#signdigitalsovereigninfra $SIGN @SignOfficial

The core point when looking at Sign's “New ID System” is not in their use of familiar standards like DID or Verifiable Credentials, but in how they redefine the nature of identity. Instead of viewing identity as a static record in a central database, Sign approaches it as a set of verifiable evidence over time — that is, a stream of attestations issued by multiple different entities. This shift may seem small but brings about a fundamental change: from a “querying the source of truth” model to a “synthesizing trust from distributed evidence” model. In traditional systems, identity verification is always tied to a specific authority, and all other systems must rely on that, leading to dependency, difficulty in scaling, and privacy risks. In contrast, in Sign's approach, identity is no longer something that is “stored” but rather something that is “formed” from attestations — each attestation is a signed statement, which can be independently verified and tied to a specific context such as access rights, legal status, or interaction history.