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Identity Verification
Passbase Raises $13.5M to Build ID Verification System for Crypto Firms
Passbase helps companies comply with anti-money laundering and know-your-customer regulations.

For $200, You Can Trade Crypto With a Fake ID
A black market is flourishing for “verified” accounts on major exchanges including Coinbase Pro and Binance US, a CoinDesk investigation found.

Sign-In With Ethereum Is Coming
The dangers of letting Facebook control your online identity are clear. One alternative would use your Ethereum wallet instead, and let you control your own data.

Is Mozilla Trying to Sabotage Distributed Identity?
The browser developer’s straw-man objections to the W3C standard raise questions of motive.

Banks in South Korea Instructed to Treat Crypto Exchanges as High-Risk Clients
Banks will have to deny services to clients that do not comply with ID verification requirements or fail to report suspicious activity to the FSC's anti-money laundering unit.

BitMEX to Mandate ID Verification for All Traders as Maverick Exchange Ends Wild Ways
The change comes with a six-month “grace period” ending in February.

Immunity Passes Explained: Should We Worry About Privacy?
Immunity passes could allow people who have had the virus to return to normal life. Here's how they work, and why we might worry.

Coinbase's Director of Data Science and Risk Leaves to 'Build From Scratch'
Soups Ranjan, who worked at Coinbase since 2015 as director of data analysis and fraud prevention, has left the crypto exchange to start something new.

Crypto Exchange ShapeShift's CEO Says Move to Collect IDs Was 'Proactive'
Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift's decision to require user ID wasn't forced upon it but was a preemptive step to reduce legal risks, its CEO said.
