Introduction

This guide explains the role of decentralized identity in the Optimism Collective and its key components.

Identity in the Optimism Collective

Decentralized identity solutions empower individuals to customize their identity according to their preferences, move it seamlessly across services, and regain control of their personal information from centralized platforms. These solutions are designed to enable users to prove specific attributes about themselves in a trustworthy and verifiable way, without compromising their privacy or security.

The Optimism Collective is building a better economic engine that fuels positive-sum games (opens in a new tab). Decentralized identity is central to that mission. For example, the two-house governance system of the Optimism Collective consists of:

1. Token holders, who vote by delegating their OP tokens to delegates.
2. Community members who participate in a one-person-one-vote system based on reputation and community contributions.

Decentralized identity expands the design space for innovation. It aims to give individuals greater control over their finances and easier participation in the global economy on their own terms.

For more information about identity in the Optimism Collective, see the governance docs post on the identity stack (opens in a new tab).

Key components of identity

There are three important components to identity within the Optimism Collective:

1. Individuals (opens in a new tab)
2. Projects (opens in a new tab)
3. Attestations (opens in a new tab)

Individuals and projects are the relevant entities in the Optimism Collective about which statements might be made. Attestations are the way in which these statements are made.

Next steps

To learn more about identity in the Optimism Collective:

• Explore the governance docs on project and individual identity (opens in a new tab)
• Read about attestation best practices (opens in a new tab)
• Understand how identity contributes to the Optimism vision (opens in a new tab)