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Christopher Allen

@christophera.bsky.social

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Blockchain & Decentralized Identity Architect — Internet Cryptography Pioneer — Co-author IETF TLS 1.0 & W3C DID 1.0 Security Standards — Collaborative Tools & Patterns

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Christopher Allen @christophera.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Do you use the term "self-sovereign"—for identity, for keys, for your wallet? If you do, it was ten years ago today I chose this term, using it to describe an inalienable right to control your own digital life. We've learned much in the last decade, so I'm offering an update.🧵…

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Christopher Allen @christophera.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The Q3 2025 Quarterly Report from Blockchain Commons is here! Advancing Bitcoin FROST signing, strengthening provenance, launching Gordian Clubs, and a preview of Hubert ‘secret drops’—each a step toward interoperable, self-sovereign autonomous systems and resilient digital trust. 👇 [1/13] 🧵

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Christopher Allen @christophera.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Fair Witnessing is an idea from Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. It says that statements should be precise and unbiased, which is a simple enough start. [3/11]

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Christopher Allen @christophera.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Last year, I talked about the identity tragedy of World War II on #Foremembrance Day (March 27th). It was a harsh example of the damage that we can do when we record identity. This year, I fear things are getting worse. Remember: "Regime change happens"…🧵[1/5]

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Christopher Allen @christophera.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The 2024 annual report from Blockchain Commons is here! It highlights our work toward an open, secure, and compassionate digital infrastructure, emphasizing interoperability and self-sovereign wallet standards through key projects: dCBOR, FROST, and Gordian Envelope. 🧵… [1/11]

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Christopher Allen @christophera.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Second, we'll get a presentation from Stack Wallet (@stack_supports), the first production wallet to successfully integrate FROST, including features such as changing and reconstructing thresholds. [5/9] buff.ly/3CSjBhz

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Christopher Allen @christophera.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

FROST is a next-generation multisig system. It uses Schnorr signatures and has advantages in scalability and privacy. [2/9] buff.ly/4eGOhzD

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Christopher Allen @christophera.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

"Building Trust in Gradients" also attempts to lay out a foundation for a language of trust. Validation. Verification. Authentication. Proof. What do they all means? Here's one set of consistent answers. [7/11]

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