Phil Windley

JANUARY 16, 2018

Summary: The Sovrin whitepaper is now available. Now with Sovrin, we can bring those rich identity transactions online. I'm very pleased to announce that the Sovrin whitepaper is now available. As you can see, Sovrin will incorporate a native token for exchanging value in identity transactions.

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Phil Windley

JUNE 19, 2019

As Chair of the Sovrin Foundation, I've had a lot of people ask my opinion on Libra. I have no evidence that Sovrin Foundation served as a model in any way, but that choice is aligned with the governance model we've pioneered with the Sovrin Governance Framework. Third, portable, digital identity exists now in Sovrin.

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Phil Windley

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Summary: The latest revision of the Sovrin Governance Framework is aimed squarely at showing how the Sovrin identity metasystem is compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations. Yesterday the Sovrin Board of Trustees approved the latest revision to the Sovrin Governance Framework (SGF).

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Phil Windley

MARCH 9, 2018

Except it's a little more interesting than Beanie Babies ever were because each CryptoKittie is really a non-fungible token on the Ethreum blockchain. The token representing the kittie is mine and under my control. Because the contract is public, owners can always interact with their tokens. Each kittie is owned by someone.

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Phil Windley

MAY 24, 2022

Operators of the hotspots, like me, are rewarded in HNT tokens for providing the hotspot and network backhaul using a method called "proof of coverage" that ensures the hotspot is active in a specific geographic area. One of the things we tried to do at Sovrin Foundation was live true to the tagline: Identity for All.

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Phil Windley

APRIL 25, 2018

My interest in coherence is driven by efforts to create a global, public, decentralized identity system that we call Sovrin. Sovrin is an identity network that, like the Internet, achives coherence through a combination of institutional, market-driven, and network-enabled forces. I think of Sovrin as the Internet for Identity.

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Phil Windley

JULY 26, 2018

Summary: This article describes the role that the Sovrin Foundation and associated groups play in governing, operating, and using the Sovrin Network. The Sovrin Network is designed and intended to be decentralized so understanding the key influence points and community groups is important.

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