World Network’s Chief Architect on Building a Human-First Internet
The post World Network’s Chief Architect on Building a Human-First Internet appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Adrian Ludwig, Chief Architect at Tools for Humanity (TFH), shared insights on the rapid development of the World Network—a system designed to create a network of verified humans using privacy-preserving technology, in an exclusive interview with BeInCrypto in Seoul. As the overseer of technology and strategy across TFH, World Operators, and World App users, Ludwig brings extensive security expertise to the project. Before joining TFH, he served as CISO and chief trust officer at Atlassian and as Director of Android Security at Google, where he protected over 2 billion Android users. Ludwig, who champions openness and decentralization as organizational cornerstones, discussed how the World Network has evolved beyond its initial identity verification methodology to address critical challenges in today’s internet landscape, from bot proliferation to privacy concerns in digital identity systems. Read More: What is World project? The World project is well known for its identity verification methodology. Could you provide an update on what has recently happened with the project? The project has made progress across multiple areas. On the technology front, our most significant achievement has been around privacy. We introduced AMPC about a year ago, using secure multi-party computation to distribute biometric data across multiple parties, ensuring no single party has access. We’ve integrated zero-knowledge proofs, enabling proof of personhood without revealing information. Since October, we’ve incorporated national identity cards from around 25 jurisdictions including the US and South Korea. Our infrastructure has grown rapidly—over 30 locations in South Korea and around 500 globally, with plans to expand to thousands by mid-year. This has resulted in 12 million verified users. We launched Mini Apps that leverage both crypto and identity layers. World App now serves over 25 million users, making it one of the largest crypto wallets. We also launched World Chain, our Layer 2 blockchain focused…
