Identity


Opinion

Urbit Is Web3, Weird and Wonderful and I Don’t Care Who Made It

Software can have bugs, but it doesn’t have cooties.

An Urbit "galaxy" can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. (NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Binance to Issue 'Soulbound' Tokens to Users Who Complete Know-Your-Customer Checks

The tokens will allow users to participate in building projects on the BNB chain.

Taken from the Sky Lift at the WI State Fair, August 2017 Shadows of people walking extended on the street. (Unsplash)

Opinion

Digital Pseudonyms: One More Way to Make Working From Home Secure

A system of pseudonymous digital credentials would benefit organizations and ensure individuals control their personal data.

Digital pseudonyms can help organizations maintain records securely. (Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images)

Layer 2

The 5 ‘Unsolved Problems’ of Crypto According to Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi

"Permissionless innovation" is a source for social good and profit, the venture capitalist said at Consensus 2022.

Dragonfly Capital's Haseeb Qureshi at Consensus 2022 (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Who You Really Are: A Conversation About Pseudonymity With Default Friend at Consensus

The internet phenomenon and historian explains why true anonymity is hard within internet culture.

Katherine Dee, aka, Default Friend speaks at Consensus 2022 (CoinDesk)

Opinion

Who Are We in the Metaverse, and How Do We Prove It?

Self-sovereign identity needs to be baked into the DNA of Web 3.

(Ben Sweet/Unsplash)

Opinion

Living as NFTs in the Metaverse

Digital spaces can be an extension of reality, not just a lower resolution "digital version." This article is part of "Metaverse Week."

(Chien Nguyen Minh/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

A New NFT Grouping Is Born: Minorities Promoting Their Cultures

Jews, turbaned male Sikhs, and hijab-wearing women are the first to explore digital extensions of their identities.

MetaSikhs (courtesy Amar Bedi)

Opinion

Your Right to Anonymity Ends Where Risk to My Money Begins

Privacy is a key value of crypto, and of a healthy society. But it ends when you seek wealth and influence – for good reason.

Anonymity is highly valued in crypto and hacker culture. But a higher standard of transparency may apply for those with power over others' fates. (Boy_Anupog/Getty Images)