Digital Identities: Why Self-Custody is the Future | Timothy Bos @ ShareRing | #156

In this episode, we dive into the topic of digital identities and the importance of self-custody. Our guest for today is Tim Bos, the CEO of ShareRing, who brings over two decades of experience working with emerging tech at top companies such as Microsoft, Accenture, and GE Capital. Tim discusses why he founded Sharing and how self-custody of our identities is critical in today's world.

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Name: Timothy Bos 

Twitter: @TheRealTimBos - https://twitter.com/TheRealTimBos

Website: https://www.sharering.network/

⏱ TIME POINTS ⏱

00:00 - Intro 

06:30 - Tim's Rabbithole Story 

11:03 - What is digital identity today? 

15:47 - ShareRing's ecosystem 

26:58 - Elevator pitch for the users

28:51 - The future of our data 

37:33 - The role of digital wallets 

46:57 - Quick questions