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_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/affinidi.md

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+# Affinidi
+
+* [A Conversation with Joseph Thompson of AID:Tech](https://academy.affinidi.com/a-conversation-with-joseph-thompson-of-aid-tech-4e7d8d73b3d2)
+
+we can expect more awareness and adoption in five years because of the enormous upsides for both individuals and organizations.
+
+* [An Overview of Affinidi’s Terms of Use for Developers](https://academy.affinidi.com/an-overview-of-affinidis-terms-of-use-for-developers-fa7a04bcf635) Affinidi
+
+This article provides an overview of our [Terms of Use](https://www.affinidi.com/developer-terms-of-use) for any developer who wants to use our APIs and SDKs.
+
+* [Singapore Fintech Festival…Here We [Affinidi] Come!](https://academy.affinidi.com/singapore-fintech-festival-here-we-come-d8ffb59bc1cf)
+
+In this virtual booth, you can explore about [Self-Sovereign Identity](https://academy.affinidi.com/self-sovereign-identity-what-you-can-cant-do-with-ssi-1284f7227b4e), [Verifiable Credentials](https://academy.affinidi.com/what-are-verifiable-credentials-79f1846a7b9) and their [implementation](https://academy.affinidi.com/how-to-implement-driving-license-use-case-using-verifiable-credentials-cef928222c92), [selective disclosure](https://academy.affinidi.com/a-detailed-guide-on-selective-disclosure-87b89cea1602), [identity wallet](https://academy.affinidi.com/5-reasons-to-use-an-identity-wallet-c289ba2980cf), and anything else related to [decentralized identity](https://academy.affinidi.com/what-links-identity-and-vcs-together-across-applications-9523af3884a9) and [web 3.0](https://academy.affinidi.com/web-2-0-vs-web-3-0-a-bridge-between-the-past-and-the-future-c99668c1e2f0).
+* [What Can You Do With Affinidi’s Tech Stack?](https://academy.affinidi.com/what-can-you-do-with-affinidis-sdk-1966f4fef042) Affinidi
+
+Affinidi’s SDK enables you to issue Verifiable Credentials (VCs), register accounts, collect and validate information, verify VCs, and more.
+
+* [Expand SkillSet with Affinidi](https://certification.affinidi.com/)
+
+
+* [Upgrade to the Latest Affinidi SDK Version for Improved Performance](https://academy.affinidi.com/upgrade-to-the-latest-affinidi-sdk-version-for-improved-performance-81e7d0cc7334) Affinidi
+
+- Migrating from Bloom Vault to Affinidi Vault for improved performance
+- Server-side search by credential Id
+- Server-side search by credential types
+
+
+* [Breaking Digital Borders: Scaling User-Owned Data from Zero to One Million — Key Takeaways](https://academy.affinidi.com/breaking-digital-borders-scaling-user-owned-data-from-zero-to-one-million-key-takeaways-ff9da04b5d24) Affinidi, Berlin Blockchain Week
+
+Zain Yousaf, our Product Principal, and Marco took over to showcase Console to the audience. They did a walkthrough of the Console to help everyone understand how they can build privacy-preserving apps through this no-code dev tool.
+
+* [Announcing the Affinidi Prize Winners of Hack the Mountain 2.0](https://academy.affinidi.com/announcing-the-affinidi-prize-winners-of-hack-the-mountain-2-0-48df8aead49d)
+  > The winning teams are JCoders and Team Straw hat coders. Congratulations to both teams. They will be receiving 10,000 INR worth ETH.
+
+* [Selective Disclosure: Share What You Want](https://academy.affinidi.com/selective-disclosure-share-what-you-want-288f49e65680) Affinidi
+

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/anoonyome.md

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+# Anonyome
+
+- [We’ve Introduced the Sudo Platform Decentralized Identity Relay](https://anonyome.com/2022/06/weve-introduced-the-sudo-platform-decentralized-identity-relay/)
+* [Whitepaper – Innovating Identity and Access Management with Decentralized Identity](https://anonyome.com/2022/08/whitepaper-innovating-identity-and-access-management-with-decentralized-identity/)
+* [Dr Paul Ashley Presents on How to Solve the Privacy Problem](https://anonyome.com/2021/05/dr-paul-ashley-presents-on-how-to-solve-the-privacy-problem/) Anonyome
+
+For Engineers Australia, Paul covered three big questions:
+
+1. WHY we created [Anonyome Labs](https://anonyome.com/about/)
+2. HOW we can solve the [global data privacy crisis](https://mysudo.com/2020/12/how-bad-is-the-global-data-privacy-crisis/)
+3. WHAT we’ve built.
+* [Anonyome Labs Listed in IAPP Privacy Tech Vendor Report 2021](https://anonyome.com/2021/06/anonyome-labs-listed-in-iapp-privacy-tech-vendor-report-2021/)
+  > Anonyome Labs joins 355 other qualified organizations in the 2021 compendium of privacy tech vendors. This is a significant increase from the 44 vendors listed in the inaugural report in 2017. The number of priv tech categories is also higher in 2021: now 11 categories split across two groups — Privacy program management and Enterprise privacy management.
+* [Part 5: How Anonyome Labs is Actively Contributing to Decentralized Identity Development](https://anonyome.com/2022/05/part-5-how-anonyome-labs-is-actively-contributing-to-decentralized-identity-development/)
+
+If you’re a long-time reader of this blog, you’ll know that Anonyome Labs supports the ongoing development of decentralized identity through:
+
+- Products – building decentralized identity capabilities in the [Sudo Platform](https://sudoplatform.com/), which enterprises can leverage
+- Utilities – helping to run three decentralized identity-focused blockchains
+- Standards – being an active contributor to the decentralized identity standards area
+- Open Source – contributing source code back to the decentralized identity open source community.
+

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/auth0.md

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+# Auth0
+
+* [Auth0 Identity Platform Now Available on Microsoft Azure](https://auth0.com/blog/auth0-identity-platform-now-available-on-microsoft-azure/)
+
+The addition of Azure as an Auth0 private cloud platform option unlocks a secure cloud deployment option for organizations seeking strategic fit with their technology stack, supporting regional data residency capabilities and higher control over customer data.
+* [Sign-in with Decentralized Identifiers with Dock Labs](https://auth0.com/blog/sign-in-with-decentralized-identifiers-with-dock-labs/) Auth0
+
+The DID and VC W3C standards are core building blocks to enable Decentralized Identity scenarios. [The Auth0 Lab team](https://twitter.com/Auth0Lab) has been following the space closely, and we're excited to support Dock with this important work.
+* [Introducing the Identity Maturity Framework](https://auth0.com/blog/introducing-the-identity-maturity-framework/) Auth0
+  > we’ve consolidated our expertise and our customers’ knowledge and experiences into a solution we call the [Auth0 Identity Maturity Framework (IMF)](https://auth0.com/imf-form): a collection of tools, tactics, and expert input that will help you understand what’s working about your identity solution and what needs to change.
+* [Building an Identity Solution — Quantity Doesn’t Equal Quality](https://auth0.com/blog/building-an-identity-solution-quantity-doesnt-equal-quality/) Auth0
+
+Why adding more developers to an identity project doesn’t always work out as intended
+

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/cheqd.md

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+# Cheqd
+
+* [cheqd is launching a self-sovereign identity network on Cosmos this year](https://blog.cheqd.io/verim-is-launching-a-self-sovereign-identity-network-on-cosmos-in-2021-8949e68b2ef8)
+
+It's Verim in New clothes. Kaliya still doesn’t like this model. Requiring verifiers to pay issuers is really really privacy problematic.
+
+We want to provide a common and public infrastructure easily accessible to anyone and any organisation that provides B2B and B2B2C payment rails between issuers, holders, and receivers of trusted data. [...] cheqd is not and does not plan on dictating a single payment model. Rather, our product vision is to enable each ecosystem to decide this on their own through [Layer 1 vs Layer 2 mechanisms](https://blog.verim.id/self-sovereign-identity-semantics-an-economic-extension-to-the-trust-over-ip-stack-4a4197d8f6d3) and customisable tokenomics.
+
+* [Why self-sovereign identity will increase university demands for a future in lifelong digital credentials](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202209/why-self-sovereign-identity-will-increase-university-demands-for-a-future-in-lifelong-digital-credentials) BiometricUpdate
+
+Biometrics Update running a series by cheqd CEO Fraser Edwards
+* [Self-sovereign identity use cases](https://blog.cheqd.io/self-sovereign-identity-use-cases-43bb03d49e13) Cheqd
+
+While self-sovereign identity (SSI) sounds like an unfamiliar concept for some, others are actively leveraging the technology to address industry-specific challenges — take the KYC trial of the [Financial Conduct Authority](https://www.evernym.com/blog/evernym-accepted-into-fca-regulatory-sandbox/) or the [IATA Travel Pass.](https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/pr/2020-12-16-01/)
+* [Our Approach to Resources on-ledger](https://blog.cheqd.io/our-approach-to-resources-on-ledger-25bf5690c975): Using the capabilities of the DID Core specification for standards-compliant resource lookup
+
+Decentralised Identifiers (DIDs): are often stored on ledgers (e.g., [cheqd](https://github.com/cheqd/node-docs/blob/adr-008-resources-updates/architecture/adr-list/adr-002-cheqd-did-method.md), [Hyperledger Indy](https://hyperledger.github.io/indy-did-method/), distributed storage (e.g., [IPFS](https://ipfs.io/) in [Sidetree](https://identity.foundation/sidetree/spec/)), or non-ledger distributed systems (e.g., [KERI](https://keri.one/)). Yet, DIDs can be stored on traditional centralised-storage endpoints (e.g., [did:web](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/did-method-web/), [did:git](https://github-did.com/)).
+* [Metaverse and self-sovereign identity (SSI): new superpower?](https://blog.cheqd.io/metaverse-and-self-sovereign-identity-ssi-new-superpower-b4cac6319885) Cheqd
+
+Besides an exciting front side of virtual reality (VR) element that everybody could at least vaguely relate to, there are a lot of other interesting developments, particularly around the digital economy and trusted interactions enabled through digital and self-sovereign identity (SSI).
+* [Why cheqd has joined the Cosmos](https://blog.cheqd.io/why-cheqd-has-joined-the-cosmos-4db8845722c5)
+
+We know that many communities are desirably and rightly passionate about their adopted protocols. We are not taking shots at any of the ones discussed below, which we didn’t take forward; we only want to explain our thinking and why we see using Cosmos as a massive boon for us.
+
+* [AnonCreds Indy-Pendence](https://blog.cheqd.io/anoncreds-indy-pendence-4946367469d4) Cheqd
+
+Part 1: Decoupling the reliance on Hyperledger Indy and creating more extensible AnonCreds Objects with cheqd.

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/dock.md

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+# DOCK
+
+* [Web3 ID - Privacy-preserving user verification for Web3](https://www.dock.io/web3id) Dock
+  > Web3 ID is a blockchain-based Authentication and Authorization system that puts user privacy first. Developers can grant access and verify end-user eligibility by requesting private data from users' non-custodial identity wallet apps. Always with the users’ consent.
+* [New Mobile Dock Wallet Release: Users Can Create and Manage Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)](https://blog.dock.io/dock-wallet-did-management/) Dock
+  > With the Dock Wallet, users can securely create, export, import, edit, delete, and copy/share their DIDs. The wallet enables users to fully own, control, and manage their credentials that are issued as Verifiable Credentials such as a university degree or government ID.
+* [Dock To Release Verifiable Credentials API](https://blog.dock.io/dock-to-release-verifiable-credentials-api/)
+  > In Dock’s case, partners are looking to access blockchain solutions for the creation of decentralized identities and the issuance and management of verifiable credentials.
+  > 
+  > These development teams can of course spend time learning new concepts, but learning curves can be a barrier to adoption whereas fast and less complex integrations are certainly preferred by organizations. For these reasons, Dock is going to be making some of the network’s features available via an API, which is in effect a HTTP wrapper of our [SDK](https://github.com/docknetwork/sdk).
+* [Dock Partners with Digital Credentialing Platform Xertify](https://blog.dock.io/dock-partners-with-digital-credentialing-platform-xertify/)
+  > By partnering with Dock, Xertify ensures that credentials they issue are W3C-compliant, universally verifiable, and cryptographically secured.Xertify has significant traction with clients in various industries including education, health, automotive, veterinary, and agriculture.
+  > 
+  > In addition, Xertify is working on a solution for Covid vaccine credentials to be deployed in Colombia and Mexico.
+* [@docknetwork](https://twitter.com/docknetwork)
+  > Check out this video demo that shows how claim deduction, facial recognition, and #verifiablecredentials can be used together to verify a person's age and eliminates the need for manual checks:
+* [Dock claim deduction demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D8bZwkqqQju4%26t%3D6s)
+  > Andrew Dirksen, one of Dock’s core developers, walks you through a demo that shows how claim deduction, facial recognition, and verifiable credentials can be used together to cryptographically verify a person's age, eliminating the need for manual checks
+* [Certs: Now Available as a Self-Guided Demo](https://blog.dock.io/certs-now-available-as-a-self-guided-demo/) Dock
+  > Curious about what you can build on Dock? Try for yourself!
+* [Issue Hundreds of Credentials in Minutes with Dock Certs](https://blog.dock.io/bulk-issuance-issue-hundreds-of-verifiable-credentials-in-minutes/) Dock
+  > Bulk Issuance supports high customer volumes by bulk issuing verifiable credentials in batches of 100+. Simply import a CSV file and issue verifiable credentials within minutes, averaging 1 credential being issued every second.
+* [Beta Test of the First W3C Compliant Credentials Management App](https://blog.dock.io/beta-test-of-the-credentials-management-app/) Dock
+  > The benefits of owning and storing your own credentials are unmatched by today’s standards. Dock’s Wallet App will allow users to store and manage their verifiable credentials from their mobile devices.
+* [Exposing Bad Actors Who Hide Behind Anonymity With Traceable Credentials](https://blog.dock.io/exposing-bad-actors-behind-anonymity-with-traceable-credentials/) Dock
+  > Traceable credentials are a way of instilling that layer of privacy but allow the relevant authorities to ‘unwind’ that layer of privacy and identify those bad actors. We do this through verifiable encryption.
+

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/globalid.md

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+
+
+* [GlobalID Introduces Trustees for Key Recovery](https://medium.com/global-id/introducing-globalid-trustees-account-recovery-without-a-private-key-66142a21cba6)
+  > Trustees can be friends or family members from your contact list. Once selected, each Trustee is granted a shard of your private key. Restoring your lost Identity requires approval from the majority of your Trustees.
+* [GlobaliD connects to the Indicio Network](https://medium.com/global-id/globalid-connects-to-the-indicio-network-2ad5688d72fd)
+  > The Indicio Network will enable the issuance and verification of credentials on the GlobaliD platform and in the app, allowing individuals to port their credentials for authentication and authorization into any participating use case scenario — including vaccine passports.
+* [Introducing PRIVATE](https://medium.com/global-id/introducing-private-65fce62c6a8e) Calvin Burrows GlobalID
+
+PRIVATE is a new technical framework developed in collaboration with AnChain.AI that carves out a path toward regulatory compliance for non-custodial wallets while preserving user privacy. (PRIVATE stands for Privacy Preservation through Resolution of Identity via Verification and Attestation for Travel Rule CompliancE)
+* [Building a more inclusive and equitable future](https://medium.com/global-id/building-a-more-inclusive-and-equitable-future-745f897a2c2b) GlobalID
+
+When we [first launched the GlobaliD Wallet](https://medium.com/global-id/globalid-app-introducing-the-wallet-87870843dc1b) powered by Uphold back in June of 2020, the goal was clear. Our vision has always been that anyone, anywhere should be able to create and own their [self-sovereign digital identity](https://medium.com/global-id/why-self-sovereign-identity-matters-8fd2c982ca2e). And along with that identity, they should get a wallet, providing them access to basic financial services.
+* [Telling our story with the new GlobaliD website](https://medium.com/global-id/episode-20-telling-our-story-with-the-new-globalid-website-c38278b3e14c) GlobalID
+
+about the brand new GlobaliD website and how it contextualizes our role in the world of digital identity while allowing us to tell our story more effectively.
+
+* [Making decentralized identity mainstream w Heather Dahl and Ken Ebert (Indicio)](https://medium.com/global-id/episode-19-making-decentralized-identity-mainstream-1d9d8734a14f) GlobalID
+
+how new identity-based technology can help people, governments and companies develop greater digital trust in a modern society.
+
+* [Everyone will have an ID wallet](https://medium.com/global-id/episode-18-everyone-will-have-an-id-wallet-da5ac358ad60) GlobalID
+
+how ID wallets work within the digital identity ecosystem, briefly explains the trust triangle, and previews the GlobaliD Wallet which will be released later this year
+
+* [Understanding GlobaliD’s identity platform](https://medium.com/global-id/episode-09-understanding-globalids-identity-platform-b241a63ff5e0)
+  > within the context of a self-sovereign identity that means that i as the holder of that Credential i'm the only one that gets to decide who gets to see it which is a pretty wild concept
+* [The future of COVID credentials on GlobaliD](https://medium.com/global-id/the-future-of-covid-credentials-on-globalid-7a19a882cf90)
+
+With our new platform, we’ll also be releasing a brand new COVID credential. Users will be able to validate the authenticity of their digital vaccine record from around the world and store the proof of the validation as a credential in their GlobaliD app.

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/idramp.md

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+# IDRamp
+
+
+* [Lessons From the School of Cyber Hard Knocks Podcast](https://idramp.com/school-of-cyber-hard-knocks-podcast-mike-vesey-pink-locker-rooms/) IDRamp
+
+  > Passwords and zero-trust and pink locker rooms, oh my! In this episode, Mike discusses IdRamp, what self-sovereign identity is, why we still have passwords today, zero-trust, what the near future holds, pink locker rooms!, his path to IdRamp, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.
+* [IdRamp CEO Mike Vesey: Pink Locker Rooms](https://idramp.com/school-of-cyber-hard-knocks-podcast-mike-vesey-pink-locker-rooms/) School of Cyber Hard Knocks
+  > Passwords and zero-trust and pink locker rooms, oh my! In this episode, Mike discusses IdRamp, what self-sovereign identity is, why we still have passwords today, zero-trust, what the near future holds, pink locker rooms!, his path to IdRamp, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.
+* [IdRamp partners with the Lifelong Learner Project to win the ACE Blockchain Innovation Challenge](https://idramp.com/idramp-partners-with-the-lifelong-learner-project-to-win-the-ace-blockchain-innovation-challenge/)
+  > Lifelong Learner Project is proud to announce its selection as a recipient of the first phase of the Blockchain Innovation Challenge, a competition funded by the U.S. Department of Education to identify ways in which blockchain technology can provide social mobility and equitable access to economic opportunity.
+  > 
+  > Companies involved include, RANDA Solutions, ETS, Digital Promise, University Instructors, The Utah State BOE, BlockFrame Inc. IdRamp, Evernym, Velocity Career Network, Fluree, Crocus, IMS Global Learning Consortium, Credential Engine.
+* [Trust Stamp and IdRamp Team Up for New Identity Platform](https://findbiometrics.com/trust-stamp-idramp-team-up-new-identity-platform-051901/) FindBiometrics
+  > a new multi-factor authentication platform that combines Trust Stamp’s [selfie-based Biometric MFA solution](https://mobileidworld.com/trust-stamp-replaces-otps-with-new-biometric-mfa-solution-042906/) with IdRamp’s no-code authentication infrastructure.
+  > 
+  > The joint offering will make it easier for organizations to provide a more consistent authentication experience across all of their systems.
+* [Orchestrate your identity management strategy](https://idramp.com/orchestrate-your-identity-management-strategy/) IDRamp
+  > It’s time to stop buying expensive bridges to Failureland. It’s time to shift our perspective on identity management away from what clearly doesn’t work and won’t work and instead, employ technologies that make the systems we have work better. It is time to focus on the technologies that simplify identity management, can be easily integrated, and provide a path to evolution at a pace and cost that meet business and government needs.
+* [Zero Trust & Decentralized Identity Podcast](https://idramp.com/zero-trust-decentralized-identity-podcast/) IDRamp
+  > They explore low-code/no-code orchestration services, what to consider when making long-term complex identity decisions, and what the US is doing to protect Americans from sophisticated cyber threats after the White House issued Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.
+New Companies we aren’t sure about:
+* [Press Release](https://idramp.com/trust-stamp-partners-with-idramp-to-transform-multi-factor-biometric-authentication/) IDRamp & IDRamp
+  > Trust Stamp (Nasdaq: IDAI, Euronext Growth: AIID ID), the Privacy-First Identity CompanyTM providing AI-powered trust and identity services used globally across multiple sectors, announces a partnership with IdRamp, a leader in decentralized identity orchestration products and services. Together, they will launch an innovative biometric multi-factor authentication (“MFA”) offering that can be augmented with a range of leading access management, social sign-on, and bring-your-own identity services, all through IdRamp’s no-code platform.
+* [Passwordless Credential Orchestration Manager is Now Available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace](https://idramp.com/idramp-passwordless-credential-orchestration-manager-is-now-available-in-the-oracle-cloud-marketplace/) idRamp
+  > This new service offers password elimination, identity proofing, and orchestration capabilities for any Oracle ecosystem.

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/indicio.md

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+# Indicio Tech
+
+* [Indicio expands workshops and introduces a new certification program](https://indicio.tech/blog/indicio-expands-decentralized-identity-workshops-and-introduces-new-certification-program/)
+
+Looking to get up to speed in decentralized digital identity and verifiable credentials? Our custom trainings and workshops are designed to provide key insights into fundamental use cases, dive deep into the impact of the technology, and offer both technical and nontechnical audiences the opportunity to ask the questions they need to continue their education in decentralized identity. Because nothing beats learning by doing.
+* [SITA, Indicio pave way to safer travel experience with launch of Aruba Health App](https://www.sita.aero/pressroom/news-releases/sita-indicio-pave-way-to-safer-travel-experience-with-launch-of-aruba-health-app/)
+
+SITA, together with [Indicio.tech](https://indicio.tech/) and the Aruba Health Department, are trialing the Aruba Health App, a pilot that makes it easy for visitors to share a trusted traveler credential – based on their health status – privately and securely on their mobile device. This credential will provide access to participating hospitality sites on the island.
+* [Node Operator Spotlight: IdRamp](https://indicio.tech/node-operator-spotlight-idramp/) Indicio
+
+Recently we caught up with Karl Kneis, COO of IdRamp, and Eric Vinton, Chief Business Officer of IdRamp, one of the first companies to become an Indicio Node Operator, to discuss their current projects, some goals for the future, and where they think decentralized identity is heading.
+
+* [Indicio Named Finalist in IDC’s Inaugural Best in Future of Digital Infrastructure North America Awards](https://indicio.tech/indicio-named-finalist-in-idcs-inaugural-best-in-future-of-digital-infrastructure-north-america-awards/)
+
+The finalists have effectively used digital infrastructure across on-prem, edge and public cloud platforms to transform their most important business processes and to launch new digital business innovations. They are to be congratulated for their vision and industry leadership!
+* [Indicio.Tech Incorporates as a Public Benefit Corporation](https://indicio.tech/blog/indicio-becomes-a-public-benefit-corporation/)
+  > Indicio joins companies such as Patagonia and Kickstarter in embracing a corporate model that aligns shareholders and stakeholders around a shared mission to deliver a material benefit to society, not only through products and services and how they are made and delivered, but through prioritizing the welfare of employees, diversity and inclusion, and environmental impact.
+* [IDRamp partners with Indicio.Tech](https://idramp.com/idramp-offers-market-ready-decentralized-identity-platform-on-the-indicio-network/)
+
+This is an interesting announcement with two companies partnering together to create new SSI services for the companies the work with.
+
+### Indicio Network
+
+* [The Lissi wallet supports the Indicio Network](https://lissi-id.medium.com/the-lissi-wallet-supports-the-indicio-network-e2247f895d39)
+  > we are committed to not only provide individuals with the choice of their favourite wallet, but also organisations with the choice of their network. We are delighted to announce that the latest version of the Lissi wallet also supports the Indicio Network.
+  > 
+  > Indicio.tech created the Indicio Network to meet the needs of companies and organizations that want a reliable and robust network to build, test, demo, and launch their identity solutions
+
+* [Indicio named by New York VC Network in their list of the most exciting early-stage teams](https://indicio.tech/indicio-named-by-new-york-vc-network-in-their-list-of-the-most-exciting-early-stage-teams/)
+
+Indicio is proud to have been named by [New York VC Network](https://www.vcnet.nyc/) in their recently compiled list of the most exciting early-stage teams that they’ll be following closely this year!
+
+* [Node Operator Spotlight: Anonyome](https://indicio.tech/node-operator-spotlight-anonyome/) Indicio
+
+Each of the capabilities of the Sudo Platform is attached to a persona. This includes masked email and masked credit cards, private telephony, private and compartmentalized browsing (with ad/tracker blocker and site reputation), VPN, password management, decentralized identity and more.
+* [GlobaliD connects to the Indicio Network](https://medium.com/global-id/globalid-connects-to-the-indicio-network-2ad5688d72fd)
+  > The Indicio Network will enable the issuance and verification of credentials on the GlobaliD platform and in the app, allowing individuals to port their credentials for authentication and authorization into any participating use case scenario — including vaccine passports.
+* [Privatyze collaborates with Indicio to build a decentralized data marketplace](https://indicio.tech/privatyze-collaborates-with-indicio-to-build-a-decentralized-data-marketplace/) Indicio
+
+“In a data-driven economy, we need a marketplace for data that’s inclusive and not exploitative,” said Heather Dahl, CEO of Indicio. “That means that participants can meaningfully consent to data transactions and do so in a way that enables zero-trust security. This just isn’t possible without decentralized solutions, and we are excited to work with Privatyze on building this solution.
+* [Indicio’s Associateships: A starting point for the next generation of professionals](https://indicio.tech/indicios-associateships-a-starting-point-for-the-next-generation-of-professionals/)
+
+Learning new skills in a new industry and technology is always good for growth, both personally and professionally. It’s particularly important for those in college to be able dip their toes into different worlds off campus and get a sense of the kind of work they want—or don’t want—to pursue in life.
+* [How to Create a Trusted Digital World](https://indicio.tech/how-to-create-a-trusted-digital-world/) Indicio Tech
+
+We’ve completed what we set out to do two years ago: finish the technology’s foundation and create a full, open source ecosystem around it. You can issue, share, and verify data through verifiable digital credentials today. You can layer this on top of your existing identity and access management systems now.
+
+* [What Indicio’s Seed Funding Means for Decentralized Identity Technology](https://indicio.tech/what-indicios-seed-funding-means-for-decentralized-identity-technology/) Indicio
+
+Our [new funding](https://apnews.com/press-release/accesswire/technology-business-4dbf651613d76693bc479321f7b041f5) will be used to refine the open-source, decentralized-identity technology stack. We have the basic technology for a functional ecosystem, now we improve that functionality by adding all the features, user interfaces, and management tools that make it easier to deploy, use, and monitor.* [Indicio Launches Proven, A Complete Trusted Digital Ecosystem For Sharing Actionable, Trustworthy Data](https://www.accesswire.com/viewarticle.aspx?id%3D708970)
+
+"Indicio Proven is how you get actionable data without sacrificing privacy or security," said Heather Dahl, CEO of Indicio. "What makes data actionable is that it can be trusted. You can prove its source. You can prove it hasn't been faked or tampered with. Decentralized identity has long been seen as the solution to the interconnected problems of verification, privacy, and security. With Indicio Proven, the marketplace now has a range of ready-to-use products to implement that solution and create Trusted Digital Ecosystems for sharing and verifying data at any scale."
+
+* [Prove it all with Indicio Proven](https://indicio.tech/prove-it-all-with-indicio-proven/) Indicio
+
+Sometimes called “self-sovereign identity,” or “user-centric identity,” or “reusable identity,” the open source technology behind Proven provides an authoritative way to authenticate any data without having to check in with the source of that data — or go through a third party.
+* [Indicio Insights with Bullet ID and Verio ID](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DYApp77o0qH4)
+
+Literally doing ID management for bullets! Wow.
+
+we sit down with Cristian Talle of Bullet ID to discuss the interesting technology they have created to improve the current systems for tracking bullets.
+
+* [Making decentralized identity mainstream w Heather Dahl and Ken Ebert (Indicio)](https://medium.com/global-id/episode-19-making-decentralized-identity-mainstream-1d9d8734a14f) GlobalID
+
+how new identity-based technology can help people, governments and companies develop greater digital trust in a modern society.
+
+* [Finalist for CRN Social Impact Award](https://indicio.tech/the-crn-tech-impact-awards/) Indicio
+
+Indicio worked with SITA and the Aruban government to develop a decentralized identity solution for managing Covid testing and vaccination for travelers to the tourism-dependent island.
+
+

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/jolocom.md

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+# Jolocom
+
+* [Jolocom goes Consulting](https://jolocom.io/blog/consulting-ssi/)
+
+Our consultant focus is of course on decentralized digital identity (aka Self Sovereign Identity). Our advantage is that Jolocom has been able to build up enormous know-how through projects over the past 7 years. Not only was knowledge in the technology area built up, but also an extensive network through active work in committees (e.g. W3C, DIF, INATBA, ESIF / EBSI), associations (e.g. federal bloc) and consortia (e.g. shop window projects digital identities).
+* [ID-Ideal as an integrated solution](https://jolocom.io/blog/id-ideal-as-an-integrated-solution/) Jolocom
+
+The starting point is the fact that every user has 70 digital identities online. Why not introduce one single secure digital ID solution to merge all of those identities? ID-Ideal is one way of many, offering an integrated solution or a middle way so that many identities can be supplemented by a single, secure digital ID solution.
+* [Eight Years of Jolocom](https://jolocom.io/blog/eight-years-of-jolocom/)
+* [Jolocom's lightning talk at DWeb meetup - Self-sovereign Identity In Germany](https://archive.org/details/jolocom-at-dweb-march-self-sovereign-identity-in-germany)
+  > A brief video introduction to use cases, strategies and challenges of the four German SDI projects.
+

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/kilt.md

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+# Kilt
+
+* [KILT Protocol first Parachain to Successfully Migrate from Kusama to Polkadot](https://polkadot.network/blog/first-parachain-successfully-migrates-from-kusama-to-polkadot/)
+
+Besides marking an important technical milestone, the migration also represents the first instance of a parachain taking the upgrade path from Kusama to Polkadot. This demonstrates an important use case for the ‘canary network’ model pioneered by Polkadot
+* [KILT Launches New Application for Digital Identities](https://cryptopotato.com/kilt-launches-new-application-for-digital-identities/) CryptoPotatoe
+
+KILT, a blockchain identity protocol based on the Polkadot network, issues a new form of digital credentials, Web3name(w3n), for users to represent their own digital identities. The credentials recorded on the distributed ledgers will be permanent addresses users can access anytime on the Polkadot ecosystem, as [stated](https://medium.com/kilt-protocol/introducing-web3name-your-unique-digital-name-for-web3-the-internet-of-the-future-c301a18f75e8) in the announcement.
+
+* [KILT: Self-Sovereign Identity for a Web3 World](https://pedroporky.medium.com/kilt-self-sovereign-identity-for-a-web3-world-929be0ac2afe) AMG-PORKY
+
+the protocol uses a tiered approach with three roles — Claimer, Attester and Verifier
+
+- [BTE and myNFT Announce AssetDIDs for NFTs, Built on KILT](https://medium.com/kilt-protocol/bte-and-mynft-announce-assetdids-for-nfts-built-on-kilt-6c06a2f9d8dd)

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/mattr.md

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+# Mattr
+
+* [MATTR has a series of Videos about their work with IATA](https://mattr.global/solutions/iata/)
+  > This is a significant undertaking for both IATA and the other parties involved. As part of MATTR’s role in supporting this initiative, we developed a series of educational videos in partnership with IATA to explain the value and mechanics of a decentralised identity ecosystem.
+* [Why we’re launching MATTR VII](https://medium.com/mattr-global/launching-mattr-vii-4e11bcb9aaef)
+  > Inspired by the [seven states of matter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_matter), our platform gives builders and developers all the tools they need at their fingertips to create a whole new universe of decentralized products and applications. We provide all the raw technical building blocks to allow you to create exactly what you have in mind. MATTR VII is composable and configurable to fit your needs, whether you’re a well-established business with legacy systems or a start-up looking to build the next best thing in digital privacy. Best of all, MATTR VII is use-case-agnostic, meaning we’ve baked minimal dependencies into our products so you can use them the way that makes the most sense for you.
+* [ARUCC is pleased to announce a partnership between Digitary, its service partner, and MATTR, a friend of MyCreds™](https://mycreds.ca/2021/04/14/bridging-today-and-tomorrow-ensuring-self-sovereignty-for-learners-through-aruccs-mycreds/).
+
+These two international organizations are combining their talents to deliver SSI (self-sovereign identity) and Verifiable Credentials for the ARUCC [MyCreds™](https://mycreds.ca/) virtual wallet. This groundbreaking work means the Canadian [MyCreds™](https://mycreds.ca/) credential wallet along with other international members of the Digitary global network will be able to reach an even higher bar of service delivery for mobile learners, creating a triangle of trust that includes them and the Canadian colleges and universities.
+* [Adding support for Secure DID Messaging](https://medium.com/mattr-global/adding-support-for-secure-did-messaging-befb75a72feb) Mattr
+  > We are excited to announce a new addition to our MATTR VII platform capabilities. As we continue to build out an extensive suite of features to support the exchange of data such as [Verifiable Credentials](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/), we have now added secure [Decentralized Identifier](https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/) messaging capabilities to enable entirely new ways to communicate using our platform.
+* [Adding support for revocation of Verifiable Credentials](https://mattr.global/adding-support-for-revocation-of-verifiable-credentials/)  leveraging the [Revocation List 2020](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/vc-status-rl-2020/) draft from the CCG.
+  > These innovations include our recent work related to using [BBS+ signatures](https://mattr.global/using-privacy-preserving-zkp-credentials-on-the-mattr-platform/) for privacy-preserving selective disclosure and our earlier work on the [OIDC Credential Provider spec](https://mattrglobal.github.io/oidc-client-bound-assertions-spec/). We’ve also been busy sharing new tools for [checking the syntax of a JSON-LD credential](https://mattr.global/new-to-json-ld-introducing-json-ld-lint/) during development.
+* [ARUCC is pleased to announce a partnership between Digitary, its service partner, and MATTR, a friend of MyCreds™](https://mycreds.ca/2021/04/14/bridging-today-and-tomorrow-ensuring-self-sovereignty-for-learners-through-aruccs-mycreds/).
+
+These two international organizations are combining their talents to deliver SSI (self-sovereign identity) and Verifiable Credentials for the ARUCC [MyCreds™](https://mycreds.ca/) virtual wallet. This groundbreaking work means the Canadian [MyCreds™](https://mycreds.ca/) credential wallet along with other international members of the Digitary global network will be able to reach an even higher bar of service delivery for mobile learners, creating a triangle of trust that includes them and the Canadian colleges and universities.

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/meeco.md

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+# Meeco
+
+* [Meeco expands UX and Design team along with a new office in Adelaide](https://blog.meeco.me/meeco-expands-ux-and-design-team-along-with-a-new-office-in-adelaide/)
+  > Meeco now has illustrious neighbours such as the Australian Space Agency, the Australian Institute for Machine Learning, the Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre and coming soon, Amazon and MIT.
+* [Meeco announced as Finnies 2021 finalist](https://blog.meeco.me/meeco-announced-as-finnies-2021-finalist/)
+
+Meeco’s submission results from our work in collaboration with with [eftpos](https://www.eftposaustralia.com.au) and [Hedera Hashgraph](https://hedera.com/). The Australian payments giant eftpos recently announced joining the Hedera Governing Council after successfully conducting tests to determine the [feasibility of a digital Australian dollar stablecoin for micropayments](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/37360/australias-eftpos-to-set-up-hedera-hashgraph-node-for-micropayments). Meeco plays an important part in this world-leading initiative as the wallet provider for the proof-of-technology.
+* [Support Centre for Data Sharing interview with Meeco](https://blog.meeco.me/support-centre-for-data-sharing-interview-with-meeco/)
+
+Meeco’s inception, its work so far and recent growth. Some of the the exciting projects discussed include [mIKs-it, the safe multimedia app for children](https://miks-it.com/), developing a decentralised identity and verifiable credentials wallet and how innovators like [VELA Solutions](https://vela.solutions/) are transforming workforce management and [My Life Capsule](https://mylifecapsule.com/) are helping their customers be prepared for a family emergency.
+* [Meeco Terms & Conditions Update - Feedback Welcome](https://blog.meeco.me/meeco-terms-conditions-update-feedback-welcome/).
+  > Over the next fourteen days, we would love your feedback or questions on any of the changes.
+
+* [Meeco announces VELA Solutions partnership](https://www.meeco.me/blog/meeco-announces-vela-solutions-partnership)
+  > Together, Meeco and VELA have created a secure digital credentialing platform to help individuals and businesses adapt to the changing work environment and modernise their HR practices.

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/microsoft.md

@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 # Microsoft
 
 ## Azure AD
+* [Expanding the public preview of verifiable credentials](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-directory-identity/expanding-the-public-preview-of-verifiable-credentials/ba-p/3295508) Ankur Patel Microsoft Identity
+
+more than 1,000 enterprises with premium subscriptions have issued and verified tens of thousands of verifiable credentials […] from [remote onboarding at work,](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID%3D2184957%26clcid%3D0x409%26culture%3Den-us%26country%3DUS) [collaboration across business boundaries](https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1478082375112165122-avanade-partner-professional-services-verifiable-credentials) as well as [enabling education beyond the campus](https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1481006006183422060-rmit-university-higher-education-azure-active-directory?culture%3Den-us%26country%3DUS) [...] we are extending the public preview […] for all Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Free and Premium users.
+* [Condatis revolutionizes staff management with Microsoft Entra Verified ID](https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1508854534910834689-condatis-partner-professional-services-entra-verified-id) Microsoft
+
+At Edinburgh-based Condatis, as more employees transition from a hybrid work model to a full return to the office, they’re being greeted by a new, intuitive sign-in experience built on virtual, verifiable credentials that provide value-added access to office spaces and services. Whether someone is being onboarded, coming in as a temporary hire, or visiting a staff member, each person will see that some doors in the office will be open for them, and others won’t.
+* [Microsoft Entra Verified ID now generally available](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-azure-ad-blog/microsoft-entra-verified-id-now-generally-available/ba-p/3295506) Microsoft
+
+Learn more about verifiable credentials and decentralized identity:
+
+- Get customer stories and verifiable credentials resources at [http://aka.ms/verifyonce](http://aka.ms/verifyonce)
+- Understand the basics of decentralized identity via our [five-part blog series](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/identity-standards-blog/decentralized-identity-the-basics-of-decentralized-identity/ba-p/3071980)
+- Quick overview: [http://aka.ms/didexplained](http://aka.ms/didexplained)
+- Documentation for developers: [http://aka.ms/didfordevs](http://aka.ms/didfordevs)
+
 * [Announcing Azure AD Verifiable Credentials](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-directory-identity/announcing-azure-ad-verifiable-credentials/ba-p/1994711) MS ID Blog
   > We started on a [journey with the open standards community](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-directory-identity/decentralized-digital-identities-and-blockchain-the-future-as-we/ba-p/1994714) to empower everyone to own and control their own identity. I’m thrilled to share that we’ve achieved a major milestone in making this vision real. Today we’re announcing that the public preview for Azure AD verifiable credentials is now available: organizations can empower users to control credentials that manage access to their information.
 
@@ -25,3 +40,20 @@ learn how to:
 - Update the sample application with your verified credential expert card and environment details.
 - Run the sample application and issue your first verified credential expert card.
 - Verify your verified credential expert card.
+
+* [Microsoft Entra Verified ID now generally available](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-azure-ad-blog/microsoft-entra-verified-id-now-generally-available/ba-p/3295506)
+
+MSFT ENTRA now Generally Available!!! Congratulations to [Ankur](https://twitter.com/_AnkurPatel), [Pam](https://twitter.com/pamelarosiedee) and [Daniel](https://twitter.com/csuwildcat) (not there anymore but got MSFT to start working on it)
+
+We believe an open standards-based Decentralized Identity system can unlock a new set of experiences that give users and organizations greater control over their data—and deliver a higher degree of trust and security for apps, devices, and service providers.
+
+* [Microsoft further strengthens Identity and Security offerings by CloudKnox Security acquisition](https://www.kuppingercole.com/blog/kuppinger/microsoft-further-strengthens-identity-and-security-offerings-by-cloudknox-security-acquisition)
+
+Microsoft last week announced another acquisition, a few days after announcing the acquisition of RiskIQ. This next acquisition is CloudKnox Security, a vendor offering unified privileged access and cloud entitlement management. These technologies, sometimes also referred to as CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management), are essential for getting a grip on entitlements
+* [Daniel Ƀrrr @csuwildcat](https://twitter.com/csuwildcat/status/1457766409233059841)
+
+5 years after establishing Decentralized Identity at Microsoft, where I had the opportunity to work with great folks developing open source DID infrastructure (e.g. ION), standards, and products, I am joining Square to lead Decentralized Identity.
+
+* [Building digital resilience](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvZ7_TxFxj0) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
+    > touches on a pilot around Verifiable Credentials for Veterans and letting them post them to their LinkedIn profiles.
+

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/securekey-avast.md

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+# SecureKey Avast
+
+* [SecureKey looks to the future by joining Avast](https://securekey.com/securekey-looks-to-the-future-by-joining-avast/)
+
+* [Avast, a global leader in digital security and privacy, announced the acquisition of SecureKey](https://securekey.com/?securekey_pr%3Davast-to-acquire-securekey-technologies). Our expertise combined with the maturity and scalability of our services will allow our Canadian success story to expand globally and provide people around the world with safe and accessible means of authenticating their identities online while cementing SecureKey as a key provider of digital identity solutions.
+
+* [Secure Key](https://www.youtube.com/user/SecureKeyTech) - Trust Block
+* [Avast’s Charlie Walton wants you to Bring Your Own Identity](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202205/avasts-charlie-walton-wants-you-to-bring-your-own-identity) Biometric Update
+
+What was a European security company doing buying a U.S.-based decentralized digital identity technology company? Could Avast bring the dream of decentralized identity to the masses? I sat down with Avast’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Identity Charlie Walton to find out.
+* [NortonLifeLock and Avast Merger Provisionally Approved](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nortonlifelock-and-avast-merger-provisionally-approved-301600277.html) PNNewswire
+
+* [UK provisionally approves $8.1B NortonLifeLock-Avast merger, citing competition from Microsoft](https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/03/u-k-provisionally-approves-8-1b-nortonlifelock-avast-merger-citing-competition-from-microsoft/) TechCrunch

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/spruce.md

@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 # Spruce
 
 * [Spruce Developer Update #19](https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-developer-update-19/)
-
-- Sign-In with Ethereum offers a new self-custodial option for users who wish to assume more control
-- Kepler is a decentralized storage network organized around data overlays called Orbits. Kepler allows users to Securely share their digital credentials, private files, and sensitive media to blockchain accounts, all using a Web3 wallet
+  > - Sign-In with Ethereum offers a new self-custodial option for users who wish to assume more control
+  > - Kepler is a decentralized storage network organized around data overlays called Orbits. Kepler allows users to Securely share their digital credentials, private files, and sensitive media to blockchain accounts, all using a Web3 wallet
 * [Spruce At Graph Hack 2022](https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-at-graph-hack/) SpruceID
-
-Earlier this month, The Graph hosted Graph Hack at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Graph Hack was a three-day hackathon, bringing together developers to kickstart the latest dapps and ideas featuring a mix of on and off-chain data via a variety of impactful use-cases.
+  > Earlier this month, The Graph hosted Graph Hack at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Graph Hack was a three-day hackathon, bringing together developers to kickstart the latest dapps and ideas featuring a mix of on and off-chain data via a variety of impactful use-cases.
 * [Spruce Developer Update #21](https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-developer-update-21/)
-
-We're currently working on a new, ergonomic way to use Sign-In with Ethereum and session management for applications, and are currently in the process of setting up beta testing. If you're interested in trying this out, please get in touch.
-
+  > We're currently working on a new, ergonomic way to use Sign-In with Ethereum and session management for applications, and are currently in the process of setting up beta testing. If you're interested in trying this out, please get in touch.
 * [Spruce Developer Update #23](https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-developer-update-23/)
-
-Updates on Sign in with Ethereum, Kepler, DIDKit, Rebase
+  > Updates on Sign in with Ethereum, Kepler, DIDKit, Rebase
 * [Spruce Developer Update #8](https://sprucesystems.medium.com/spruce-developer-update-8-70f04e95a5d4)
   > - “We are currently working on a project that will enable creator authenticity for digital assets including NFTs.”
   > - “focused on advancing did-tezos as the first formally verified DID Method.”
   > - DIDKit Updates
   > - Credible Updates
+
+* [Spruce Raises $34M to Unbundle the Login for a User-Controlled Web](https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-raises-34m-to-unbundle-the-login-for-a-user-controlled-web/)
+  > With the new funding, Spruce will spearhead research in cutting-edge privacy and usability technology for identity, grow its product teams, and continue to execute on partnerships across the ecosystem.
+* [Decentralized Identity Startup Spruce Wants to Help Users Control their Sign-In Data](https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/20/decentralized-identity-startup-spruce-wants-to-help-users-control-their-sign-in-data/) TechCrunch
+  > The company [won an RFP](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/10/08/sign-in-with-ethereum-is-coming/) from the Ethereum Foundation and Ethereum Name Service (ENS) to develop a standardized “sign-in with Ethereum” feature that could be interoperable with web2 identity systems [...] to let [users] control what information a platform receives about them when they sign in rather than automatically surrendering the data to the platform.
+* [Spruce sets the bar for sovereign identity storage options, secures $7.5M](https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/02/spruce-sets-the-bar-for-sovereign-identity-and-storage-options-secures-7-5m/)
+  > Spruce, a service that allows users to control their data across the web, has raised $7.5 million. The company builds open source, open standard developer tools helping users collect and control their data across the web. It helps prevent NFT frauds and defines access rules for [decentralized](https://venturebeat.com/2020/10/28/decentralized-identity-the-key-to-the-digital-era/).
+  

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/tbd.md

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+# TBD - Bluesky
+
+* [A Self-Authenticating Social Protocol](https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol) Bluesky
+
+In law, a [“self-authenticating” document](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_902) requires no extrinsic evidence of authenticity. In computer science, an [“authenticated data structure”](https://www.cs.umd.edu/~mwh/papers/gpads.pdf) can have its operations independently verifiable. When resources in a network can attest to their own authenticity, then that data is inherently live – that is, canonical and transactable – no matter where it is located.
+* [dSocialCommons Hosts Twitter Spaces | Interoperable Formats](https://twitter.com/dsocialcommons/status/1519724178256982017)
+
+Bluesky Community Voices #6: Interoperable Formats [https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vAxRkVrMPzKl](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1vAxRkVrMPzKl) Moderator [@kimdhamilton](https://twitter.com/kimdhamilton) Speakers [@kevinmarks](https://twitter.com/kevinmarks) [@mfosterio](https://twitter.com/mfosterio) [@JoeAndrieu](https://twitter.com/JoeAndrieu) [@harlantwood](https://twitter.com/harlantwood)
+
+* [Working in Public](https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-4-2022-working-in-public) BlueSky
+
+Today we’re releasing [ADX, the “Authenticated Data Experiment”](https://github.com/bluesky-social/adx). Our company's name, “bluesky,” describes the open-ended nature of this project, and the freedom we were given to start from first principles. As we get more concrete, we’ll give more specific names to what we’re building, starting with ADX.
+* [Spruce and TBD Demonstrate Decentralized Identity Interoperability](https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-and-tbd-demonstrate-decentralized-identity-interoperability/) SpruceID
+
+Spruce and TBD are the first two organizations to demonstrate support for all [five JWS algorithms](https://w3id.org/security/suites/jws-2020%23jose-conformance) for [JsonWebSignature2020](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/lds-jws2020/) (Data Integrity Proofs) and JWTs, for VCs and [W3C Verifiable Presentations](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/%23presentations-0), which is a major step toward vendor interoperability.
+* [TBD Partners with Circle!](https://developer.tbd.website/blog/tbd-circle-partnership/) TBD
+
+TBD and [Circle](https://www.circle.com/en/?_gl%3D1*14yjcwp*_up*MQ..%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjwm8WZBhBUEiwA178UnPZbgZJJxhwK7ivE5Yx9FGW8PQ31-hc1O-njcLOmzcN2nzLz110FihoCgV4QAvD_BwE) are collaborating on a set of open standards and open source technologies aimed at enabling global-scale, mainstream adoption of digital currency in payments and financial applications. The first step of which will support cross-border remittances and self-custody wallets that can hold stablecoins.
+At TBD, we support open standards wherever appropriate, and all of our projects are open source.
+* [Our Interoperability Work in the Decentralized Identity Foundation](https://developer.tbd.website/blog/our-interop-work-in-dif/) TBD
+
+More details about the Conformance Test Suite that was developed by members of DIF and our interoperability test reports can be found here:
+
+

_posts/identosphere-dump/companies/trinsic.md

@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ Trinsic has released some [tools to issue verifiable credentials](https://trinsi
 * [Trinsic just raised $8.5M 🎉 and we want to celebrate with you!](https://trinsic.id/trinsic-raises-8-5m-for-decentralized-identity-platform/)
 
 developers face a dizzying number of standards to be compatible with—“[SoulBound Tokens](https://nftnow.com/guides/soulbound-tokens-sbts-meet-the-tokens-that-may-change-your-life/)” and [“Web5](https://twitter.com/jack/status/1535314738078486533)” being the latest additions to the litany of W3C, ISO, DIF, ToIP, and other existing specs. Trinsic offers teams a single API that acts as an abstraction layer that bridges ecosystems, strips complexity away from the development process, and ensures products are future-proof.
+* [3 years ago today, we started Trinsic to make decentralized identity real](https://trinsic.id/trinsic-raises-8-5m-for-decentralized-identity-platform/) Tweet Thread by Riley
+  > Despite sending people to space, editing genes, and getting dangerously close to AGI, humanity hasn’t built a way for me to prove my legal name is Riley Hughes online.
+* [Creating Verifiable credentials in ASP.NET Core for decentralized identities using Trinsic](https://damienbod.com/2021/04/05/creating-verifiable-credentials-in-asp-net-core-for-decentralized-identities-using-trinsic/)
+  > This article shows how verifiable credentials can be created in ASP.NET Core for decentralized identities using the Trinsic platform which is a Self-sovereign identity implementation with APIs to integrate.

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 * [01:04:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D54WrOZ2IEZE%26t%3D3856s) Demo 3: A student gets access to local discounts using municipality credential based on a European student card
 
 
-* [Spruce and TBD Demonstrate Decentralized Identity Interoperability](https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-and-tbd-demonstrate-decentralized-identity-interoperability/) SpruceID
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-Spruce and TBD are the first two organizations to demonstrate support for all [five JWS algorithms](https://w3id.org/security/suites/jws-2020%23jose-conformance) for [JsonWebSignature2020](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/lds-jws2020/) (Data Integrity Proofs) and JWTs, for VCs and [W3C Verifiable Presentations](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/%23presentations-0), which is a major step toward vendor interoperability.
 
 * [Dynamic Data Economy Presented to Technology Consortium in India](https://humancolossus.foundation/blog/dde-amp-hasgeek) HumanCollosus Foundation
 
 The "Data Governance and Semantics" project featured three webinars introducing DDE as a decentralised trust infrastructure acutely aligned with the current movement toward data exchange models in the Economic domain where actors regain transactional sovereignty to share accurate information bilaterally.
 
-* [Spruce and TBD Demonstrate Decentralized Identity Interoperability](https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-and-tbd-demonstrate-decentralized-identity-interoperability/)
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-Spruce and TBD are the first two organizations to demonstrate support for all [five JWS algorithms](https://w3id.org/security/suites/jws-2020%23jose-conformance) for [JsonWebSignature2020](https://w3c-ccg.github.io/lds-jws2020/) (Data Integrity Proofs) and JWTs, for VCs and [W3C Verifiable Presentations](https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/%23presentations-0) (VPs), which is a major step toward vendor interoperability.
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 * [SSI Report - Interoperability](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DezInITzb9p4) RootsID
 
 Interoperability is the ultimate challenge of a Decentralized Self-Sovereign Identity. Hyperledger Aries is hosting an Interopathon to showcase all the work their community has done to promote Interoperability. We have also started discussions about a standard import/export format that would further improve interop across identity agents.