# 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
* [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.
* [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.
* [Spruce Developer Update #23](https://blog.spruceid.com/spruce-developer-update-23/)
  > 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/).