iDen2, a San Francisco-based company specializing in decentralized digital identity solutions, announced the addition of three senior leaders to its team on May 13, 2025. These strategic hires, including Marius Scurtescu, Rodolfo Ergueta, and Erika Hakala, reflect iDen2's commitment to building the future of digital identity infrastructure. The company’s mission...
We’ve all been there. Or you’re waiting on hold with a government agency. On the other hand, you’re fighting with an awful website that seems designed to prevent you from finding the information you want. It's infuriating, and frankly, insulting. It erodes our trust in the same places that are...
Led by Jan Vanhaecht, a globally recognized digital identity expert and thought leader, Jan has introduced the Digital Identity by Deloitte offering. This program significantly accelerates the time it takes for customers to deploy their identity capabilities. They can reach initial operating capability at “warp speed.” The offering not only...
Let's be honest, the first thing that probably pops into your head when you hear "Deloitte" isn't exactly "DeFi rebel." We often think: Big Four, auditing, maybe even a touch of corporate stuffiness. What if I told you that in reality, they’re on the low key building a bridge to...
Federal agencies have a hard enough time already trying to develop a strong digital identity system. These systems often sit at the nexus of security, risk-based management, and user experience. Ryan Galluzzo, the digital identity lead for the Applied Cybersecurity Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),...
We're on the cusp of a revolution. One that isn’t just a typical, incremental upgrade, but rather a vertical leap in how we’ll direct our health care, and more importantly, our lives. No more centralized databases, no insurance companies keeping all the playing cards. The principles behind Decentralized Finance (DeFi)...
The metaverse. It’s packaged as the fourth industrial revolution, a virtual playground where you can escape reality, be whoever you want, do whatever you please. Nike is hoping you’ll spend real money on virtual shoes for your new avatar friend. And now, McDonald’s wants you to pick up a virtual...
Your digital identity. It's you in the digital world. What if that “you” is being exploited against you, and unknowingly at that? We tend to imagine cybersecurity as purely a tech issue, one addressed with firewalls and black-box algorithms. I'm here to tell you the real vulnerability isn't in the...
Picture a world where interacting with your government isn’t a spirit-sapping ordeal in forms and miles-long lines. A future in which establishing your identity is as easy as a touch of your smartphone. Sounds like science fiction? Maybe not. Our current, fragmented digital identity ecosystem is a disaster. Passports, driver's...
In a nutshell, FCT and Interac are working together to transform the Canadian real estate experience. Through this partnership, they’ve created a more privacy-preserving digital identity verification experience. It’s creating a national standard of excellence that the nation’s property transactions will one day aspire to reach. By leveraging Interac Verified,...
We've all heard the tales. The whole country gets a shimmering pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, courtesy of that same devious leprechaun. It's a beautiful story, isn't it? A beacon of opportunity, of overnight wealth, of riding the lucky streak. If we’re being truthful, how many...
NFTs, aka non-fungible tokens, have been taking the world by storm. Most people associate NFTs with expensive digital art and collectibles. These digital assets hold the potential to transform the economy and every sector on it. Calloutcoin.com explores the exciting and sometimes bizarre world of NFTs. We help separate fact...
Let's be blunt: the NFT gold rush feels like a distant memory. We witnessed the speculative mania, the million-dollar profile picture NFTs, and the quaint talk of a new decentralized world. Now that the dust has settled, it's time to pull back the curtain and ask a crucial question: are...
Now, picture having that happen, as you awaken, with no electricity. Not in a brief temporary outage, but in a long-extended blackout paralyzing hospitals, blocking transportation, and predisposing communities to disasters. This is not some dystopian fantasy, it’s a present danger. Our increasing dependence on decentralized, physical infrastructure networks, or...
The dirty little secret about DePINs though? They’re sitting ducks. All that new decentralized infrastructure, humming away, is ripe for attack as anyone can spoof an admin account and cause chaos. We’re not talking about just theoretical doomsday scenarios – but real-world consequences like compromised energy grids, hijacked sensor networks...
Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePINs) are changing the way we think about managing physical infrastructure by combining blockchain technology with decentralized, web-enabled IoT devices. These networks are decentralized and dependent on a web of connected IoT devices. Yet they have unique challenges in securing these qualities of security and accountability....
Hello blockchain and crypto enthusiasts! Jason back again, bringing you even more dank insights from Calloutcoin.com. Today, we're diving deep into a critical area for the future of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs): security. As DePINs expand to maintain more real-world infrastructure, making sure their networks are cyber threats robust...
For any online journalism venture in the fast-paced digital media environment, sustainability lies in creative thinking. One unexpected player is stepping into the ring with a novel approach: a Facebook group is using Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to publish its articles. This step is more than just a creative publicity stunt....
