Webinar Recap: Making Money with SSI
Self-sovereign identity (SSI) promises to deliver innovation and value in every industry for a variety of use cases. It’s already picking up steam in financial services, healthcare, and government sectors around the world. But in order to get widespread adoption, sustainable business cases need to be developed—not just use cases. In our recent expert-panel webinar, […]
Trinsic Cements its Commitment to Interoperability Ahead of Internet Identity Workshop XXXI
Self-sovereign identity (SSI) has largely developed and matured thanks to the rich conversations at the semi-annual Internet Identity Workshop (IIW)—one of the most important user-centric digital identity events on earth. Not only does IIW act as a place to iron out specs and bring communities together, but it acts as a forcing function for implementors […]
Trinsic & Zapier Partner to Bring SSI to 2000+ Applications
G-Suite, Office 365, Slack, Stripe, Asana, Twilio, Trello, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Wordpress, HubSpot, Zoom, Typeform, Discord. What are two things these applications have in common? Odds are, you are a user of one or more of them. They now work seamlessly with self-sovereign identity (SSI). In our eternal quest to make SSI easier to adopt, Trinsic […]
Blockchain Is the Least Interesting Thing About Self-Sovereign Identity
This blog post was originally posted on Riley Hughes’s (Co-founder & CEO of Trinsic) personal Medium blog. Blockchain is the least interesting thing about self-sovereign identity (SSI), and yet proponents and naysayers both spend too much time talking about it. Given the interest blockchain has garnered over the last several years, claiming other things are more interesting […]
Combining Verifiable Credentials and Smart Contracts for COVID-19 Data Management
Over the past few months, a number of apps have been developed that use verifiable credentials to streamline the transfer of data in the COVID-19 testing process. However, Bart Cant, Founder and Managing Partner of Rethink Ledgers, decided to use a unique approach in developing his prototype app. Not only did he use verifiable credentials […]
Simplifying SSI-Based Solutions to Focus on Adoption
When the outbreak of COVID-19 started, Michael Corning, the Cryptocosm Architect at Secours.io, wanted to build a self-sovereign identity (SSI) based app that would help reopen his local economy in Sisters, Oregon without reopening the pandemic. As we all know, how easy it is to adopt a new technology or software plays a key role […]
Trinsic Basics: What Are SSI Digital Wallets?
The easiest way to explain self-sovereign identity (SSI) is to pull out an item that people carry on a daily basis—a wallet.¹ It’s strange to use a leather pouch to explain such a complex, nascent technology as SSI, but it works! And it works because most of the magic of SSI happens within and between […]
Trinsic Leads SSI Digital Wallet Portability
“Portable” is one of the 10 principles of self-sovereign identity (SSI). In order to achieve portability or self-sovereignty, an individual must be able to control where their identity information and credentials are stored. They must be able to leave their current provider and move to a new provider and never be trapped in vendor lock-in. […]
Trinsic Basics: What Are Verifiable Credentials?
Trinsic makes verifiable credentials and self-sovereign identity (SSI) easy for developers to implement, so it is only fair we make it easy to conceptualize as well! The term “verifiable credentials” can seem a bit technical and overwhelming at first glance. But in reality, verifiable credentials are simpler than you think. Start with what you know […]
Decreasing Unemployment Among African Youth Using Verifiable Credentials
In response to COVID-19, businesses and industries around the world have had to reduce spending and cut costs in order to continue operating. This has led to businesses being reluctant to hire new employees and unfortunately having to lay off employees. Recent college graduates and youth are having to navigate this difficult economic situation as […]