"We don't want a digital identity. We want to digitize identity. That starts with individual control, not corporate control and walled gardens."
(GeraldGlickman) on why cryptography, not biometrics, ...
Cryptographic identity scales globally without requiring biometric infrastructure or creating honeypots for state actors. The real challenge isn't technical—it's getting people to value self-custody over convenience when most still choose platform lock-in for ease of use.