Governance Prof Bill Buchanan Joins The Dock Association Dock recently set up the Dock Association, a Swiss non-profit whose objectives are to; oversee the network’s roadmap, establish and provide ongoing governance while overseeing the promotion and helping to drive adoption
Community Dock Network Token Economics Regular followers of Dock will know that we are preparing our testnet Danforth for validators. Solid partnerships with validators will decentralize the infrastructure on a network that is neither owned nor controlled by
Governance Dock decentralize network governance with the creation of a new non-profit Those who have followed Dock since our inception in early 2018 will know of our vision to remove the central intermediaries from the issuance and management of credentials. Indeed, we knew there was
Governance Dock’s Future in Decentralized Governance Dock is committed to creating an efficient, cost-effective method for managing and issuing verifiable credentials. As a major step in realizing this vision, we have been building a decentralized network on which organizations
Community Dock seek validators for Danforth testnet Further to the release of our Northill testnet and completion of our schema and interop milestones, Dock is moving to the next stage of our development - the decentralization of the infrastructure on
Community Dock pushes interoperability in completion of latest roadmap milestone A key feature of the Dock Network is ensuring that as much as possible, the network and its components are interoperable with other compliant systems. We believe interoperability is a way for us
Community Dock completes next roadmap milestone As Dock speeds towards our goal of enabling decentralized and verifiable claims, we are excited to announce that we have completed another milestone on our recently released roadmap. For the last 4 weeks,
Community Dock releases the first W3C credential verifier As Dock continues with its mission to replace the centralized platforms that keep control and silo the credential data of institutions and users, we remain laser focussed in utilizing existing and open standards.
Updates The Road Ahead: Updated Dock Roadmap Dock’s vision is to move the control of our credentialing data away from third parties and finally enable claims issuers and recipients to have shared ownership over their data. This could be
Community Dock Case Study: Verifiable Verifiable.com Verifying credentials in healthcare can take days or even weeks. Processes are plagued with inefficiencies due to paper-based licenses and certificates, coupled with manual verification processes and gatekeepers. The healthcare industry
Community Dock release Northill test net Today, it gives everyone at Dock great pleasure to announce the release of our first test net. Those of you who have been following the project will know of our vision to replace
Updates Issuer's Role in the Dock Ecosystem Those who order verifiable claims through the Dock ecosystem play a key role in ensuring it functions successfully by providing incentives for the other participants. By paying for verifiable claims these issuers drive the output of the network - making them a critical part of Dock's overall vision.
Updates Open Source Development at Dock As Dock continues moving toward complete decentralization we're excited to share a significant update that's been in the making for awhile. Following through on our previous commitment to the community, we are proud to announce that Dock is now fully open source!
Updates August '19 Updates As the month of August ends we are excited to share significant updates about the Dock Network and our progress towards enabling an internet of trust through verifiable digital credentials. Our priority has been completing the milestones outlined in our grant from the Web3 Foundation.
Updates The Dock Vision Dock was founded with a mission to solve inefficiencies in existing data solutions: untrusted and inaccurate information, data silos and gatekeepers, incompatibilities, and lack of control for users. After exhaustive research, the solution: standards-compliant, verifiable digital credentials.
Educational The Value of receiving Digital Credentials The value created by digital credentials affects more than just the organizations issuing them- they also empower the recipients. By receiving and managing digital credentials, individuals gain control over their digital identities and are able to elevate the story of their professional journey.
Educational Explaining Digital Credentials, Digital Badges & Digital Certificates It's important to understand what a digital credential is and the purpose common types of digital credentials serve by being a record of important achievements. They are a powerful thing, and the positive effects gained compound as time goes on and an individual's list of accomplishments grows.
Educational 4 Ways Micro Credentials can Transform Your Organization Organizations are recognizing the business value of a micro credential management system as it positively affects their bottom line, improves retention, engages their employees and increases brand exposure.
Legacy The Need for Verified Data Profiles In our white paper we discussed the major problems that are created due to data silos that exist on the internet. We as individuals don't own or control the data that we work so hard to create and are often prevented from easily sharing our own data across the internet. Over the past year, we've
Dock App Round 4 of Voting: Apps and Data Types So far we have had three rounds of voting for the Dock community. In the first vote, the community decided when DOCK tokens should be unlocked. The second vote asked what the Dock team should prioritize on the platform next. The third vote invited the community to decide what language Dock should be
Protocol Dev Update 4 ~ 500k+ Users The Dock network hit an incredible milestone this week as we reached 500,000 registered users in the Dock App just 4 months after launching, as projected in a previous post. Development progress has been consistent and as usual the team delivered substantial results in a two-week sprint period.
Dock App Round 3 of Voting: Translations, Benefits, and Next Features Now that we've officially been listed on Kucoin, the dock.io team is looking forward to what our next steps should be. However rather than deciding by ourselves, we thought it was important to lean on the voice of our community once again. So far we have had two voting opportunities. The first vote
Updates DOCK is Now Listed on KuCoin! DOCK tokens are now listed and trading on KuCoin!! Now dock.io network participants can buy and sell DOCK tokens. For anyone new to KuCoin, here's a quick guide we found online which explains how to trade on KuCoin (kucoin.com). BTC and ETH pairs are supported. We're thrilled to bring DOCK tokens to
Community Facebook and Data Privacy On March 17, a whistleblower revealed that Cambridge Analytica compiled over 87 million Facebook profiles for Trump's presidential campaign in order to target American voters during the election. This information was then used to create a software program to predict and influence individual voters
Updates Token Release Vote Update By now, you’ve received an email from us inviting you to participate in our very first vote. We are excited to involve the dock.io community so early on in the development of our project through governance. As you can see below, we gave you two options to decide on when to unlock the DOCK tokens:
