More than 40 people have validated Ginobili’s registration in Proof of Humanity. The former NBA player claims to be a “lover of new technologies.”
The ex-NBA player Emanuel “Manu” Ginobili registered on the Proof Of Humanity (PoH) platform on April 21. It is a project developed on Ethereum that connects addresses in this blockchain with verified human identities and delivers, in exchange, a basic income in the UBI token.
In this regard, the former basketball player said: “I certify that I am a real human and that I am not in this registry”. The former player explained his situation in a video that he provides as proof of identity. As the PoH regulation indicates, he shows his Ethereum address (in which he owns 5.82 ETH, as observed in Etherscan).
Unlike others interested in getting the UBI, this former San Antonio Spurs player did not have to wait long to be “vouched”. Many people have already validated the athlete’s identity. Among them are the developer leading the project, Santiago Siri, and Gino Tubaro, a renowned social entrepreneur from Argentina.
Telegram Groups Dedicated to UBI and Jokes about Ginobili’s Current Situation
In the Telegram groups dedicated to UBI (where some people waiting for verification mainly assemble), the participation of Ginobili appeared to be a celebration. Pia Mancini, a member of Democracy Earth, the organization behind the project, even joked about the situation: “Is Manu Ginobili a human? Anyone who has seen him play can legitimately question him.”
The participation of the athlete in Proof Of Humanity seems to be consistent with their interests outside the basketball world. Ginobili describes himself as a “lover of new technologies” and has promoted initiatives to expand the teaching of programming and development. Also, The former NBA star recently published that he is already exploring the crypto world.
Among other celebrities who have also tokenized their identity in Ethereum through PoH, there is also the Argentine Marcos Galperin, founder and CEO of MercadoLibre.
UBI is a Sustainable Model of Digital Identities
The creator of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has not yet certified his humanity on this platform. However, he is currently a member of the Telegram group “Proof of Humanity” and has occasionally interacted with the other participants. Buterin explained back on March 16 that decentralized governance and airdrops like UBI are the two most essential use cases. According to him, this is how a public registry of this type should be.
The Democracy Earth Foundation and Kleros jointly develop the UBI project. Its mission is to create a sustainable model of sovereign and digital identities. The platform, which shows itself as “the Internet of humans, ” uses trust networks, tests, and dispute resolution mechanisms to reach this goal.
By: Jenson Nuñez
