Staying ahead of the Antichrist with a biometric U.S. Citizen ID on the blockchain—let's do it! Introducing our new VJ music video section...and more to think about
A call for a modern U.S. Citizen ID we own
The current U.S. Citizen ID framework was established by the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868. 😳 Today, when a baby is born, the parents complete a registration form with basic details—name, date, and family information. The attending doctor or midwife certifies the medical facts, such as the time of birth and delivery method. The hospital then submits the record to the state’s vital records office for official processing and issues a birth certificate. Some hospitals capture baby footprints for sentimental keepsakes, but these prints are not part of the legal record.
This manual process remains easily exploited by bad actors on the dark web and beyond, who are now leveraging AI- and deepfake-enabled driver’s licenses, passports, and Social Security cards to open bank accounts, steal Social Security and other government funds, commit loan/credit fraud, and file fake tax returns. Digital-assisted document forgeries surged 244% year-over-year between 2023 and 2024, now comprising 57% of all document fraud.
Javelin Strategy & Research reported that in 2024, this type of identity fraud cost Americans $27 billion (up from $23 billion in 2023) and affected 18 million victims (up from 15 million). When including stolen physical ID scams, total losses reached $47 billion. 😳 As part of the nefarious epidemic, bank account takeovers at $15.6B, new accounts at $6.2B, and new-account fraud reached $6.2 billion.
One can only imagine the personal and psychological damage that accompanies your life savings being wiped out. Biometrics + blockchain—tech we already have—could end this nightmare.
“You shouldn’t have to trust any single person, institution, or centralized organization” to transact, access your data, or get things done. No single entity should hold that power.”
— Vitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum (ETH)
This initiative could have dual objectives: 1) sharply reduce identity and document forgery fraud, and 2) create an immutable digital ID fully owned and controlled by the individual citizen—not the government, not corporations, not any centralized authority.
A biometrically secured citizen ID issued by the respective state agencies at birth would then serve as our secure, lifelong means to create our digital Social Security cards, driver’s licenses, and passports. It could also be used to file and store our tax returns, access all government benefits, and vote. If a bouncer or cop needed to check your ID, it would only show what they need to know—nothing else. This ID would be enabled by zero-knowledge proofs on the immutable blockchain, accessible only by cryptographic keys held exclusively by the citizen. Only a court order could force us to show any of our most personal data through selective disclosure.
Real-world precedents like Estonia’s digital ID and ongoing self-sovereign identity pilots prove citizen-controlled models are practical, not theoretical.
Power (and privacy) to the people. We are number one! 😎🖕🏼
Big Brother and the Antichrist
Invariably, every time we talk about creating a digital Citizen ID, the conspiracy juices start pumping for many. It’s a fair point. Big Brother and the Antichrist do exist — we know them as the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP for short. Their Social Credit System is the ultimate centralized control machine: a vast web of blacklists and real-time surveillance that tracks every citizen’s behavior, online speech, financial reliability, political loyalty, and even minor daily infractions. Stray, and you’re spanked by the CCP — banned from planes and trains, denied loans and jobs, blocked from your best schools for your kids, or shut out of major parts of the economy. Obey the Party, and you get fast-tracked privileges.
The CCP is supercharging its control over its citizens through its programmable digital yuan—the e-CNY (see our post above). Unlike cash or our decentralized blockchain keys, the e-CNY lets the CCP track every single transaction in real time, set expiration dates on money, restrict what you can buy or where you can spend it, and freeze funds instantly if your “social score” drops or your politics stray. No privacy, no escape. This is exactly the Orwellian nightmare we reject. Our biometrically secured Citizen ID is the deliberate opposite: decentralized, citizen-owned, zero-knowledge, and powered by cryptographic keys you alone hold. Think of us as the Antichrist disrupters. 😇🤙🏼
Speaking of the Antichrists—Trump (aka the Bogeyman) and Chucky Schumer—Just kidding ;)
The Bogeyman-driven SAVE America Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) would require a government-issued photo ID if you want to vote. It’s Trump’s top legislative priority and is currently the hottest-debated issue in Washington, D.C. To pass, it requires a majority Senate vote—where Republicans hold 53 out of 100 seats—but it faces the 60-vote filibuster driven by a unified Democratic opposition…blah, blah, blah…it’s such boring 🥱 and frankly dated 20th-century thinking we don’t even want to rehash.
Solving the Birthright Citizenship Debate
Citizenship Clause, 14th Amendment Section 1: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
Trump’s SCOTUS Clash: Due to the Trump push for the SAVE Act, the Supreme Court is revisiting this. Oral arguments on Trump’s executive order hit April 1, 2026—decision by late June/early July. Core Q: Does birth in the U.S. alone grant citizenship, regardless of parents’ status? Trump’s position: No—requires at least one U.S. citizen parent to satisfy “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
We’re no Constitutional scholars, but our fix: At least one parent validates U.S. citizenship via a Citizen ID and a quick DNA swab proving biology. Works anywhere—U.S. hospital or abroad.
How it works: Parents flash ID, swab during doc/midwife check (99% seamless). Overseas birth? Validate on return. Parentage stored only on child’s immutable Citizen ID; raw DNA destroyed post-verification. Gov’t barred by law from storing full genetics. Bye-bye, Big Brother.
This approach, of course, is subject to the SCOTUS ruling. It would further dramatically thwart identity thieves. Reasonable? @HeyTPerk
Republicans push strict verification to protect their base’s priorities. Democrats resist friction to expand their coalition over time. Each side pushes the rules, including immigration policy, to maximize turnout among groups that favor them and create barriers or cheat to win.
The People’s presumption of decentralized authority
All we can think of is our DeAI/Biometric innovation-driven ‘Third Way’ thinking above, which solves not just the voter ID debate, but much more, including it SAVEs our citizens from the agony of being dramatically ripped off.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, a Crypto Key, and the pursuit of Happiness, and a .” — Declaration of Independence in 1776 (slightly amended) 😎
The Cryptonite Way always honors the principle of subsidiarity in political organization: Problems that arise in society should be handled at the most immediate and local level—from individuals, families, communities, or associations—or the lowest level of authority competent to address these issues most effectively and efficiently.
The principle gained its classic expression in Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, which stressed that the state should not absorb what families, local groups, and charities can do better. It gained steam amid the Great Depression and the rise of totalitarianism—and warned against both excessive individualism (fascism) and over-centralized collectivism (socialism).
U.S. federalism and the subsidiarity ethic
The Tenth Amendment (“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”) reflects a core subsidiarity principle: higher government should not assume responsibilities that states (or lower levels) can effectively handle. The Framers built a strong presumption in favor of decentralized authority. 😎🙏🏼
Using the example of our version of the Citizen ID, the individual holds the keys, states keep primary responsibility for elections, and higher authority only assists with standards. It strengthens border enforcement and promotes integrity without becoming China’s centralized Social Credit nightmare. It’s bottom-up, liberty-enhancing self-sovereignty, built on the same cryptographic foundations as Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Mic 🎤 drop.
—Anthony Perkins, founder & editor, Cryptonite, Medellín, Colombia —Talk to me @HeyTPerk or TheEditor@CryptoniteVentures.com
Your VJ for classic Rock, R&B-Soul, & Hip-hop-Rap
There was a time when popular music meant real bands — groups of talented people who could actually play instruments, sing live, and sound just as good (or better) on stage as they did on their albums.
If you’re a Silicon Valley geek glued to screens, it’s time for a break. Step away from the algorithms and let the Golden Age of music revive your soul and improve your mental health.
Real talent. Real instruments. No Auto-Tune, no backing tracks, no laptops on stage. Here you go….our favorites for the week.
Classic rock—Sheer craftsmanship
Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing, Alchemy theatre, London, July 1983. Mark Knopfler playing one of the greatest live guitar solos of all time—with his fingers. John Illsley groovin’ on the bass, Hal Lindes holding it down on rhythm, and Terry Williams playing the shit out of his drums. (273M views)
R&B, Jazz, and a hint of the Hip-hop beat to come
Sade, Smooth Operator—Live from San Diego) in 1993. Sade transcended the 80s, 90s, and 00s with her timeless beauty, smooth voice, and effortless grace — not to mention she co-wrote most of her songs, including this one. Pure elegance. We are in love 💜 (6.6 million views)
Early Hip-hop—Eminem’s inspiration—Who says white boys can’t Rap?
Beastie Boys – Three MC’s and One DJ (Live Video), 1999. Former punk rockers turned hip-hop sensations. Lifelong best friends from NYC: the three MCs Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, and Michael Diamond, tearing it up with Mix Master Mike (Michael Schwartz) on the turntables. (9.5 million views)
Andiroo Reacts—Gen Z classical pianist and producer discovering real music…
Andiroo’s ‘GENUINELY INSANE!’ reaction to Chicago’s 25 or 6 to 4 (1970). Twenty-six-year-old Gen Z musician and producer reacting to 60s–90s classics every day, drawing on his study of music since age six, plus 10 years as a producer. (115 reaction videos—5.1 million views)
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It was in 1979 in Sittard The Netherlands.
One day I have met and spoken with Mark Knopfler in the theatre I was working as pr man. It was a nice meeting and walking on the stage he told he preferred to be a studio musician then doing life performances, after the release of the Sultans of Swing. Very nice and modest man .