In this Fully Diluted episode from ETHCC, we sit down with Terrence Kwok, founder of Humanity Protocol, to explore how palm biometrics, zero-knowledge proofs, and decentralized identity validators are coming together to build a new foundation for trust in the digital age.

We cover:

- The challenge of verifying human identity in an AI-heavy world

- Why palm biometrics are more accurate (and less creepy) than other options

- How Humanity Protocol enables privacy-preserving credentials for everything from proof of education to credit scores

- The role of ZK-TLS and their recent acquisition of Moongate to scale real-world adoptio

- What makes Humanity different from Worldcoin—and why they built their own chain

Terrence also shares how they’ve grown to nearly 10M Human IDs globally, and why most future users may never realize they’re interacting with a blockchain at all.

00:07 Introductions

4:00 Tech Breakdown

13:15 Credential Composability

17:12 Why Build Your Own Chain?

18:18 Global Go-To-Market

20:31 Distribution Strategy

23:09 User Incentives

24:57 Roadmap

28:26 AI Deepfakes

30:04 Conclusion

Hosted by Dylan Bane of Messari

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