Sophon Leverages zkTLS to Convert Private Web2 Credentials into Verifiable On-Chain Assets Without Compromising Privacy

Sophon, a platform built to power consumer crypto experiences, has unveiled its integration of zkTLS (zero-knowledge Transport Layer Security) as the foundation

Dubai, UAE, May 21—Sophon, a platform designed to power consumer crypto experiences, has announced the integration of zkTLS (zero-knowledge Transport Layer Security) as the foundation for a new class of personalized and privacy-preserving blockchain applications. At the heart of this effort is the Social Oracle, a system that verifies useful private off-chain data—such as achievements, credentials, and social influence—on-chain, while still respecting user privacy.

While many blockchain apps today focus on financial primitives or public data like token prices, Sophon addresses a critical gap: how to securely and verifiably incorporate valuable private Web2 data. By utilizing zkTLS, users can selectively authenticate data from platforms like games, streaming services, or brokerages, unlocking custom experiences in Web3 while keeping sensitive details off-chain.

What zkTLS Enables

ZkTLS is a cryptographic enhancement of the widely used TLS protocol (the basis of HTTPS), enabling verifiable proof of private data exchanged between a client and a server. While standard TLS ensures transmission security, zkTLS adds the capability to verify that communication without disclosing its contents.

This means that, for example, a user could prove a Steam gaming record to access a new game release, verify income without disclosing complete bank statements, or authenticate social activity without linking personal accounts—each instance requiring only minimal, selective disclosure tailored to the use case.

Introducing the Social Oracle

Built on zkTLS, Sophon’s Social Oracle acts as a trust layer for consumer crypto. With the user’s consent, fragments of their digital behaviors—like gameplay stats or streaming activity—can be converted into reusable credentials recognized across multiple apps.

Instead of each developer building their own verification systems, they can now tap into this shared infrastructure to access authenticated user signals, remaining compliant with data protection standards. For users, this translates to frictionless access to gated experiences, role-based rewards, and digital reputation systems, always maintaining control over what data they choose to reveal.

Sophon supports multiple zkTLS architectures—including MPC-TLS for decentralization, TEE-TLS for hardware-based speed, and Proxy-TLS for scalability—giving developers flexibility based on performance and security needs. By staying infrastructure-agnostic and integrating providers like Reclaim Protocol, Sophon can support use cases across social platforms, gaming, DeFi, and tokenized marketplaces.

Rather than a product, Sophon is a platform designed to support an ecosystem of apps that benefit from a common, privacy-first data layer. Unlike isolated apps that bolt on zkTLS in narrow ways, Sophon merges modular cryptographic trust with cross-app interoperability, creating a more composable foundation for user-centric Web3.

This ecosystem is built on a virtuous cycle: users share verifiable Web2 data through zkTLS, becoming a network asset. Apps respond to this data by offering tailored rewards, exclusive access, or identity-based experiences, making the platform more appealing to new users, who bring in even more authenticated data.

This network effect strengthens the Social Oracle with every new credential. Over time, the system evolves from a verification tool into a living, portable layer of user identity, recognized and respected across apps. It’s a model that moves away from temporary airdrops or mercenary incentives, instead generating lasting value from genuine engagement.

Many GameFi projects have faltered by prioritizing token rewards over user experience or focusing on narrow use cases like yield farming.

Sophon flips this dynamic by rewarding meaningful activity, verified through zkTLS, not just with financial perks but access, recognition, and enjoyment. For example, a user could unlock an in-game item based on actual gameplay stats or gain early access to a new app as a verified supporter of its development.

Crucially, this system allows incentives to reflect earned identity rather than mere wallet activity. The goal is to make blockchain invisible to the user while making its benefits obvious.

Due to privacy and verification constraints, many interesting applications have previously been impossible. With Sophon, developers can now integrate Amazon Prime memberships to access curated marketplaces, brokerage balances to enhance DeFi yields, airline miles for stock-based incentives, or multi-platform creator revenue for monetization tools.

Similarly, gaming platforms can recognize off-chain achievements to mint items or establish player reputation, while social platforms can use it to adjust content feeds or grant access to community-driven projects.

In doing so, Sophon also removes the complexity typically associated with Web3. Instead of beginning with wallets, seed phrases, and technical onboarding, users start with platforms they already use and data they control. Sophon abstracts away the blockchain, letting trust and utility take center stage.

Mainstream adoption won’t come from better blockchain explanations—it will come from making blockchain invisible while making its benefits undeniable.

About Sophon

Sophon is a consumer-focused platform designed to onboard the next generation of crypto users through everyday products that monetize and reward the data each of us naturally creates.

Beyond just a blockchain, Sophon provides a complete operating system