Co-hosted by Coin Center and Project Glitch, the DC Privacy Summit’s digital ID roundtable took place on October 15, 2026. The roundtable examined the path toward privacy-preserving alternatives to traditional know-your-customer (KYC) processes.
Its starting point was a twofold concern: conventional identity checks can be defeated using AI and other tools, and the sensitive information they collect can expose people to further harm. Emerging cryptographic capabilities raise the possibility of verifying necessary facts while protecting personal data and accommodating legitimate law-enforcement requests.
The key animating question for the session was: How do we move from that possibility to adoption?