Ika, the fastest parallel MPC network, today announced a major partnership with human.tech, introducing Wallet-as-a-Protocol (WaaP), a new category of decentralized wallet infrastructure secured by Ika’s breakthrough 2PC-MPC cryptography. This partnership aims to eliminate vendor lock-ins and promote full interoperability in the cryptocurrency space.
This development marks the first time in crypto that wallet logic, key management, and access control are decentralized across a zero-trust network. The wallet functionality is now provided via a decentralized Sui protocol rather than a centralized service, offering a significant shift from previous models.
From Wallet-as-a-Service to Wallet-as-a-Protocol
Historically, Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) solutions have granted applications extensive control over user wallets. This approach has led to custodial risks, security vulnerabilities, and limitations preventing wallets from being utilized across multiple applications.
The new WaaP model, introduced by human.tech and Ika, fundamentally alters this paradigm. In this system, a user’s key share remains localized, while Ika’s decentralized network manages the co-signing share under stringent zero-trust conditions. Crucially, no single entity, including human.tech, has the ability to access or reconstruct the complete private key.
This transformation positions Human Wallet not merely as a service provider but as open, decentralized wallet infrastructure. It enables the creation of universal accounts that operate seamlessly across decentralized applications (dApps), various devices, and different blockchain networks, all secured through advanced cryptography.
“2PC-MPC changes what a wallet can be,” said David Lachmish, Co-Founder of Ika. “It removes unilateral control, scales to real-world throughput, and for the first time, makes decentralized, flexible and secure wallets practical at the infrastructure level.”
The Technology Behind WaaP
Ika’s 2PC-MPC (Two-Party Computation Multi-Party Computation) protocol operates by splitting private keys into two distinct cryptographic shares:
- •User share: This portion is held and authorized locally by the user.
- •Network share: This portion is managed by Ika’s decentralized 2PC-MPC network.
For any signature to be valid, both shares are indispensable, and the full private key is never reconstructed. This architecture establishes a zero-trust signing environment, offering robust resistance to both local compromise and network-level collusion, while simultaneously achieving sub-second signing latency at scale.
By migrating its signing layer to Ika, human.tech becomes the inaugural wallet provider to decentralize programmable security and access control. This is achieved by leveraging a global, zero-trust MPC network.
Why It Matters
This strategic partnership is poised to establish a new benchmark for wallet architecture, characterized by several key advancements:
- •Decentralized Security: It effectively eliminates single points of failure, removing reliance on enclaves or service custody.
- •Censorship Resistance: This model prevents any single entity from blocking or forging user intent.
- •Zero-Trust UX: It provides human-readable intent validation coupled with secure policy enforcement directly at the signing layer.
- •Protocol-Level Composability: This enables a single, universal wallet that functions across multiple applications, without the need for iframe custody or per-wallet fees.
A New Foundation for Builders
The WaaP infrastructure is designed to be universal and generic, offering support for various blockchain networks including Bitcoin and Solana. It is also fully EIP-1193 compliant, allowing developers to integrate Human Wallet using the familiar provider interface common across Ethereum and other EVM-compatible wallets. The integration process is streamlined, taking only minutes, with readily available copy-paste quick start examples and a dedicated developer portal.
Developers benefit from seamless onboarding experiences, the ability to implement programmable policies, gas sponsorship options, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) – all enforced cryptographically at the wallet layer.
A New Era for Secure UX
The WaaP model effectively merges user sovereignty with developer simplicity, facilitating real-world-grade security and scalability. When combined with Ika’s MPC network operating on Sui, WaaP extends its capabilities to cross-chain coordination, thereby unifying decentralized security and interoperability.
“Wallet-as-a-Protocol is what Wallet-as-a-Service wanted to be,” said Nanak Nihal Singh Khalsa, Co-Founder of Human Tech. “It gives users ownership, developers composability, and the ecosystem a path to eliminate trusted intermediaries - all made possible by 2PC-MPC.”
About Ika
Ika is recognized as the fastest parallel MPC network, delivering sub-second latency, unparalleled scale and decentralization, and robust zero-trust security. As a leading solution for interoperability, decentralized custody, and chain abstraction, Ika is set to redefine digital asset security and multi-chain decentralized finance (DeFi).
About human.tech
human.tech offers a suite of technologies engineered to enhance personal freedom, privacy, and financial autonomy. The company focuses on building secure, user-owned infrastructure for identity, data, and finance, ensuring that technology serves as a tool for human empowerment.