Moca Chain Mainnet Goes Live to Verify Identity of Humans and AI Agents

Moca Network Launches Moca Chain Mainnet for Digital Identity

Moca Network, a flagship project by Animoca Brands, together with the Moca Foundation, launched the Moca Chain mainnet on September 30th, 20262

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. This blockchain network is built specifically for digital identity, addressing a fundamental challenge as AI agents increasingly act on behalf of users across the internet1

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. The mainnet launch enables users to transport verified and trusted credentials, such as verified identity or membership status, across applications while minimizing data exposure2

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The Problem with Current Digital Identity Systems

Most digital identity systems require users to duplicate verification processes across disparate platforms, leading to data fragmentation and elevated security vulnerabilities2

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. Users create accounts, hand over personal details, log in, and grant permissions one platform at a time, leaving copies of their data scattered across services1

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. This structural inefficiency compounds as agentic web traffic and commerce continue to grow. AI agents are no longer just answering questions—they're shopping, booking trips, and signing up for services1

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. When an agent shows up at a website or app, businesses need reliable ways to verify the identity of humans and AI agents, understand who it's working for, and validate what it's actually allowed to do.

How Moca Chain Enables Privacy-Preserving Identity

Moca Chain addresses these challenges through a decentralized verification model. The blockchain lets a wide range of organizations, including financial platforms, telcos, retailers, and ticketing services, verify users' data and issue tamper-proof credentials on Moca Chain under a unified digital identity2

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. Users custody these credentials themselves and decide where to share them, with cryptographically enforced consent2

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. When an application queries a user's identity status, it receives a digitally certified confirmation instead of a copy of the underlying identity documentation. These on-chain credentials can be updated or revoked, with state changes reflected network-wide on Moca Chain, allowing all integrated applications to detect modifications without requiring users to submit updated proofs for every platform they interact with2

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AIR Integration Layer for Identity, Payments, and Loyalty

Concurrent with the mainnet launch, Moca Network is focusing on AIR, its integration layer for identity, payments, and loyalty built on Moca Chain1

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. AIR provides businesses with a single integration point to onboard users and their AI agents, and share data in a privacy-preserved manner, maximizing collaboration via data sharing while minimizing the volume of personal information they are required to custody2

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. The AIR integration layer works bidirectionally: companies can convert existing customer verification checks into credentials on Moca Chain, or accept credentials issued by trusted partners to streamline user onboarding and automate conditional access based on verified data2

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Fine-Grained Authorization for AI Agents

AIR extends this identity framework to AI agents by giving users control over agent permissions and authorization rules2

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. Before offering an agent access, pricing, services, or deals, businesses can verify the identity of both the agent and its human owner, and confirm the scope of what the agent has been cleared to do1

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. This enables fine-grained authorization where users might let an agent book hotels but only within a set budget, deal only with certain services, or use specific verified attributes without revealing the data underneath1

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. Kenneth Shek, CEO of Moca Network, explained that while scalable data sharing is necessary for AI agents to act on behalf of humans, "the trust framework for delegation and authority is lacking," and platforms have often compromised user privacy to enable agent automation2

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Enterprise Partners and Ecosystem Growth

The ecosystem of Moca Network and AIR includes integration partners across various consumer platforms, fintech providers, loyalty programs, and agentic commerce environments. Partners include SK Planet, Biletinial, Oyunfor, Open Campus, OneFootball, Automobili Lamborghini, Inveo Kripto, Plume, and Nansen2

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. Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, emphasized that users should not be forced to surrender sensitive personal information redundantly every time they use a new service, noting that the process not only is time-consuming but also stifles competition by erecting barriers to alternative merchants2

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Why This Matters for the Future of Agentic Commerce

The launch of Moca Chain represents a shift in how digital identity operates in an AI-driven economy. Traditional identity systems answer whether you are who you say you are and whether you've passed required verification. AI agents add the question of delegation—an agent can be perfectly genuine and still not have permission to do a particular thing1

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. Identity for users, businesses, & AI agents must now convey not just who's behind the agent but what that person has signed off on. As agentic commerce volume continues to increase, the ability to establish trust without unnecessary data custody becomes critical2

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. Businesses interested in integrating AIR can learn more at air3.com, with developer documentation available at docs.air3.com2

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