Whitepaper · Version 1.0
Building the human layer of the internet.
How Kin Identity proves that people are real and unique, keeps who they are private, and shares the value of the network with the people who build it.
- Kin ID
- Live on iOS and Android
- Languages
- 19 from the first screen
- $KIN supply
- 1.5 billion, fixed
- To the community
- 70% mining and rewards
- Chain
- BNB Smart Chain (planned)
- Team share
- 2.5%, locked 5 years
Abstract
The internet can no longer tell people apart from machines. Kin Identity is building the layer that can: proof that someone is a real, unique person, and nothing more.
AI can now write, talk and look like a person. Bots fill comment sections, fake accounts decide what trends, and the image puzzles that once kept machines out are solved by machines in seconds. Every app is left with the same impossible job: work out who is real, without asking people to give up who they are.
Kin Identity answers that with one idea: one person, one account, private by default. A Kin identity proves that its owner is a real and unique human. It does not reveal their name, face, email or history to anyone they meet or any app they use.
What we are building
- Kin ID, the app for real people, live on iOS and Android in 19 languages. It is where a Kin identity is created and where people meet, chat and show up every day.
- Proof of human, the private checks behind every Kin identity: a real device, a live person, and one account per person.
- Kin OAuth, a sign in button that lets any app know its users are real and unique, without collecting who they are.
- Kin Pass, a one tap replacement for the "I'm not a robot" puzzles that AI now solves.
- $KIN, the reward of the human network: a fixed supply of 1.5 billion, of which 70% goes to the people who mine and show up.
Why now
In 2025, bots made up more than half of all web traffic for the first time, and AI solved the image puzzles meant to stop them. The cases in The problem show what that already costs people and businesses. The internet needs a human layer, and it needs it to be private.
How this paper is organised
The first part explains the problem, our approach and how it compares with the alternatives. The second describes each product. The third covers $KIN in detail: supply, mining, invites, the airdrop and listings. The last part sets out our commitments on privacy, how Kin makes money, how the community takes part, and the risks.
Important $KIN is a community reward. It is not an investment, and nobody can promise what it will be worth. Plans in this paper, including any token launch, airdrop or exchange listing, depend on legal approvals and partners, and may change or not happen. See Risks and legal notice.
Contents
Introduction
01The problemWhy the internet can no longer tell who is real, and why asking for more personal data makes it worse.02Our approachThe human layer of the internet: one person, one account, private by default, and a fair share for the people who build it.03Alternatives comparedHow the usual ways of telling people from bots compare with Kin, on strength, privacy, effort and inclusion.Products
04Kin IDThe app for real people, where a Kin identity is created and where people meet, chat and show up every day.05Proof of humanHow Kin confirms that every account is one real, unique person, without collecting who they are.06Kin OAuthProof of human for every app. One tap tells an app that a user is real and unique, and nothing else.07Kin PassThe robot check robots can't pass. One tap replaces image puzzles, with no tracking.$KIN
08$KIN at a glanceThe reward of the human network. A fixed supply of 1.5 billion, 70% of it for the people who mine and show up.09Supply and allocationHow the 1.5 billion $KIN are split into four shares, each with a hard cap.10Mining and rewardsHow mining speed is set, how halvings work, and the daily rewards in Kin ID.11Invites and teamsInviting pays in three ways, and none of it is taken from your friends.12Keeping it fairHow Kin stops bot farms, multiple accounts and reward abuse, and how real people can appeal.13Mining phase, airdrop and listingsHow in app $KIN becomes a BEP-20 token on BNB Smart Chain, who can claim it, and how listings are planned.Commitment
15Privacy and securityWhat Kin collects, what it never collects, and how accounts and data are protected.16Business modelHow Kin Identity makes money, and why it doesn't depend on selling data or $KIN.17Community and governanceHow the people who use Kin shape it.18Risks and legal noticeThe risks of $KIN and Kin's plans, and what this paper is and isn't.How did this page make you feel?