# Members

A Member of the Swarm Network is a person that:

* is a legally competent person of at least 18 years of age,
* who lawfully owns SWM tokens, and
* has a registered and validated identity on the Platform (“Swarm Investor Pass”).

Currently, validation must be performed by any of these qualification providers:

* [SumSub](https://sumsub.com/)


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