With a new crypto project backed by the team behind Polygon, it wants to introduce a new “proof of humanity” protocol.
According to a press release as reported by Koinfinans.com, the Humanity Institution, in partnership with Polygon Labs and Animoca Brands, is introducing a new zero-knowledge proof, Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) compatible blockchain that uses palm scanning technology.
Using palm-scanning technology to prove that users are real and not artificial intelligence, the protocol relies on a “proof of humanity” mechanism to verify identity, similar to how Sam Altman’s Worldcoin (WLD) uses iris-scanning technology. The announcement notes that the absence of such invasive identity protocols gives the Humanity Protocol an advantage.
Yat Siu, co-founder and chief executive officer of Animoca Brands, made the following statements.
“Current Proof-of-Personality technologies can be invasive, complex, or burdensome. By leveraging cutting-edge technology using non-invasive biometrics that lies at the core of the Proof-of-Humanity consensus mechanism,
“Humanity Protocol is building a user-centered ecosystem that can engage millions of people in a verifiable digital identity solution that is truly decentralized and respects the principles of true digital ownership, providing better equity and inclusion for all participants in the process.”
According to the press release, the partnership will result in “a wide range of web3-based applications, from fully on-chain games and Decentralized Social Media (DeSO) to enterprise DeFi solutions, Faridrops, Network States, Real World Assets (RWA) and Decentralized Physical Infrastructure (DePIN) systems.” .
According to the statement, the test network launch of the protocol will be held very soon.
