Privado ID Merges with Disco.xyz to Launch Unified Identity Across Multiple Blockchains
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Digital identity platform Privado ID, formerly Polygon ID, has announced a merger with Disco, a multichain verifiable data and reputation management team.
According to the press release shared with Cryptonews, Unified Identity is “essential for bringing the world on-chain in the age of AI.”
Privado ID, on its part, is building the technical roadmap to achieve it. It will include a path toward easy verification of identity data on any chain.
The protocol design will utilize zero-knowledge proofs to ensure the quality and security of identity data (i.e., KYC, proof of age, and proof of humanity).
It will also accelerate the adoption of this infrastructure, the team said.
Thanks to the merger, Privado ID will expand across multiple chains. These include Optimism, Arbitrum, and Base, among others.
Additionally, said the announcement, “the merged entity is in advanced conversations to bring their combined identity solutions to DeFi platforms, enterprise ecosystems, and governance structures.”
Moreover, Disco founder Evin McMullen, a former project lead at blockchain software technology company Consensys, has joined Privado ID as a co-founder and chief strategy officer.
He will work to hasten the development of the Unified Identity Protocol.
Privado ID CEO David Z commented that “connecting verifiable trust across protocols is the key to abstracting away blockchain and data complexity, a thesis we have shared first in partnership with Disco, and now as teammates.”
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