8 changesmakers in decentralized identity, you should follow!

Decentralized identity and SSI is a new topic, one which is made real by the community that surrounds it. At Truvity we believe in the power of this technology, especially in its ability to remove the challenges around compliance, KYC and AML.

In order to put a spotlight on those helping push the industry forward and build awareness we built this list! A list of the 8 changemakers on Twitter in SSI and decentralised identity you should follow. People creating productive conversations, sharing insights and helping to build next generation identity solutions. By no means is this list exhaustive but meant more as a starting point to help add to your feed.

Check out the list below to find out who to follow next. 

1. Identity Woman

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdentityWoman

Description: Identity Woman aka Kaliya, the industries very own super hero shares on her Twitter all things decentralized identity and SSI. As well as working with organizations across the world as a resident expert she also is the co-founder and facilitator of ID Workshop. A pro-active, get shit done unconference solving real problems around identity. Follow for technical insights and shared content with deep learnings.

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2. SSI Ambassador

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SSI_Ambassador

Description: It’s all in the name, the account ran by Adrian Doerk focuses on sharing educational content on the field of SSI. Looking at company updates, regulatory changes and sharing organisations looking to make a change. A great source to find collaboration opportunities and to work with new initiatives.

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3. Riley Hughes

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rileyphughes

Description: Riley Hughes is the co-founder and CEO of Trinsic. A company looking to enable developers to build identity products with verifiable credentials and decentralized identifiers. When not talking about building his company he highlights new trends in the industry and developments.

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4. Timothy Ruff

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RuffTimo

Description: Co-founder of Evernym, Sovrin Foundation, Provenant and General Partner at Digital Trust VC, Timothy Ruff has a deep understanding of Identity and SSI. He commentates on industry changes including the recent first mentions of the concept of web5 (check the tweet below for more info). Follow for update on SSI and more broadly web3 topics in general.

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5. Darrell O'Donnell

Twitter: https://twitter.com/darrello

Description: Darrell O'Donnell, a man on a mission to help organizations build and deploy real-world decentralized SSI solutions. Founder and Technology & Strategy Advisor at Continuum Loop Inc. in Canada. He jumps from technical threads on things like Trust Registries to sharing insightful opinion pieces covering web3. 

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6. Ankur Banerjee

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ankurb

Description: Co-founder and CTO of Cheqd, Ankur Banerjee shares his experiences with digital identity and the use-cases/organisations doing interesting things including his own. Highlighting some really interesting threads from others whilst adding to the conversation.

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7. Kim Hamilton Duffy

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimdhamilton

Description: When not Director of Identity and Standards at Centre Consortium, Kim Hamilton Duffy is leading decentralized identity communities, including the W3C Credentials Community Group and the Decentralized Identity Foundation. Not only highlighting the important role of standards within the context of decentralized identity, Kim shares events, schemas and more related to the topic.

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8. Evin McMullen

Twitter: https://twitter.com/provenauthority

Description: Evin McMullen, CEO of disco.xyz and breaker of bullshit bingo words and industry lingo. Helping to make sense of the world of identity, web3 and blockchain with genuine enthusiasm for the relatable solutions being developed. Follow for educational content, industry discussion and community content.

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This is only a small selection of the wonderful active community on Twitter. Find more great contributors and people to follow on our Twitter thread including @OR13b, @telegramsam and more. Add your own recommendations if we missed someone. Reply to our twitter thread here:

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