What to do and NOT to do for Cosmos airdrops — Co-authored by Fraser Edwards and Eduardo Hotta. We always planned on recapping how the cheqd airdrops went but in addition to that, we need to eat some humble pie and share the lessons we’ve learned in case they are of any use to projects executing future airdrops. …

Payment models — Tokenomics are typically documented and distributed via a dedicated whitepaper. However, since our tokenomics will be a constant iteration, we have been using blogs to explain these in an easier to digest format, with a summary available in the Governance Framework. …

After a pretty busy eight months culminating in a launch, we’ve finally had the chance to catch our breath and think, both about the rapid progress we’ve made but also about next year and the future! 2021 achievements This year has been spectacular, to put it mildly. Within eight months we: formed…

Co-authored by Fraser Edwards and Javed Khattak — Tokenomics are typically documented and distributed via a dedicated whitepaper. However, since a large proportion of the tokenomics for cheqd directly relate to governance and our tokenomics will be a constant iteration, we incorporated them into the cheqd network’s Governance Framework, which will also be continuously updated. …

Co-authored by Fraser Edwards and Javed Khattak Every so often, we are asked why Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) needs a token. We've already looked into why SSI matters and how it could address digital identity issues across sectors — from finance to travel — here. Briefly, SSI is a new paradigm…

Start-up raises $2.6m to drive uptake of digital ID — London, UK — cheqd — a start-up whose technology could drive widespread uptake of digital IDs — has secured a $2.6m (£1.9m) investment to support the launch of its product later this year. The latest funding round was backed by Outlier Ventures, Evernym, TitanBlock, 3GR and a consortium of private…

Co-authored with Alex Tweeddale Tokenomics are typically documented and distributed via a dedicated whitepaper. However, since a large proportion of the tokenomics for cheqd directly relate to governance and our tokenomics will be a constant iteration, it made most sense to incorporate them into the cheqd network’s Governance Framework, which…

Why and how we chose to build on the Cosmos SDK — Co-authored by Fraser Edwards and Ankur Banerjee In our previous blog post, we shared the news that we at cheqd are building a dedicated incentivised self-sovereign identity network and token on the Cosmos software development kit (SDK) protocol to turbocharge the adoption of self-sovereign identity (SSI). …

Co-authored by Fraser Edwards and Javed Khattak Every so often, we are asked why Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) needs a token. Originally we expected the explanation of “why” to be a long piece but a recent experience provided the material for a much shorter, practical blog. Usually the question of “why…