We're very happy to announce the launch of Credential Payments. 🚀 We've reached the goal we set out to achieve, to make Self-Sovereign Identity commercially viable. Read more from @CoinJournal We'll be sharing more later in the week. Stay tuned!

Time to get caught up with @ankurb from the @WebOfTrustInfo event over in Cologne, Germany. Take a dive into his thoughts from Day 1 & 2. 🤔 Gotta love those doodles, too. ✏️😉

That's @rosspower and @fraser_again ready to go at @MessariCrypto . If you're at the event, be sure to stop by the booth and say hello to the team. 😉 Learn more about 🆔Identity 💳Payments 💼Reputation #MessariMainnet

@cheqd_io solving self sovereign identity at the cosmos meetup in NYC @rosspower 🥂

Go get em, @fraser_again . 🔥

Your reputation matters, it needs to be #portable, #private, and #secure. Using Decentralised Identifiers(DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials(VCs), we built @Creds_xyz to protect #reputation, and ensure the social layer of the decentralised world is built on privacy and trust.

Our CTO, @ankurb , is heading to the airport right now for @RWOTEvents 12 which is taking place September 18-22 in Cologne, Germany. 🇩🇪 Keep an eye out for updates on his X profile. 😉

Learn about: ✅ The core components of a #DID ✅ The evolution of DID standards ✅ How DIDs address problems in Web3 ✅ DID driven ecosystems And much more…

Dora Factory is honored to start validating the @cheqd_io network. Building a trusted data ecosystem is at the core of the future digital economy. The Cheqd tech stack is solving critical problems including data privacy, verifiability, and portability to achieve this goal.

Being a part of a project like @cheqd_io is exactly what drives us to be a part of this space. Together we will all grow!

Super glad to keep working with this awesome team! @cheqd_io has brought their product so far from the initial idea. a very intuitive way to go about identity and straightforward to integrate as well Thank you for the support, we will keep delivering 💜🐝

We're honored to be among the latest @cheqd_io foundation delegation wave 🫡 A more detailed post will be shared on Medium/our blog in the next few days - keep an eye out! Big things in the works for the interchain ⚛️ Restake $CHEQ here:

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Network coming together nicely..

Thank you so much cheqd validators! @DoraFactory , @lavender_five , @WhisperNode , @notionaldao , @CitadelDAO , Monokee, @blockfend , @EmpowerValidate , @KleomedesDAO , WenProjectBoots (the cheqd Community DAO), @node_101 , @stakewolle … 👇

I'll be going live tomorrow with: @cheqd_io @Creds_xyz @ankurb @TheGivingBlock We'll be revealing the secret project I've been working all year and giving away the first of over $10,000 worth of prizes! You won't want to miss this!

We’re happy to share that cheqd is a sponsor of Mainnet 2023 in New York, September 20-22 at Pier 36. We'll be at booth 123 and @fraser_again will be a facilitator of the session 'Decentralised identity is dead; long live decentralised reputation' at the Crypto Convene.

Our CTO, @ankurb , discussed Off-Chain ZKP with On‑Chain Cryptography over @NebularBuilders in Paris. Only those that attended the event got to hear the talk, but now that’s changed. 🙌 You can now watch Ankur’s talk on YouTube. 🎥🍿

Hello, cheqmates. We've just submitted proposal #34 to increase burn to 99% for any DID-Linked Resources created on-ledger, such as schemas, cred defs, status lists and trust registry transactions. Read the conversation and cast your vote. 🗳️

Our Product Manager, @rosspower , featured in a podcast with Decentralised Minds. Listeners learn how @Creds_xyz can mitigate some of the questionable antics of potential candidates in the recruitment industry, and more. 📺

Although we’ve closed out August 📆 You now just need to remember 🤔 We’ll still be smashing milestones 🔨 🪨 Right throughout September 📅 Let's take a look back at the previous month! 😉 👇

In case you missed it ⬇️ Great discussion between @ayyyeandy and @fraser_again on the challenge of bridging credit score data from Web2 into Web3.

Hello, frens. Proposal #33 has been submitted on-chain and is open for voting. This proposal seeks 1,000,000 $CHEQ from the community pool for the creation of the cheqd community DAO. Read more about the proposal on the link below 🗳️

Happy Friday, cheqmates. We’ve just scheduled our August end of month AMA which will take place Friday 1st September at 1600 BST. 📅 Yes, you read that correctly. It just made more sense to set it for the 1st. 😁 We’ll be sharing all of the latest on the Creds Creator Studio and Credential Payments, which you know as payment rails. 💵🛤 Set those reminders, and we’ll see you then. 👍

Hello, frens. Our CTO Ankur Banerjee, was recently interviewed in a podcast with Kevin Reidl from Wavect. The title of the podcast, ‘Why we need a Decentralized Identity & how to own your data’. Wavect.io are specialised on Blockchain-related work such as Smart-Contracts, DApps on a variety of different chains, technical project-management, advisory / consultation and do technical workshops The podcast is now live over on Apple Podcasts, so head over and listen in. 😎

cheqmates, if like many of us, you did not get the opportunity to see Fraser’s talk at Nebular Summit, well now you can. 😎 As a reminder, attendees of Nebular Summit had the chance to claim a number of creds from listening to talks, and attending workshops. Fraser’s talk has just been uploaded to YouTube and you can watch it on the link below. cheq it out 👈

Good Morning, cheqmates. Our CTO, Ankur Banerjee, has had an article published at Dataversity titled, ‘Data Portability Offers the Only Prospect of Gaining Control Over Our Digital Identity’. The article discusses our data portability, the handling of our personal data, and how it is valued by big tech. It also correctly points out that taking control of personal data must be an active pursuit of the data subject. 🆔 “Superficial concessions like allowing users to export their data speak to an obvious truth: Big tech firms recognize the appeal of user privacy/control and wish to make it seem as though they’re on your side. If you think big tech firms are more interested in protecting you than monetizing your data, I’m keen to sell you a unicorn.” 🦄 Dataversity is a producer of educational resources for business and Information Technology (IT) professionals on the uses and management of data. As well as hosting online webinars and product demo days, Dataversity also has hundreds of on-demand training courses, and live online sessions. 🌍 Read more here 👈

Today, @fraser_again is travelling to India 🇮🇳 and will meet our cheqmates @guacaemole , @_jsdp & @DaevMithran in person. He’s taking some cool cheqd & @Creds_xyz swag to kit out the team. Have fun team! 🥳 And, safe travels Fraser! ✈️

1-click IBC Swap makes it easy to perform cross-chain swaps throughout the Cosmos ⚛️ This example of sending #ampLUNA from Terra to $CHEQ on cheqd is a 1-click Double Swap, swapping on @terra_money and @osmosiszone 🔥 TFM provides the most powerful cross-chain swap in Cosmos 📊

Hello, cheqmates. Hope y’all had a great weekend. If you missed it, our CEO Fraser Edwards was featured in an interview with Hackernoon recently. You can read the interview in this article titled, ‘Startup Interview With Fraser Edwards, CEO & Co-founder, of cheqd, A London Startup’. 😎 Learn more on ✅ How we’re disrupting the crypto industry. ✅ What makes us stand out. ✅ Thoughts on the Data Industry in 2023. ✅ And more… cheq out the article here. 👍

Frens, ahead of our spaces later today, Ross Power has just shared a Nebular Summit wrap-up! 🎙🤖 Find out how Event and Role Credentials can be a powerful tool for building Digital Reputation by Web3 communities and beyond. Hopefully, it also gives you a good heads-up about what's coming up in our chat later today. cheq out the blog here:

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Hey hey! Who hasn't set up a reminder about our upcoming spaces with Fraser Edwards, Ross Power, Mia Grodsky and Seb Couture yet? We'll answer all your 🔥 questions about Creds, talk about issuing them for the Nebular Summit and share how you can grab your very own creds!

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Another great podcast with Fraser Edwards & The Rollup from the Nebular Summit is out🎙️ Learn ab decentralised reputation, why cheqd keeps all data off-chain, data marketplaces for users, Creds & so much more! 15 mins of a very condensed discussion – if you're to listen to 1 podcast today, this is the ONE 👍

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So we’re back with our ecosystem Tuesday posts and kick-starting it with our partners and frens walt.id 😍 Walt.id provide identity and wallet infrastructure for developers and businesses. In fact, we integrated cheqd into walt.id SSI Kit, which enables greater flexibility for adopters of cheqd, opens up a new customer base for increased utility on the network and helps future-proof cheqd for upcoming EU regulations! Walt.id also recently published a case study about our brand new product – Creds:

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🔥 Zealy Sprint 3 🔥 Zealy Sprint 3 went live on Friday 4th August at 1800 BST. This sprint will run for 2 weeks, and will conclude on 18 August 1800 BST. 📅 We’ve added some more quests to the board, and the XP is being updated to allow others to catch up. More quests will be added, so keep those 👀peeled. 💰 Sprint 3 Competition 💰 We’ve added a new competition to the board. 😉 Use case for eCommerce SSI We want you to come up with a specific use case for SSI and eCommerce. Like the sprint 2 competition, this must be something actionable and your concept must be clearly explained and with a well defined problem in mind. Your solution should consider various aspects of eCommerce such as orders, delivery, preferences, wish lists - and the list goes on. We want you to highlight a solid workable use case that can be explored in detail by cheqd. It must be a use case that we can genuinely consider and put into action. Your idea needs to be structured in a simple and understandable way, clearly explaining the concept and how it solves a real problem in eCommerce. You’ll find all the rules on the board, and we’ll announce the rewards at the end of the sprint. Get going, frens!

🏆 Zealy - Sprint 2 Winners 🏆 cheqmates, thank you for your participation in the second sprint of our Zealy campaign. Creds will be issued to those in the top 10 on the sprint leader board. If you can remain in the top 10 by the end of the next sprint, you could also qualify for additional reward. 😉 🥳Congratulations to the winners 🥳 🏆 1ST PLACE 🏆 ✅ Ufuosplc_ 💰 U$150 in $CHEQ tokens 🆔 Sprint 2 Winner - Rare Cred 🥈2ND PLACE 🥈 ✅ BundeMichael 💰U$100 in $CHEQ tokens 🥉 3RD PLACE 🥉 ✅ sunshevy 💰 U$50 in $CHEQ tokens Still in the overall top spot at the end of the sprint, digitaljoseph. Can he maintain the top spot by the end of sprint 3 and claim the top dog? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Based on some of the feedback we received, we’ll also be issuing Creds to notable community members that have been nominated by a fellow cheqmate. 🏆Sprint 2 SSI Use Case Competition🏆 Thanks to those that participated, in the end we really liked this entry here. ✅ Ghostbro 💰 U$150 in $CHEQ tokens 🆔 Sprint 2 SSI Use Case Competition Winner - Rare Cred

Oh the #creds mania has begun! Want to be in with a chance of getting the VERY FIRST Outlier Venture cred? Be sure to join our end-of-the-month Spaces AMA this Friday with our special guest – Jamie Burke, CEO & founder of Outlier Ventures 🙌

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Long has this been in the making, too long have we kept you waiting. But now, the time has come. 🥾 After a successful testing phase culminating at the launch event at Nebular Summit, we’re very happy to announce that your community cred is available to claim right now! 🥳 As shared in the Product Update session yesterday, we’re already working on making the issuance of credentials a breeze with our Creator Studio. Missed it? Don’t worry - there’ll be more on that another time. What this means is that you’ll very soon be well on your way to collecting various creds, from different issuers, and building your own decentralised reputation. 🆔 Head over to this page, sign in with your social platform, and claim that cred. Please keep in mind, the cred will only be available to the account you claim it with, so be sure to get ready to start your journey with accounts you’ll continue to use. Please be aware we are still working on Twitter / X integration. If you were one of our Private Beta Testers, please be aware that your existing demo credentials will remain visible, however you can delete these at your own will. You will also notice a number of 'unavailable' creds. These are here as a teaser for what’s to come… We encourage you to get those creds shared on Twitter and in other communities. It's now time to start sharing and showing off your portable reputation. Start building your decentralised reputation now!

Another mention in Cointelegraph, featuring Fraser and exploring the dangers of #Worldcoin 🪙 Fraser argues, "Worldcoin has elements of best practice (only biometric templates are stored if chosen), but it still ultimately creates a centralized database of these templates, and does so with little to no informed consent." Catch up with the latest discussion here:

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Let us know in the comments 👇 what do you make of worldcoin?

✨NEW SPACES ✨ Set yourself a reminder as Fraser and Ross will tell ya all ab Creds, its superb functionality, how you can use it, and so much more! We know that we've been talking about it for a while & you probably can't wait to finally try it yourself! Seb Couture & Mia Grodsky from Interop Ventures & Nebular Summit will also share their first-hand experience of issuing creds to all Nebular attendees & speakers & how it created an extra level of engagement! You've got to be there if you wanna grab your unique creds 🙌

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cheqmates, applications for the Foundation Delegation Program are now CLOSED! You will receive email notification regarding your own application very soon. Thank you for your patience.

GM, cheqmates. Our Product Update Session will be happening today on our Discord server. 😎 Tune in with Ross Power at 1000 BST to catch the latest on Creds, Credential Service, and Payment Rails. See you soon! 👍

Hello, cheqmates. We’ve got a guest speaker joining us on our upcoming AMA, which is scheduled for Friday 4th August at 1600 BST. 😉 CEO and founder of Outlier Ventures, Jamie Burke, will be with us to discuss "Privacy Preserving Identity Solutions". There’s been a lot of noise recently, especially when it comes to biometrics stored on-chain, and why this approach could be considered a dystopian nightmare. We’ll be sharing our thoughts with Jamie on the best way to secure the new Trusted Data Market. 🔐 🆔 Set those reminders!

cheqmates, Zealy Sprint 2 has now been concluded. ⌛️ We'll announce the winners next week. 🏆 Thanks to all those that participated. ✅ Sprint 3 will commence on Friday 4th August at 1800 BST 😉 Have a great weekend. 🍻

Hello, fellow frens. We're just letting you know that we’ve had to delay our end of month AMA. Say Awww 😢 The reason is because we’ve been absolutely flat out, and some of the team are in need of a good rest. All that travelling, networking and the promoting of our services can take it out of you. 😴 The good news is that we’ve scheduled it for next week, Friday 4th August at 1600 BST. Yayyy! 🎉 Listen in to get the latest from Nebular, EthCC and the Creds launch at Nebular Summit. Set those reminders! Also… We’ve also just scheduled our Product Update Session with Ross Power. This event will be taking place on Tuesday 1st August at 1000 BST Join us on Discord to catch the latest alpha. 🚀 And one last thing… We may have delayed the AMA tomorrow, but Fraser will be joining a Twitter Space in 1 HOUR. Hosted by HumptyCalderon, the title of this Space is “Do Sybil resistant identities need our biometric data?” This is a late hour for Fraser after a very long week, but he’s being a sport for joining when he’s on the ropes this week- so please support him if you can. 💪 Tune in here 👈

We hear creds is already making waves at the Nebular Summit 🌊 🇫🇷 No wonder why, creds are awesome, and our fab team is smashing it over there! 🤩 If you’re around, come and say hi, and don’t forget to claim your unique creds – exclusive to the summit attendees only!

Howdy cheqmates, What a fun and challenging ride! Fraser just announced the official launch of Creds at Nebular Summit 2023. Why did we choose to launch it on Nebular? We wanted to test Creds on a large scale and within a lot of variables and also create a big splash in terms of PR. Another reason was to show Creds to builders in a step to accelerate adoption. We set the event as our deadline to increase the speed of development and give you, our community, a smoother and quicker way to claim your community credentials. The Cred claiming process has drastically improved since our initial version and it reached a point that it's ready for our community to take advantage of. Remember, alongside your community Creds, there will be exclusive Creds for those that have been with us since the beginning or that have helped us reach our current stage. We’ve also just been featured in the Financial Times. 🚀 Thank you for your support! A way to claim your Creds will be shared in the following days. 🙏

Greetings, cheqmates. Live from EthCC, Fraser will be taking part in an AMA with Akash Network this afternoon at 1300 BST. ⏳ The Ethereum Community Conference is happening right now in Paris, and has speakers from a range of projects and ecosystems. Fraser took the opportunity to hop in while preparing for the Nebular event. Join us on Twitter, and find out all the latest from the event. Listen in here 👈

🔥 Zealy Sprint 2 🔥 Happy Friday, cheqmates. Wow, what a week it's been. Let’s end on a high by kicking off Zealy Sprint 2, which is live as of 1800 BST. 🥳 This Sprint will run for 2 weeks, and will conclude on 28 July 1800 BST. 📅 We’ve tweaked some of the existing quests, and we’ve also added a whole bunch more. You’ll notice that we’ve included some frens, and we hope that over time we’ll add more quests to support other communities in our ecosystem. Why are we doing this? Well, why not? Collaboration is a proven method of boosting productivity so we’re looking to grow other communities by bringing our frens along for the ride.. get involved and support their board. If you have your own board and wish to take part, then let us know. 😁 And that’s not all… 🏆 Sprint 2 Competition 🏆 We’ve also thrown in an SSI use case competition. Can you come up with a specific use case for Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)/ Digital Credentials, that we may not have previously communicated or thought of? It must be a use case that we can genuinely consider and put into action. Your idea needs to be structured in a simple and understandable way, clearly explaining the concept and how it solves a real problem. You’ll find all the rules on the board, and we’ll announce the rewards at the end of the sprint. On your marks, get set… GO! 🏃

🔥 Introducing Credential Service - our Credential-as-a-Service offering 🔥 ✍️ New blog ✍️ Co-authored by Ankur Banerjee, Ross Power and Alex Tweeddale, our new blog titled, ‘Introducing cheqd’s Credential Service, a new Software-as-a-Service offering’, provides a deeper insight into what we’ve built, including the current features, and what’s coming soon. 🛤 🤔 What is it? 🤔 It's a hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) API that allows developers to build identity solutions into their existing applications in a few clicks. ⭐️ Why is Credential Service a fantastic addition to our offerings? ⭐️ One word… adoption. Much of the existing SSI and Decentralised Identity tooling are still cumbersome, time-consuming, and challenging for newcomers. Credential Service offers a secure, reliable, and easy to use solution that can get anyone up and running fast. Now, application developers can effortlessly issue and manage credentials by using simple API services. It supports features such as Verifiable Credentials and Presentations, Decentralised Identifiers (DIDs) and Identity Keys, and Revocation Registries, and in the near future Credential Payments. For our partners, they can choose to use a simple set of API services rather than needing to integrate more complex and nuanced Software Development Kits (SDKs). We believe that Credential Service will help accelerate the adoption of SSI. 📰 In the news 📰 We have been fortunate to have a lot of publications share the launch of Credential Service. Here's a link to Yahoo! Finance. Read more on cheqd’s Credential Service, a new Software-as-a-Service offering Look forward to hearing your thoughts. 😎

Outlier Ventures have announced their Zero Knowledge Base Camp accelerator. The Base Camp has a panel of mentors from various organisations to help stir up the passion in the new talent. Our very own Fraser Edwards, will be hands on offering his insights into the diary of a startup CEO. 📚 Aspiring builders can apply for the Base Camp right now. 🔥 Learn more about the other panel members here.