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Privado ID & Quark ID: On-Chain ZK-Powered Unified ID - Diego Fernandez & Evin McMullen

Episode Summary

We were joined by Evin McMullen and Diego Fernandez to discuss decentralised IDs and how personal data could be stored on-chain, in a web3 wallet, for usage across multiple chains and apps.

Episode Notes

Traditional KYC and AML regulations have often forced companies to comply, without having the right tools to do so. Simply storing users’ personal information led to the creation of security honeypots which haven’t gone unnoticed by hackers. Web3 solutions like Privado ID aim to cryptographically prove certain traits from a user’s personal data, without disclosing it to the enquirer. This is usually made possible through zero knowledge proofs which allow users to store their personal data on their own device and only exchange verifiable credentials with trusted issuers. City of Buenos Aires has adopted a similar implementation through their Quark ID system, a digital trust framework that creates a new digital identity system, giving people control over their information.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Evin’s background and founding Disco
• Polygon ID acquisition and blockchain agnostic decentralized IDs
• Diego’s background, from private to public practice
• Privado ID and its registry of reputation issuers
• Use cases, DevEx and UX
• KYC and regulations
• Buenos Aires digital ID system
• Real world applications of Quark ID
• UX frictions and solutions
• ZK verification
• Societal impact and adoption
• Ethical considerations around DIDs
• The role of blockchains in other real world applications

Episode links:

• Evin McMullen on X
• Diego Fernandez on X
• Privado ID on X
• Quark ID on X

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This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.