# Know thy customer: The future of KYC in crypto

# Know thy customer: The future of KYC in crypto

” Know thy customer: The future of KYC in crypto “ Crypto and Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines seem to be an unhappy marriage — pseudonymity in the digital currencies’ DNA doesn’t match the old-school centralized protocols of traditional finance, but cohabitation is inevitable for the maturing industry.  The tension never really goes away, but…

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# Polygon ID platform seeks to enhance self-agency and privacy in the Web3 space

# Polygon ID platform seeks to enhance self-agency and privacy in the Web3 space

” Polygon ID platform seeks to enhance self-agency and privacy in the Web3 space “ Layer-2 Ethereum scaling solution, Polygon (MATIC) has announced the establishment of Polygon ID, an identity platform designed to complement the decentralized finance and decentralized application (DApp) economies by providing users greater privacy and sovereignty within Web3. Professed to be the…

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# IEEE Blockchain Identity of Things standardization working group kicks off

# IEEE Blockchain Identity of Things standardization working group kicks off

“# IEEE Blockchain Identity of Things standardization working group kicks off ” Six worldwide corporations have banded together to start the IEEE blockchain Identity of Things standardization. According to IEEE Chair of the Identity of Things Working Group Dr. Xinxin Fan, researchers from Lockheed Martin, Ericsson, Lenovo, Huawei, Bosch, IoTeX and China Academy of Information…

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# Gibraltar’s government plans to bridge the gap between public and private sectors with blockchain

# Gibraltar’s government plans to bridge the gap between public and private sectors with blockchain

“# Gibraltar’s government plans to bridge the gap between public and private sectors with blockchain ” The government of Gibraltar, a British territory at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, has started a pilot program aimed at utilizing blockchain technology to store official credentials on its systems. In a Tuesday announcement, Her Majesty’s Government…

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# Ethereum Foundation backs Spruce’s vision for decentralized identity verification

# Ethereum Foundation backs Spruce’s vision for decentralized identity verification

“# Ethereum Foundation backs Spruce’s vision for decentralized identity verification ” The Ethereum Foundation (EF) and Ethereum Name Service (ENS) are backing a proposed system for secure sign-in using Ethereum from decentralized identity software firm Spruce. Spruce’s system was selected after EF and ENS submitted a Request for Proposals in July encouraging developers and software…

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# Mark Cuban says NFTs could disrupt electronic signature firms

# Mark Cuban says NFTs could disrupt electronic signature firms

“# Mark Cuban says NFTs could disrupt electronic signature firms ” Dallas Mavericks owner and Dogecoin proponent Mark Cuban says nonfungible tokens may have the ability to disrupt and even transform industries dealing with digital identity verification and electronic signatures. In an episode of the Unchained podcast released yesterday, Cuban said “anything documentation driven” could…

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