Gun.io Virtual Meetup w/Rizel Scarlett, Staff Dev Advocate at Block/TBD

No Wallet, No Problem: How JSON Web Tokens Define the Future of Mobile Driver's License

This evolution signals a shift towards using cryptographic methods such as the W3C standard, Verifiable Credentials, represented as JSON Web Tokens, to prove our identities, academic achievements, and more done conveniently and securely via our phones.

Bring your curiosity to join Rizel Scarlett for a session that blends storytelling with hands-on learning. Participants will gain a fundamental understanding of cryptographic identity verification enabling them to build their own Verifiable Credentials in JavaScript and Kotlin. Get a head start on the future of identity verification and authentication.Have you noticed the emergence of digital wallets? Perhaps one day, wallets will be relics, subject to our great-grandchildren's curiosity. Today, approximately 12 states issue mobile driver's licenses, and contactless payments through platforms like Apple Pay and Google Wallet have become the norm. Europe is even on track to offer every citizen the option to own a digital wallet.