On-chain identity landscape

If decentralized identity were widely adopted, people would be able to carry their full selves with them as they traverse cyberspace: their affinities and experiences reflected by what they’ve created, contributed to, earned, and owned online, no matter the specific platform. This would bring us closer to how things work in the physical world, wher... See more

3. On-Chain Reputation & Identity

To make decentralized identity useful and widespread, it is important to introduce on-ramps for people to record their experiences and affinities on the blockchain, such as their educational accomplishments, professional achievements, or fanships. Some companies are already tackling this challenge. Violet aims to authenticate off-chain, personally ... See more

Challenges of fully on-chain identity:1. scalability: need block space for saving identity data2. Interoperability: hard for cross-chain verifications as SBT is not transferrable3. privacy: data on-chain is not private by default