Blockchain technology can revolutionize how we interact online and in the physical world, particularly as an authentication tool.
Developers and venture capital have focused on infrastructure projects, leading to a lack of consumer-facing applications.
Non-Fungible Items (NFIs) could provide a solution by integrating blockchain with the physical world.
Improvements have been made to scalability, user experience, and security, making it a good time to integrate blockchain with web2 businesses.
Blockchain can be used to authenticate information in the digital and physical world, helping to combat counterfeiting, particularly in the second-hand apparel and luxury goods markets which are worth billions.
Blockchain authentication tools can also be used for identity verification in the decentralized finance market.
Blockchain and AI can work together to improve methods of verification, with AI handling image, pattern, and object detection while blockchain stores the collected information securely.
NFIs link physical assets to a digital twin on the blockchain, providing a powerful authentication tool for a range of products, particularly those in the luxury goods market.
Brands can benefit from investing in blockchain-enabled authentication, providing greater value to assets and enabling marketing through embracing the circular economy.
Authentication is a prime area where blockchain can provide a better solution beyond finance, and developers should focus on calling back the normies.