Blockchain-based accounts are one potentially well-posed solution to the needs outlined above, offering self-custodial data and universal login. Today, creating an Ethereum-based account does not require entering any personal data, and a subject may create an unlimited number of accounts, each represented by a unique address.
A shared database seems like a great place to put a unified user table, and get rid of the archaic need for every application to create their own identity system.This is the promise of decentralized identity and a core pillar of the Web3 vision: every user and builder is in control of their own data, value, relationships, and information. In this v... See more
The separation of the “identifier,” “authentication,” and “data” is crucial to a user-centric setup. It can be seen as a system of checks and balances in a data-driven economy that guarantees the level of autonomy and privacy over one’s digital footprint, and is very contrary to how the Internet is set up today. Using a public infrastructure such a... See more
For this digital, embedded, and decentralized world to reach its full potential, there are meaningful problems to be solved. We must be able to establish identity, at point of transaction and over time, even if pseudonymous. We must have real time and persistent credit risk management, for people, businesses and for specific obligations between and... See more