Archethic Reborn: The Community Takes Charge and Launches BYOKey for UCO Holders

Paris, France – May 16, 2025 – In the sometimes tumultuous world of crypto, stories of community resilience are truly inspiring. This is the case of Archethic, whose blockchain, after the dissolution of the initial development entities, not only survives but transforms, driven by a community more determined than ever. This new chapter accompanies a major announcement: the launch of the BYOKey project and an opportunity for UCO token holders to convert their assets into shares of a future company aiming to secure digital identity in the Web3 era.

The community’s comeback: Archethic in decentralized governance mode

Where many would have thrown in the towel, the Archethic community took its destiny into its own hands. Now ensuring the maintenance and evolution of the blockchain, it proves once again that true decentralization lies in the strength of its active members. A special tribute is paid to Philippe, a key architect of this transition. It is no longer just a project, it is an ecosystem that fights and builds its future, placing digital sovereignty at the forefront.

BYOKey: the anti-identity theft weapon and the headache of seed phrases

At the heart of this rebirth is BYOKey. This future secure digital identity solution tackles head-on the problems every crypto user knows all too well: the fear of losing seed phrases and password vulnerabilities. BYOKey aims to eliminate these major friction and failure points through new-generation biometric security technology.

Concretely, BYOKey will offer biometric authentication (fingerprint + PIN in V1) coupled with a hardware device incorporating an NXP SE050e Secure Element (certified EAL 6+ and FIPS). The real innovation lies in the “on-the-fly” generation of cryptographic keys: no raw biometric data or private keys are persistently stored after use. They are dynamically reconstructed at each authentication, a guarantee of security and “Privacy-First” confidentiality compliant with GDPR.

Protected by five international patents (FR, US, China, India), BYOKey technology does not stop there. It plans to manage Decentralized Identities (DID) via its own network, BYOKey.net, designed to be complementary to the Archethic infrastructure. Compatible with the FIDO2 CTAP2 standard, BYOKey aims for smooth integration in both Web2 and Web3 ecosystems, for individuals as well as companies. The goal: a truly self-sovereign, simple, and unbreakable digital identity.

UCO Token: from utility to shareholding, a strategic conversion

For Archethic’s long-time “hodlers” and contributors, this transition offers an enticing outlook. A conversion of UCO tokens into shares of the future BYOKey company is underway. The idea? “Rebalance the initial conditions by rewarding those who actively contributed,” explain the project leaders. Collectively, converted UCOs will entitle holders to 20% of BYOKey’s capital.

The main lines of this tokenomics and governance operation

Active Bonus: 1% to 2% of the 20% pool will be reserved for the most significant contributors. Ethics and Eligibility: Mainly for individuals, with the signing of a commitment charter (respect, non-harm). Exclusion of profiles who contributed to the downfall of the previous structures. UCO Burn: A massive UCO burn is planned to clean up the supply and potentially revitalize the asset’s value. Caps: Mined UCOs are eligible up to 5% of the total pool. The overall conversion should not exceed 200 million UCOs.

The path ahead and expected transparency

UCO holders are invited to secure their tokens on Polygon or Ethereum. A mailing list and the websites archethic.net / byokey.com will serve as privileged information channels. And what if BYOKey (the company) ultimately does not come to fruition? In the event of patent sales, 20% of the net proceeds would return to subscribers.

Archethic and BYOKey enter a new era. It is a show of community strength and a promise of tangible innovation in the critical sector of decentralized digital identity. A project to watch closely for anyone interested in the future of security and individual sovereignty in Web3.