Identity Verification

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Technology

Polygon Rolls Out Zero-Knowledge, Privacy-Enhanced Identification Product

Under the design for Polygon ID, a bar owner could theoretically use the credential-verification system to verify a patron is of age, without ever having to look at any identification card.

By Bradley Keoun

Mar 1, 2023 at 6:32 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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Layer 2

Money reimagined

Hardliners Stymie Online Identity Innovation

Lack of middle ground between blind crypto idealists and blinkered monetary regulators hampers self-sovereign, privacy-enhanced identity solutions.

By Michael J. Casey

Oct 21, 2022 at 5:04 p.m. UTC

Oct 21, 2022

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Podcasts

Decentralized Systems of Identity and Owning Your Own Data

The ecosystem of digital identity and how important viable decentralized identifiers are for the Web3 space.

By Michael J. Casey Sheila Warren

Sep 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Sep 30, 2022

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Business

Kyc

Passbase Raises $13.5M to Build ID Verification System for Crypto Firms

Passbase helps companies comply with anti-money laundering and know-your-customer regulations.

By Brandy Betz

Dec 8, 2021 at 6:17 p.m. UTC

Dec 8, 2021

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Policy

Coinbase pro

For $200, You Can Trade Crypto With a Fake ID

A black market is flourishing for “verified” accounts on major exchanges including Coinbase Pro and Binance US, a CoinDesk investigation found.

By Anna Baydakova

Oct 19, 2021 at 7:11 p.m. UTC

Oct 19, 2021

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Policy

Ethereum 2.0

Sign-In With Ethereum Is Coming

The dangers of letting Facebook control your online identity are clear. One alternative would use your Ethereum wallet instead, and let you control your own data.

By David Z. Morris

Oct 8, 2021 at 3:44 p.m. UTC

Oct 8, 2021

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"Disputed Game," 1850, by Thomas Hewes Hinckley. (Heritage Art via Getty Images)

Business

Mozilla

Is Mozilla Trying to Sabotage Distributed Identity?

The browser developer’s straw-man objections to the W3C standard raise questions of motive.

By David Z. Morris

Oct 1, 2021 at 5:02 p.m. UTC

Oct 1, 2021

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Inside India’s Aadhaar, the World’s Largest Biometric ID System

Podcasts

Coindesk-news

Inside India’s Aadhaar, the World’s Largest Biometric ID System

India’s Aadhaar structure, a biometric, digital and physical identity system, is the world’s largest ID system and exists entirely centralized, bringing up serious privacy concerns.

By Michael J. Casey Sheila Warren

Aug 20, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 20, 2021

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Markets

Exchanges

Banks in South Korea Instructed to Treat Crypto Exchanges as High-Risk Clients

Banks will have to deny services to clients that do not comply with ID verification requirements or fail to report suspicious activity to the FSC's anti-money laundering unit.

By Jamie Crawley

Jun 14, 2021 at 10:23 a.m. UTC

Jun 14, 2021

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