A Guide to SSI, DIDs and VCs from a Beginner’s Viewpoint Much has been written about self-sovereign identity (SSI) — the ability to gain control over one’s own identity — and how this is going to become a cornerstone of our interactions in the future. Work has been going on is this field for many years, but it is the emergence…

I’ve been a software developer for many years - never a very fast or especially enthusiastic one, but reasonable enough, and I’ve made some nice mobile apps and other things along the way. Lately, I confess, I’ve lost my appetite for writing code, and looked for new things to do…

I’ve recently started a research project based on the applications of a concept in the blockchain world known widely by its acronym of “DAO” — which stands for Decentralised Autonomous Organisation. But what does that actually mean? As a starting point, this definition works well for me… “An organization that…

In September 2016 I took a year off work and went back to university. I needed a change of scenery, and a bit of a reboot, so I pretty spontaneously signed up for a Master’s degree in Information Security and Privacy — cybersecurity — at Cardiff University, where I’d graduated…

I recently completed a Master’s degree dissertation where I considered the suitability of using a blockchain implementation as a channel for securely sharing information. …

A journey of discovery, awkward id checks and trading Nectar Points There’s a real buzz about cryptocurrencies right now, Bitcoin (BTC) and its more technical sibling Ether (ETH — the currency of the Ethereum blockchain) are hitting all time highs. I was lucky to get involved a few months ago…