Introduction In blockchain and PKI more generally, people are represented by keys. A somewhat strange question to ask might be “why don’t keys represent people?” I will argue this is actually an important question and the crux of major privacy and onboarding challenges. We present a a threshold network design dubbed Mishti Network to derive keys from people rather than arbitrary randomness. This network solves a number of problems in ZK identity, compliance, and onboarding. What does it...