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Compliance Sovrin SSI

Sovrin removal of 90% discounts on TestNet

Sovrin has subidized the digital identity industry by in excess of USD $300,000 in 2022.

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Government Sovrin SSI

Dispelling 7 Myths of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)

Misinformation is everywhere. In this post we fact check 7 myths of SSI, including scalability, privacy, compliance and governance.

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Sovrin SSI

SSI is like printing your own money? Errr, NO…

Some claim SSI is like printing your own money. The reality is, just like money, the verifier has to trust and place value in the identity issued.

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Government Sovrin

Give digital IDs to all…

Calls for a single digital ID that incorporates your Passport, Driving License, Tax Returns, Qualifitications and more is simply DANGEROUS.

We need to deliver Identities to all, not one, but multiple identities. We need to put privacy and security above all else when we talk identity.

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Finance Security Sovrin

Which infrastructure critically needs to be decentralized?

Infrastructure can often be termed as critical. But should critical infrastructure like Payment infrasturcture be decentralized? Or, is it more important to ask, What infrastructure critcally needs to be decentralized?

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digital change Security Sovrin

Why decentralization for Identity

Digital identity is not simple. We have to look at the challenges to understand the right approach to solving the challenge.

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digital change HMRC Sovrin

What do we mean by Portability…

Portability, means “the ability to be easily carried or moved”, so when we talk of digital identity and portability, what do we mean? Here in the UK, the Digital Identity Attributes and Trust Framework, investigates the need for digital identity portability, and I think we can all agree that is needed. But again, what do […]

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Culture digital change Government HMRC Sovrin

The UK Digital Identity Trust Framework

The UK Government publishes its alpha paper on Digital Identity and the Trust Framework. A good starting point, but the paper raises some concerns over the definition of digital identity, what is it, how it should be used and the mechanics.

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digital change Sovrin

ID Crypt Global Becomes Newest Steward of the Sovrin Network

Sovrin: We are delighted to welcome another UK-based Steward of the Sovrin Network. Not only is ID Crypt Global led by a female entrepreneur, it is also a great example of fintech innovation leveraging self-sovereign identity for enhanced security, privacy and compliance