Datsproject
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DATS is a DePIN and blockchain-based cybersecurity platform that lets users contribute their computers' idle resources (bandwidth and CPU) to power distributed security audit and vulnerability detection operations in exchange for tokens. It offers an AI-powered modular SaaS for security audits serving both Web3 projects and Web2 businesses.
Also known as DATS · DATS Project · DATSProject
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026DATS Project (DATSProject, datsproject.io) operates a Web3 platform through which individuals monetize idle computing capacity. Its public site invites users to share unused computing power and bandwidth in return for passive income, and presents a country-by-country breakdown of participating users alongside the download and upload volumes they have contributed.
The project maintains a public GitHub organization containing a desktop client (Electron-based, including WalletConnect integration and auto-update test repositories), Solidity smart contracts including a DATS Project token contract, a Python DDoS-related component, hackathon web code, and a project wiki. The organization also hosts a fork of the open-source CISO Assistant governance, risk and compliance tool, which covers risk, application security, and compliance/audit management across a range of security frameworks.
Business model
Users install the project's client software and contribute idle computing resources and bandwidth; the site frames this as earning passive income, and the organization maintains a token contract associated with the project.
Traction
The site's public dashboard lists per-country user counts and cumulative bandwidth contributed, including 2,224 users in India, 1,133 in the United States, 1,003 in Indonesia, 666 in Vietnam and 591 in Brazil, with associated download and upload volumes in the hundreds of thousands to millions of gigabytes for the largest markets.
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Technology
Public repositories indicate a desktop application built with Electron and integrating WalletConnect for wallet connectivity, Solidity smart contracts including a token contract, and Python code related to DDoS blocklisting. The organization also maintains a fork of the CISO Assistant open-source GRC platform covering risk, application security, compliance/audit management and privacy across more than 90 frameworks.
Go-to-market
Individual internet and computer users worldwide who are willing to contribute unused bandwidth and computing capacity in exchange for rewards.
Geography
The website reports contributing users across a wide range of countries in North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia and Oceania, with the largest reported user counts in India, the United States, Indonesia, Vietnam and Brazil.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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primary sources listed
- Datsprojectdatsproject.io · web
3 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Datsproject do?
- DATS Project is a Web3 platform that pays users tokens for sharing idle computing power and bandwidth.
- Who are Datsproject's investors?
- Datsproject's investors include Castrum Capital.