Self-disclosed identity on a network

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system and over a network, information about identity disclosure activities performed by each of a plurality of users on the network;

determining, by the computing system, that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information consistent with a prior identity disclosure activity performed by a first user having a first user status on the network, wherein the determining comprises determining that a hash of a first set of biometric information is consistent with a prior hash of biometric information from the first user;

increasing, by the computing system, the first user status based on determining that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information consistent with the prior identity disclosure activity performed by the first user;

outputting, by the computing system and based on the increased first user status, a first set of control signals to at least one of a plurality of nodes that maintain a distributed ledger, wherein the control signals cause membership benefits to be increased for the first user;

determining, by the computing system, that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information that is not consistent with a prior identity disclosure activity performed by a second user having a second user status on the network, wherein the determining comprises determining that a hash of a second set of biometric information is not consistent with a prior hash of biometric information from the second user;

decreasing, by the computing system, the second user status based on determining that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information that is not consistent with the prior identity disclosure activity performed by the second user; and

outputting, by the computing system and based on the decreased second user status, a second set of control signals to at least one of the plurality of nodes that maintain the distributed ledger, wherein the control signals cause membership benefits to be decreased for the second user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving information about identity disclosure activities includes:

receiving the first set of biometric information; and

receiving the second set of biometric information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving information about identity disclosure activities includes:

receiving information derived from a self-disclosed identity process performed by the first user and the second user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving information about identity disclosure activities includes:

receiving information derived from a visit to a bank branch by the first user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving information about identity disclosure activities includes:

receiving information derived from an interaction, by the first user, with a field system.

6. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein increasing the first user status includes increasing a financial yield conferred to the first user based on the first user status; and

wherein decreasing the second user status includes decreasing a financial yield conferred to the second user based on the second user status.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

further increasing, by the computing system and based on conduct of the first user on the network, the first user status; and

further decreasing, by the computing system and based on conduct of the second user on the network, the second user status.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

further increasing, by the computing system and based on the further increased first user status, the financial yield conferred to the first user; and

further decreasing, by the computing system and based on the further decreased second user status, the financial yield conferred to the second user.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

collecting, by the computing system and based on transactions occurring on the network, information about transactions performed by each of the plurality of users on the network;

generating, by the computing system and based on the collected information, a recommendation for each of the plurality of users; and

collecting, by an entity that controls the computing system, a recommendation fee.

10. A computing system comprising processing circuitry and a storage device, wherein the processing circuitry has access to the storage device and is configured to:

receive, over a network, information about identity disclosure activities performed by each of a plurality of users on the network;

determine that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information consistent with a prior identity disclosure activity performed by a first user having a first user status on the network, wherein to determine, the processing circuitry is further configured to determine that a hash of a first set of biometric information is consistent with a prior hash of biometric information from the first user;

increase the first user status based on determining that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information consistent with the prior identity disclosure activity performed by the first user;

output, based on the increased first user status, a first set of control signals to at least one of a plurality of nodes that maintain a distributed ledger, wherein the control signals cause membership benefits to be increased for the first user;

determine that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information that is not consistent with a prior identity disclosure activity performed by a second user having a second user status on the network, wherein to determine, the processing circuitry is further configured to determine that a hash of a second set of biometric information is not consistent with a prior hash of biometric information from the second user;

decrease the second user status based on determining that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information that is not consistent with the prior identity disclosure activity performed by the second user; and

output, based on the decreased second user status, a second set of control signals to at least one of the plurality of nodes that maintain the distributed ledger, wherein the control signals cause membership benefits to be decreased for the second user.

11. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein to receive information about identity disclosure activities, the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive the first set of biometric information; and

receive the second set of biometric information.

12. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein to receive information about identity disclosure activities, the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive information derived from a self-disclosed identity process performed by the first user and the second user.

13. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein to receive information about identity disclosure activities, the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive information derived from a visit to a bank branch by the first user.

14. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein to receive information about identity disclosure activities, the processing circuitry is further configured to:

receive information derived from an interaction, by the first user, with a field system.

15. The computing system of claim 10 ,

wherein to increase the first user status, the processing circuitry is further configured to increase a financial yield conferred to the first user based on the first user status; and

wherein to decrease the second user status, the processing circuitry is further configured to decrease a financial yield conferred to the second user based on the second user status.

16. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

further increase, based on conduct of the first user on the network, the first user status; and

further decrease, based on conduct of the second user on the network, the second user status.

17. The computing system of claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

collect, based on transactions occurring on the network, information about transactions performed by each of the plurality of users on the network;

generate, based on the collected information, a recommendation for each of the plurality of users; and

enable collection of, by an entity that controls the computing system, a recommendation fee.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, configure processing circuitry of a computing system to:

receive, over a network, information about identity disclosure activities performed by each of a plurality of users on the network;

determine that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information consistent with a prior identity disclosure activity performed by a first user having a first user status on the network, wherein to determine, the processing circuitry is further configured to determine that a hash of a first set of biometric information is consistent with a prior hash of biometric information from the first user;

increase the first user status based on determining that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information consistent with the prior identity disclosure activity performed by the first user;

output, based on the increased first user status, a first set of control signals to at least one of a plurality of nodes that maintain a distributed ledger, wherein the control signals cause membership benefits to be increased for the first user;

determine that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information that is not consistent with a prior identity disclosure activity performed by a second user having a second user status on the network, wherein to determine, the processing circuitry is further configured to determine that a hash of a second set of biometric information is not consistent with a prior hash of biometric information from the second user;

decrease the second user status based on determining that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information that is not consistent with the prior identity disclosure activity performed by the second user; and

output, based on the decreased second user status, a second set of control signals to at least one of the plurality of nodes that maintain the distributed ledger, wherein the control signals cause membership benefits to be decreased for the second user.