Under the accelerated impact of the digital wave, the way the world operates is being redefined almost every day. So, how can a globally applicable standard be established among the independently operating identification systems, asset allocation, and regulatory rules within various sovereign countries to break through the "glass ceiling" posed by issues such as data silos, inconsistent standards, and high compliance costs?

To break through this ceiling, what we need is a trust foundation that can be accepted by sovereign nations, multinational corporations, and even pure Web3 communities. Sign is doing just that:
Sovereign-level identification: By using the Sign Protocol, safely move official documents such as passports and visas onto the blockchain, helping governments unleash the potential of digital governance within a compliance framework.
TokenTable Standard: Modularize and template the complex processes of token issuance, unlocking, and distribution, allowing enterprises and project parties to issue tokens as easily as calling an API, while ensuring regulatory traceability.
In short, Sign aims to bring the "need for easily verifiable demand scenarios globally" onto the blockchain through unified standards, from identification to asset Equity Confirmation, allowing individuals, businesses, and governments to enjoy the convenience of global collaboration.
Project Overview: What problem does Sign aim to solve? The project overview indicates that SIGN is currently involved in the construction of multiple national-level digital infrastructures, with products already deployed in the UAE, Thailand, and Sierra Leone. It plans to cover more than twenty countries and regions, including Barbados, Singapore, and other emerging digital governance practice hubs.
In terms of product indicators, the number of Sign Protocol certificate templates has achieved a significant increase, the total amount distributed on the TokenTable platform has surpassed 4 billion USD, covering more than 40 million on-chain wallet addresses, with actual service projects exceeding 200, including several mainstream ecosystems such as Starknet, ZetaChain, and Notcoin.
The recognition of the capital market is gradually being realized. Sequoia Capital participated in cross-regional investments, and YZi Labs also led the subsequent rounds, and the Sign project has achieved an annual revenue of $15 million, becoming one of the few participants in the identity and token infrastructure track with real revenue models, showing strong market competitiveness and development potential.
In the context of continuous evolution of global collaboration, Sign proposes the concept of a "supranational database," attempting to create a verifiable and auditable information structure system on a global scale through blockchain technology. This aims to promote the comprehensive integration of on-chain governance, on-chain economy, and on-chain identification, becoming the underlying engine for global digital collaboration.
The core architecture of Sign focuses on two key modules: identification infrastructure and asset distribution infrastructure. Based on this, Sign is building a standardized, programmable, and cross-chain deployable trust layer protocol. This protocol can meet the basic needs of Web3 and has an identification and distribution system that is highly compatible with the real world, providing reliable assurance for the realization of trust and value transfer on a global scale.
Technical Deconstruction: The underlying architecture and product matrix of Sign is based on Sign Protocol and its derivative products (TokenTable, SignPass, EthSign). Sign connects the three major engines of on-chain identification, services, and assets, leading the construction of the next generation of digital social infrastructure.
Sign Protocol: The Sign Protocol, an authentication protocol available across the entire chain, possesses excellent scalability and flexible deployment capabilities. The system supports multi-chain deployment and can carry out sovereign chain local deployment according to regulatory compliance requirements, while leveraging Arweave for off-chain redundant data backups to ensure data security and persistence. The indexing layer is managed uniformly by SignScan, which supports standardized querying and verification of on-chain credentials, greatly enhancing operational convenience and efficiency.
The protocol supports local contract interaction mechanisms and remote deployment architectures, and can interface with various identity sources from both Web2 and Web3. By adopting asymmetric encryption and zero-knowledge proof mechanisms, Sign provides strong identification capabilities while also ensuring complete protection of user privacy, allowing users to enjoy convenient services without worrying about personal information leakage.
TokenTable: The digital asset distribution engine TokenTable is currently the most comprehensive digital asset distribution engine in the industry. The Unlocker module provides a fully on-chain trusted token unlocking solution, suitable for complex unlocking logic such as linear release and event-triggered releases. The Merkle distributor adopts a hybrid design, saving Gas costs while maintaining the flexibility of distribution logic. The signature distributor focuses on centralized high-efficiency distribution scenarios, accommodating activities that require social interaction and complex behavior incentives.
SignPass: The on-chain identification system SignPass is a highly configurable on-chain identity system launched for governments and organizations, capable of strongly supporting its efficient application in many scenarios such as digital governance, resource allocation, and user authentication. Through SignPass, user identification can be easily reused across different protocols and platforms, becoming an authoritative credential for participating in on-chain governance and various activities, greatly enhancing users' convenience and sense of identity in the digital world.
EthSign: The first application for on-chain signing. As an early product of the Sign ecosystem, EthSign has developed continuously and has become the representative application for on-chain electronic contracts. All contract signing records are permanently stored on the chain, ensuring the immutability of the contract content on legal and technical levels, providing a solid and reliable foundational guarantee for on-chain business activities. Whether it is cooperation between enterprises or transactions between individuals and institutions, EthSign ensures the security, transparency, and reliability of the signing process.
Economic Model: SIGN Token Information SIGN, as a token based on the ERC-20 standard, is the core incentive mechanism and functional token of the Sign protocol. The current maximum supply is set at 10 billion pieces, with an initial circulation ratio of 12%, of which the tradable portion is approximately 8.5%. This mechanism not only ensures stability in the early market but also leaves ample space for long-term governance incentives and provides a solid foundation for ecological construction.
The role of the SIGN token permeates all aspects of ecological use. At the level of protocol usage and deployment, SIGN is used as fuel for computing resources. In the community dimension, the token possesses collateral and governance capabilities, allowing participation in product parameter settings and proposals for protocol evolution. In addition, SIGN also carries the function of value consensus, providing holders with a channel to participate in long-term directional decision-making for the ecosystem.
Capital and Community: From "Top Investment" to "Cultural Consensus Body" Since its establishment, the Sign project has successfully raised $32 million in funding due to its outstanding innovation and immense development potential. In the early stages, Sequoia Capital made joint investments across multiple locations in the Americas and Asia, providing strong financial support for the project's launch and development.
In the subsequent rounds, YZi Labs took a leading role in supporting and further promoting the expansion and upgrading of the project. This capital structure not only covers major global markets but also fully reflects Sign's global potential in industry recognition, compliance layout, and business implementation, laying a solid foundation for its future development.
Sign ecosystem has created a global builder community with cultural identity around Orange Dynasty. In terms of on-chain governance, SignPass, as an on-chain identification carrier, has been introduced into the DAO participation system, allowing community members to participate in proposals and voting decisions based on their identification credentials, forming an on-chain identity social network with a core interaction structure centered on signing, socializing, verifying, and distributing. This mechanism is driving a new form of on-chain relationship among "users-protocol-assets."
Future Outlook: From "Protocol" to "Digital Civilization". The Sign plan will initiate a series of strategically significant product iterations in 2025. Sign will advance government-level deployments in more countries, promoting the widespread application of blockchain technology in sovereign institutional scenarios, further enhancing its influence in the field of government affairs.
In the second half of the year, Sign plans to focus on the integration of the mobile ecosystem, aiming to connect identification, tasks, and distribution modules to build a convenient entry point for user participation and liquidity, attracting more users to join the Sign ecosystem. At the end of the year, Sign Media Network will officially launch, marking Sign's successful transformation from a basic protocol to a content distribution network, extending its capabilities in data sovereignty and on-chain publishing, and providing new platforms and opportunities for the creation and dissemination of digital content.
Medium to long-term strategy
In the medium term, Sign will launch the Sovereign Layer2 solution as a customized Rollup service form for the government side. Through the deep integration of on-chain identification and token systems, Sign is outlining the prototype concept of a "on-chain nation." At the same time, the "Sign Stack" public infrastructure stack will continue to be launched, providing developers with standardized calling interfaces and development environments, further promoting the maturity of the Web3 application ecosystem.
Building the Cornerstone of Trust: Sign Leads a New Era of Digital Civilization. Sign is not just a technical protocol or a single platform, but is in the process of establishing a trust and collaboration system for the future. As identification compliance becomes a global consensus, its infrastructure capabilities are becoming a key support for the digital society.
With its cross-chain compatible architecture, privacy protection technology, and real-world use cases, Sign demonstrates how Web3 can break out of circles and move towards feasible national-level application scenarios. A more trustworthy, transparent, and verifiable digital civilization may be initiated from this point. Sign will play an indispensable role in this transformation, leading us towards a future full of opportunities and possibilities.