Trust Stamp EVP John Bridge joined Steve Darling from Proactive to outline the company’s newly announced patent-protected framework for embedding links to a biometrically validated, cryptographic chain of provenance directly into stablecoins. The update comes as global regulators intensify scrutiny on the misuse of stablecoins for illicit finance. According to recent insights from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), stablecoins have become one of the most commonly used virtual assets by bad actors — including North Korean cybercriminals, terrorist financiers, and drug trafficking networks — with most on-chain illicit activity now concentrated in stablecoin transactions. Bridge explained that Trust Stamp’s USPTO Patent #11,681,787 captures the company’s strategy to serve as a critical infrastructure provider where distributed digital identity and digital asset issuance converge. The patent covers a system for validating ownership of cryptographic asset contracts using irreversibly transformed identity tokens. This technology enables every unit of a stablecoin to be cryptographically linked to a tokenized, non-reversible representation of its owner’s identity — without exposing any personally identifiable information on-chain. The result is a privacy-preserving, biometrically anchored chain of provenance that supports embedded ownership authentication. Bridge highlighted that the framework is designed to meet emerging regulatory expectations, offering quantum-resistant security while enabling compliant, transparent, and privacy-first issuance of digital assets in a rapidly evolving global regulatory environment. #proactiveinvestors #truststamp #nasdaq #idai #IdentityTech #DigitalIdentity #Fintech #GhanaID #SouthKoreaStartup #AsiaExpansion #KStartupChallenge #FinancialServices #Biometrics #TechExpansion #ProactiveInvestors #AndrewGowasack #wallet #TSI3 wallet #biometrics #DigitalIdentity #CryptoWallet #BiometricWallet #StableIT2 #DeFiSecurity #KYC #CryptoRecovery #LostCryptoKeys #Stablecoin #BlockchainTechnology #Web3