title: Layer-1 Blockchain & Decentralized Identity Ecosystem
start: 2022-01-01
project-url: https://github.com/sonr-io/sonr
skills:
  - Go
  - Kubernetes
  - WebAuthn
  - Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)
  - IPFS
  - Distributed Networking
  - Blockchain Architecture
description: |
  - Engineered a revolutionary "Gasless Onboarding" pipeline by writing custom Cosmos AnteHandlers to intercept and validate WebAuthn (Passkeys/Biometrics) credentials directly at the mempool level, completely abstracting away seed phrases and transaction fees for new users.
  - Designed a capability-based authorization system integrating User-Controlled Authorization Networks (UCAN) and Decentralized Web Nodes (DWN) to provide granular, time-bound, and delegatable access to IPFS-backed encrypted data vaults.
  - Bridged Web3 ecosystems by implementing full EVM compatibility alongside CosmWasm smart contracts, supporting multi-chain token mappings and cross-chain operations via IBC protocols.
  - Built enterprise-grade DevOps infrastructure leveraging Kubernetes (Starship), Docker, and Devbox to orchestrate multi-node testnets and local development environments, utilizing GoReleaser for automated, multi-architecture CI/CD pipelines.
  - Integrated automated legal compliance tooling directly into the blockchain CLI, generating cryptographic proofs and automated filings for Wyoming DAO LC amendments.
associated-with: ../experience/sonr.yml
status: active
evidence:
  - fact: "GitHub repo sonr-io/sonr: 642 stars, 38 forks, GPL-3.0, ~90% Go, last pushed Dec 2025"
    source: https://github.com/sonr-io/sonr
    retrieved: 2026-07-03
  - fact: "prdlk is top contributor with 692 commits; next human contributor has 23"
    source: https://api.github.com/repos/sonr-io/sonr/contributors
    retrieved: 2026-07-03
  - fact: "README confirms Cosmos SDK v0.50.14, CometBFT v0.38.17, IBC v8.7.0, CosmWasm v1.5.8, EVM via Evmos, IPFS storage, WebAuthn gasless onboarding, UCAN permissions, DWN vaults, Starship testnets"
    source: https://github.com/sonr-io/sonr/blob/master/README.md
    retrieved: 2026-07-03