Opinion
Embedding human rights into crypto systems is a necessity. Self-custody, privacy-by-default, and censorship-resistant personhood must be core design principles for any technology. The future of digital freedom depends on it.
Shady El Damaty
The author is an independent contributor writing an opinion or expert take. Views expressed are the author’s own and may not reflect Cointelegraph’s editorial position. Shady El Damaty is the co-founder of Human.Tech, a human-centric technology framework for decentralized identity and data privacy. With a background spanning academia and decentralized science, Shady brings a unique perspective to building universal, secure digital identities through zero-knowledge proofs.
Embedding human rights into crypto isn’t optional, it’s foundational