{“funding”:{“amount”:”$30 million”,”lead_investor”:”Polygon”,”participants”:[“Polychain”,”Coinbase Ventures”,”other prominent crypto and AI infrastructure investors”]},”about”:{“name”:”Billions Network”,”description”:”the first universal human-AI interaction platform”,”goal”:”establish foundational trust infrastructure between humans and AI agents through mobile-first, privacy-preserving identity verification”},”history”:{“origin”:”Originally spun off from Polygon ID in June 2024 as Privado ID”,”co_founders”:[“David Z (former Polygon CTO)”,”Evin McMullen (digital identity expert)”],”merger”:”merged her Disco.xyz platform with the project in September 2024″},”technology”:{“solution”:”enables passport-based identity verification using just a smartphone camera or NFC, eliminating need for specialized hardware”,”architecture”:”zero-knowledge proof architecture ensures sensitive data remains encrypted while allowing both human users and AI systems to generate verifiable credentials”,”purpose”:”addresses critical challenges in AI authentication and deepfake prevention”},”growth”:{“users”:”over 1 million pre-registered users”,”partnerships”:[“SingularityNET for AI agent verification”,”Sentient for AI security”,”several banking institutions for proof-of-concept implementations”,”India’s Aadhaar system to integrate national digital identity services”]},”challenges”:{“regulatory”:”faces regulatory challenges regarding cross-border data flows and compliance”,”approach”:”context-based unique identifier framework attempts to balance anonymity with accountability, allowing optional identity revelation when legally required”},”future_plans”:{“fund_usage”:”support expansion of Billions’ ecosystem”,”current_integrations”:”includes integration with multiple blockchain networks and offers developers unified APIs for easy implementation”,”significance”:”represents a significant advancement in decentralized identity solutions, particularly for emerging human-AI interaction scenarios”}}