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Decentralized Identity

Mewe Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Edell at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Web3
Social networks
Social Network MeWe Heralds Migration of Users to Web3 From Web2
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
Mewe Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Edell at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Jamie Crawley
Nov 14, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Nov 14, 2023
Social NetworksDecentralized IdentityWeb3Mewe
Left to right: Evin McMullen, Tyrone Lobban, Daniel Buchner and moderator Marc Hochstein (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Web3
Decentralized identity
Leaders in Decentralized Identity Slam Soulbound Tokens
On a panel discussing how to protect your identity, “our most precious asset,” the consensus was that SBTs were absolutely the wrong path.
Left to right: Evin McMullen, Tyrone Lobban, Daniel Buchner and moderator Marc Hochstein (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By George Kaloudis
Apr 27, 2023 at 11:09 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2023
Decentralized IdentityVitalik ButerinConsensus 2023Web3NFTs
(Pixabay)
Finance
Venture capital
Decentralized Identity Network Space ID Raises $10M
The round was led by crypto investment firms Polychain Capital and dao5.
(Pixabay)
By Brandy Betz
Feb 7, 2023 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2023
Venture CapitalFunding RoundsPolychainDecentralized Identity
(Chesnot/Getty Images)
Layer 2
Opinion
Dear Elon, This Is How to Decentralize Twitter and Give the Internet Back to Everyone
The self-sovereign web would use protocols, not companies, to build the tools we need most.
(Chesnot/Getty Images)
By David Sneider
Oct 28, 2022 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Oct 28, 2022
OpinionDecentralized IdentitySocial MediaTwitterElon Musk
(Dan Cristian Pădureț/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Trading
Anyone Can Start a Hedge Fund: How On-Chain Credit Changes the Crypto Economy
Undercollateralized loans open crypto into new forms of financing, and could spur a wave of trading activity and capital formation.
(Dan Cristian Pădureț/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By James McGirk
Oct 25, 2022 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2022
TradingCreditDecentralized IdentityOpinionTrading Week 2022
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Tim Snell/Getty Images)
Finance
Argentina
Buenos Aires to Create Digital Identity Platform
The tool is expected to be operational no later than the first quarter of 2023, according to a city official.
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Tim Snell/Getty Images)
By Andrés Engler
Mar 31, 2022 at 8:03 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2022
ArgentinaDecentralized Identity
(Markus Spiske/Unsplash)
Technology
Decentralized identity
Decentralized Identity Startup Spruce Raises $7.5M
Ethereal Ventures and Electric Capital led the round, with Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and Protocol Labs joining in.
(Markus Spiske/Unsplash)
By Ian Allison
Nov 2, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2021
Decentralized IdentityEthereumDAOFunding
login, smartphone, password
Markets
Microsoft
Microsoft’s ION Digital ID Network Is Live on Bitcoin
Imagine never having to use a password or a username ever again. Networks like ION could make this a reality.
login, smartphone, password
By Colin Harper
Mar 25, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2021
MicrosoftDecentralized Identitylayer 2ION
(Shutterstock)
Markets
Dhs
US Homeland Security Challenges Freelancers to Design It a Digital Wallet
DHS officials are putting up $25,000 in cash prizes to designers who win the month-long competition.
(Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Sep 17, 2020 at 4:32 p.m. UTC
Sep 17, 2020
DHSDigital WalletsDecentralized IdentitySVIPCoinFlash
Markets Daily Front Page Default
Markets
Russia
Bitcoin News Roundup for June 11, 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.
Markets Daily Front Page Default
By Adam B. Levine
Jun 11, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2020
RussiaBitcoinDecentralized IdentityPodcastsCoca-ColaMarkets Daily