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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.

→ TBD: https://tbd.website/

→ DIF: https://identity.foundation/
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxwaUi3I99s

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