Distaal
Distaal is a decentralized data infrastructure project designed to enable secure and privacy-preserving data sharing across geographically dispersed networks. It combines distributed storage, compute capabilities, and consent management to support collaborative analytics while retaining control over data provenance.
The project began in 2019 from a collaboration of researchers and industry partners across Europe and North
Distaal operates on a multi-layer architecture. Distaal Core provides consensus, data indexing, and policy enforcement, while
Use cases include collaborative medical research with patient consent, cross-border data analytics in environmental science, and
Governance is led by the Distaal Foundation, with contributions from academic institutions, industry partners, and community
Reception has been cautiously positive, citing strong privacy guarantees and interoperability with existing data standards. Critics