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I Had ChatGPT Explain OpenID
ChatGPT has been getting a lot of attention, so I had it explain “OpenID.” Being me, I did it in English, as usual… OpenID is a decentralized authentication protocol that all…
A gBizID bullseye: Twitter says it will soon begin company-based employee verification
On the morning of November 13, Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, tweeted that the company would soon begin allowing companies to verify their employees. In this case, Twitter m…
Elon Musk Tells Employees That Twitter Will Become a Bank
Twitter Will Provide Banking Services Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, reportedly said at employee meeting No. 1 that Twitter would become a banking and (international) paymen…
Summary and Personal Impressions of Digital Minister Kono’s 10/13 Press Conference, Which Covered Many Important My Number Card Topics Beyond Integration with Health Insurance Cards
On October 13, at around 10 o’clock, Minister Kono held a press conference on efforts to promote adoption of the My Number Card. Several important announcements were made, so…
Formation of the OpenWallet Foundation Announced
On the evening of the 14th, the formation of the OpenWallet Foundation was announced at the Open Source Summit in Dublin. The OpenWallet Foundation is a project to create an open-s…
I’ll Be Appearing at Identity Week Asia in Singapore on 9/6
It is now only 10 days away, but I will be appearing at Identity Week Asia in Singapore. UPDATE (8/31): In addition to appearing as a panelist, I will now moderate this entire trac…
From Centralized IDs to Decentralized IDs, History Repeats Itself | Nikkei Cross Tech
Following last week’s installment, the 3th article in the series “A Thorough Examination: Will Blockchain Make Humanity Happy?” has been published in Nikkei Cross Tech, prese…
W3C Standardizes Decentralized Identifiers: Looking Back at the History That Led There
I wrote the article named in the title for Nikkei XTECH about DID (Decentralized Identifier), for which W3C issued a Recommendation last week . It covers the background of this not…
[7/26 22:30] Q&A with the Authors About SBT (Soul Bound Token)
Today (7/26), beginning at 22:30 Japan time (15:30 CET), BGIN Block #6 will hold a session interviewing the authors about SBT (Soul Bound Token), which attracted attention because…
Identity in Conflict: In Response to the Invasion of Ukraine
On June 21, I will hold a workshop titled “Identity in Conflict” at Identiverse 2022, near Denver, Colorado, USA. Identity in Conflict I proposed this session to the organizers in…