Bron, a next-generation self-custodial platform for securely owning digital assets, has launched FaceScan, a feature that allows users to recover wallet access through a face scan if they lose their device or passkeys.
Powered by iProov’s Dynamic Liveness technology, FaceScan checks whether the person in front of the camera is the same person who set up the account. It adds a recovery option for people who hold their own digital assets, where losing login credentials can leave them unable to access their funds.
“Losing your device or credentials shouldn’t mean you lose access to what belongs to you,” said Andrew Bud, founder and CEO of iProov. “FaceScan provides an easy way to recover your account that doesn’t rely on a seed phrase or on someone else being available, so users can select the option that suits them best.”
Self-custody means users keep direct control of their digital assets instead of placing them with a third party. But recovery can be harder than with a regular online account, where a provider can reset a password.
FaceScan uses a live camera check to help protect against someone trying to gain access with a photo, video, or deepfake. Bud said the technology checks that the account owner is physically present during verification.
The feature works alongside Bron’s Guardian recovery option, which uses two trusted contacts chosen by the user to help confirm their identity. Users can set up either method or both.
“The industry has spent years pretending that losing everything is an acceptable price to pay for self-custody. It isn’t,” said Dmitry Tokarev, founder of Bron. “The challenge has always been making recovery possible without reintroducing the very third-party dependency that self-custody is designed to remove.”
FaceScan changes that equation by confirming that the person is the one who set up the account, without Bron needing to know who they are.
“Without an identity document, seed phrase, or point at which we take custody. You shouldn’t have to choose between control and recoverability,” Tokarev said.
Users must set up FaceScan before they need it. Bron’s help page states that new enrollments have a 30-day security delay before they can be used for recovery. Additional waiting periods may apply when restoring access, and some browsers or devices may not support setup.
Bron also says it does not store facial photos or videos. iProov stores an encrypted mathematical record of facial features for future matching, while Bron keeps a reference to the enrollment. FaceScan is used for recovery, rather than everyday sign-in.