$15.27 crowdfunded from 56 people
$161.06 received from matching pools
Ben spreads the word about products in Web3. He ties together research on decentralised identity, where he speaks as a subject matter expert with stakeholders and makes the resources available to the general public. Being a PhD candidate at the Centre for Distributed Ledger Technology, University of Malta, Ben applies his skill of make difficult things simple to explain and propagate several projects in and around RaidGuild.
In a developer-centric DAO marketing and media initiatives are not always at the top of the mind, which makes the procurement of funding difficult. Funding this project helps Ben to continue to be outspoken about everything and anything “Web3”.
Content Ben Produces
Ben’s activities span across channels and audiences. Most namely he successfully is making innovation visible to a broader audience. This includes creating content for channels that are underserved by Web3 content producers, such as LinkedIn, Research Gate, and decentralised GitLab instances.
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On LinkedIn - selected
On LinkedIn Ben informs audiences from the social sciences, cultural studies, and Web2 information scientists on relevant Web3 events, activities by DAOs, and takes a stance on issues related to digital identity.
For MetaFest
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-biedermann-acurraent_irl-web3-dao-activity-7099534444142678016-tS0u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
With CharmVerse
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-biedermann-acurraent_jobstobedone-web3-inclusive-activity-7066437276834144257-aUBQ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
On Decentralised ID
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-biedermann-acurraent_key-rotation-in-decentralised-identity-wallets-activity-7035728229298532352-bSlf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Blogging
Ben also writes long-form content on mirror.xyz and medium.com, where he supports early stage projects within the RaidGuild ecosystem, such as Rite of Moloch. He also engages audiences about ‘the Web3 experience’ more generally. A full library is provided through the following links.
https://medium.com/@dvctvs
SmartInvoice Blog
Ben maintains the Smart Invoice blog and has laid emphasis on making Web3-tech tangible without forcing new users to touch dApps for learning what they are all about. This involves producing demos and walkthroughs. Some examples are provided below.
https://smartinvoice.medium.com/
https://app.arcade.software/share/hX3qA7KrYIeLZEzbM1Ef
https://app.arcade.software/share/Vo5Uw24iLddf9OUlnCjM
Rite of Moloch Propagation
Ben has led Rite of Moloch from proof-of-concept to minimally viable product. This involved educating users about the functionality. Ben tackled the steep learning curve users were reporting by creating educational media. More concretely, a handbook that is non-technical documentation for anyone to get started.
https://github.com/rite-of-moloch/User-Handbook
https://app.arcade.software/share/ZMqXcAMVGCFmp4wrTJH3
CharmVerse Collaboration
Since early 2023 Ben is collaborating with CharmVerse to spread the word about CharmVerse, RaidGuild, and how strong collaboration in Web3 is done. To date this work involved co-writing several blogposts and giving interviews to the CharmVerse ecosystem team. Shoutout to Xandra, you are great!
Slaying Web3 Product Demons & Building a Strong Community
Tying Up Loose Ends: Community & the Future of Work in Web3
Tying Up Loose Ends: Community & the Future of Work in Web3
Media Presence on Digital ID
Digital Identity is a topic close to Ben’s heart. By engaging in the Monero community he forged strong ties to the privacy community. Through presentations, key notes, interviews, research, and podcasts he cross-pollinates DLT-communities. His media efforts have led to a decentralised identity concept to emerge over Monero.
Ben Biedermann - Pseudonymity Is Not Enough: Why Monero ‘misses out’ on Decentralised Identity
Civil Society Privacy Engagement
Locally Ben collaborates with representatives of the German civil society for pushing back on centralised, government-driven, digital identity initiatives that are exclusive and dystopian.
Stellungnahme zum Zwischenstand des ARF für EUDI Wallets - ID-Ideal
Research
Ben is also leading various research initiatives while reading for a PhD in DLT and small jurisdictions, researching the nexus between distributed ledgers in SSID. He is publishing on decentralised identity adoption and governance.
Biedermann, B., & Moncada, S. (2022, June 13). Virtual asset regulations in small island jurisdictions: The case of malta. In A. Čuka, T. Oroz & T. Klarin (Eds.), Islands: Nature and culture (p. 50, Vol. 1). Univeristy of Zadar.
Biedermann, B. (2022a). Regulatory competitiveness: Beyond virtual assets. Postgraduate Conference in Islands and Small States Studies.
Biedermann, B. (2022b). ’wen token?’ linguistic assemblages in digital identity. In K. Jungbluth & E. Baumgärtner (Eds.), Forschungskolloquium: Leichte sprache // postkartenlinguistik. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16333.10720
Biedermann, B. (2023). Who is to be identified? der stellenwert von flexiblen identifiern in identitätsökosystemen. In Sascha Alpers et al. (Ed.). http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.31432.60160
Biedermann, B. (2023). The authenticity versus privacy debate. Towards optimal (de)centralised identity solutions. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16802.81604/1
Peer-Reviewed
Biedermann, B., Handke, S., Jürgenssen, O., Orta, E., Schindler, C., Schröder, R., Schroll, L., & Sonne, F. (2023). Nutzen und grenzen von ssi für verwaltung und öffentliche institutionen. HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 60(2), 437–457. http://dx.doi.org/10.1365/s40702-023-00953-5
DVCTVS - TAKING A STANCE. History
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accepted into How We Connect: Media, Art and Content 1 year ago. 56 people contributed $15 to the project, and $161 of match funding was provided.
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