Partnerships

Humanode partners with ORE ID

Over the past half a year we have published a dozen articles [https://blog.humanode.io/tag/use-case/] on potential use cases of Humanode. Today we are beginning to realize this potential with one of our long-term partners - AIKON. AIKON [https://aikon.com/] provides companies and developers with an

Interview

[Humanode Special Interview Series]: Tony, Rust engineer at Humanode

Tony, Rust engineer at Humanode, discusses his background story, dreams and aspirations, and what gets him excited about bio-authentication.

Use Case

DEXs with humanode-enabled private biometric checks

Humanode combines cutting-edge liveness detection, multimodal biometric processing, and continuous proof-of-existence to create robust and fair market participants in DEXs.

Contests

Mascot Design Competition

Hello, human nodes! Today we would like to announce the first Humanode mascot design competition, which starts today, at this moment. We ask the friends to think of and design the mascot for the first Humanode hackathon and conference [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdY55qegYMSaB8j1aXW_zSsflwdgQDRNELXDLLAmwVAXzrDqA/viewform] coming

Use Case

Revolutionizing crypto insurance with private biometrics

Identity fraud will be reduced when no two different individuals can claim to be identical as the underlying liveness detection cannot be spoofed. Humanode presents a robust identification system for the crypto insurance industry.

overview

2021: Year in Review

Dear human nodes, That’s a wrap! We’re winding down 2021 with a look back at Humanode’s milestones including 2 testnet launches, ecosystem partnerships, and team scaling. Tech delivery Of course, our biggest news of the year was Humanode’s first testnet launch. In September, our team launched

Use Case

Humanode Use Cases: Combined

Humanode provides Sybil resilience on any blockchain by using a liveness detection proof-of-existence mechanism. So, what does a proof-of-human-existence protocol entail? These are some of the applications and protocols we anticipate.

announcement

Humanode Testnet V2 Public Beta is Live

Hello world, As we all know by now, there are only 2 types of beings in this world.  Those who are Human nodes, and those who are Human nodes to be. Unfortunately, the path to becoming a Human node was narrow, and hard. We are now happy to announce that

Use Case

Winning the Battle Against Bots from Gaming Play-to-Earn (P2E) Games

To maintain the integrity of decentralisation and economic fairness, gamers would have to demonstrate that they are indeed a human behind the game character, resulting in a more equitable and democratic system for GameFi companies.

Use Case

How Humanode can be good for public goods

Public goods have a positive impact on society, e.g. helping those living in poverty meet their most basic needs and foundational infrastructure for all. Humanode can help amplify that impact.

Interview

[Humanode Special Interview Series]: Max, project manager at Humanode

Hello, Max. Tell us a little about yourself. Where are you from, and what is your history? Hi there! My name is Max, I’m from Kyiv, Ukraine. I graduated from the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and served in the Army, and then later on

announcement

Humanode TestNet V2 'Shamshel' is Live

Around the Globe: December 8th, 2021 Humanode is releasing “Shamshel (TestNet V2)”, the closed Beta version of the first major upgrade to the Humanode TestNet software today. The first major upgrade will greatly improve the UI/UX and allow users to install the TestNet application without having to touch the

Use Case

Pseudonymous Biometric Identity for DAOs

DAOs can use Humanode to create a first-of-its-kind universal sybil defence that can drastically alter standard practises when interacting with one another in a permissionless environment.

announcement

Announcing Humanode Testnet V2 — Shamshel

Much has happened since the launch of Humanode Testnet V1 “Sachiel”. Overall it was a success with: • 7000+ testnet applications; • 150+ participants interacted with liveness detection and faucet; • Up to 100+ nodes connected at the same time for two months. At first, we thought that we were going to just

Interview

[Humanode Special Interview Series]: Vlad, designer at Humanode

Vlad, designer at Humanode, discusses his background story, dreams and aspirations, and what gets him excited about design in the crypto-biometrics space.

Use Case

Biometric-based Validators

When a network lacks any third-party intermediaries to verify identities, anyone with enough resources can attack and take control of the network. This is where Humanode can provide network integrity with Biometric-based Validators.

Use Case

Biometric-based Social Networks

Since web3 social networks are built on an open codebase, developers can construct social graphs that create reputations. When integrated with a proof-of-person protocol like Humanode, this can prevent Sybil attacks on the network.

Interview

[Humanode Special Interview Series]: Hardik, cryptography researcher at Humanode

Hi Hardik, tell us a little about yourself. Where are you from, and what is your history? Okay. So, I am from this city, called Surat, and it is in Gujarat, India. It’s on the west side of India. I mostly did my earlier schooling in that same city,

Interview

[Humanode Special Interview Series]: Shannon, media lead at Humanode

Please introduce yourself. Where are you from, and what is your history? Ok, well. I was born in the USA, back in 1970, so that makes me the oldest core member of the Humanode team. Although I still feel I'm 25, I have unfortunately doubled that. I grew

Use Case

Biometric-based Airdrops

With the application of cutting-edge liveness detection, validated participants can be proven to be distinct and human. Based on the “one human, one allocation” premise, Humanode will ensure a fair distribution of tokens to everybody eligible for the retroactive airdrop campaign.

Interview

[Humanode Special Interview Series]: Dmitry, developer at Humanode

Hi Dima, tell us a little about yourself.  Where are you from, and what is your history? Hi. I'm from Minsk, Belarus. But I was born in a little village called Pudovnya that is 250 km from Minsk. If there is one thing that characterizes me, it is

Use Case

Biometric-based Launchpads

Humanode enables investor identification which does not demand the sharing of any personal information to formalize a unique human (no KYC). It uses a search-and-matching algorithm to demonstrate the humanness and individuality of its participants.

Interview

[Humanode Special Interview Series]: Sasha, researcher at Humanode

Tell me a little about yourself. Growing up as a child, what was your dream? What did you want to become? I was born in Moscow, in a professors’ family. Surrounded by representatives of the local academic community and Moscow bohemians since childhood, I’ve always been totally passionate about

announcement

The Humanode testnet — Sachiel — is live

[September 28th, 2021] Humanode [http://humanode.io], the world’s first blockchain project to utilize a consensus mechanism based on cryptobiometric [https://blog.humanode.io/crypto-biometrics/] identification, has announced the launch of their first-ever testnet — Sachiel. Sachiel, which will be onboarding in batches of 50 people,  will be an Aura

Use Case

Biometric-based OTC markets

Humanode enables OTC platforms to enforce “honest” behavior and determine transaction “validity” without compromising the sensitive details.