Humanity Protocol, a privacy-first blockchain identity network and a high-profile rival to Sam Altman’s WorldCoin, has launched the mainnet and debuted a system that connects familiar Web2 credentials to a distributed Web3 service using Zero-Knowledge Transport Layer Security (ZKTLS).
The introduction comes months after the Hong Kong-based startup co-led with Jumpcrypt and Pantera Capital to raise $20 million by raising its valuation to $1.1 billion.
Humanity Protocol’s ZKTLS technology allows users to prove that they have displayed verifiable information such as job listings and airline loyalty status without revealing the underlying documents or pages.
Sensitive data will not leave the user’s browser and avoid privacy concerns that meet the biometric approach, including WorldCoin’s IRIS scan model.
Initially, travelers can link frequently flyers and loyalty accounts directly to “Human ID” and create a portable reputation layer that can be used in both Web2 and Web3 applications.
The network also supports financial, education and professional qualifications. In the future, we plan to deploy new regional node infrastructures, challenging over-chain tickets and distributed governance.
“Our mainnet release transforms decentralized identities into actionable infrastructure,” says founder and CEO Terence Kwok. “With ZKTLS now live, anyone can see who they are and what they have achieved on multiple platforms, but there is no central party looking at personal information.”
By relying on proof of encryption rather than physical biometrics, human protocols position them as a more privacy-conscious alternative to Worldcoin and other “proof of human” projects.
The architecture of this network allows developers to build civil resistant social platforms, reputation-based marketplaces and AI “human checks” without collecting or storing sensitive user data. Civil attacks occur when an individual or entity creates multiple fake identities within a network, often allowing rewards such as airdrops and unbalanced control of the network’s operations.