Identity

Blockchain

Credit Unions Turn to Blockchain Amid Increasing Competition

The credit union industry's distributed ledger initiative has sparked the interest of CUSOs, a group that has typically not collaborated much.

Markets  ·  10 October 2016
Ethereum

Here’s A First Look at Thomson Reuters’s New Ethereum Identity Tools

Thomson Reuters will soon launch a platform for ethereum smart contract developers.

Tech  ·  30 September 2016
Regulation

Thomson Reuters Demos New Ethereum Blockchain Use Cases

Thomson Reuters scientist Dr Tim Nugent detailed the company's ethereum research efforts at Devcon2 today.

Tech  ·  21 September 2016
Investments

Blockchain Identity Startup Netki Raises $3.5 Million

Netki, a digital identity startup, has raised $3.5 million to help it expand its team and technology offerings.

Business  ·  5 July 2016
Ethereum

Microsoft to Develop Identity Platform for Multiple Blockchains

Microsoft has partnered with two startups to build an identity platform aimed to integrating with both the bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains.

Tech  ·  31 May 2016
KYC

London Workshop Explores Blockchain Identity in Finance

The Identity & KYC conference in London hosted a workshop on using blockchain technology to improve know-your-customer processes earlier this week.

Business  ·  29 May 2016
Identity

A Framework for Identity

IDEO coLAB member Dan Elitzer explores a framework for digital identity using blockchain and other technologies.

Markets  ·  28 May 2016
Security

Identity Startup Netki to Launch SSL Certificate for Blockchain

Netki has announced the launch of its identity certificate pilot, allowing all parties in a transaction to be trusted and verifiable under regulation.

Markets  ·  16 May 2016
Identity

Workshop Experts Explore Problems in Implementing Blockchain IDs

With cell phones and blockchain technology, the creation of a self sovereign identity becomes a reality which individuals can control themselves.

Business  ·  6 May 2016
Blockstream

The Path to Self-Sovereign Identity

Blockstream identity practice specialist Christopher Allen discusses how he believes identities should be managed and stored online.

Markets  ·  27 April 2016
Identity

Why Fragmentation Threatens the Promise of Blockchain Identity

The vision of blockchain identity promises to empower users but key questions remain, according to one blockchain investor.

Markets  ·  18 March 2016
Identity

Vinny Lingham Leaves Gyft, Raises $2.75 Million for Identity Startup

The former CEO of bitcoin gift card service Gyft, has announced that his latest startup venture, Civic, has received $2.75m in funding.

Markets  ·  27 January 2016
Identity

Meet the Dad Who Registered His Daughter’s Birth on the Blockchain

Santiago Siri celebrated the arrival of his baby daughter Roma this week in a rather different way – by registering her birth on the blockchain.

Business  ·  14 November 2015
Identity

ShoCard’s Quest to Secure Identity on the Blockchain

CoinDesk speaks to ShoCard CEO Armin Ebrahimi about his company's efforts to disrupt identity verification via the blockchain.

Business  ·  24 July 2015
Bitcoin

Keybase Project Plans to Make Cryptography as Easy as Twitter

Cryptographic keys are confusing to use and proving ownership is tricky, but a solution is in the pipeline.

Tech  ·  16 July 2014