Identity

Identity

Catalonia to Build DLT-Based Identity Platform for Citizens

Catalonia will develop a decentralized identity platform aimed to give citizens control of their own data when interacting with online services.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 September 2019
Identity

Samsung Teams With Banks, Telcos for Mobile ID Network Based on Blockchain

Tech giant Samsung Electronics is joining six other major South Korean firms to develop a blockchain-based certificate and ID authentication network.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 July 2019
Security

Fujitsu Develops Blockchain ID Tech That Scores Trustworthiness in Transactions

Fujitsu Laboratories has unveiled digital identity tech that scores users' reliability to increase the security of online transactions.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 July 2019
Regulation

Blockchain Solution for FATF ‘Travel Rule’ to Keep User Data Private

CipherTrace is teaming with Shyft on a blockchain solution to help crypto firms meet tough new standards from the Financial Action Task Force.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 July 2019
Facebook

Buried in Facebook’s Libra White Paper, a Digital Identity Bombshell

Buried in Facebook’s Libra white paper are two sentences hinting the project's ambitions go even further than minting a global currency.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 June 2019
ConsenSys

ConsenSys Spin-Out 3Box Raises $2.5 Million to Build ID Tools for Dapp Devs

ID startup 3Box is spinning out of ethereum incubator ConsenSys with $2.5 million in new funding.

Tech  ·  26 June 2019
Enterprise Blockchain

Microsoft, Salesforce Join Hyperledger Enterprise Blockchain Consortium

Microsoft and Salesforce have joined Hyperledger, lending their enterprise software heft to the DLT consortium.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 June 2019
Visa

Concerns Over Facebook Data Use Derailed at Least 3 Crypto Partnerships

Philosophical disagreements with crypto experts have slowed the development of Facebook's GlobalCoin, sources say.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 June 2019
Bitcoin

Encrypted Email Service Launches on Blockstack With Bitcoin Features

An Egyptian web firm is building Dmail on Blockstack to bring bitcoin-friendly privacy tech to the Middle East.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 June 2019
Banks

Three of Ireland’s ‘Big Four’ Banks Using Blockchain to Verify Staff Credentials

Bank of Ireland, AIB and Ulster Bank, are using a Deloitte blockchain system to verify and track employees' credentials.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 May 2019
Loans

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Turns to Blockchain to Speed Up Loan Issuance

Shinhan, one of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea, is using blockchain technology to speed up the approval process for loan products. 

Policy & regulation  ·  28 May 2019
Identity

Hyperledger Announces Aries, a Toolkit for Blockchain-Based Identity Management

Aries is a new, open-source toolkit for identity management by the makers of Hyperledger.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 May 2019
Bitcoin

Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain

A new decentralized ID solution from Microsoft built directly on the bitcoin blockchain could have far-reaching impacts.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 May 2019
Collectibles

William Shatner Joins Effort to Fight Collectibles Fraud With Blockchain ‘Passports’

Star Trek acting legend and producer William Shatner has joined an initiative to tackle fake memorabilia and collectibles using blockchain tech.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 May 2019
Blockchain

DUST Adds Physical Products to the Blockchain

New diamond coatings promise to connect physical objects to blockchains. Now users of SAP's cloud service can try it out.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 May 2019