be sure to check out each proposal description as proposals go live. You can also join the dedicated channels for proposals on Swash’s Discord.

Examples of different types of proposals

Reputation-based:

Title: Close the Swash Telegram and completely migrate the community to Discord

Description:
Now that the Swash Discord channel has been created, all community support and discussions should happen there. The Swash Telegram chat is crowded and it is difficult to organise groups and keep track of updates. The community is already more active on Discord and different events like competitions and AMAs will be easier to host on Discord as well.

Voting strategy: Reputation-based

Discussion: Join the live Discord discussion

Voting type: Single choice voting

Options:
1 - Close Telegram and only use Discord
2 - Keep Telegram and Discord

Start and end of voting period: 16 Feb 2023 – 16 March 2023

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Token-based:

Title: Create an opt-in ad blocker feature for the Swash extension

Description: Once developed as part of the Swash extension, the adblocker feature will stop all ads while you surf. Users can choose to turn this feature on or off via the Swash extension. Combined with the sAds feature, users will then be able to choose to see only the ads they get paid for. The ad blocker feature will be in the form of a toggle in the extension settings or a pop up menu.

Voting strategy: Token-based

Discussion: Link available on the DAO page when live

Voting type: Single choice voting

List of choices:
1 - Develop an ad blocker feature
2 - Do not develop an ad blocker feature

Start and end of voting period: 25 Feb 2023 – 25 March 2023

With the data economy constantly evolving, the Swash DAO is a crucial part of ensuring that the community has a voice in the development of the ecosystem. We hope that this platform empowers our loyal members to contribute their ideas and have their say in the future of the movement.

Just like Swash, the DAO is built on the principles of transparency, fairness, and democracy, ensuring that all members of the community have a say in the direction of the project.

About Swash

At Swash, if it’s your data, it’s your income.

Swash is an ecosystem of tools and services that enable people, businesses, and developers to unlock the latent value of data by pooling, securely sharing, and monetising its value.

• People share their data to earn while retaining their privacy.
• Businesses access high-quality, zero-party data in a sustainable and compliant way.
• Developers set up and build systems within a collaborative development framework with ease.

As the world’s leading Data Union, Swash is reimagining data ownership by enabling all actors of the data economy to earn, access, build and collaborate in a liquid digital ecosystem for data.

Let’s connect:

Twitter | Telegram | Reddit | Discord | Website | All links

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Nothing herein should be viewed as legal, tax or financial advice and you are strongly advised to obtain independent legal, tax or financial advice prior to buying, holding or using digital assets, or using any financial or other services and products. There are significant risks associated with digital assets and dealing in such instruments can incur substantial risks, including the risk of financial loss. Digital assets are by their nature highly volatile and you should be aware that the risk of loss in trading, contributing, or holding digital assets can be substantial.

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

With the DAO Ignition campaign coming to a close, it’s time to announce the winner and — more importantly — to celebrate the official launch of the Swash DAO.

DAO Ignition was designed to kickstart the Swash DAO, the goal of which is to enable Swash token holders to get more involved and have their say about the future of the project.

Everyone who participated in the DAO Ignition campaign and has qualified status — those who successfully met the criteria of the DAO Ignition campaign — will automatically be granted Early Bird Swash DAO membership, giving them the opportunity to vote on community, development, and token-related proposals, opening Swash up to more opportunities.

If a qualified participant held their Swash tokens for 60 days (the minimum requirement to qualify) then they will have two entries in the index. If they held for 90 days, then they will have three entries in the index, meaning their chance of winning increases 1.5x. The number of qualified participants determines the size of the prize, and the number of total entries will be used in the winner selection process as follows:

Choosing a winner

In order to select a winner at random in a transparent, verifiable, tamper-proof way, we will follow these steps:

1.

Late on February 15 2023, a file containing a list of all of the entries and their corresponding index number and wallet addresses will be prepared. The total number of entries will be n.

Then, this file will be uploaded to IPFS and the link to this IPFS file will be shared on Swash’s official Twitter profile. We will use IPFS because IPFS files are content-addressed and immutable, meaning that everyone can access it and, once published, no one can edit the file.

2.

On February 16 2023, we will obtain a random four digit number (r) by choosing the two numbers after the decimal of the opening price and the closing price of Bitcoin on CoinMarketCap.

For example, if the opening price is 22857.27 and the closing price is 23264.29, then the last two digits after the decimal of each figure will be 27 and 29. That would mean that r is 2729.

3.

As there are n entries in the DAO Ignition campaign and r is the randomly generated number from step 2, we will then find the remainder of r divided by n to determine the winner’s index number.

For example, if n = 850 (due to having 850 entries) and r = 2729 (as determined in step 2), then the remainder will be 179.

In this example, the winner is the person whose wallet address corresponds with index number 179 as defined in the IPFS file.

4.

The winner will be notified and the prize amount determined by the number of qualified participants will be sent to the wallet address they used to enter the DAO Ignition campaign.

This approach for choosing a winner is completely transparent and easy to verify, while being completely random to avoid any potential bias.

Alongside the launch of the DAO, Swash will burn 10% of the monthly average of the amount held by the community for the duration of the DAO campaign until burning a max of 5M $SWASH. The burn will take place on April 01 2023.

The Swash DAO: What to expect

As well as announcing the winner of DAO Ignition, the Swash DAO will also launch on February 16 2023. All qualified participants will be whitelisted for DAO reputation-based voting and will be able to start casting their votes. The DAO will be accessible via the Swash website, hosted through a platform called Snapshot.

The DAO will go live with several proposals on which people can vote straight away. Initially, there will be two methods for voting:

Token-based: Determined by how many tokens you hold within a specific time frame
Reputation-based: Determined by how active you have been as a community member

Later on, more advanced voting mechanisms, such as quadratic voting, will be introduced.

For the first version, the team will post proposals according to feedback gathered from the community and for suggested development deliverables. Over time, people will be able to post proposals once meeting certain criteria. Each proposal will have its own discussion channel on Swash’s Discord, so the community can share their thoughts with each other.

About Swash

At Swash, if it’s your data, it’s your income.

Swash is an ecosystem of tools and services that enable people, businesses, and developers to unlock the latent value of data by pooling, securely sharing, and monetising its value.

• People share their data to earn while retaining their privacy.
• Businesses access high-quality, zero-party data in a sustainable and compliant way.
• Developers set up and build systems within a collaborative development framework with ease.

As the world’s leading Data Union, Swash is reimagining data ownership by enabling all actors of the data economy to earn, access, build and collaborate in a liquid digital ecosystem for data.

Let’s connect:

Twitter | Telegram | Reddit | Discord | Website | All links

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Nothing herein should be viewed as legal, tax or financial advice and you are strongly advised to obtain independent legal, tax or financial advice prior to buying, holding or using digital assets, or using any financial or other services and products. There are significant risks associated with digital assets and dealing in such instruments can incur substantial risks, including the risk of financial loss. Digital assets are by their nature highly volatile and you should be aware that the risk of loss in trading, contributing, or holding digital assets can be substantial.

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

We are proud to announce that Swash has passed a meticulous independent audit of our data gathering and management processes carried out by the DMA (Data & Marketing Association), and is now an accredited member in the UK!

The accreditation provides Swash with a badge of honour which recognises Swash as a company and product which meets the industry’s high bar for ensuring compliance with regulatory standards for data handling and usage. What’s more, it showcases to all current and future Swash members that we are a safe and compliant data service worthy of their trust.

As the only Data Union with membership status, this milestone marks an important endorsement of our data processing methods from a regulator-recognised third party.

“The updated compliance process ensures that DMA Members continue to work to the highest standards, and that Membership remains a badge of accreditation that can be trusted in a data-driven world.”

— Rachel Aldighieri, MD at the DMA

About Swash

At Swash, if it’s your data, it’s your income.

Swash is an ecosystem of tools and services that enable people, businesses, and developers to unlock the latent value of data by pooling, securely sharing, and monetising its value.

• People share their data to earn while retaining their privacy.
• Businesses access high-quality, zero-party data in a sustainable and compliant way.
• Developers set up and build systems within a collaborative development framework with ease.

As the world’s leading Data Union, Swash is reimagining data ownership by enabling all actors of the data economy to earn, access, build and collaborate in a liquid digital ecosystem for data.

Let’s connect:

Twitter | Telegram | Reddit | Discord | Website | All links

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Nothing herein should be viewed as legal, tax or financial advice and you are strongly advised to obtain independent legal, tax or financial advice prior to buying, holding or using digital assets, or using any financial or other services and products. There are significant risks associated with digital assets and dealing in such instruments can incur substantial risks, including the risk of financial loss. Digital assets are by their nature highly volatile and you should be aware that the risk of loss in trading, contributing, or holding digital assets can be substantial.

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.

sCompute allows sClients, such as data scientists and sApps, to perform computations on raw Swash data on-premise and in a privacy-preserving manner. They do not need to purchase the data, instead they only pay fees related to the computation itself.

They can connect via the provided API or sPortal to deploy their algorithms. Computations can be fed by existing datasets or statistical data, or even the result of other computations. The results of the computation can then be stored as a dataset where it can be resold as a data product. The owner of the dataset and those whose data contributed to it will receive compensation when this is sold to data buyers. Computation results can also be made available only to the owner of the algorithm.

Despite the fact that created datasets have different identities for a user for different categories, in datasets created for computation, all identities of a user are mapped to a unique identity which correlates to all user data points collected through different collecting rules.

To preserve privacy, all algorithms should be audited manually before being used by the computation service to ensure that they are not trying to infer the identities of users and are aligned with Swash’s principles and standards for security. The Swash sCompute solution uses customised secure computation infrastructure to allow for trustless and autonomous interactions.

General architecture

You can see an overview of sCompute general architecture below. This image shows how the main components of this system communicate with each other to conduct computation based on predefined sCompute requirements.

In the following section, the structure of these components will be described in more detail and their responsibilities will be explained.

Authentication layer

Registration, authorisation, authentication and session management are the most important services of this layer.

Registration flow

Registration operation uses an email verification approach that includes mailing a verification code to user to validate them. After this, the new user is added to the sCompute app.

Login flow

In this flow, the user is verified and authorised based on their wallet address and using a related private key. At the end of this flow, a secure token containing their identity information is generated and used to manage session management requests.

Session management

For each API call or interaction, an access token is put in requests. The authentication layer then validates each request and updates user activity. Now, once validated, requests can be completed and their results are returned.

Stateless interaction

The client’s valid Ethereum wallet could also be used for authentication. It means that a client’s unregistered wallet address could be used for authentication and interaction purposes. However, the signature generation method mentioned in the login flow is completed for each interaction.

Pipeline management layer

This is the main component of sCompute. As previously mentioned, sCompute allows sClients, such as data scientists and sApps, to perform computations on raw Swash data. The pipeline management layer is responsible for providing this capability by controlling access to data and accounting. Let’s start by taking a look at the pipeline concept.

Swash pipeline

sPipeline is a work flow of computation. This concept consists of a series of interconnected steps that are defined as follows.

• Pre-processing
• Training
• Evaluation
• Prediction

The structure of a pipeline is determined by the data dependencies between steps. These data dependencies are created when the properties of a step’s output are passed as the input to another step.

In sCompute, the sPipeline is defined and ready to be used as a computation stack.

The pipeline management layer use access control and accounting modules to handle the pipeline flow.

Access control module

This module defines users’ activities based on their allocated resources. Running a pipeline requires some resources such as machines with CPU power for processing, and storage for saving results and log files. Therefore, the access control module communicates with the billing module and resource management layer to define user access based on dedicated resources to their own computation operation.

Accounting module

This module checks the user’s limitation and controls the user’s access based on these limitations. The accounting module should be able to answer a question about the current user:

• Did he pay for the required resources in current pipeline?

Running pipeline flow

When a pipeline is requested, after the token validation in the authentication layer, the access control module checks the required resources for the pipeline in corporation with the accounting module.

Then the price of those required resources is calculated using the billing module and is based on resource evaluation of the resource management layer. If the payment is complete, the resources are allocated to the current pipeline and the execution can begin.

Resource management layer

As mentioned previously, dedicating resources to each pipeline and releasing them at the end is the most prominent responsibility of this layer. The resource management layer helps the pricing system to calculate the price of requested resources. Also, limiting usage and extending resources could be achievable via this layer.

Limit control layer

One of the biggest concerns in our system is controlling the output results. This layer helps us to apply some limitations over the output results. This layer is also responsible for filtering and sanitisation. For example, generating logs while the pipeline execution conducts other outputs. This layer controls the logs to prevent information leakage. Removing and replacing important information, such as IDs, paths, IPs etc, are included as part of this prevention action.

About Swash

At Swash, if it’s your data, it’s your income.

Swash is an ecosystem of tools and services that enable people, businesses, and developers to unlock the latent value of data by pooling, securely sharing, and monetising its value.

• People share their data to earn while retaining their privacy.
• Businesses access high-quality, zero-party data in a sustainable and compliant way.
• Developers set up and build systems within a collaborative development framework with ease.

As the world’s leading Data Union, Swash is reimagining data ownership by enabling all actors of the data economy to earn, access, build and collaborate in a liquid digital ecosystem for data.

Let’s connect:

Twitter | Telegram | Reddit | Discord | Website | All links

Swash has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK and is an accredited member of the Data & Marketing Association.

Nothing herein should be viewed as legal, tax or financial advice and you are strongly advised to obtain independent legal, tax or financial advice prior to buying, holding or using digital assets, or using any financial or other services and products. There are significant risks associated with digital assets and dealing in such instruments can incur substantial risks, including the risk of financial loss. Digital assets are by their nature highly volatile and you should be aware that the risk of loss in trading, contributing, or holding digital assets can be substantial.

Reminder: Be aware of phishing sites and always make sure you are visiting the official https://swashapp.io website. Swash will never ask you for confidential information such as passwords, private keys, seed phrases, or secret codes. You should store this information privately and securely and report any suspicious activity.