Blockchain Startup Onename Launches Passcard
Imagine a digital form of identity and access control that can replace passwords, forms of physical identification like passports and driver’s licenses and how this can bring about a lot of changes. This has now been made possible as blockchain startup Onename has launched its new product Passcard. Passcard uses a blockchain-tied profile to create a secure and “trustless” identity and according to the company, is a digital form of identity with access control designed to initially replace passwords. Onename also promises that in the future it can also replace forms of physical....
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Blockchain startup Onename launched its new product Passcard this week, which uses a blockchain-tied profile to create a secure and "trustless" identity. Onename plans on eventually using it as a sort of digital key to your identity, potentially replacing passwords, the keys to your house and even your passport. Onename takes advantage of Bitcoin's distributed ledger, the blockchain, which is used to record and verify bitcoin transactions. It is what enables the digital currency to properly function and can also be used to record any kind of information in a public ledger. "Passcards are a....
Onename, a blockchain technology startup, unveiled its new product called the Passcard. This makes use of a blockchain-tied profile to create a secure identity, which can possibly replace passwords, keys, or even ID information. The company makes use of blockchain technology, which is often associated to verifying bitcoin transactions and being stored in a public ledger, to create a digital identity with access control. Blockchain Technology Applications. "Passcards are a digital form of identity and access control designed to initially replace passwords, and in the future, replace forms....
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