Bootstrapping Global Scale Proof of Human PoH with Self
summary
Announces a Google and Tether partnership launching next month that lets users NFC-scan passports or national IDs, generate zero-knowledge proofs tied to country signing certificate authorities, and claim free stablecoins sent to their wallet; the system verifies document authenticity via NFC, produces disclosure proofs (age, country, OFAC) without storing PII, and already protects Google testnet faucets from sybil abuse. Offers an SDK for native integration and targets agentic scenarios (Rent a Human, Moldbook) where apps request proofs to unblock workflows without exposing identity.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:10Welcome and Context: From Celo to Self
- 0:57Why Proof of Human Matters Now
- 2:32Google and Tether Partnership Announcement
- 3:55Google's Use of Self for Testnet Faucets
- 5:29Vision: Social Services and UBI on Crypto Rails
- 6:31Why Proof of Human Is Becoming Urgent
- 7:41Government Identity Infrastructure as a Foundation
- 9:01How Self Works: NFC Scanning and ZK Proofs
- 10:43Why NFC Beats Traditional KYC in an AI World
- 11:43Zero Knowledge: No Data Storage, No Trust Required
- 12:13Disclosure Proofs: Age, Country, Sanctions Screening
- 13:56Registration and SDK Integration
- 14:20Proof of Human in the Agentic World
- 15:04Moldbook and Agent Sybil Attacks
- 16:00Rent a Human: Agents Hiring Verified Humans
- 17:14Delegating Identity to Agents Without Sharing Data
- 18:36Self for AI Agents: Unblocking Agentic Workflows
- 19:44Resources: self.xyz and ai.self.xyz
- 20:09Closing
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