by Darrell O'Donnell | Nov 7, 2018 | Blockchain, Digital Identity, General Thoughts and Rambles, Self Sovereign Identity, Sovrin, Standards
I’m working with a few Canadian leaders on a large report that is aimed at describing the current state of Digital Wallets, particularly wallets that are more about digital identity and credentials – as opposed to crypto wallets. One concept that is clear...
by Darrell O'Donnell | Apr 29, 2018 | GDPR, General Thoughts and Rambles, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Self Sovereign Identity, Sovrin
I am sceptical that the “benefits” that most of us are using about self-sovereign identity (SSI) are going to change the world. I really don’t believe that they make much of a difference to people and organizations. I believe that self-serving...
by Darrell O'Donnell | Feb 19, 2018 | Blockchain, Digital Identity, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Self Sovereign Identity
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Blockchain Identity Douglas Adams was incredible. He invented an invisibility field. The science behind it was brilliant and it worked. Blockchain breaks it though – especially Blockchain Identity But hang on – “it...
by Darrell O'Donnell | Jan 29, 2018 | Blockchain, Digital Identity, Self Sovereign Identity, Sovrin
I was reading an article by Robert Hackett (@rhhackett) and saw that Esther Dyson appeared to come down pretty hard on the idea of self-sovereign identity at the World Economic Forum this past week. In Robert’s article, Bitcoin and Blockchains in Davos,...
by Darrell O'Donnell | Jan 17, 2018 | Blockchain, Digital Identity, Self Sovereign Identity, Sovrin
CEOs Are Beginning To Get Sovrin. I was happy to talk about Sovrin with a Silicon Valley-based CEO earlier this week. Hearing that he understands that the costs and liability of digital identity can be turned into revenue (from cost) and asset (from liability). His...
by Darrell O'Donnell | Jan 5, 2018 | Blockchain, General Thoughts and Rambles, Self Sovereign Identity
I’m working with a few of our portfolio companies and some clients that all have similar issues. Post funding execution. It seems so easy right? Raise the money then build the stuff. Simple formula right? But it isn’t that simple. I am parachuted in to do...
