Year-end sprint season, the identity verification track has ushered in a new breakthrough. Solutions based on programmable consent and machine-readable permissions are rewriting trust verification logic—one verification, universally applicable across the entire network, completely saying goodbye to complicated KYC processes. This model has found a new balance between privacy protection and user experience. With the launch of the Epoch mainnet, the related ecosystem is expected to see more practical applications in 2026. Whether this approach can become the standard solution for DeFi identity layer is worth watching.