First blog post in a series of 3. Read part 2 and part 3. Introduction The principle concept of decentralised governance is that no single person, entity or organisation can control the direction of change in a public Network. …

Announcing the launch of first-of-its-kind Credential Payments Payment Rails are live! 🎉🥳 cheqd has built the first-of-its-kind mechanism for payments to verify digital credentials and credential status. …

Validators play a pivotal role in fostering the growth and security of the cheqd network. Beyond their technical contributions, validators significantly influence the ethos, culture, and future trajectory of cheqd by acting as core community members and advocates of the network. cheqd network validators have a history of active engagement…

Introduction GM cheqmates 👋 Since the turn of the year, we’re beginning to see the cheqd ecosystem flourish: our ecosystem partners are beginning to integrate our tools, clients are kickstarting Trusted Data markets, and we’re all getting our boots fitted! To continue building momentum and encourage further innovation on top of…

A technical approach to building Trusted Data Markets, reducing the time-to-reliance and compliance costs in digital interactions. Introduction In our previous blog we discussed the thematic strands that underscore trust in markets, specifically data markets. …

Integration of cheqd into SSI Kit provides greater flexibility for adopters of cheqd, opens up a new customer-base for increased utility on the network and helps future-proof cheqd for upcoming EU regulations! Introduction We are excited to announce that cheqd is now fully supported in walt.id’s SSI Kit. This integration expands…

cheqd’s new Universal Registrar driver enables easy and efficient integration with cheqd’s DID and DID-Linked Resource utility. Introduction We are excited to announce that we have successfully built a cheqd driver into Decentralized Identity Foundation’s (DIF) Universal Registrar to enable out-of-the-box and highly efficient DID and DID-Linked Resource transactions on cheqd…

A retrospective on a year building a Decentralized Identity network on Cosmos. Co-authored by Ankur Banerjee, Ross Power and Alex Tweeddale. TL;DR 2022 has been a huge year for the cheqd Product & Engineering team. We’ve made three major software upgrade releases to the cheqd network and several minor upgrades, including: …

The ticketing industry has been in the press this week for failing to provide loyal and “Verified Fans” the early access to tickets they deserve. New types of data files known as Verifiable Credentials are here to help, enabling punters to easily present verified identity information to secure the process…