This crypto ring certifies your digital self with real-life handshakes

Reality is melting away before our eyes. 

Identity spoofing against older adults alone grew by 8x between 2020 and 2024, driven in part by convincing AI impersonations of friends and loved ones. It’s a problem costing people in the U.S. nearly half a billion dollars a year with no end in sight. Which is why a pair of design studios teamed up on a provocative solution that starts with a real-life handshake.

Called Quartz, it’s a ring that adds friends to your network by literally shaking hands.