We need Zero Knowledge proofs for renting apartments and getting mortgages. It’s such an insanely invasive process. I’ve had people ask for six months of bank statements and tax returns in apartment applications. 

I should just be able to generate a probably true hash that says “yes I can afford it and I’ve never missed a rent payment in 20 years” without exposing so much personal information

Art + Code / work on ArtBlocks, on chain art, etc / prev 9+years in AR VR, Neurotechnology for VisionPro Apple
https://sterlingcrispin.com/

very viable to do these kinds of proofs these days but the problem is how will you convince the verifier (banks, landlord etc.) to trust a cryptographic protocol

Yeah it’s a cultural problem more than a technological one at this point for sure.

It definitely seems like financial institutions that figure this out early would have a pretty massive competitive edge over their competitors.