DID explainer, cheqd on the Tok, IIW and more...

Happy Friday, cheqmates. If you DID not understand the concept of a decentralised identifiers (DID), Alex has created a great explainer video. Look how well he draws, isn’t that awesome? ??

The video breaks down the elements of a decentralised identifier into three parts.

?? The did:cheqd method

?? The namespace, or target network

?? A globally unique identifier.

Want to know more about DIDs? ??

? cheq out the video here

Decentralized Identifiers or DIDs explained

???? Ankur at IIW ????

Our CTO Ankur Banerjee has been busy over at the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW) this week in sunny California.?? Our friend and partner, Italo Borssatto of VERAMO , also attended the IIW alongside other SSI industry professionals.

Ankur has been keeping his Twitter profile flowing with some of the sessions he’s attended. You can access the session notes of day two where Ankur took part in a fun session called “DID Method Battle Royale”, participants discussed other characteristics beyond the DID Method Rubric for scoring.

You can keep up to date with what’s happening over on Ankur’s Twitter profile.

?? Fraser mentioned at The Paypers ??

Fraser Edwards got a mention from the lead editor for banking and fintech at The Paypers. This focuses on how we found a solution to make borrowing & lending in DeFi (and CeFi) in a sustainable and long-lasting manner.

The Paypers is the Netherlands-based leading independent source of news and analysis products for the global fintech, payments, and ecommerce industry.

Find the latest features, reports, and upcoming events!

You can read more on the LinkedIn post here

?? ??? Fraser’s Web Summit Video ?? ???

We’ve talked a lot about Web Summit and some of the opportunities that we’ve claimed as a result of it, but have you seen Fraser’s pitch? We’ve got you covered, we took a recording and uploaded it to our YourTube channel.

You are the product? Not anymore (Web Summit 2022 Fraser Edwards talk)

cheqd on the Tok

We’re happy to share that cheqd now has a profile on TikTok We’re looking to further? expand our reach, we believe TikTok could be an incredibly powerful platform to get connected with other crypto communities. We’ve also just dropped our first video, recorded by our Product Manager and Compliance Lead, Ross Power .

Psst! - he said it only took him 3 attempts, we totally think about 10! #noFilter

cheq out the video here ??

We’ll be powering through next week but for now, that’s a wrap. Enjoy the weekend, frens.

PS: Project Boots is well under way. Stomp, stomp. ??