Daniel Buchner is the Head of Decentralized Identity at Block, the company formerly known as Square.
In our talk, Daniel helped me understand the concept of identity, why and how identity can be decentralized, and how having self-sovereignty over your identity can change the relationships and the power dynamics between users and the apps we use today.
Timestamps
00:00 - Highlights & Intro 02:34 - Daniel Buchner Intro 08:38 - Taking Control of Your Public Identifiers 13:39 - Securing Decentralized Identifiers 22:59 - Building a Decentralized Identity Network 25:32 - Block’s Decentralized Identity Work 36:54 - Privacy for DIDs 45:00 - DIDs vs. Slashtags 49:24 - The Process of Developing Open Standards 56:31 - Applications for Decentralized Identity 1:00:07 - Personal Servers 1:03:00 - How Self-Hosting Changes the Relationships Between Apps and Users 1:12:24 - tbDEX 1:20:06 - The Lightning Round
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This podcast episode can be found on Youtube:
Daniel Buchner on Building Decentralized Identity at Block | The Kevin Rooke Show | E45
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