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Social Network MeWe Heralds Migration of Users to Web3 From Web2
14.11.2023
MeWe said at Consensus 2023 in April that it would be adopting the Polkadot parachain Frequency to bring self-sovereign blockchain-based identities to its 20 million users
Worldcoin Migrates to Optimism
24.7.2023
Worldcoin, the decentralized ID and wallet protocol, has migrated its operations to Optimism, an Ethereum L2 scaling layer. With this move, Worldcoin aims to prepare for its future launch, taking advantage of the scalability features that its deployment on Optimism brings, including migrating user...
Leaders in Decentralized Identity Slam Soulbound Tokens
28.4.2023
On a panel discussing how to protect your identity, the consensus was that SBTs were absolutely the wrong path
OpenAI co-founder’s 'World ID' project launches, along with SDK waitlist
16.3.2023
The new IDs will allow users to prove they are unique humans without revealing personal information on websites
Equifax—known for huge data breach—is building a Web3 KYC solution
27.10.2022
Equifax, which suffered a huge data breach in 2017, has partnered with privacy-centric blockchain company Oasis Labs for a decentralized ID offering for Web3 companies
Founder of Web3 Messaging App: Decentralized Platforms Enable Users ‘to Build Their Communities in a Safe Place’
23.9.2022
In a world where censorship is growing and the right to privacy is being undermined, Web3 — the next iteration of the world wide web — looks to some like the solution users of online platforms are waiting for. As some pioneering Web3 products and solutions have demonstrated, when...
US Homeland Security Challenges Freelancers to Design It a Digital Wallet
17.9.2020
DHS officials are putting up $25,000 in cash prizes to designers who win the month-long competition
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 11, 2020
11.6.2020
With BTC and global equity markets down more than 1% on the day, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup
Microsoft Releases Bitcoin-Based ID Tool as COVID-19 Tracing Draws Criticism
10.6.2020
Microsoft’s Bitcoin-based decentralized identity tool, ION, just went live with a beta version on mainnet
Microsoft Releases Bitcoin-Based ID Tool as COVID-19 ‘Passports’ Draw Criticism
10.6.2020
Microsoft’s Bitcoin-based decentralized identity tool, ION, just went live with a beta version on mainnet
Media Startup Civil Shuts Down, Team Absorbed Into Decentralized ID Efforts at ConsenSys
2.6.2020
Blockchain media startup Civil is shutting down after three years, with its team pivoting to building decentralized identity tools at parent firm ConsenSys
‘Passwordless Login’ Startup Magic Raises $4M From Naval Ravikant, Placeholder
29.5.2020
Ethereum startup Magic just raised $4 million from investors like Naval Ravikant, SV Angel, Placeholder and Volt Capital to make passwords less of a pain
German Startup Pitches Decentralized ID for Prescription Pickup During COVID-19
30.3.2020
Coronavirus drove blockchain startup Spherity to developed a decentralized ID prototype for interacting with healthcare providers and pharmacies
Jack Dorsey Announces New Twitter Team: Square Crypto, but for Social Media
11.12.2019
It could be a harbinger of a radical shift in social media infrastructure, depending on the execution
Bitfury Invests in Shyft Network to Build Decentralized Identity Products
11.12.2019
The Bitfury Group has made what it calls a “strategic acquisition” in decentralized credential provider Shyft Networks as it prepares to build out government-facing identity products
Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain
13.5.2019
A new decentralized ID solution from Microsoft built directly on the bitcoin blockchain could have far-reaching impacts