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Is Mozilla Trying to Sabotage Distributed Identity?
The browser developer’s straw-man objections to the W3C standard raise questions of motive.
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COVID-19 ‘Immunity Passport’ Unites 60 Firms on Self-Sovereign ID Project
The COVID-19 Credentials Initiative (CCI) is working on a digital certificate to help stop the spread of the virus without compromising user privacy.
A health worker conducts a COVID-19 test in Kuala Lumpur, April 12, 2020. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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The New Effort to Get Bitcoin's Lightning Network In Every Browser
Devs are looking to make bitcoin's layer-two lightning network compatible with a payment standard used by all major browsers – and so far, so good.
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W3C Vets Forego ICO for Government-Friendly Blockchain Launch
A team of open-source payments veterans is looking to launch a new identity blockchain, one that won't run afoul of government favor.
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Bitcoin in the Browser: Google, Apple and More Adopting Crypto-Ready API
With the help of Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, the W3C is deploying a browser API that could extend cryptocurrency's payments potential.
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At W3C Event, Industry Seeks to Weave Blockchains into New Web
A recent W3C event saw the wider blockchain community coming together to discuss standards in an increasingly fragmented market.
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Bitcoin's Messy Push for Innovation is Winning Over Payments Developers
Despite criticism of bitcoin's approach to payments innovation, its development process may have advantages over existing methods, observers argue.
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Bitcoin Earns Reputation for Poor Payments Standards Participation
Bailey Reutzel examines how the bitcoin community's reluctant to engage over standards could harm the digital currency in the long term.
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W3C's Web Payments Redesign Could Bypass Bitcoin
One of the web's foundational groups is re-examining online payments, but bitcoin is only just entering the conversation.
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