The Moca Foundation has unveiled plans to launch a new Layer 1 blockchain, dubbed Moca Chain, designed to prioritize user privacy, decentralized verification, and cross-industry digital identity management. Aimed at fostering self-sovereign digital credentials, the blockchain initiative promises to empower users, devices, and AI agents to unify and control their data without reliance on centralized platforms.
Positioned as a modular, Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible chain, Moca Chain is built for seamless interoperability with other blockchain ecosystems. It will serve as a dedicated identity and data layer, enabling developers and enterprises to integrate user verification systems across applications and platforms. A testnet rollout is scheduled for the third quarter of 2025, with a full mainnet launch expected by the fourth quarter.
Building a Decentralized Identity Infrastructure
The core objective of Moca Chain is to eliminate traditional single sign-on (SSO) dependencies, which are often regarded as vulnerable centralized gateways to users’ digital lives. According to Moca’s backers, SSO systems create risks related to privacy, security breaches, and excessive data extraction by platform operators. Moca Chain intends to counter these risks by providing decentralized tools that give users full ownership and control over their digital identity.
The platform will offer capabilities for both online and offline verification of user data through any application and across any blockchain. This will be facilitated by Moca’s decentralized storage system, a cross-chain identity oracle, and zero-knowledge Transport Layer Security (zkTLS) for web-proof data generation. MOCA Coin will serve as the native token, enabling gas payments, validator staking, data storage, oracle access, and fees for credential verification services.
Anchoring a Growing Web3 Identity Ecosystem
Moca Network, the identity ecosystem developed by Animoca Brands, is one of the launch partners for Moca Chain. It will play a central role in expanding the platform’s user base and adoption. The network’s AIR Kit is already embedded into offerings from numerous partners within the Animoca portfolio and its affiliate ecosystem. This integration is expected to provide Moca Chain with access to an estimated 700 million addressable users.
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By embedding AIR Kit into mainstream Web2 platforms, Moca Network aims to deliver identity and rewards functionality within apps already familiar to users. This integration strategy is designed to support rapid, real-world adoption, making Moca Chain the infrastructure backbone for an expanding landscape of identity-based applications.
Applications built on Moca Chain will benefit from access to established user networks such as SK Planet’s OK Cashbag, which boasts 28 million KYC-verified users, and One Football, which has more than 200 million users. Developers using the platform will also have the ability to build advanced applications featuring smart accounts and verifiable credentials through plug-and-play permissions.
Enabling Real-World Use Cases Across Sectors
Moca Chain’s architecture is intended to support a wide range of industry applications. In healthcare, it can facilitate the creation of unified electronic health records that are verifiable across providers. For recruitment, it can ensure the authenticity of educational qualifications and professional histories. In finance, it supports Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance while maintaining user privacy. In advertising, it enables user onboarding through verified, unified data across multiple platforms.
Alongside its protocol partners, Moca Chain aims to address persistent challenges in the identity verification space—such as data fragmentation, lack of authenticity, poor interoperability, and the absence of user-controlled sovereignty. By tackling these industry pain points, the project aspires to set a new standard for how digital identity is managed and verified in a decentralized world.
