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Masa announces soulbound ID tokens for Coinbase's Base Network
4.4.2023
The token protocol can be used for a wide variety of applications, including membership badges, loyalty programs, decentralized captcha bots, and credit underwriting
Crypto Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Raises $100M Amid Growing Demand for Secure Storage Solutions
31.3.2023
The cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has raised €100 million ($109 million) in funding, according to the company’s disclosure on Thursday. Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier says there has been significant demand for hardware wallets. He added, “2023 is even better for...
Reform your business with ShareRing’s pilot program for digital identity maintenance
30.3.2023
In today’s digital age, businesses are increasingly seeking novel solutions to streamline their operations as well as provide better, more privacy-oriented services to their customers. Moreover, the past decade has witnessed a growing forum of voices advocating for the use of decentralized...
EU Lawmakers Vote to Impose €1,000 Limit on Unidentified Crypto Transactions
30.3.2023
EU lawmakers have voted in favor of imposing a €1,000 limit on crypto transactions where the customer cannot be identified. “Entities, such as banks, assets and crypto assets managers, real and virtual estate agents, and high-level professional football clubs, will be required to verify their...
Coinbase wants devs to build inflation-pegged 'flatcoins' on its new 'Base' network
27.3.2023
Coinbase explained that it is now “more important than ever” to build an inflation-tracking stablecoin that negates poor monetary policy decisions of central banks
Report: Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Plans to Appeal Detention Extension After Arrest in Montenegro
26.3.2023
According to the Montenegro-based newspaper Vijesti, Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, also known as Kwon Do-hyung, is appealing the detention extension ordered by a Montenegrin court. Kwon was arrested on March 23, 2023, after being caught at Podgorica Airport in Montenegro while...
Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon Arrested in Montenegro, Says Interior Minister
23.3.2023
According to Montenegro’s interior minister Filip Adzic, Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon was apprehended at Podgorica airport allegedly bearing falsified documentation. Adzic added that investigators are “waiting for official confirmation of his identity” after Montenegrin police detained...
‘Self-Custody Should Mean the Ownership of Everything About You’ Says Sharering’s Tim Bos
19.3.2023
According to Sharering, a blockchain-based platform enabling the creation and use of “self-sovereign” verifiable credentials, millions of potential world wide web users are still disconnected from the internet because they lack required or verifiable identities, among other things....
OpenAI co-founder’s 'World ID' project launches, along with SDK waitlist
16.3.2023
The new IDs will allow users to prove they are unique humans without revealing personal information on websites
Binance Launches Prepaid Card in Colombia
13.3.2023
Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a prepaid cryptocurrency card in Colombia, expanding its reach in Latam. The card, which will allow customers with their identity verified to make payments with crypto, establishes the country as one of the leading markets for the exchange in Latam...
Debate over 2FA using SMS after sim-swapping victim sues Coinbase
8.3.2023
While members of the crypto community are doubtful the lawsuit against Coinbase will be successful, it has sparked a conversation about the issues with SMS 2FA
Unity Gaming Engine Launches Blockchain and Web3 Integration Options
3.3.2023
Unity, a gaming engine development company, has announced the introduction of several blockchain-based integration options to its platform. The new options offer opportunities for developers, that will be able to take advantage of digital identity, tokens, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other...
Polygon Rolls Out Zero-Knowledge Privacy-Enhanced Identification Product
1.3.2023
Under the design for Polygon ID, a bar owner could theoretically use the credential-verification system to verify that a patron is of age, without ever having to look at any identification card
Soulbound tokens power new identity solution on Celo blockchain
1.3.2023
Masa Finance announced its deployment on the Celo blockchain with its new “Prosperity Passport” identity solution for users
Zimbabwean Blockchain Startups Launch Service to Help Migrants Efficiently Move Funds Across Borders
1.3.2023
Two Zimbabwean startups, Flexid and Uhuru Wallet, recently launched a platform that offers digital identity and remittance services to migrants living and working in South Africa. The two startups hailed what they’ve described as the “first cross-chain collaboration between the...
JPMorgan to Open Blockchain Innovation Lab in Greece
25.2.2023
Financial giant JPMorgan has announced it will open a new blockchain innovation lab in Greece. The lab will be focused on the development of applications on top of Onyx, the blockchain platform launched by the bank in 2020, and on digital identity solutions. JPMorgan to Push Blockchain Development...
NFT Marketplace Blur Co-Founder ‘Pacman’ Reveals Identity
22.2.2023
The pseudonymous figurehead shared in a Twitter thread why he decided it was time to doxx himself and share his identity publicly
Unstoppable Domains and Crypto Browser Opera Widen Scope to Offer Accessible Web3 Identity System
17.2.2023
Opera, the Web3 browser, and Unstoppable Domains, the non-fungible token (NFT) domain provider, have announced that users can now access all domain endings, including .x, .crypto, and .nft, across Opera’s browsers. Additionally, Opera and Unstoppable are offering a free .nft domain that...
Web3 Firm Unstoppable Domains and Crypto Browser Opera Expand Digital Identity Offerings
16.2.2023
The domain name provider is now offering access to Polygon-based digital identities on Opera’s crypto web browser
Wyoming lawmakers pass bill to prevent forced disclosure of private keys
16.2.2023
The only exception to the law will be where the public key is unavailable to disclose details of the digital asset, digital identities, interest or right