ChainCatcher news, CattleProof is a U.S. tech company that provides ID for livestock using a decentralized network, today announced that it has received official certification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Process Verified Program (PVP).The USDA's Process Verified Program is a mechanism that allows agricultural producers, among others, to demonstrate to third parties that their production meets specific standards. This is also a way to gain consumer trust.CattleProof's system ensures that all data related to cattle, from birth to death, is securely and reliably stored on the blockchain. This enhances transparency and traceability.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized identity protocol .bit under d.id announced the completion of the RGB++ upgrade. Leveraging the isomorphic binding feature of CKB, it has become a Bitcoin layer DID asset to serve the user identity needs of the Bitcoin ecosystem. This upgrade makes .bit compatible with CKB's Spore digital object protocol at the asset level, enhancing compatibility and transaction liquidity with CKB ecosystem Dapps. The DOB asset trading market Omiga will become one of the first layer two network platforms to support .bit trading, and in the future, it will also be listed on major RGB++ trading markets.d.id completed a $13 million Series A financing in 2022, and its DID protocol .bit has nearly 100,000 registered users. In addition, d.id recently launched a new narrative direction called "Humanity Matters," helping users express their unique identity value through .bit and the achievement protocol Padge.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, Ontology has announced the launch of a new fund with a scale of $10 million, distributed in the form of ONT and ONG tokens, aimed at accelerating the adoption, education, and development of decentralized identity (DID) solutions.It is reported that the program aims to promote innovation in four key areas: DID education, ONT ID technology tutorials, the adoption of ONT ID, and building based on ONT ID.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized identity protocol .bit under d.id is preparing for a major technical upgrade to be compatible with the RGB++ protocol, making .bit an asset running on the Bitcoin layer. Currently, .bit already supports the resolution and binding of Bitcoin addresses, enabling the transfer of Bitcoin and RGB++ assets.RGB++ is an extension protocol based on RGB, which maps Bitcoin UTXOs to Cells on Nervos CKB through isomorphic binding, bringing Turing-complete contract extensions and performance enhancements to Bitcoin without cross-chain requirements and without compromising security.The .bit team has previously completed a $13 million Series A financing.

ChainCatcher news, according to EU-Startups, the decentralized identity management solution Gataca, based in Madrid, Spain, has completed a strategic financing round of 1.3 million euros (approximately 1.41 million dollars), with participation from Signature Ventures, the American fund SBXi, and a group of early supporters of the company.This round of financing will be used for Gataca to develop new products and features and to expand the team. In addition, Signature Ventures has joined Gataca's equity structure as a new financial partner.

ChainCatcher news, DWF Labs announced a partnership with the decentralized identity solution Litentry to accelerate the development of decentralized identity management and the Web3 ecosystem.It is reported that Litentry recently launched IdentityHub, providing an open, user-generated, and verifiable identity system for Web3 applications.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news from Galxe, Galxe has launched the Galxe Protocol, a decentralized identity protocol based on zero-knowledge proofs, allowing users to have complete control over their private data and identity.The Galxe Protocol is a permissionless self-sovereign identity infrastructure that enables builders to create algorithms to prevent counterfeiting, reputation systems, credit systems, personal data markets, decentralized review systems, and more. The core of the Galxe Protocol includes a series of smart contracts deployed on-chain and SDK tools that allow developers to build and use these contracts to issue or verify off-chain credentials.The Galxe Protocol has four main roles: credential holders, issuers, verifiers, and credential type designers. In the current Galxe platform, Galxe designs and provides various types of credentials for projects to use. Project owners verify and issue credentials to eligible participants, who then become credential holders.

ChainCatcher news reports that during the "Plurality Taipei" event in Taiwan, Vitalik Buterin discussed the definition of plurality, decentralized identity, the practice of plurality in on-chain communities, and in-depth topics such as Worldcoin with Taiwan's Digital Development Minister Audrey Tang. In addition, Minister Tang revealed that Vitalik has obtained the qualification for Taiwan's Employment Gold Card.It is reported that the Employment Gold Card in Taiwan is a document that combines four permits: work permit, residence visa, foreign resident certificate, and re-entry permit. The validity period of the Employment Gold Card is 1 to 3 years, providing eligible foreign talents with the convenience to freely seek employment, work, and change jobs during the validity period.

ChainCatcher news, Polygon Ventures tweeted that the decentralized identity startup Intuition is building a full-stack solution "Git for knowledge," combining open protocol primitives such as decentralized storage, identity, W3C verifiable credentials, and DID.Previous report, on June 16, Intuition completed a $4 million seed round financing, led by Superscrypt, with participation from Shima Capital, Avon Ventures, WW Ventures, Matrixport Ventures, Polygon Ventures, and ConsenSy. Intuition plans to publicly release its protocol and first applications later this year. Intuition's protocol and middleware allow developers to easily integrate the company's credentials and knowledge graphs into their own applications. Intuition will initially launch alongside a knowledge graph browser built on the protocol, which will directly display human-readable data about network wallet addresses.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized identity platform Intuition announced it has raised $4 million in a seed funding round, led by Superscrypt, with participation from Shima Capital, Avon Ventures, WW Ventures, Matrixport Ventures, Polygon Ventures, and ConsenSys, along with several other VCs, DAOs, and angel investors.Intuition plans to publicly launch its protocol and first applications later this year. Intuition provides decentralized infrastructure, developer tools, and applications that support the creation of open and flexible knowledge graphs, thereby enhancing the quality and accessibility of social knowledge. Last November, Intuition's fundraising campaign was co-led by Andrew Keys, founder of DARMA Capital, and Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of ConsenSys. (Source link)

ChainCatcher message, the identity-centric crypto project Worldcoin co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has launched the decentralized identity protocol "World ID." Through PoP credentials, the World ID protocol enables everyone to prove their humanity online without the need for a third party. The protocol utilizes zero-knowledge proofs to maximize privacy, ultimately being managed by individuals through World ID itself.Currently, the initial versions of hardware devices, mobile clients, and deployment mechanisms have been implemented, all of which will gradually become decentralized. Applications can interact with this proof on the protocol through the recently launched SDK. The protocol itself is permissionless and is designed to ultimately support a variety of credentials that anyone can prove.World ID will be compatible with verified credential standards, allowing for the representation of the diversity of personal social interactions (soulbound tokens, cross-social data, etc.). As of now, over 1.4 million people have participated. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized identity aggregation protocol Next.ID of the Web3 portal project Mask Network has announced its 2023 roadmap, focusing on three services: proof services (including smoother DID verification and management), relationship services (opening identity graphs to build personalized reputations), and core services (a self-hosted tech stack for expanding DID use cases, allowing users to self-host their DID and data networks). (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Ethereum Layer 2 network zkSync based on ZK Rollup has integrated the decentralized identity system RNS.ID.It is reported that RNS.ID supports information verification through zero-knowledge proof technology while also protecting users' privacy information. (The Block)

ChainCatcher news, according to TechCrunch, the decentralized identity startup Carv, aimed at gamers, has completed a $4 million funding round at a valuation of $40 million, led by Vertex Ventures, a venture capital firm under Temasek. Other investors include EVOS (ATTN Group), SNACKCLUB (Loud Gaming), Infinity Ventures Crypto, YGG SEA, UpHonest Capital, Lyrik Ventures, Lintentry Foundation, PAKADAO, 7UpDAO, and angel investor Aliaksandr Hadzilin (co-founder of NEAR).It is reported that Carv's main products include a data engine that aggregates player data from Web2 and Web3, consolidating this information under a unique user ID. For enterprises, Carv provides white-label data services for game operators, allowing them to query cross-platform data for new users.Six months after launching its beta version, Carv has established partnerships with over 90 games and has more than 300,000 registered users. The Carv DID system is compatible with over 20 Layer 1 networks, including Ethereum and Solana. (Source link)