Vitalik Buterin defines pluralistic identity systems as decentralized ecosystems where no single entity controls identity issuance, promoting both flexibility and resistance to coercion.

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By ‘pluralistic identity,’ I mean an identity regime where there is no single dominant issuing authority, whether that’s a person, or an institution, or a platform.

To achieve a flexible approach, Buterin proposed pluralistic identity systems, where no single authority controls identity issuance, as the ‘best realistic solution.’