Blockchain
cheqd announces multiple partnerships with market leading self-sovereign identity vendors ahead of mainnet launch
cheqd, a technology company building a decentralised network enabling individuals and organisations to take full control of their data, has partnered with market leading self-sovereign identity (SSI) vendors ahead of its mainnet launch in the coming days.
SSI or decentralised identity, is an emerging disruptive technology for the exchange of authentic and trusted data, including people and companies in a more secure manner, giving individuals ownership and control over their own data. Gartner recognises SSI’s disruption of identity: “Decentralised identity (DI) and privacy-enhanced verifiable claims/credentials will disrupt identity… They reinvent business processes to enable new business models and the creation of new data marketplaces.”
cheqd’s network is built for SSI vendors to disrupt established identity paradigms and create new authentic data marketplaces. Each SSI vendor will utilise cheqd’s network for payment rails, never-seen-before commercial models, open standards and interoperability within a decentralised governance framework to advance their commercial strategies and technical roadmaps.
The companies partnering with cheqd are as follows:
DanubeTech: https://danubetech.com/
DanubeTech is a leader in the field of digital identity, including decentralised identifiers (DID), verifiable credentials, and related technologies. Markus Sabadello, DanubeTech’s CEO and founder, on cheqd as the next step in the evolution of SSI networks:
“Danube Tech has been a pioneer in DID technologies, and we see cheqd as a promising next step in the evolution of SSI networks. Operating a cheqd node will add value to our mission of enabling global interoperability of decentralised identity infrastructures.”
Spherity: https://spherity.com/
Spherity builds decentralised identity management solutions to power the 4th industrial revolution. Carsten Stöcker, Spherity’s CEO, commented on cheqd’s payment rails and identity functionality:
“As decentralised identity and data sovereignty become more prominent, our clients are asking how the underlying ledgers and payments for transactions can work. Joining cheqd as a node operator allows us to explore the current and emerging ways that decentralised identity and authentic data are changing how information moves and where new commercial opportunities lie.”
DIDx: https://www.didx.co.za/
DIDx is a leading self-sovereign identity and verifiable credentials exchange based in South Africa. Lohan Spies, DIDx CEO, and early partner of cheqd explains why DIDx joined the cheqd network early:
“DIDx is delighted to be part of the mainnet launch of the cheqd network as a founding validator. The cheqd network unlocks the business models of SSI with integrated payments and is a crucial step towards decentralisation and providing new capabilities.”
Northern Block: https://northernblock.io/
Northern Block is a technology provider enabling global organisations to build digital trust. CEO, Mathieu Glaude, on partnering with cheqd:
“Northern Block is a digital trust ecosystem enabler, working with governments, enterprises and small businesses. We’re excited to see the momentum in the self-sovereign identity space, with both top-down and bottom-up use-cases being commercialised. We’re happy to be partnered with cheqd to support the growing community that’s working on innovative Web 3 solutions for identity.”
Finema: https://finema.co/
Finema empowers users and enterprises to control their own identities and data, where identities will become enablers for future data exchange. Pakorn Leesakul, Finema’s CEO, will stand up a cheqd node in Thailand:
“Together with cheqd, we are looking forward to building a trust fabric that serves as a feasible and solid foundation for as many use cases of verifiable credentials as possible. The future of SSI hinges upon convincing the public of its market viability. The partnership is part of that effort.”
TruuID: https://www.truu.id/
TruuID creates trusted digital passports for healthcare professionals, for smarter identities, simpler relationships, and better care. Manreet Nijjar, TruuID’s CEO, on the flexibility cheqd’s tokenised solutions offer:
“We believe to achieve digital trust we need work in an open and collaborative manner. We are therefore very excited to join the cheqd network. Fraser and the team’s work will allows us to build for the future, giving us the flexibility to create token and non-tokenised solutions while sticking to our core principles around data ownership, privacy and consent.”
Tykn: https://tykn.tech/
Tykn envision a world where identities are portable, private and secure, so that no one has to lose access to their identity ever again. Khalid Maliki, Tykn’s COO, believes a partnership with cheqd will support Tykn’s goals:
“We’re happy to support cheqd as we’re aligned in the vision that identity data must be private and secure. Tykn has spent the past 5 years helping people access services faster while being in control of how their data is used. We believe that cheqd’s network infrastructure can help Tykn’s SSI dev tools pave the way for global self-sovereign identity adoption.”
Anonyome Labs: https://anonyome.com/
Anonyome, a well known creator of the Sudo platform, provides enterprise software developers with capabilities to add identity, privacy and cyber safety features to their applications. Paul Ashley, Anonyome’s Co-CEO, sees cheqd’s strategic value for both payment rails and DI use-cases:
“Decentralised identity is a core foundational technology of the Sudo Platform allowing transition from current privacy invasive to new privacy preserving models. To support enterprise DI use cases a scalable distributed ledger with a strong token based financial model is a necessity – and cheqd is the first ledger to provide both of these capabilities.”
RANDA Solutions: https://randasolutions.com/
RANDA’s tools acquire, manage, and utilise many types of education intelligence and is a pioneer in education technology. Marty Reed, CEO, sees partnering with cheqd as joining the next generation of credential networks:
“RANDA is excited to participate in this next generation credential network with true considerations for interoperability. We see the cheqd network as a great addition to the overall credential ecosystem and look forward to its future on a solid foundation of partners and technologies.”
Domi Labs: https://domilabs.io/
Domi’s technology is built using self-sovereign identity technology to protect the holder’s data and streamline the rental process, Domi Labs is based out of Berlin. Katrie Lowe, Domi Lab’s CEO, on joining cheqd’s network:
“Domi Labs is a digital identity startup leading implementation of sSelf-sovereign identity within the real estate sector. Verifiable credentials present an enormous opportunity to reshape the way business and customers establish trust. Domi Labs is excited to be an early partner of cheqd as innovative financial pathways will be key to ensuring the development of a robust verifiable credential ecosystem.”
esatus: https://esatus.com/
esatus, the creator of the SOWL platform, uses self-sovereign identity for login and access rights. André Kudra, CIO of esatus, comments on the cheqd partnership:
“esatus is interested in gaining first hand experience with cheqd’s payment rails. esatus built its SSI experience since 2015 and now has a huge technology base at hand. esatus’ SOWL suite enables enterprise SSI and can be made workable on cheqd’s network and stack quickly. This presents exciting future opportunities in our partnership.”
Serto: https://www.serto.id/
Serto provides easy-to-use decentralised identity and connected data solutions for enterprises. Serto and cheqd are entering a partnership where cheqd will integrate into Serto Search and Serto Schemas, and Serto will validate the cheqd network to expand web3’s trustless data ecosystems. Evin McMullen, Serto’s co-founder, remarks:
“Serto is excited to partner with cheqd to expand Web 3’s trustless data ecosystem. Broader adoption of decentralised identifiers and verifiable credentials is the key to unlocking the future metaverse, and together we are leveraging these actions to scale crosschain interoperability.”
Evernym: https://www.evernym.com/
Evernym, cheqd’s lead investor and go-to-market partner, is the world’s leading platform for verifiable credentials. Drummond Reed, Chief Trust Officer of Evernym; co-Chair, ToIP Governance Stack Working Group; co-author, “Self-Sovereign Identity” believes cheqd’s governance framework and focus on interoperability as central to the networks success:
“As SSI matures we’re seeing innovation at every layer of the Trust Over IP stack. cheqd is the only ToIP Layer 1 public utility I’ve seen with a governance framework designed explicitly to evolve from permissioned to permissionless. Add to that cheqd’s commitment to interoperability across all SSI ecosystems and its unique focus on SSI-based value exchange and you have one of the most exciting projects in SSI today.”
cheqd’s will also be launching it’s mainnet with key SSI start-ups Doshy, KnownPrivacy, AML First, Crucible, WOPLLI who will be announced in the second SSI cohort announcement along with other key SSI vendors in the forthcoming weeks.
Tobias Halloran, cheqd’s Head of of Partnerships, adds:
“It is our collective ambition to create a network that accelerates SSI’s future, therefore it is a key priority for cheqd to fulfil our commitment to our SSI partners and work from them backwards. With our focus on payment rails, commercial models, decentralised governance, interoperability and open standards we can provide our partners with the tools and network to accelerate SSI adoption globally.”
Blockchain’s evolution continues at breakneck speed, shifting from niche applications into mainstream finance, supply-chain integrity, and social impact initiatives. Today’s briefing spotlights five stories that illustrate this maturation: Cardano’s seamless asset integration in the privacy-focused Brave browser; a strategic partnership between Cokeeps and Maybank Trustees to bring tokenized wealth management to institutional clients; Ripple’s leadership framing blockchain as the dismantler of traditional banking silos; the UNDP’s pilot using distributed ledgers to improve HIV treatment tracking across Eurasia; and a novel IoT-blockchain collaboration to authenticate fine wines end-to-end. In this op-ed–style roundup, we analyze not only the mechanics of each announcement but also their broader implications for Web3’s scaling, DeFi’s credibility, and blockchain’s social-good potential.
1. Cardano Integrates Native Blockchain Assets into Brave Browser
What Happened
On May 13, Cardano foundation engineers unveiled a collaboration with Brave Software to natively support Cardano blockchain assets—ADA tokens and native tokens—within Brave’s wallet panel. Users can now view balances, send ADA, stake directly, and interact with back-end metadata for Cardano NFTs, all without leaving the Brave interface. This move follows Brave’s earlier Ethereum and Solana integrations, signaling a multi-chain future for privacy-centric browsers.
Analysis & Implications
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User Experience Leap: By embedding Cardano functionality at the browser level, Brave eliminates friction for onboarding new users who would otherwise juggle external wallets or browser extensions. Easier access to staking and NFT markets could drive stronger engagement for Cardano’s ecosystem.
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Multi-Chain Convergence: Brave’s strategy underscores the shift from siloed blockchain apps toward unified, chain-agnostic user experiences. As Web3 users demand seamless access across protocols, wallets and browsers will compete to offer the most inclusive multi-chain dashboards.
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Cardano’s Market Position: For Cardano, this integration is a validation of its low-fee, high-throughput value proposition. While Ethereum remains dominant in DeFi and NFTs, Cardano’s energy efficiency and growing dApp roster may attract users seeking alternatives—especially if wallet UX barriers continue to fall.
Opinion
Brave’s embrace of Cardano assets exemplifies the coming era of “wallet-agnostic” access, where the browser becomes the front door to multiple blockchains. For Cardano, it’s a critical trust signal that boosts on-ramps and could accelerate liquidity in its DeFi protocols. Yet success hinges on robust in-browser security and responsive UI design—any wallet bugs or performance lags will erode the trust this collaboration seeks to build.
Source: CoinDesk
2. Cokeeps & Maybank Trustees Develop Blockchain Asset-Management Solutions
What Happened
Malaysia’s Cokeeps, a digital-asset custody pioneer, has partnered with Maybank Trustees to design and deploy tokenized asset-management platforms for institutional investors. The joint solution leverages a permissioned blockchain to record ownership of tokenized bonds, real-estate funds, and alternative-assets, while integrating smart-contract–driven compliance checks and real-time audit trails.
Analysis & Implications
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Institutional Adoption: By combining Cokeeps’s custody technology with Maybank’s regulatory expertise and trustee services, the duo addresses two perennial barriers to institutional crypto investment: custody risk and compliance certainty. This model could serve as a blueprint for other Asia-Pacific custodians.
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Tokenization Benefits: Tokenized securities on a shared ledger can reduce settlement times from days to seconds, lower transaction costs, and open fractional-ownership models—broadening access to asset classes historically reserved for high-net-worth individuals.
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Regulatory Alignment: Embedding KYC/AML logic into smart contracts ensures that every token transfer automatically enforces jurisdictional rules. As regulators worldwide demand transparent on-chain auditability, such integrated controls will become table stakes for institutional offerings.
Opinion
This collaboration exemplifies how established financial institutions can embrace blockchain without ceding control. Rather than disrupting Maybank’s trustee role, tokenization enhances it—transforming trustees from manual record-keepers into guardians of programmable assets. The real test will be scale: can the platform handle high-volume trading with uncompromised security and consistency? If so, we may see a wave of legacy banks repackaging their services through blockchain rails.
Source: The Star
3. Ripple Board Member: “Blockchain Is Unbundling Banks”
What Happened
On May 14, Stuart Alderoty, a board member at Ripple Labs, declared in an industry webcast that blockchain technology is fundamentally “unbundling” traditional banking services—payments, settlements, custody, and compliance are each evolving into modular, chain-native offerings. He argued that banks will increasingly source best-of-breed infrastructure from fintech and blockchain providers rather than maintain monolithic, in-house systems.
Analysis & Implications
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Modular Finance: Alderoty’s vision anticipates a composable finance ecosystem: banks orchestrate various on-chain services—liquidity pools, cross-border rails, automated KYC—via APIs, akin to how e-commerce platforms integrate third-party payment gateways and fraud-prevention tools today.
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Competitive Pressure: Incumbent banks face competition not only from neobanks but also from protocol-level service providers (e.g., on-chain oracles, decentralized exchanges). To retain clients, banks must either build or partner to offer seamless, blockchain-enhanced products.
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Industry Collaboration: Ripple itself underscores this shift: its On-Demand Liquidity service unbundles foreign-exchange and settlement from legacy correspondent banking, delivering real-time cross-border payments at reduced cost.
Opinion
The unbundling thesis places a premium on interoperability and standards. Without common protocols, financial services risk siloed “rails” that mimic today’s fragmented SWIFT-based processes. Collaborative industry consortia—like the U.K.’s Project Rosalind or Japan’s mHUB—will be crucial to define shared messaging formats and governance frameworks. For blockchain to truly disaggregate banking, ecosystem players must coalesce around open, secure standards.
Source: U.Today
4. UNDP’s Big Ideas: Using Blockchain to Fight HIV in Eurasia
What Happened
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched its “Big Ideas” pilot in Eurasia, deploying a blockchain-enabled platform to manage HIV treatment data across multiple countries. The solution uses a hybrid public-private ledger to ensure patient anonymity while providing authorized clinics and NGOs with secure, immutable access to treatment adherence records and drug-dispensation logs.
Analysis & Implications
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Data Privacy & Integrity: The hybrid architecture combines zero-knowledge proofs on a public chain—verifying treatment events without exposing personal health information—with a consortium chain that controls participant permissions. This dual model balances transparency and confidentiality.
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Cross-Border Collaboration: HIV programs often span regions with varying healthcare regulations. A shared blockchain registry simplifies data exchange, reducing duplication and ensuring each patient’s history is up to date, even when they move between clinics or countries.
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Scalability & Sustainability: Running on energy-efficient proof-of-stake networks and leveraging off-chain data storage for sensitive medical records, the platform minimizes transaction costs while maintaining high throughput—essential for scaling across thousands of patients.
Opinion
UNDP’s blockchain pilot represents a maturation of social-impact use cases—from proof-of-concepts to production-grade systems. By prioritizing patient privacy and regulatory alignment, this model could extend to other health-data challenges, such as vaccine distribution or epidemic tracking. The key will be forging long-term partnerships between multilateral organizations, local health authorities, and blockchain providers to sustain and expand the network beyond the pilot phase.
Source: UNDP
5. Identiv, ZaTap & Genuine Analytics Digitally Authenticate Fine Wines
What Happened
Identiv, ZaTap, and Genuine Analytics have unveiled a joint solution that employs specialized IoT tags and blockchain to verify the provenance of fine wines. Each bottle is fitted with a tamper-evident sensor that records temperature, humidity, and location data onto a permissioned ledger. Consumers can scan an NFC-enabled label to view the wine’s end-to-end history—from vineyard pressing to cellar aging and global shipping.
Analysis & Implications
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Counterfeit Mitigation: The fine-wine market suffers from widespread fraud, with counterfeit bottles estimated to comprise up to 20% of high-end sales. Immutable provenance records and sensor-backed condition reports significantly raise the bar for authenticity verification.
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Consumer Trust & Engagement: Beyond security, the solution enhances the collector experience—buyers gain confidence in their purchase and a richer narrative around each vintage’s journey, potentially commanding higher resale values on secondary markets.
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Cross-Industry Potential: This IoT-blockchain fusion can be adapted for other luxury goods—artworks, haute horlogerie, or premium spirits—where provenance and condition are paramount.
Opinion
By blending real-world data streams with ledger immutability, this collaboration exemplifies blockchain’s most compelling value proposition: trusted digital twins of physical assets. However, the system’s integrity depends on robust IoT security—if sensors are spoofed or tampered with, the chain of trust breaks. Stakeholders must therefore enforce secure tag provisioning, periodic audits, and tamper detection measures to uphold the solution’s credibility.
Source: PR Newswire
Conclusion
Today’s blockchain dispatch underscores a pivotal shift: decentralized ledgers are weaving into the fabric of finance, social impact, and supply-chain integrity. From Brave’s browser-level Cardano support to tokenized asset platforms, from the unbundling of banking services to health-data pilots and luxury-goods authentication, blockchain is proving its versatility and maturing beyond speculative markets. As on-chain and off-chain worlds converge, interoperability, security, and standards will determine which projects scale and which falter. For stakeholders across Web3, DeFi, and enterprise IT, the imperative is clear: embrace modular architectures, uphold rigorous governance, and focus on real-world value—only then will blockchain realize its promise of trust, transparency, and transformative efficiency.
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