Data Privacy ID Companies Join Forces with Disco's Verifiable Data and Reputation Management System
Billions, formerly known as Privado ID, has announced its expansion to multiple EVM-compatible blockchains, including Optimism, Base, and Arbitrum. This move marks a significant step forward for the privacy-focused digital identity platform, which recently merged with Disco [1][2].
The expanded platform offers a privacy-preserving, zero-knowledge proof (ZKP)-based identity verification system that can be completed using just a passport and a mobile phone, without requiring biometrics or specialized hardware [1]. The platform provides a unified API and multi-platform SDKs (for React, Vue, Android, iOS) for easy developer integration into various applications [1].
Key Details of the Expansion and Use Cases:
The multi-chain compatibility of Billions allows decentralized apps (dApps), enterprises, and governments to onboard users across different blockchain ecosystems [2]. The privacy-first verification ensures that users' sensitive data is secured by zero-knowledge proofs, minimizing data exposure in the verification process [1][2].
Billions extends identity verification beyond humans to AI agents, helping curb risks from bots, deepfakes, and scams in automated workflows like customer service or content generation [1][2]. The platform supports multiple credential issuers, enabling verifiers to select trusted providers and impose additional checks without revealing a master identity, which enhances decentralization and security [2].
Industries that can benefit from Billions' expanded services include decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 services requiring privacy-compliant user identification, governmental and public-sector onboarding where secure, privacy-focused identity verification is critical, AI accountability and trust frameworks, and risk management and fraud detection in digital ecosystems involving both humans and AI entities [1][2].
The Merger with Disco
The merger with Disco has enabled Billions to leverage Disco's technology to further its mission of making the connected world more personal, efficient, secure, and delightful. The merged entity is now chain-agnostic, allowing it to expand its services across multiple EVM-compatible chains due to the leveraging of Disco's Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs) [2].
David Z, Co-Founder and CEO of Privado ID, said that connecting verifiable trust across protocols is the key to abstracting away blockchain and data complexity [2]. The merged entity, now consisting of teammates who share a thesis on connecting verifiable trust across protocols, is discussing bringing its combined identity solutions to DeFi platforms, enterprise ecosystems, and governance structures [2].
In essence, the expansion to Optimism, Base, and Arbitrum enhances Billions' accessibility and scalability as a universal, privacy-first identity platform bridging humans and AI across multiple blockchain environments [1][2].
[1] Privado ID Merges with Disco to Expand Digital Identity Platform Across Multiple Chains
[2] Billions Announces Expansion of Digital Identity Platform to Optimism, Base, and Arbitrum
The expansion of Billions to multiple EVM-compatible blockchains, including Optimism, Base, and Arbitrum, enables the platform to offer privacy-preserving identity verification services in various sectors, such as Web3-based finance and technology businesses. By leveraging zero-knowledge proofs, this expanded platform ensures secure and privacy-compliant identity verification for both humans and AI agents.
Following its merger with Disco, the combined entity can now provide a chain-agnostic identity solution, serving industries like decentralized finance, governmental onboarding, and AI accountability while bridging the gap between humans and AI entities across various blockchain environments.
