Excited to announced NF.TD v2 - proof of identity.

https://paragraph.xyz/@nftd/nftd-v2-proof-of-identity

working on /receipts (get early access v2.receipts.xyz) // nf.td/victor

Lack of trust is one of the biggest issues in crypto today. Identity is fragmented and confusing, and folks are often skeptical of others. Even with a vouch from Dan, Vitalik was still asked to prove his identity when he first joined Farcaster.

 https://i.imgur.com/ea6FKoq.png

...and to @jpetrich.

 https://i.imgur.com/Om145u8.png

With NF.TD, you can now prove that you do, in fact, own the socials you’re linking to. Verifications for Farcaster, Twitter, Paragraph, Gallery, Sound, ENS & personal websites are live (with plans to integrate more as we build).

We’re verifying through a mix of connected wallets, public attestations, & DNS records

We re-worked the “add link” flow a bit.

When adding a new link, NF.TD will automatically detect if your connected wallet matches a profile on an integrated app like Farcaster, Paragraph, Gallery, & Sound.

Otherwise, you can always link to anything you want via the “custom” button (no verification). 

 https://i.imgur.com/PABVZEx.png

Verifications are opt-in and will receive a verified checkmark if successful. https://i.imgur.com/mxFsOO1.png

Every NF.TD profile will also have an API endpoint that developers can use to power profiles & verified identity within other apps.

 https://i.imgur.com/kqbDY9O.png

The internet can be a confusing place. 

We often thought back to this interaction with @kenneth, and loved how people were using NF.TD to contextualize and learn about others.

 https://i.imgur.com/uwqlOlI.png

With verifications, we wanted to keep the existing functionality, but also wanted to introduce something very important - a layer of trust.

We’re opening up profile endpoints for developers so you can soon bring your verified identity into the other apps you use - helping folks easily contextualize who you are, wherever you are (and helping you easily vet the people you’re interacting with as well).

If you’re a developer interested in testing out a very beta version of NF.TD’s profile API for your app, please e-mail us at gm@nf.td. 

Until today, we’ve been allowlisting wallets 1-by-1 for username minting. Though we’re still in private beta, minting is now open to everyone on Farcaster.

Huge thank you to everyone who’s helped us think through v2 of NF.TD: @dwr.eth, @jayme, @colin, @j4ck.eth, @les, @0xen, @scharf, @br1an.eth, @grace, @jpetrich, @nonlinear, @jpren, @bli, @jacky, @tayyab, @tricia, @emodi, @blobs.

We’re thinking very deeply on what identity means, about trust & context - and how people naturally interact with other people. 

There’s a lot we're building and much more to come with identity & reputation via NF.TD.

But it isn’t just Vitalik who folks are impersonating, here’s what happened to Franklin just yesterday, complete with a phishing link...

 https://i.imgur.com/YUxvJhw.png

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if i'm understanding this correctly

- someone creates an impersonating FC account, with the username @vicma 
- in their FC bio, they add nf.td/victor
- though, nf.td/victor has a verified link back to my real FC account only @vm  

the impersonating FC account won't ever be able to have a verified link to @vm on NFTD

I woke up thinking this. Someone could have an impersonating account, e.g. Victor Ma @vicma, and add the real nf.td/victor link in bio. After the nf.td verification, will there be a badge or something that shows on the reciprocal end?