Why Verifiable Credentials Aren’t Widely Adopted & Why Trinsic PivotedAt the Internet Identity Workshop 38, I announced my talk with a description something like this: “SSI didn’t work. Trinsic is pivoting.”Oct 15, 20246Oct 15, 20246
How Vittorio Shaped my Perspective on SSI, and how he can Shape YoursVittorio Bertocci had an important impact on my professional life. His wisdom should be absorbed by anybody building an IDtech product.Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 2023
Is Google’s Bard the ChatGPT killer? For privacy’s sake, I sure hope notBard has a long way to go in terms of privacy before I’ll abandon ChatGPTMay 16, 2023May 16, 2023
Patterns of Successful IDtech ProductsIn the last five years, I have seen too many failures of IDtech companies with promising ideas. Either they struggled to launch their…Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
3 IDtech MisconceptionsThis is the third post in a series about IDtech. The first post, IDtech is the New Fintech is available to read on Forbes, and the second…Feb 23, 2023Feb 23, 2023
Published inTrinsicThe Catch-22 of InteroperabilityThe tension between interoperability and innovation holds IDtech products hostage. Here’s my take on what to do about it.Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Published inTrinsicHas SSI’s Identity Problem been Solved?SSI, Web5, IDtech, Reusable Identity, Authentic Data — Which Should You Use?Nov 22, 20222Nov 22, 20222
Published inTrinsicIntro to IDtech: How Decentralized Identity Will be AdoptedIDtech products are the key to unlocking the growth of the decentralized identity market.Nov 3, 20222Nov 3, 20222
Published inTrinsic4 Keys to Self-sovereign Identity AdoptionCurrent real-world adoption, overcoming the chicken-egg problem, and selling the business value of self-sovereign identityJan 19, 20213Jan 19, 20213
Published inTrinsicSSI has an Identity ProblemBefore the word ‘elephant’ was broadly used, how would one describe the big, leathery animal?Nov 24, 20203Nov 24, 20203
Published inTrinsicBlockchain is the Least Interesting Thing About Self-sovereign IdentityAnd yet proponents and naysayers both spend too much time talking about it. The most interesting things about SSI are actually…Sep 23, 20201Sep 23, 20201
“Immunity Passports” and Verifiable Credentials: a Response to CritiquesA recently published article successfully conveys the risks of immunity passports based on blockchain, but misses two important points.May 20, 20202May 20, 20202
Published inTrinsicCall to Action: Verifiable Credentials & COVID-19Shortly after Bill Gates posted on Reddit a few weeks ago, my notifications started blowing up. In response to a question about what…Apr 1, 20201Apr 1, 20201
On the Future of Sovrin FoundationAnyone who remembers when they heard about Self-sovereign Identity (SSI) for the first time can imagine how I felt when I walked out of…Mar 16, 20201Mar 16, 20201
Published inTrinsicStreetcred ID Joins Sovrin Network as a StewardStreetcred ID is thrilled to announce we have joined the Sovrin Network as a Steward. As a Sovrin Steward, Streetcred ID will collaborate…Oct 2, 2019Oct 2, 2019