Privado ID introduces Billions: The First Global Human & AI Network

Today, the team behind Privado ID is launching Billions: the human and AI network built on mobile-first verification to scale the internet of value. With accessibility and privacy at the forefront, Billions provides a non-biometric, decentralized, and scalable alternative to existing proof of personhood solutions:

• Global Accessibility: No iris or palm scans, Billions verifies identities with a passport and phone.
• Decentralized, Privacy-first Verification: Users keep complete control over their personal data.
• The First Network for Humans and AI: Creating an internet of value where humans and AI can be trusted.

Proof of Personhood for Billions of Users

The Internet is facing a crisis of trust. The rapid rise of AI deepfakes, identity fraud, Sybil attacks, and bot-driven manipulation has made it increasingly difficult to verify who and what is real online.

At the same time, existing proof of personhood solutions come with serious privacy concerns, accessibility barriers, and decentralization risks. The question is no longer whether we need a new solution, but what the right approach should be.

"The fundamental mission of Billions.Network is to enable users to prove their humanity, access a plethora of benefits, and provide legal, safe proof-of-uniqueness anytime, anywhere, and for everyone."

^{— Evin McMullen, Co-founder of Billions}

Billions revolutionizes verification by moving away from invasive biometric scans. Instead, users verify their identity just with their passport and phone. This mobile-first approach ensures global accessibility, making it possible for billions of people around the world to prove their unique humanity without the need for proprietary or specialized hardware.

At its core, Billions is built on Privado ID’s proven and decentralized zero-knowledge infrastructure. This means users maintain complete control over their personal data, with all sensitive information remaining private and never stored on centralized servers.

Unlike existing proof of personhood solutions, Billions extends its solution to both humans and AI agents. While human users can prove their humanity through Billions, AI systems can verify the authenticity of their training models, actions, and data sources. This multifaceted approach to verification lays the foundation for an internet of value where reputation and trust are embedded across every interaction.

The first table, from Vitalik’s article, shows existing proof-of-personhood tradeoffs. Billions improves “general-hardware biometric” with ZK and iden3 for privacy and reducing fakes using passports instead of proprietary hardware. The second table highlights these upgrades and Billion's core differentiators:

Built by Privacy Pioneers, Along with Key Partners

Billions is developed by leading experts in privacy, cryptography, and identity verification. Billions’  founding team hail from some top crypto protocols Polygon, Privado ID, Disco.xyz and have also created Circom, the most widely used ZK library that is responsible for powering Worldcoin, TikTok, Galxe, Scroll, Aptos & 9,000+ projects with more than 150 million combined users.

Billions builds on Privado ID’s deep expertise, which has worked with governments, financial institutions, and blockchain projects to develop interoperable, privacy-first verification solutions. Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and Telefónica Tech have already tested Billions’ institutional-grade verification in multiple proof-of-concepts, proving its scalability and reliability.

Get Access to the Billions Network Today

Billions is rolling out access in a few key phases, laying the foundation for a decentralized trust ecosystem that is humans and AI to scale the internet of value:

1. The Human & AI Internet: Establishing a foundational network where humans and AI agents have anonymous verification.
2. The Reputation Layer: Enabling users to build verifiable reputations through onchain actions and trusted credentials.
3. The Trust Economy: Unlocking exclusive benefits, rewards, and monetization opportunities.

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The waitlist for joining Billions Network is now live! Early adopters will gain exclusive access to rewards. Be part of the first waitlist of users building a new Internet where humans and AI can trust each other:

Sign up now: www.billions.network

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