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] 🧵

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]

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]

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]

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] https://buff.ly/3CSjBhz

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

"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]