Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Calls Out Flaws in Current Digital ID Frameworks

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has raised fresh concerns over how identity is managed in the blockchain space, urging the crypto community to move away from singular digital ID solutions. In a blog post published on June 28, Buterin argued that zero-knowledge (ZK) technology has significantly improved privacy protections. However, he noted that it also introduces new risks when applied to rigid identity structures. Downsides of a ZK-Wrapped ID ZK technology can allow individuals to verify personal attributes without revealing underlying data, and it’s already in use across various projects, including Worldcoin’s World ID source: https://beincrypto.com/ethereum-vitalik-buterin-privacy-digital-id/