--- title: Decentralized Identity Initiatives layout: single permalink: id-initiatives/ canonical_url: 'https://decentralized-id.com/id-initiatives/' redirect_from: - id-initiatives author_profile: false --- ## Assorted Identity Initiatives * [Identity at Coinbase: Welcoming the Distributed Systems team](https://blog.coinbase.com/identity-at-coinbase-welcoming-the-distributed-systems-team-d929dd64de2e) [[**ϟ**](https://www.wired.com/story/coinbase-distributed-systems-acquisition/)] * [Shocard](https://shocard.com/) — "Blockchain-Based Mobile Identity Platform" [[**ϟ**](https://medium.com/shocard/why-shocard-is-the-premier-blockchain-based-mobile-identity-platform-6fad15410106)] * [Authenteq](http://authenteq.com/) [[**T**](https://twitter.com/authenteq)] [[**G**](https://github.com/authenteq)] * enables users to create their own sovereign digital IDs which are stored encrypted on [BigChainDB](http://docs.bigchaindb.com) * [JLinc](https://www.jlinc.com/) — registers cryptographic public keys on the Stellar blockchain. > "The founders have been at the center of a community of developers working on “user-centric digital identity for almost two decades." * [Civic](https://www.civic.com/) launches: [identity.com](https://identity.com)[[**G**](https://github.com/identity-com/)][[**B**](https://www.civic.com/blog/identity-com-first-open-source-update/)][[**wp**](https://tokensale.civic.com/CivicTokenSaleWhitePaper.pdf)][[**ϟ**](https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/21/civics-token-illustrates-why-companies-masquerading-tokens-will-fail/)] * [Dapp Framework Melo One to use Civic](https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2018/08/30/dapp-framework-menlo-one-to-use-civic-for-blockchain-identity-verification/) * [Brave Civic Partnership](https://brave.com/brave-civic-partnership/) * [I/O Digital Foundation](https://iodigital.io/) [**[**wp**](https://simplebooklet.com/iocoinwhitepaper#page=0)**] * "offers a Proof-of-Stake blockchain called Decentralised Input Output Name Server (DIONS). It will enable applications such as identity and alias registration, storage of legal documents, key exchange, and encrypted messaging." * [Gemalto and R3 pilot blockchain for SSID](https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2018/09/18/gemalto-and-r3-pilot-blockchain-technology-for-self-sovereign-digital-id-network/#.W6drpckvGLU.twitter) * [Datum](https://datum.org) [[**wp**](https://datum.org/assets/Datum-WhitePaper.pdf)] * "network allows anyone to store structured data on a smart contract blockchain. Data can optionally be bought and sold on a marketplace using the DAT token. Datum leverages BigchainDB and IPFS as data storage backends. All data is encrypted and protected using AES256-GCM. * [Pro-civis](https://procivis.ch) — "e-government as a service" platform called "eID+". It enables citizens to get an official, electronic Citizen-ID on a mobile app. * The platform includes the [Vetri](https://vetri.global/) wallet and marketplace. 'Earn extra income and rewards by joining the data economy.'" * [We can do better than selling our data](http://blogs.harvard.edu/doc/2018/09/18/data/)-Doc Searls(*IIW*)