Soulbinding Like a State

“Soulbound Tokens”, or SBTs, which are principally non-transferable NFTs which can be utilised in a range of ways to realise decentralised identity and consequently begin to bridge web3 tech deeper into human use cases. This has always been the interesting bit to me–the moment where we start plugging humans into blockchains; “the social layer”. Thi... 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

Joe examines many problems with the internet giants of today (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Google, Netflix) and how they take advantage of the individuals who use their platforms, stating, “By addicting us to their systems they keep us sellable.” He continues to describe the misalignment of incentives which has resulted in humans becoming the product as... See more

One of the interesting alternatives to this is Urbit, which is trying to build a network in which identity exists from the start, and is neither free nor monopolized. One of Urbit's principles is that users own their data, and while they can use third-party services, they're sharing their data with services, not using a login to access information ... See more