identity verification

CDCROP: How to Connect MetaMask to Polygon Network (Aquaryus15/Unsplash)
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.
CDCROP: How to Connect MetaMask to Polygon Network (Aquaryus15/Unsplash)

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Hardliners Stymie Online Identity Innovation
Lack of middle ground between blind crypto idealists and blinkered monetary regulators hampers self-sovereign, privacy-enhanced identity solutions.
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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.
Money Reimagined Podcast Cover

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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.
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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.
Illustration by Rachel Sun

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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.
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"Disputed Game," 1850, by Thomas Hewes Hinckley. (Heritage Art via Getty Images)
Is Mozilla Trying to Sabotage Distributed Identity?
The browser developer’s straw-man objections to the W3C standard raise questions of motive.
"Disputed Game," 1850, by Thomas Hewes Hinckley. (Heritage Art via Getty Images)

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

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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.
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BitMEX to Mandate ID Verification for All Traders as Maverick Exchange Ends Wild Ways
The change comes with a six-month “grace period” ending in February.
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