gunson on Nostr: I'm not a fan of Saylor's influence on Bitcoin, but to be fair to this product ...
I'm not a fan of Saylor's influence on Bitcoin, but to be fair to this product launch:
- Focuses on an actual end user application which I haven't seen much from the DID space before
- Can be adopted one organisation at a time, so they're not relying on wider spec agreement to get started
- MicroStrategy actually has a sales org and is motivated, which could make a difference to see more use in practice. Won't be the thing that sets the world ablaze with DID interest, but could be a useful case study.
I read your Nostr article (it's great, thanks!), but I think DIDs (linked to Bitcoin) must have some role in a future where we want to establish identities for people that cannot be revoked. All the current digital ID schemes being pushed have this as a major risk, and we've already seen governments like India fuck people over. Obviously Saylor doesn't care about THAT issue, but maybe some small progress on the MS use cases could still move things forward.
- Focuses on an actual end user application which I haven't seen much from the DID space before
- Can be adopted one organisation at a time, so they're not relying on wider spec agreement to get started
- MicroStrategy actually has a sales org and is motivated, which could make a difference to see more use in practice. Won't be the thing that sets the world ablaze with DID interest, but could be a useful case study.
I read your Nostr article (it's great, thanks!), but I think DIDs (linked to Bitcoin) must have some role in a future where we want to establish identities for people that cannot be revoked. All the current digital ID schemes being pushed have this as a major risk, and we've already seen governments like India fuck people over. Obviously Saylor doesn't care about THAT issue, but maybe some small progress on the MS use cases could still move things forward.