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Billions - A Beginner's Guide
Back in 2021 a group of people wanted to solve ID problems via ZK. Polygon ID formed to make humanity’s identity useful while being private. In 2024 they spun off from @0xPolygon & established Privado. On March ‘25 Privado launched x.com/billions_ntwk.
Billions lets humans & AIs prove they’re real and unique using ZKPs. The goal is to tackle Sybil attacks (stopping spam, bots, fake accounts) w/o centralized KYC.
The mobile app offers self-sovereign onboarding. Users scan government ID, get a ZK credential & use it for:
Web3 login, anti-bot verification for social, proof-of-uniqueness for voting, onboarding for agents & more…
The DID protocol has raised $30M+ from x.com/polychain, x.com/cbventures, @0xPolygon, x.com/LCVentures, x.com/BITKRAFTVC
Billions is built on Polygon’s open‑source DID framework iden3. Verified credentials stay client-side under private keys; only proofs go on-chain, ensuring privacy & auditability w/o centralized data. The syste
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