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Bitcoin ID vs Government ID
276 sats \ 6 comments \ @anon 15h bitcoin
Has anyone thought about identities on Bitcoin? With the ongoing rise of centralized identities and social credit scores, I've been thinking more about it and how we're going to counter it.
Of course I'm thinking of ways Bitcoin can help. I recently found out about spaces protocol.
Was wondering if anyone has any experience with it?
The claim is it's a small open source protocol that sits on top of bitcoin with minimal on chain footprint.
No separate blockchain, no separate token, no foundation. 100% Bitcoin, uses BTC as the currency. Supposed to be cypherpunk and built as freedom tech.
There's just a lot of scams out there and with the drama between core and knots not sure which way this will go, but I definitely think we need some sort of decentralized digital identity. Thoughts?
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61 sats \ 0 replies \ @freetx 15h
Microsofts ION is just that (identity using Bitcoin as blockchain).
https://identity.foundation/ion/
I would probably never use it, but this is a relatively old idea.
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160 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 15h
identities on Bitcoin?
That's bullshit. Also these kind of "identities" are just fictional, virtual, DO NOT EXIST. Everything you do online is fictional, separate from who you are (the living man)
Saying that you, the living man, you are a bullshitID is just stupid, you simply declare yourself a dead body.
btw... a govID is not yours.... is theirs. And is not you, the living man.
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35 sats \ 0 replies \ @SwapMarket 15h
Bloody hell. Bitcoin was created pseudonymous for a reason! All you need to send your money anywhere you want is your private key. Period. No permission, or ID, or tax reporting. Stop playing their games. You are a naturally free man.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 12h
I think a lot of people are missing the point, we use naming for everything. This website we're on is named. stacker news
the domain is an identity controlled by central entity.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 13h
Why do you need to know my identity? Do you want to control me?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Xerx 15h
I think thats the issue with upcoming technologies , as far as you getting upside for being a early adopter theres so many risks associated.
And lets not forget that governements and the BIS has been studying how to capture its citizens using crypto for years now ( look up project mbridge)
Autonomy and privacy is even gaurenteed in the future.
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