Billions Network

• Billions Network verifies both humans and AI agents using zero-knowledge proofs, without collecting personal data.

• It is mobile-first, so verification requires only a phone rather than dedicated hardware.

• BILL is the network token.

• Total supply is 10 billion BILL, allocated across community and ecosystem distribution.

• Used for verification services and network incentives.

Pros:

• No biometric hardware requirement makes it far more scalable than iris or palm scanning.

• Verifying AI agents as well as humans addresses an emerging need.

• Privacy-preserving design avoids storing identifying data.

Cons:

• Verification without biometrics is generally weaker against determined sybil attacks.

• Competes against better-funded proof-of-personhood projects.

• Demand depends on platforms choosing to require verification.

• Exposure to identity verification without biometric hardware.

• Mobile-first design scales more easily than hardware alternatives.

• Weigh the tradeoff between accessibility and sybil resistance.

• Proof of personhood requiring only a phone, avoiding the biometric hardware and regulatory exposure of scanning-based approaches.

• Distinguishing humans from bots online is increasingly impossible, and biometric solutions face regulatory bans.

• A phone-based approach scales further, at some cost to how strongly it resists determined attackers.

• Co-founded by Evin McMullen and David Z; the project began as Polygon ID, became Privado ID, and then relaunched as Billions Network.

• Raised about $30 million from investors including Polychain, Coinbase Ventures and Polygon Ventures.

• No public ICO. Distributed through ecosystem and community allocations.

• Weaker sybil resistance than biometric approaches.

• Better-funded competitors in proof of personhood.

• Adoption depends on platforms requiring verification.

• Early stage with limited deployment.