Animoca Brands-Backed Moca Foundation has announced the launch of Moca Chain, a new layer 1 blockchain network aimed at decentralized digital identity and user data. The test network -rollout is expected in the third quarter of 2025, with a full Mainnet launch planned for the fourth quarter, the foundation confirmed Wednesday.
By one press statement From the company, MOCA Chain individuals, AI agents and devices will help take control of their personal data and references. It will reduce dependence on centralized data storage systems and identity management services.
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The new blockchain is built to support various identity protocols in finance, education and health care and can unite and verify user references safely and private through a decentralized infrastructure.
New Decentralized Network Mullt Identity Use Cases
MOCA chain uses Zero-Knowledge Transport Layer Security (ZK-TLS), decentralized storage and a cross-chains Identity Oracle able to enable privacy-retained digital identity solutions on a scale.
The blockchain is also Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible, which means that it is interoperable with platforms and applications based on Ethereum.
According to the Moca Foundation, Moca Chain will be suitable for building thousands protocols Focused on reusable and verifiable identity.
With the infrastructure, developers and applications can issue and validate user references without the need for centralized verification layers. These reusable references can be verified on the chain or off-chain and are protected using zero knowledge certificates, maintaining privacy, even when identity data is shared or monitored.
Protocols and applications built on MOCA chain can get direct access to identity and reputation data from end users, rather than trusting platform level Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
SSO as a failure point
In the statement, Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, spoke about the acceptance of Single Sign-On (SSO) systems, which make access to multiple services possible via a single set of references.
In Web3SSO solutions such as Web3AUTH and Magic simplify onboarding by linking decentralized portfolios to well -known login methods such as Google or Apple ID. But if the provider is compromised or not available, users can lose access to all connected services.
Moreover, such systems often retain back-end control over authentication, which are fully contradicted with the basics and promise of decentralization.
‘SSO represents a centralized failure point that endangers security“Siu said. “MOCA chain wants to solve this problem by giving users the real property of their data, thereby guaranteeing the sovereignty of users’ digital identity without a single failure point.“
He added that MOCA chain, in combination with the air kit of MOCA Network, is a decentralized digital ecosystem where users can possess and control their data, reputation and digital contributions.
Siu said that this vision supports the mission of Animoca Brands to expand digital property rights and to create fairer digital economies.
Air kit to expand moca chain range
Air Kit is an identity module that is already used by various companies within the Portfolio of Animoca Brands. According to the foundation, Air Kit could extend the range of MOCA chain to more than 700 million addressable users worldwide.
Platforms that have switched on the module so far include those of South Korea Ok cashbagA loyalty reward program with more than 28 million identity -related users and one football, a German digital media company that that must 200 million monthly active users. Data from these platforms are accessible for applications and protocols built on MOCA chain.
Kenneth Shek, project leader of MOCA Network, said that MOCA chain and Air Kit are developing a new type of digital infrastructure “.
‘By hiring Moca Chain and Moca Coin, we believe that we can disrupt the current models of data possession and break down the dominance of walled garden ecosystems“Said Shek.
He repeated that the goal is to return value to users and to promote a more scalable model for ecosystem growth.