Solo integrates human verification SDK into JellyJelly on Solana to block bots

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San Francisco, United States, November 13, 2026: Solo integrated its privacy-preserving proof-of-humanity software development kit with JellyJelly, a Solana-based social video app co-founded by Venmo co-founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail. The integration verifies that each account belongs to a real, unique person without requiring government identification or puzzles.

Integration and roles

JellyJelly supports short video sharing and cryptocurrency payments. Magdon-Ismail serves as JellyJelly’s co-founder and CEO and advises Solo. He co-developed the SDK and shaped both its architecture and user onboarding.

AI agents and CAPTCHA findings

Solo conducted an experiment: an AI agent named Gary joined more than 50 Discord servers overnight, sent over 500 messages, and passed CAPTCHA challenges and terms-of-service prompts through standard browsing and clicking with no custom exploits. Solo concludes that CAPTCHA measures puzzle-solving, which capable AI agents can replicate. Increasing difficulty raises user friction without showing that a human controls the account.

Verification approach and technology

Solo verifies humans directly. The process uses a facial scan captured by a standard smartphone camera. The scan is converted into a biometric representation and encrypted on the device using fully homomorphic encryption. The system compares encrypted representations against existing records without decryption, so the matching step does not expose underlying data. Raw facial images are not stored. Applications receive a verification result rather than access to biometric data. Users do not need special hardware or government identification.

Use cases

The SDK is designed for social, gaming, and payment platforms that need to block duplicate accounts and distinguish real users from automated activity. In JellyJelly, it helps confirm genuine users and prevents one person from registering multiple verified identities.

Funding and development

Solo is backed by Draper Associates, which led a 1 million dollar round in March 2025. The company was selected for cohort 5 of the Solana Incubator. Solo’s verification technology is live. The company is developing tools that let verified users authorize their own AI agents, enabling merchants and platforms to confirm that a real, unique person stands behind each agent. Solo plans to enable AI agents and AI companies to pay verified people for tasks that require human input.

Payments and authorization

Magdon-Ismail advises Solo on payment flows between people and their AI agents. He states that the next step after peer-to-peer payments is an AI agent paying on a user’s behalf, and that businesses need confirmation that a real person authorized the payment.

About Solo

Solo develops proof-of-humanity technology that lets platforms confirm a user is a real, unique person without identifying who that person is. Its smartphone-based system compares encrypted biometric data using fully homomorphic encryption and returns verification results to partners instead of raw biometrics. Solo offers an SDK for web and mobile applications, is backed by Draper Associates, and joined Solana Incubator cohort 5. Its first product, SoloMission, enables AI agents to collect feedback from verified humans.