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Self-Sovereign Identity Will Reshape the Internet (if You Use It)

Brace yourself for a concept that will feel jarring, an idea that will clash with everything you know about 2020 and a philosophy that will feel downright unthinkable: Optimism.

Many internet 2030 scenarios are bleak. (See other entries in our “Internet 2030” series). 

Here we imagine a brighter online future: What if we “owned our identity,” meaning you have some kind of digital passport…

Sovrin Foundation Sheds All Paid Staff in Tale of a Token Issuance Gone Wrong

The COVID-19 crisis may have been the last straw for a non-profit digital identity organization, breaking its efforts to raise funds to pay staff and carry out a regulated token issuance.

The Sovrin Foundation, a U.S.-based umbrella organization that oversees the development of blockchain-based digital identity standards (also known as self-sovereign identity or SSI), laid off nine full-time…

LG Partners With Evernym To Develop Blockchain ID Technology

LG, the Korean tech giant, has partnered with Evernym, the US-based company, to develop blockchain ID technology.

On May 26, it has been reported by Asian financial news outlet Aju Business Daily that LG CNS — LG’s IT services subsidiary, signed a memorandum of understanding with Evernym, as the collaboration between the two firms aims to develop international digital identity standards at the

LG CNS Partners Evernym to Develop Blockchain-Powered Identity System

According to an article published by Yonhap News Agency on May 26, 2020, South Korea’s LG Group’s IT service unit – LG CNS Co. – has entered into a partnership with Canada-based Evernym Inc. to develop blockchain-enabled ID system. Partnership to Power Blockchain-Based Digital ID Solutions Blockchain technology continues to witness widespread adoption across swathesRead More

IBM, Mastercard Join Digital Identity Project Building ‘Ecosystems of Trust’

The highly specialized world of digital identity is opening itself to a wider audience.

Announced Tuesday, the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation is backed by governments, nonprofits and private-sector firms. Key players include Mastercard, IBM and the Canadian Province of British Columbia. 

A vast ecosystem of public bodies and private companies, large and small, are working on establishing…

Technologists building blockchain-based self-sovereign identity (SSI) tools are collaborating on an “immunity passport” to help stop the spread of COVID-19 without compromising the privacy of users. Proving some level of immunity would help individuals return to everyday life.

The COVID-19 Credentials Initiative (CCI)is working on a digital certificate, using the recently approved World Wide…

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Overstock’s Crypto Division Invests $2 Million USD in Evernym

Troubled online retailer Overstock has invested $2 million USD in blockchain-based identity firm Evernym through its crypto division, Medici Ventures.

Blockchain-Based Identity Technology

Evernym was founded in Salt Lake City in 2013 and has developed a blockchain-based technology that allows organizations and governments to issue, accept, and verify credentials that operate similarly to a…