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As stewards of an open source ecosystem, we welcome innovation from the community.
To encourage new ideas from people around the world, we have launched the TBD Open Source Incubation Program! 💡
We're thrilled to announce the release of tbDEX 1.0 🎉
This open liquidity and trust protocol has been implemented in TypeScript, Kotlin, and Swift enabling integration with Web, Android, and iOS applications
Web 5 is a decentralized platform that provides an identity layer for the web to enable decentralized apps.
It embraces the convenience of Web 2 but also returns control back to the users, an ethos of Web 3. The harmony of these two views is Web 5.
Imagine a new world where you could…
🔐log into any site on the web without creating an account
🎧switch to new streaming service and keep your preferences
👥leave Twitter and Instagram and take all your connections with you
#Web5
In Web5, Protocols are used to define the data scheme and contract by which two Decentralized Web Nodes (DWNs) agree to communicate and share data.
Come learn all about how they work from
@thechrisgiglio
in our next Show & Tell!
Had an amazing time taking
#DevFestKigali
on an adventure with Web5. Loved the conversations and questions, can’t wait to see what the community gets to building! 🔥🎉
Thank you for having me
#DevFestKigali23
🚀
A huge congratulations to the winners of
@DecentralizedID
's did:hack hackathon!
The winning team used Web5 to build a personal finance app. Check out their project and others here
We can only realize the full potential of Decentralized Identity if Issuers and Verifiers can produce and consume each other’s data.
We’re honored to work alongside
@SpruceID
to demonstrate a major step towards vendor interoperability!
.
@decentralgabe
lays out the vision for a key component of Web5: Self Sovereign Identity.
Specifically, how we at TBD are building standards-based software towards the goals of SSI and
#Web5
.
What do employment verification, digital driver's licenses, digital health apps, and social media all have in common?
They're starting to make use of Decentralized Identity!
Thank you Róbert Nagy for your contribution to the SSI SDK to add native mobile bindings for iOS and Android! 🙌
This enables mobile developers to use our APIs in their apps 🎉
Introducing another incredible keynote speaker for
#oscafest23
🔥🔥
Angie Jones
@techgirl1908
, Global VP of DevRel,
@blocks
, an award-winning teacher and international keynote speaker who shares her wealth of knowledge at software companies and conferences all over the world.
Join
@techgirl1908
live April 22 @ 2PM ET for a Show & Tell of tbDEX 1.0, an open source liquidity and trust protocol that unlocks frictionless, compliant cross-border payments that are settled in seconds, not days.
📺 (LinkedIn, Twitter, and Discord)
Join us for our final did:hack event tomorrow evening at 5pm PT where we'll review all the creative submissions that did:hack teams have put together over the course of the hackathon. We will be accepting submissions until 4pm PT tomorrow June 8th.
#didhack
#hackathon2023
What if you could take your blog content with you? 🤔
Join us as we explore a blog protocol that serves as a blueprint that redefines data structure and interaction norms for blogs built with Web5.
Dec 1, 11AM ET,
There are decentralized standards updates you don't want to miss 👀
Join
@decentralgabe
and I to hear the latest updates from the Identity Standards Community with key updates across the W3C, OpenID Foundation, IETF and more.
🙌
Owning your music and publishing rights presents financial and legal barriers. Learn how
@Switchchord
is using Self-Sovereign Identity to help artists to take ownership of their music.
📆 May 31, 9am PT / 12pm ET
📺 On
💬 Join the discussion in Discord
Gen AI helps us ideate faster, but often yields:
🤥 False info
⚖️ Biases
Join
@okay_nick
from
@veramolabs
,
@Ace_KYD
&
@blackgirlbytes
as they explore using digital identity to solve these issues.
📆 March 22 at 12pm ET
📺 on
💬 Chat on the TBD Discord
Ready to code your vision for the future of identity? 🚀
Join the
@DecentralizedID
Hackathon and dive into TBD's $5,000 challenge.
Your mission, should you choose to accept: Build a decentralized web app using Web5.js
Pre-register now:
TBD's
@techgirl1908
is hosting a hands-on workshop at
#WeAreDevs
July 19th ✨ Learn how to use tbDEX, an open source liquidity & trust protocol, to unlock frictionless, compliant cross-border payments that are settled in seconds, not days.
Claim your spot!
Our amazing
#ReactMiamiConf
workshop “How I Bought Booze with JSON Web Tokens” with
@techgirl1908
and
@blackgirlbytes
was a blast. Participants leveled up their VC issuing skills and grabbed exclusive TBD merch. Stay tuned for our next live workshop:
I'm hiring a Staff Developer Advocate (L6) who'll work directly with me to educate and enable developers seeking to build decentralized web apps!
#TechIsHiring
This position is fully remote*
Apply if interested (no DM necessary)
Please RT for reach 🙏🏾
We're partnering with
@WomenWhoCode
to host Open Protocols Workshop: Unlocking Music Sharing. Join TBDev,
@kirahsap
, and others on October 19th as they lead a discussion on how to build a playlist app using Web5.js.
Register now:
We're thrilled to return to
#WeAreDevs
this year, and we're starting the giveaways early! 🎉
If you'd like to attend this year's conference, slide in our DMs for a free ticket 🫶
Happy Friday,
@RenderATL
! 🍑
Our very own
@techgirl1908
is on soon! She'll show you all sorts of cool things you can do with JSON Web Tokens 🔑
Meet her on North Atlanta, Stage 1 at 2:15 pm
#Render24
#RenderATL
Verifiable Credentials have the power to validate your employment history, academic achievements, or even your membership in groups like the Swifties fan club!
Come and explore more about Verifiable Credentials within the Web5 ecosystem
Dec 15 @ 12p ET
We’re bringing the credential scavenger hunt to
#WeAreDevs
! Collect all 6 Verifiable Credentials by meeting the TBD team to win a prize 🏆 Need clues where to find us? Visit
Open Global Payments with tbDEX Protocol 🚀
@techgirl1908
breaks down how tbDEX, an open source liquidity and trust protocol, unlocks fast and frictionless cross-border payments in seconds, not days 💸
Full video on YouTube ➡️
Have you checked out our SSI Console? It leverages the SSI Service API to simplify credential issuance and verification in an easy to manage web interface
It shouldn't take 3 years to process immigration applications.
@blackgirlbytes
' stream with
@DecentralizedID
explores the possibilities of decentralized web nodes (DWNs) & self-sovereign identity (SSI) in streamlining immigration.
📽️
Want to play around with verifiable credentials? We've written a tutorial on how to manually issue VCs!
Pro tip: don't use this in your production apps just yet, folks 🤪
Catching Liars with Verifiable Credentials 👀
@EbonyJLouis
breaks down what verifiable credentials (VCs) are and discover what your resume cannot do but VCs can.
TBD is sponsoring a Known Customer Credential challenge as part of the Reusable Identity track of
@DecentralizedID
's 2024 Hackathon!
🏆 $5,000 in prizes
🗓️ October 1 - November 4
🔗
AI can break CAPTCHAs, so how do we verify humans online? 🤖
Join
@kimdhamilton
to explore a new way to prove you're real on the internet: Personhood Credentials, based on research from
@DecentralizedID
,
@OpenAI
,
@MIT
&
@Harvard
.
📆 Sept 6 at 9 am PT/ 12pm ET
📺 Tune in on a
Let's face it, consumers face market barriers due to biased lending practices.
@RealFormFree
is transforming the lending industry with Web5 and AI!
Join the discussion as
@blackgirlbytes
and
@Ace_KYD
chat with Eric Lapin and Jon West
Jan 12 | 12PM ET |
Building and maintaining SDKs across multiple languages can be a real challenge, especially for small teams 😢. To simplify this process, we're leveraging the power of Rust to build once and generate multiple language bindings, enabling support for various platforms.
Join
Join us on October 2 for our official
#Hacktoberfest
launch 🚀
Dive into open issues, tour our participating repos, and pop into our dedicated channels. We'll cover the rules and prizes, as well.
Looking forward to seeing you there! 🍁
We just published an open source lib to npm that allows anyone to use sql (mysql, postgres, or sqlite) as the underlying datastore for DWNs
npm:
GitHub:
Verifiable Credentials are almost always compared to government issued IDs but have you ever thought about using them for software licensing?
Join community member,
@edwardirby
, tomorrow in this live coding event!
Imagine a new world where you could…
- Leave Twitter and Instagram and take all your connections with you.
- Receive payments from millions of your fans at the click of a button.
- Create content you own that can NEVER be deleted.
DWeb Deep Dive ✨ Join
@csuwildcat
this Thursday to learn about authoring protocols for dweb nodes (DWNs).
🗓️ Aug 22 at 11am PT, 2pm ET
📺 Watch
💬 Discuss
Angie Jones (
@techgirl1908
) is the Global VP of Developer Relations for
@TBD54566975
, Block’s business unit focused on decentralized technologies.
You'll often read about Angie because of her innovative ideas.
Her Proof of Work? 25 patented inventions.
Athlete data is often used and monetized without their consent for fan engagement and professional athletic associations.
Learn how Kristy is using Verifiable Credentials (VCs) to help athletes take control of their data. Full video on YouTube ⏩
TBD will be in full effect at Bitcoin Miami and we'd love to see you! Catch us at the following events:
Saturday, May 20
11:00a - Keynote by
@csuwildcat
- Web5: Open to Build (Open Source Stage)
2:20p - Fireside Chat with
@brockm
- Number Go Up is Not a Use Case (Main Stage)
Ok
@RenderATL
🍑, we have one more talk in us!
Catch
@kiarichards_
and colleagues as they break down how TBD, Cash App, Square, and TIDAL make money moves! 🤑
Meet them on the Main Stage at 4:05 pm
#Render24
#RenderATL
Last week, we announced a community DWN instance, operated by DIF and hosted on Google Cloud. Join us to learn what DWNs are, how to build with them, and why this matters.
📆 Fri, July 26 at 9am PT / 12pm ET
📺 Watch:
💬 Discuss:
🎃
#Hacktoberfest
2024 starts next week! 🎃
We have amazing projects we'd love your contributions for! Whether you're a seasoned contributor or new to open source, there's something for everyone. Learn how you can win exclusive TBD Hacktoberfest swag and more with your co-hosts
In this episode of The Scoop, TBD lead
@brockm
explains how Web5, whose name is a play on the idea of connecting Web2 and Web3, aims to reimagine the way trust is established and maintained.
Anytime I need to send someone money:
"Which payment app do you have? Cash App? Venmo? Zelle? PayPal?"
This is annoying. I should be able to use my fav app and pay you in your fav app.
So we've created agnostic paytags - and it's all open source!
👉
Remember your first username? Embarrassing 😳
Just like you, digital identities have matured. Join Misha, Tom, and Rizel to learn how DIDs are expanding access in schools worldwide.
📅May 3, 12pm ET
📺On
💬Join the discussion at
Keep your connections; take your content!
@bluesky
is challenging traditional online interactions with AT Protocol. Join
@dan_abramov2
to unpack this new approach.
📆 Aug 21, 2024 at 9am PT/ 12pm ET
📺 Watch
💬 Discuss
Looking for a more flexible way to query DWN records than by protocol, ID, or schema?
Learn how to query DWN records by user defined key-value pairs called tags 🏷️ in
@blackgirlbytes
' tutorial. In less than 5 minutes.
#Web5in5
Watch here ➡️