Identity on Blockchain: How It Differs from the Traditional Web (with a Focus on Solana)

Over the past week, I started learning about blockchain, and one of the first concepts I encountered was identity. In our everyday lives, identity is the way we prove who we are. Governments issue ID cards with photos and biometrics, banks assign account numbers with passwords, and online platforms like Google or Facebook give us usernames and passwords to access services. These are all forms of identity, but they rely on centralized authorities—institutions that validate and store our informati