{"slug":"crypto-needs-identity","title":"Why crypto needs identity (and why identity needs crypto)","summary":"DeFi without identity is a casino. Identity without crypto is a database. The agentic era forces the marriage.","lede":"DeFi without identity is a casino. Identity without crypto is a database. They have been waiting on each other for fifteen years.","date":"2026-05-04","reading_time":"5 min","category":"Crypto","tags":["DeFi","identity","crypto","intersection"],"image":"https://cdn.twc.sh/images/igcache/Crypto%20Needs%20Identity/1500_900/blog.jpg","url":"/blog/crypto-needs-identity.html","wordcount":680,"related":["manav-token-explained","dns-of-human-trust","end-of-airdrop-farming"],"schema":"Article"}