One issue that keeps showing up across Web3 is data fragmentation, and it’s more damaging than it looks at first.
Every application ends up defining and verifying data in its own way. Instead of building useful logic, developers often spend time figuring out formats and making systems compatible with each other.
What stands out with Sign is how it approaches this at the root level. By introducing schemas as shared data structures, it creates a common language that different applications can rely on.
Once that layer is standardized, the focus starts to shift. Systems are no longer concerned with how data is structured, but with what that data actually represents.
From my perspective, this moves things beyond basic trust and toward something more practical—data that is consistent, reusable, and easier to work with across different environments.