Rarimo secures $2.5m for ZK identification protocol with backing from Vitalik Buterin

Rarimo, a zero-knowledge identification protocol, has secured $2.5 million in funding, with backing from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

With $2.5 million in new funding, interoperability protocol for decentralizing social identification Rarimo now desires to speed up its pursuit of a decentralized digital identification mannequin as web3 strikes towards extra user-owned methods.

In an X thread on Nov. 27, Rarimo highlighted its deal with zk-wrapping proof-of-personhood strategies, enabling customers to confirm vital details about their identification with out disclosing full private particulars.

“Rarimo’s identification mannequin of zk-wrapping current proof-of-personhood strategies and constructing functions on prime, permitting customers to show vital details about who they’re with out totally disclosing their identification, is a promising technique to realize each objectives on the identical time.”

Vitalik Buterin

Rarimo to develop web3 identification ecosystem

The timing of the funding is essential as Rarimo plans to boost accessibility by migrating to Ethereum as a roll-up, with the migration anticipated to happen in early 2025, although no actual date has been confirmed.

Moreover, Rarimo will proceed to develop its self-custody pockets known as RariMe — considered as a rival to Worldcoin’s identification options — which permits customers to retailer private knowledge privately and generate zero-knowledge proofs for identification verification.

Based in 2021, Rarimo goals to deal with interoperability and liquidity points throughout blockchain-based identification methods. Its service supplier, Rarilabs, raised $10 million in a Collection A spherical in 2022, valuing the agency at $100 million.

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