And if we don’t transition to a digital world that will change. We are way behind on a crypto USD. China is coming. And coming fast. They are way ahead in fintech. Thier President just publicly claimed his support to all things blockchain. We risk losing our reserve status

Two months after their debut, Bakkt Bitcoin Futures reached a record high of 4,443 contracts traded today – up over 60% from our last record-setting day We look forward to building on this momentum as we approach the launch of the Bakkt Bitcoin Options contracts on Dec 9th

The first chapter in Deutsche Bank's "Imagine 2030 — the decade ahead" report is called "The end of fiat money?" dbresearch.com/PROD/RPS_EN-PR…

ECB, translated: "We'll keep pretending we're aiming at economic stimulation by lowering rates, although we know this doesn't help, as it busts the banking system. But it will allow us to introduce central bank digital currency, get you all microchipped & under our total control.

Watch again: Lagarde on digital currencies

You might soon be travelling without a passport – this is how wef.ch/2Ja5ZPf #technology

Our latest research shows that it is possible to build a simplified payment system for central bank digital currencies. Such a system would safeguard users’ privacy for low-value transactions while ensuring that higher-value transfers are subject to anti-money laundering checks.

It’s happening baby, it is happening The mega currency war between Yuan and Dollar gonna be inevitable, the greater the divergence of the world is, the more vibrant Bitcoin will thrive

During MWC Barcelona 2020, Ea Chaillioux, @IdemiaGroup, will discuss why #identity is becoming a universal and vital credential to enable movements and interactions. Register today and save your place: gsma.at/36virn7 #MWC20

“Self-Sovereign Identity: Instead of logging into Airbnb, Facebook, Uber, et al, you will log into your own self-sovereign browser, and will have the same ability to rent a hotel room, use social media or hail a car...”

#ssi #selfsovereignidentity #decentralizedidentity Sovrin Foundation uPort - now Veramo & Serto Blockcerts @blockstack Ontology - The Trust Layer for Web3

Our member Sovrin Foundation published a white paper providing a detailed legal analysis of the applicability of the GDPR to the Sovrin Ledger and Sovrin Network: sovrin.org/data-protectio…

Crypto Dad may have left the CFTC, but Chris Giancarlo is just getting started in his new role to digitize $USD with the Digital Dollar Project. cryptobriefing.com/former-cftc-re…

Things a self-sovereign individual never forgets: - PIN - Seed - Passphrase - First date and wedding anniversary What else?

Andre Kudra Christopher Allen @BCcoalitionNL Markus Sabadello I too will be in Amsterdam next week for the W3C DID Working Group F2F meeting and several other meetings, including Monday afternoon at TNO with Christopher Allen and Tuesday with a talk at the KPN NLSecure conference. It’s going to be big week for #SSI in the Netherlands

In case you missed it, video of the week: Dutch PM checks his bike into a big underground parking place. Attendant (of Kurdish origin) is amazed: “He has to check in and out like a normal person! This is how you run a country. I’m never leaving” x.com/shadraouf/stat…

Here is the video from my talk yesterday on where some of the bleeding edges of our current work on self-sovereign identity #SSI are. This not an intro, but a deeper dive into issues we are, or need to, discuss. Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d… Video: youtu.be/LvW9tpZX0TA

#Bitcoin’s finest moment? Central banks around the globe are printing money...

There’s never been a better time to launch a digital product.

First glance of DC/EP Can be send/receive when both party are offline