Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, just bought Twitter. Therein lies the problem. Centralized control. A hierarchy of ownership. The immeasurable, unregulated power one man has. And most alarmingly, the illusion, the paradox of ‘free speech’, is not possible in Web2. In a US$44 billion deal last week, Musk bought…

2022 has been off to the races. We welcome a global reopening as the world seems ready to go back to normal life after the Omicron variant left the world with no place to hide. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions continue to rise and also shape the evolution of crypto and Web3…

Billions of people worldwide are excluded from access to financial services. The traditional banking system is fragmented, selectively handpicking only the most lucrative to service. New technologies, such as FinClusive, hope to change this. FinClusive’s mission is to bring secure, compliance-centered financial access to businesses and people across the globe…

Blockchain Week 2022 concluded last week in Australia, and was a ‘stake in the ground’ moment for the industry coming together in-person for the first time since the start of the pandemic. It marked a turning point, where blockchain has become mainstream. …

Unlocking personal data to transform everyday life and improve the world for all, is no small mission. By aligning with partners who share our self-sovereign ideals, we can get there faster. NEAR is one such partner. We’re thrilled to expand our relationship with NEAR, after securing a grant to enhance…

Verida is excited to announce QSTN has joined Verida’s Early Adopter Program. QSTN has entered into a strategic partnership with Verida as part of their Early Adopter Program. Verida offers solutions that allow users to own their data and identity and allow seamless data interoperability, privately in Web3. QSTN builds a data research platform QSTN is…

Verida is excited to announce Webblen has joined Verida’s Early Adopter Program. Webblen is partnering with Verida to seamlessly onboard users into Web3 and give people the opportunity to take control of their personal data. Webblen provides creators an app that rewards users for being involved in their community. Webblen’s…

Tailing the most disruptive year in modern history was always going to be a challenge. While 2021 propelled us back out into the world again, our collective troubles didn’t go away with the promises of a new year. But it’s in this pressure cooker that problems bubble to the surface…

The Verida Early Adopter Program (EAP) is designed to support projects building on the Verida Network in advance of our public mainnet in 2022 and beyond. Verida is a network of personal data owned and controlled by users. Users are incentivized to unlock their data stored on centralized platforms. Builders…