SWEAR scales blockchain video authentication to enterprise level

NEW YORK—SWEAR continues to make significant strides in scaling its AI-resistant, video authentication platform and securing enterprise adoption. 

As deepfakes and synthetic media challenge the integrity of digital evidence, the company’s platform is gaining traction across security, media and enterprise sectors. 

“You’ve got to be able to flip that switch, select thousands of cameras, and not impact the server,” said CEO Jason Crawforth. “Our code is efficient and tiny. It’s just math - no modification to the video, no strain on memory or processor.” 

SWEAR’s system transmits just 0.55 MB of data per hour per camera, making it lightweight enough for large deployments. The platform doesn’t alter video files, ensuring compatibility with existing infrastructure. 

AI-proof by design, not detection 

Rather than playing defense against AI-generated fakes, SWEAR’s approach is proactive. The company creates AI-resistant recordings in real time using cryptographic hashes and blockchain to flag tampering down to a single pixel or audio byte. 

The platform not only protects content - it also preserves context, measuring the time between capture and hashing, flagging delays to ensure transparency. 

“Protecting authenticity is more than just securing pixels,” Crawforth said. “It’s about when, where, how and even who. We’re mapping what we call the digital DNA of a recording.” 

Enterprise integration 

A major step toward SWEAR’s vision is its recent integration with Milestone Systems’ XProtect VMS, a widely used video management system. The integration enables enterprise customers to activate blockchain-based authentication across thousands of cameras in minutes. 

“There are just two lightweight software components,” Crawforth said. “One installs at the server level, and the other integrates with the XProtect client. Once configured, you can select specific cameras or entire servers, and within minutes, those feeds are being hashed and written to the blockchain.” 

Users can also verify authenticity directly within the XProtect Smart Client, including during export. “You can validate the integrity of footage down to the pixel or audio byte - without ever leaving your environment,” he said. 

A new standard for authenticity 

SWEAR is currently focused on the security and surveillance industry, where video authenticity is critical. “Digital videos can prosecute or exonerate people,” Crawforth said. “That’s why we’re starting here.” 

Looking ahead, SWEAR sees potential in insurance, logistics, transportation and health care - anywhere digital assets require trust. By the end of next year, the company aims to protect between 100,000 and more than 1 million cameras daily and sees its recordings as legal evidence. 

“Every judge we’ve shown the tech to has said, ‘Wow,’” Crawforth said. “Just like DNA evidence needed expert testimony at first, we’ll be there to explain it. And eventually, it will become standard.” 

Outside validation 

That vision gained powerful validation when SWEAR’s technology was named one of TIME magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025. 

“There really isn’t a bigger honor,” Crawforth said. “It sent ripples through our entire team. We’ve been working on this for nearly a decade, patiently building something we believed the world would eventually need.”