NuNet: Cardano supported SSI/DID for DePIN Orchestration

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NuNet: Cardano supported SSI/DID for DePIN Orchestration

[Proposal Summary] Budget Information

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100000

[Proposal Summary] Time

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7

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[Proposal Summary] Problem Statement

What is the problem you want to solve?

Cardano features self-sovereign identity and Verifiable Credential technologies, but lacks support for trust propagation and anchoring at the machine-to-machine layer, a key need for DePIN networks.

[Proposal Summary] Supporting Documentation

Supporting links

• https://gitlab.com/nunet/device-management-service
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• https://docs.nunet.io/docs/developer-documentation/readme/device-management-service/main/actor
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• https://nunet.io/
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• https://medium.com/nunet/the-need-for-a-decentralized-orchestration-layer-8cfb79af9457
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• https://medium.com/nunet/the-nuactor-system-11ed57203384

[Proposal Summary] Project Dependencies

Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

Yes

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The project builds upon a sophisticated decentralised compute orchestration infrastructure stack of NuNet and Cardano blockchain ecosystem including Hyperledger Identus toolset for building decentralised identity solutions. The dependency hierarchy creates a robust foundation of a state of the art full end-to-end solution using open standards-based Self-Sovereign Identities with Verifiable Credentials and Data Registries for relating real world natural and legal identities with compute orchestration layer powering global economy of decentralised computing developed by NuNet. Internal dependencies (existing NuNet technologies, that will augmented during the project) Core Infrastructure Layer The primary dependency is NuNet's device-management-service protocol, which provides the foundational decentralised orchestration layer for compute resources distributed across globally available compute devices. This system enables distributed task execution across a network of participating devices, handling resource discovery, allocation, and coordination in a trustless environment. Secure Programming Framework The NuActor system is an integral part of device-management-service which delivers a specialised programming model designed for secure development of decentralised systems. NuActor framework provides isolation guarantees, message-passing semantics, and fault-tolerance mechanisms essential for distributed application reliability. The system abstracts the complexities of distributed state management while maintaining security properties across network boundaries. NuActor integrates self-sovereign identity (SSI) and decentralized identifiers (DIDs) through a comprehensive architecture that combines W3C DID Core-compliant identity management with User Controlled Authorization Networks (UCAN) for capability-based authorization. The system uses cryptographically self-verifiable DIDs that users generate and control without relying on centralized authorities, supporting multiple key types and blockchain wallet keys with optional hardware wallet integration for enhanced security. The system leverages the proven object capability model to create a secure, decentralized compute infrastructure where computational resources and permissions are treated as transferable capabilities, enabling fine-grained access control without centralized authority. Each computer onboarded onto NuNet network can delegate specific computational permissions across the network through cryptographically-signed tokens, creating chains of trust that align perfectly with IoT device hierarchies and resource constraints. Decentralized identifiers (DIDs) are used for identifying each machine, user or organization operating in the network and allows for defining and leveraging relations between identities defined in the system and is a state of the art implementation of computer scientifically proven technology best suited for decentralized edge computing and IoT implementations. Identity and Credential Infrastructure NuNet's SSI/DID implementation handles the foundational identity layer, capable of issuing non-verified credentials derived from blockchain addresses. This system supports both software-based and hardware wallet integrations, providing cryptographic proof of identity without requiring centralized verification authorities. The implementation follows Self-Sovereign Identity principles, giving users complete control over their identity assertions. External dependencies These are upstream and downstream dependencies, providing support and additional opportunities for technological advancements to be developed via this project. Network Communication Foundation NuNet's device-management-service uses upstream dependency libp2p (https://github.com/libp2p) for establishing peer-to-peer networks between connected devices. In the beginning of 2024, NuNet contributed enhancements to the libp2p library that specifically optimize fast direct communication between devices. These improvements reduce connection establishment latency and enhance peer discovery mechanisms, critical for responsive decentralised applications. The libp2p integration provides peer-to-peer networking primitives including secure transport protocols, multiplexing, and NAT traversal capabilities and is a de facto industry standard for peer-to-peer communication. HyperLedger Identus Hyperledger Identus provides a comprehensive, enterprise-grade implementation of self-sovereign identity that combines W3C-compliant Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) with Verifiable Credentials (VCs) infrastructure, enabling secure, privacy-preserving identity management across distributed systems. Built on open standards and W3C DID specifications it offers a complete stack for identity operations—from creating and managing DIDs anchored on the Cardano blockchain as a verifiable data registry, to issuing and verifying cryptographically-secure credentials, to facilitating peer-to-peer identity interactions without intermediaries. With respect to this project, Hyperledger Identus is a downstream dependency, enabling Verifiable Credentials infrastructure on Cardano network to be leveraged for security and trust in decentralized compute and hardware orchestration, further strengthening decentralized hardware layer for running Cardano blockchain powered by NuNet network. KYC / KYB providers leveraging Hyperledger Identus The project will facilitate further downstream dependencies with commercial or community KYC / KYB providers (i.e IAMX or Csign) to be able to provide KYC / KYB information for securing decentralized compute network and individual compute devices or organizations operating them. Integration Architecture These dependencies create a layered architecture where libp2p handles low-level networking, NuNet's device management orchestrates compute resources, nuActor provides secure application logic execution, and SSI/DID layer enables seamless integration with downstream dependencies, i.e. Hyperledger Identus and other Verifiable Credential providers facilitated by their enterprise-grade tools. The combination enables applications that can operate in fully decentralized environments while maintaining security, performance, and interoperability with existing identity standards and blockchain infrastructure. This architecture positions the project to leverage cutting-edge decentralized technologies while maintaining practical integration capabilities with existing infrastructure and emerging standards in the decentralized identity space.

[Proposal Summary] Project Open Source

Will your project's outputs be fully open source?

Yes

License and Additional Information

NuNet licensing policy, adopted in April 2023, follows the principle of "Open Source code for community and business use" and publicly available at https://docs.nunet.io/docs/nunet-licensing-policy. It defines a licensing application for all NuNet's projects, publicly hosted at https://gitlab.com/nunet. All components developed as a result of this project will be categorised as core or non-core protocol components and licensed with Apache 2.0 open source software license from the start.

[Theme Selection] Theme

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Identity & Verification

[Campaign Category] Category Questions

Mention your open source license and describe your open source license rationale.

Per NuNet’s licensing policy publicly accessible at https://docs.nunet.io/docs/nunet-licensing-policy, all components developed as a result of this project are licensed with Apache 2.0 open source software license from the start. NuNet has chosen Apache 2.0 for its core and non-core protocol components because it facilitates best integration with other open source projects in the ecosystem, as well as legal interface with commercial licenses and business models that are needed for usability of the protocol.

How do you make sure your source code is accessible to the public from project start, and people are informed?

After a new repository is started in https://gitlab.com/nunet, it is categorised into one of categories, defined by NuNet's licensing policy (https://docs.nunet.io/docs/nunet-licensing-policy)) and attributed an appropriate license. Then, LICENSE.md, copyright.txt files are added to the repository. Information from copyright.txt is automatically added to preambles of all new code files. Open source project permissions are adjusted accordingly and are publicly available from the first line of code.

How will you provide high quality documentation?

NuNet is maintaining a living documentation system which builds documentation directly from the README.md files debase. Developers update documentation together with code merge requests, which get seamlessly integrated into the documentation site at https://docs.nunet.io/docs/developer-documentation via nightly builds. The published documentation follows precise layout of the code repositories and is available for both unstable (main) and stable (released) branches separately, maximising value for developers and users of the protocol.

[Your Project and Solution] Solution

Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem

Intro

The decentralised computing landscape faces a fundamental trust paradox: while blockchain technology enables trustless financial transactions, the physical compute resources that power these networks still rely on centralized identity verification systems. This creates security vulnerabilities and barriers to adoption in enterprise environments where compliance, auditability, and verified identity attestation are essential requirements.

NuNet addresses this challenge by creating the missing bridge between self-sovereign identity (SSI) technologies and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN), specifically targeting the critical gap between cryptographic identity primitives and enterprise-grade verifiable credentials systems.

Technical Solution Architecture

The foundation of the proposal is Self-Sovereign Identity Integration for DePIN projects. NuNet's solution builds upon a sophisticated decentralised compute orchestration protocol that implements SSI principles from the ground up:

• Decentralized Identity Layer: All network participants—users, organizations, and machines—are uniquely identified using W3C-compliant Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) (https://www.w3.org/TR/did-1.0/)..) This eliminates single points of failure while ensuring cryptographic verifiability of identity claims.
• Object Capability Security Model: The system implements User Controlled Authentication Networks (UCAN) (https://github.com/ucan-wg)) to create fine-grained, delegatable access controls. This enables complex permission hierarchies where computational resources can be securely shared across organizational boundaries without centralized authorization servers.
• Secure Communication Framework: The nuActor system ensures encrypted peer-to-peer communication between entities, with every transaction authenticated using cryptographic proofs derived from DIDs and capability tokens.

Core Innovations: required primitives for Cardano-Native Identity Integration. The project's primary innovation lies in seamlessly integrating NuNet's existing SSI infrastructure with Cardano's blockchain ecosystem and chosen decentralized identity projects within it:

Cardano Wallet-Derived DIDs

• Extends NuNet's current Ethereum wallet integration to support Cardano hardware wallets
• Enables all network entities to derive cryptographically verifiable DIDs directly from their Cardano wallet addresses
• Provides seamless onboarding for existing Cardano ecosystem participants
• Maintains hardware security module (HSM) support for enterprise-grade key management

Ecosystem-Compatible DID Methods

• Evolves beyond NuNet's current did:key method to support Cardano ecosystem standards
• Implements compatibility with did:prism and other methods used by major Cardano projects
• Ensures interoperability with existing Cardano identity infrastructure
• Enables cross-project identity recognition and verification

Verifiable Credentials Integration Framework

• Designs comprehensive integration with chosen decentralized identity projects in Cardano ecosystem (e.g. Hyperledger Identus) for enterprise-grade Verifiable Credentials
• Creates pathways for KYC/KYB provider integration (e.g. IAMX, Csign, and others)
• Designs W3C-compliant Verifiable Credentials data model implementation
• Develops secure credential verification workflows for compute resource access

Addressing Critical Market Gaps

Enterprise Adoption Barriers: Current DePIN solutions struggle with enterprise adoption due to lack of compliance-ready identity verification. Our solution addresses this by:

• Enabling integration with established KYC/KYB providers
• Providing audit trails anchored on Cardano blockchain
• Supporting organizational identity hierarchies through UCAN delegation chains
• Maintaining privacy while enabling compliance reporting

Interoperability Challenges: The fragmented identity landscape prevents seamless interaction between different components of blockchain ecosystems, including Cardano. NuNet's solution:

• Bridges multiple identity standards (W3C DIDs, UCAN, Hyperledger Identus)
• Enables cross-ecosystem identity verification
• Supports multiple blockchain wallet types within a unified framework
• Facilitates migration and multi-chain identity strategies

Scalability and Security Trade-offs: Traditional centralized identity systems cannot scale to support billions of IoT devices while maintaining security. Our approach:

• Leverages cryptographic self-verification to eliminate bottlenecks
• Implements hierarchical capability delegation for authentication and access control
• Supports verification scenarios for edge computing
• Maintains security properties even in partially connected networks

Technical Implementation Strategy

• Phase 1 - Foundation Integration (Months 1-2): Implement Cardano wallet-derived DID generation, enabling immediate onboarding of Cardano ecosystem participants. This creates a direct pathway for existing Cardano users to participate in decentralized computing networks while leveraging their existing security infrastructure.
• Phase 2 - Ecosystem Alignment (Months 3-4): Extend DID method support to align with major Cardano identity projects, ensuring seamless interoperability. This phase establishes NuNet as a compatible infrastructure layer for the broader Cardano ecosystem.
• Phase 3 - Enterprise Integration Design (Months 5-7: Develop comprehensive integration architecture for Cardano native or third party decentralized identity solutions (e.g. Hyperledger Identus). This phase creates the foundation for enterprise adoption by enabling integration with existing compliance and verification workflows.

Innovation Beyond Current State-of-the-Art

NuNet protocol uniquely applies object capability computing model to hardware resource management, enabling:

• Granular permission delegation across device hierarchies
• Cryptographic proof of authorized resource usage
• Secure capability transfer between organizational boundaries
• Capability revocation and expiration methods

By anchoring identity proofs on Cardano while maintaining off-chain performance, the system will achieve a blockchain-anchored hardware ownership verification, providing:

• Immutable audit trails for compliance reporting
• Cryptographic verification of compute resource allocation
• Fraud prevention through SSI-based identity verification

The integration creates a true zero-trust model for decentralized computing and hardware orchestration, where:

• No central authority controls resource access
• Every interaction is cryptographically verified
• Hardware resources can validate user permissions independently
• System security scales linearly with network growth

This comprehensive approach positions NuNet as the critical infrastructure bridging Cardano's financial layer with real-world computational resources, enabling secure, compliant, and scalable decentralized computing for enterprise and consumer applications alike.

[Your Project and Solution] Impact

Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

The integration of Cardano's SSI ecosystem with NuNet's decentralized compute orchestration creates transformative infrastructure bridging identity verification and physical compute resources. This solves DePIN's fundamental trust paradox: while blockchains enable trustless transactions, physical infrastructure still depends on centralized identity systems, creating vulnerabilities and blocking enterprise adoption.

Technical Innovation Impact includes:

Unified Identity-Capability Framework; Using the Cardano wallet based credentials, translates decentralized identities directly into computational capabilities through NuNet's orchestration. W3C decentralized identifiers (DIDs) combined with User Controlled Authentication Networks (UCAN) enable trust propagation from organizations through individuals down to machine and device hierarchies—one organizational verification authenticates thousands of edge devices with cryptographic proof chains.

Object Capability Computing; Computational resources become transferable capabilities, along with self-signed identities becoming trust anchors that can be propagated through the system, instead of being static permissions. This enables temporary access grants, cryptographic revocation, and composable security policies. Hardware wallet integration extends security to silicon level for enterprise-grade protection of high-value tasks.

Ecosystem Development Impact includes:

Accelerating DePIN Adoption; Verifiable credentials with Cardano-anchored audit trails enable regulatory compliance, opening finance, healthcare, and government markets. Identity verification across all layers enables insurance products, SLA guarantees, and performance bonds for decentralized compute. KYC/KYB provider integration creates immediate enterprise onboarding without infrastructure replacement.

Catalyzing Cardano Innovation; Apache 2.0 licensed nuActor primitives accelerate secure application and business model development across Cardano ecosystem. W3C compliance with Cardano optimizations facilitates the network's positioning as the reference implementation for blockchain-anchored compute identity.

Market Transformation Impact includes following technology application possibilities:

• Compliant Decentralized AI: Verified credentials enable GDPR/HIPAA-compliant AI training and deployment, opening $50B+ markets
• Privacy-Preserving IoT Monetization: Devices can contribute compute while revealing only ownership verification
• Supply Chain: Cryptographic verification from manufacturer to consumer with privacy-preserving compute orchestration on a machine-to-machine level
• Smart Manufacturing: Zero-trust Industry 4.0 with every device/operator maintaining authorization proof
• Federated Learning: Medical institutions collaborate on AI and data processing while maintaining patient privacy
• Identity-Based Compute Pricing: Academic researchers access reduced rates; verified non-profits receive priority scheduling

Support for Long-term Evolution of the ecosystem includes:

Future-Proof Architecture; W3C standards compliance ensures compatibility with emerging verification methods—biometrics, quantum-resistant signatures, AI credentials—without restructuring.

Sustainability; Apache 2.0 licensing prevents vendor lock-in while encouraging commercial adoption, creating self-sustaining development where commercial success funds open-source advancement.

Other Evolutionary Pathways, including Zero-knowledge proofs for privacy-preserving verification, Homomorphic encryption for computation on encrypted data, AI-driven reputation systems and more.

Conclusion:

This integration establishes foundational infrastructure for transitioning from centralized to decentralized computing paradigms. By solving identity verification challenges limiting DePIN adoption, it unlocks trillion-dollar markets while maintaining blockchain's core principles. The 100,000 ADA investment supports Cardano as indispensable trust and payment infrastructure for the global machine economy, yielding returns through transaction growth, ecosystem expansion, and establishing Cardano as the default choice for enterprise DePIN deployments.

[Your Project and Solution] Capabilities & Feasibility

What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Illustration of Capacity:

NuNet comes with a history of successfully bringing intricate technology projects to fruition. The pillars of our success lie in our deep-rooted technical understanding, stringent project management practices, and an unwavering focus on transparency and responsibility.

NuNet team is populated with seasoned software engineers with excellent skills to leverage containerization (Docker), Blockchain and peer-to-peer networking (Go libp2p). NuNet past work includes the implementation of projects in some sense similar to the one proposed here, showcasing our readiness to tackle the unique challenges this project poses.

NuNet is committed to Open Source Software development from the inception. Therefore, all our development and progress is available for public scrutiny at all times as well as open collaboration with the community. We actively invite and work with the community in regards to contribution, usage, work and testing of the platform codebase.

Link: https://gitlab.com/nunet

NuNet licencing policy:

https://docs.nunet.io/nunet-licensing-policy/

Openness and Responsibility:

We have established a robust framework to ensure openness and responsibility in the execution of the project and the management of finances:

1. Elaborate Budgeting: We present a budget layout at the start of the project that details the fund allocation across various tasks. This leaves no room for ambiguity regarding the utilization of funds.
2. Periodic Reporting: Regular updates regarding the project and financial statements will be shared, offering complete transparency into the progression of the project and the use of funds.
3. External Auditing: We are open to audits conducted by independent third parties at regular intervals. This ensures responsibility and openness in our financial management.
4. Payment Based on Milestones: Our payment structure is built around specific, agreed-upon milestones. This ensures that funds are released as we achieve these milestones. The completion of each milestone can be verified, ensuring you pay only for verifiable progress.

These measures reflect our commitment to openness, responsibility, and proper management of funds. We believe that these factors, along with our technical capabilities, make us an ideal choice to successfully execute this project.

We understand that not all steps we have implemented are valid for the Catalyst proposal but it demonstrates the internal working procedures we have in place.

Catalyst Experience

NuNet also has received the funding for proposals in Fund7 and Fund8. Both proposals have been delivered. Overall, the funds were spent as intended on the development which can be monitored on Gitlab with daily commits since the award.

https://gitlab.com/groups/nunet/-/milestones/19#tab-issues

https://gitlab.com/groups/nunet/-/milestones/20#tab-issues

Financial Stability

As a 20+ strong team, we have independent funding to develop the core platform with a cash runway for at least 1-1.5 years. Cardano Catalyst proposals are used to extend the functionality and add features to the platform in order to enrich the possible use cases.

Risk analysis and mitigation:

• Technical risk of milestone 1: proves to be more complex than expected; possibility: minimal; mitigation: NuNet will contribute additional human resources for solving possible technical problems within the committed scope and timeframe;
• Technical risk of milestone 2: proves more complex than expected or detected non standard-compliant practices in the ecosystem; possibility: medium; mitigation: NuNet will contribute additional human resources for mitigation; will select only W3C standard-compliant technologies for downstream application targeting;
• Risks of milestone 3: SSI projects operating in Cardano ecosystem turn out to be less W3C standard-compliant as expected; the direct collaboration is challenging; possibility: medium; mitigation: NuNet will provide its technical analysis in the report, and provide proposals for integration in any case;
• General risk: running out of budget: probability: minimal; mitigation: NuNet will contribute its own resources for finishing the project within the scope and timelines;

[Milestones] Project Milestones

Milestone Title

Cardano wallets derived DIDs

Milestone Outputs

Milestone Outputs: All entities joining NuNet network (organizations, users and machines) are able to securely and independently identify themselves by deriving W3C standard-compliant decentralised identifiers (DIDs) from Cardano wallets

Acceptance Criteria

Acceptance Criteria: The code for deriving DIDs from Cardano wallets feature is implemented, passing unit tests, integration tests and acceptance tests; Acceptance tests correctly represent user typical user behaviors of the feature; The feature is properly documented and released;

Evidence of Completion

Evidence of Completion: The feature merged into main codebase and released in a minor or major protocol version with full documentation;

Delivery Month

2

Cost

33333

Progress

30 %

Milestone Title

Enabling DID methods supported or used in Cardano ecosystem

Milestone Outputs

Milestone Outputs: Enabled multiple DID methods for usage in NuNet protocol that are aligned with the requirements of 1-3 decentralised identity solutions used in Cardano network (e.g. Hyperledger Identus, KERI or Andamio)

Acceptance Criteria

Acceptance Criteria: The feature is implemented, unit tests, integration tests and acceptance tests pass; Acceptance tests correctly represent milestone outputs, including user behaviors for all implemented self-sovereign solutions; Feature is properly documented.

Evidence of Completion

Evidence of Completion: The feature merged into main codebase and released in a minor or major protocol version with full documentation;

Delivery Month

4

Cost

33333

Progress

60 %

Milestone Title

Design of integration with chosen decentralized identity framework on Cardano

Milestone Outputs

Milestone Outputs: Analysis of decentralized identity solutions for which DID methods and primitives are enabled by previous milestone (e.g. Hyperledger Identus, KERI or Andamio); Design of integration architecture and roadmap for 1-3 solutions; Design blueprint made available via NuNet infrastructure resources.

Acceptance Criteria

Acceptance Criteria: (1) A comprehensive analysis report evaluating at 1-3 decentralized identity solutions compatible with previously established DID methods, including detailed technical assessment of capabilities, limitations, and integration requirements; (2) A phased implementation roadmap proposal; (3) Consideration that proposed architecture supports existing Open source compliance frameworks and verification standards, and is technically compliant with NuNet protocol.

Evidence of Completion

Evidence of Completion: All analysis and discussion with internal team and external contributors documented on the tickets issued in public repositories hosted on https://gitlab.com/nunet

Delivery Month

7

Cost

33334

Progress

100 %

[Final Pitch] Budget & Costs

Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

The following budget breakdown provides an overview of the anticipated costs essential to delivering the integration of Cardano SSI/DID solutions into decentralized orchestration layer for DePINs. This allocation supports every critical stage, including project management, coordination, software development and associated research of ecosystem technologies, ensuring that NuNet has the resources necessary to build a robust and production-ready system for the Cardano ecosystem.

Outlined in ADA the budget is categorized to cover project management, IT development, system integration, compliance/security, and research. This structured approach ensures operational efficiency, seamless technical execution, and a strategic reserve for unforeseen requirements — setting a strong foundation for project success.

Milestone #1 Cardano wallets derived DIDs

30,000 ADA / Software development

Milestone #2 Enabling DID methods supported in Cardano ecosystem

40,000 ADA / Software development and project management

Milestone #3 Design and integration with chosen decentralized identity framework on Cardano

30,000 ADA / Technical research

[Final Pitch] Value for Money

How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?

This project delivers exceptional value to the Cardano ecosystem by addressing a critical infrastructure gap in decentralized identity and compute orchestration. There is a clear market need for trust-minimized identity verification in DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks), particularly for secure compute resource allocation and IoT device management. Current decentralized compute solutions lack robust identity anchoring in identification primitives, which limits their ability to establish trust in multi-vendor environments and restricts enterprise adoption. By providing integration layer to Cardano-integrated SSI/DID layer with Verifiable Credentials support, NuNet is not only solving this limitation but also creating the foundation for secure, identity-verified compute orchestration across industries.

The potential market impact extends far beyond blockchain-native applications. The ability to tie computational permissions to verified identity attributes unlocks value for traditional industries such as supply chain management, smart manufacturing, IoT deployments, and edge AI systems. These industries increasingly require distributed compute resources but currently depend on centralized authentication systems that create single points of failure and privacy concerns. A Cardano-powered decentralized identity layer allows these industries to leverage trust-minimized compute resources while maintaining cryptographic proof of identity and permissions throughout the computational workflow. This supports Cardano as the trust infrastructure for the global machine economy.

The broader self-sovereign identity market is projected to reach multi-billion-dollar valuations over the next decade, driven by regulatory requirements for privacy-preserving identity solutions and the growth of IoT devices requiring secure authentication. Within this space, the integration of SSI with decentralized compute orchestration represents a unique value proposition that addresses both identity verification and resource access control. By anchoring this system on Cardano using existing decentralized identity projects in ecosystem (e.g. Hyperledger Identus), NuNet creates conditions for Cardano to become the verifiable data registry for billions of IoT devices and edge computing nodes, establishing unprecedented network effects.

Furthermore, this project's open-source approach under Apache 2.0 license ensures that the entire ecosystem benefits from the developed primitives. The nuActor system for secure programming of decentralized systems can be adopted by other Cardano projects, multiplying the value delivered. The integration with existing KYC/KYB providers through standard-compliant interfaces opens immediate pathways for enterprise adoption while maintaining decentralization principles.

Therefore, the cost of this project—100,000 ADA over 7 months—represents outstanding value for money. It delivers not only a production-ready SSI/DID integration but also establishes a strategic bridge between Cardano's identity solutions and real-world computational infrastructure. By enabling secure, identity-verified access to decentralized compute resources, the project has the potential to support Cardano as the leading blockchain for enterprise DePIN deployments and trusted IoT orchestration, generating returns on the community's investment that far exceed the initial cost through increased adoption, transaction volume, and ecosystem growth.

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