Black Mirror’s official token transforms social credit into a crypto game

Jimmy has been following the development of blockchain for several years, and he is optimistic about its potential to democratize the financial system.

An officially licensed cryptocurrency has been announced for Black Mirror, the dystopian sci-fi series on Netflix.

The project, which is being powered by KOR Protocol, will introduce a virtual assistant called Iris.

This AI will continuously monitor a participant’s on-chain activity and public social-media behavior to compute a reputation score. High scorers will unlock token airdrops, early-access perks and voting power in upcoming story-driven experiences.

Organizers claim that more than 13,000 Social ID NFTs, recording each user’s score, have already been claimed.

Banijay Brands, the intellectual property holder behind Black Mirror, authorized this initiative, continuing the franchise’s presence in Web3 following the 2024 launch of Smile Club and partnerships with The Sandbox metaverse.

By placing an AI arbiter at the center, the team is highlighting the show’s recurring themes of surveillance, data profiling and behavior-based privilege. The token will launch on Ethereum and Solana. Final details about its deployment remain undisclosed.

To participate, users must link a compatible cryptocurrency wallet and an X (formerly Twitter) account, allowing Iris to assess their on-chain and social media activity.

How Iris Evaluates Conduct and What Players Will Receive

According to the project’s litepaper, Iris will combine wallet analytics with natural language analysis of posts, follows, and reactions to differentiate long-term contributors from speculators or spam accounts.

Each action will earn either a digital badge (positive) or stain (negative) on the Social ID NFT, creating an audit trail that other apps could use for “portable” reputation.

In practice, higher scores will unlock premium airdrops, whitelist spots for partner NFT launches, and influence over forthcoming Smile Club storylines.

Future updates may include AI coaching tips to improve scores, Tamagotchi-style mini-games, and peer-to-peer “wager quests” that allow users to stake tokens on social outcomes.

However, the system raises privacy concerns, as participation requires users to provide behavioral data—a trade-off that is closely examined in the moral dilemmas presented by Black Mirror itself.