SSI, NFTs, ENS & Co - Trends and Adoption of Decentralized Identity in 2022
Combined Session
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 17:30—18:30
Location: A05-06
Goal of this Deep Dive: Listeners will leave with a solid understanding of
different approaches to decentralized identity like Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and Non-Fungible Token (NFTs), Ethereum Name Service (ENS)
their adoption (based on real use cases)
their impact on web2/3.
Main Contents / Flow:
The new status quo: The broken web and the shift from data silos to ecosystems.
The rise and latest trends in Web3: On-chain identity, NFTs, ENS & Sign-in with Ethereum
Comparing paradigms: What is better, NFTs or SSI?
Adoption & real-life use cases (selected SSI projects from walt.id users/clients)
web 2: public sector, banking and financial services, HR, education, marketplaces, …
web 3: decentralized finance (DeFi), creator economy (art, music), gaming, DAO governance, …
Conclusion & Predictions for 2022
Dominik Beron
walt.id
Dominik Beron is the founder/CEO of walt.id, an open source company that is building decentralized identity solutions for businesses and governments. Over the last years, he also served as an...
Oliver Terbu holds a MSc in Computer Science from the Technical University of Graz. He has been working in the Digital Identity space for about a decade and was involved as chair, lead editor,...
