what's BrightID?

BrightID is a decentralized social identity network designed to enable users to prove their uniqueness—specifically, that they control only one account—without compromising privacy. It uses a graph-based verification system where trusted connections (verifications) between users form a network that apps can query to assess sybil resistance. This allows fair access to services like airdrops, DAOs, and DeFi protocols by distinguishing real humans from bots or multi-account abusers. The protocol operates via a mobile app where users build "BrightID" status through mutual verifications, often in-person or via video calls, creating context-specific "Apps" graphs tailored to different use cases. BrightID integrates with Ethereum and other chains via the $BRIGHT token, governed by a DAO, supporting mechanisms like fairdrops that distribute rewards per verified human rather than per address. It emphasizes privacy by revealing only necessary uniqueness proofs to dApps.

BrightID demonstrated distributed governance at Parallel Society's Decentralised Zone with 10 projects.