I keep coming back to something about Sign Protocol that most people are still glossing over.
We’ve been trained to think digital identity is about collecting more data. More forms, more KYC, more “just one more verification step.” But the more I look at Sign, the more I think that whole model is backwards.
It’s not about storing identity. It’s about proving something specific without exposing everything else.
That sounds simple on the surface, but it quietly flips the system. Instead of platforms owning your data, you carry proofs. Instead of asking for permission, you present verification. That’s a very different structure.
What I don’t see people talking about enough is where the real power goes next.
Because if everything runs on attestations, then the important layer isn’t the user anymore. It’s the issuers, the schemas, the standards. Who defines what counts as valid proof? Who gets to issue it? Who can revoke it?
That’s where this gets interesting.
We’re not removing gatekeepers. We’re redesigning them.
And if Sign scales, it’s not just another identity solution. It starts to look like a base layer for digital trust itself.