Intellicheck (IDN) outperforms the Russell 2000 on the AI-provenance re-rate

The pick. AI made content abundant -> verified provenance/identity is the scarce good (the inversewire/manufactured-consensus story is the demand proof). Durable sub-lane per academic evidence is identity-binding, NOT removable watermarks. IDN is a pure identity/ID-document auth play, just inflected to profitability (FY25 +13%, first op profit), ~$86M cap, only 3-4 analysts -> the market has not connected the demand signal. Near 52wk low ($4 vs $9 high) = cheap entry. Re-rate mechanism: coverage expansion + KYC/liveness budget on a marquee bank deepfake-loss headline. Catalyst: EU AI Act Article 50 live Aug 2 2026.