A few days ago, if you asked me what “identity” means in tech, I’d give you a very Web2 answer:

Email + password = identity

Every platform I used - GitHub, banking apps, social media - had its own login system. Different usernames, different passwords, all controlled by the companies behind them.

Then I started learning Solana.

And my understanding of identity completely changed.

🏨 Web2 vs Web3: A Simple Analogy

Web2 identity is like staying in a hotel.

You get a key card, but the hotel can deactivate it anytime.

Solana identity is like owning your own house.

You hold the only key.…