Workshop Experts Explore Problems in Implementing Blockchain IDs
Identity is one use case of the blockchain that has many people excited. For the first time, an individual has the potential to create a true, immutable identity distributed across an entire network. As Consensus 2016 wrapped up earlier this week, a group of thought-leaders who have been working in the identity space for decades presented their beliefs on what to consider when building an identity system using blockchain. Christopher Allen, the principal architect at bitcoin sidechain firm Blockstream, echoed the sentiment of other panelists about the duality of identity on the blockchain.....
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