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Microsoft to Develop Identity Platform for Multiple Blockchains

Microsoft has partnered with two startups to build an identity platform aimed to integrating with both the bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains.

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London Workshop Explores Blockchain Identity in Finance

The Identity & KYC conference in London hosted a workshop on using blockchain technology to improve know-your-customer processes earlier this week.

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A Framework for Identity

IDEO coLAB member Dan Elitzer explores a framework for digital identity using blockchain and other technologies.

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Identity Startup Netki to Launch SSL Certificate for Blockchain

Netki has announced the launch of its identity certificate pilot, allowing all parties in a transaction to be trusted and verifiable under regulation.

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Workshop Experts Explore Problems in Implementing Blockchain IDs

With cell phones and blockchain technology, the creation of a self sovereign identity becomes a reality which individuals can control themselves.

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The Path to Self-Sovereign Identity

Blockstream identity practice specialist Christopher Allen discusses how he believes identities should be managed and stored online.

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Why Fragmentation Threatens the Promise of Blockchain Identity

The vision of blockchain identity promises to empower users but key questions remain, according to one blockchain investor.

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Vinny Lingham Leaves Gyft, Raises $2.75 Million for Identity Startup

The former CEO of bitcoin gift card service Gyft, has announced that his latest startup venture, Civic, has received $2.75m in funding.

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Meet the Dad Who Registered His Daughter's Birth on the Blockchain

Santiago Siri celebrated the arrival of his baby daughter Roma this week in a rather different way – by registering her birth on the blockchain.

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ShoCard's Quest to Secure Identity on the Blockchain

CoinDesk speaks to ShoCard CEO Armin Ebrahimi about his company's efforts to disrupt identity verification via the blockchain.

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