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From Silicon Valley to Asia: DID Alliance Launches Roadshow, Making a Landmark Debut at TOKEN2049

SINGAPORE – A disruptive force originating from Silicon Valley is making significant inroads into the Asian Web3 landscape. The Global Digital Identity Alliance (DID Alliance), a heavyweight organization dedicated to building the next generation of digital identity infrastructure, has recently commenced its strategic roadshow across Asia. The tour’s premier event was held at the highly anticipated “Genesis Day” during TOKEN2049, the world’s leading crypto conference. This marked the official public debut of the DID Alliance, where it unveiled its ambitious vision to reshape the foundations of digital trust for the global Web3 community.

“Asia Tour” Kicks Off, Evangelizing the New Cornerstone of Digital Civilization

The “Asia Tour” represents a critical step in the DID Alliance’s global strategic deployment. Over the past few weeks, the Alliance’s core team has actively participated in numerous decentralized industry conferences and seminars in key hubs, including Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Laos. During these engagements, the DID Alliance held in-depth discussions with local developer communities, regulatory bodies, and strategic partners. They comprehensively articulated the core value of Decentralized Identity (DID) as the essential infrastructure for the future of digital civilization, highlighting its transformative potential in enabling compliant stablecoin circulation, activating Real World Assets (RWA), and driving the convergence of AI and Web3.

The “Genesis Day” event during TOKEN2049 in Singapore served as the climax and culmination of this impactful Asia tour.

TOKEN2049 Debut: One Identity, Infinite Access

During the event, Eugene Xiao, Chair of the DID Alliance, delivered a keynote address titled “Reshaping Digital Trust: Building the Future of Sovereign Identity,” systematically presenting the Alliance’s grand vision. Eugene provided a profound analysis of the “identity crisis” facing the current digital world and emphasized that the DID Alliance was established to fundamentally solve this challenge.

“Our mission is to return the keys of digital identity to every single user,” Eugene stated during his speech. “What we are building is not just a technical protocol, but an entirely new trust infrastructure. It will empower users with true digital sovereignty, realizing the vision of ‘One Identity, Infinite Access’ and thereby unlocking the immense potential of the next-generation internet.”

The presentation covered the DID Alliance’s modular architecture, its node-driven governance model, and its wide-ranging application scenarios in areas such as digital visas and reusable eKYC, painting a clear and compelling blueprint of the future for the audience.

A Formidable Ecosystem and Technological Prowess

The DID Alliance, co-founded by over ten top-tier industry funds and institutions including the BCH Ecosystem Fund, 42X Global Strategic Development Fund, and DPIN Ecosystem Development Fund, is built on three core pillars: the Strategic Development Fund for incubation and ecosystem incentives, the DID Lab for cutting-edge technology research, and the DID DAO for connecting global community consensus.

The success of the “Asia Tour” is more than just a “genesis declaration” for the DID Alliance; it is a clear signal to the global market that the era of establishing a foundational trust layer for Web3 and the entire digital economy has arrived. With the progressive rollout of its global nodes and deep collaboration with multiple national-level digital identity systems, the DID Alliance is rapidly evolving from a grand vision into a tangible, powerful ecosystem capable of supporting billions of users.

About the Global Digital Identity Alliance (DID Alliance)

Originating from Silicon Valley, the Global Digital Identity Alliance is a decentralized identity solution provider co-founded by numerous top-tier funds and institutions, dedicated to building an open and co-constructed digital identity infrastructure. Leveraging its Strategic Development Fund, Lab, and DAO, the Alliance connects all participants in the value chain to build a secure, efficient, and interoperable global digital identity ecosystem centered on user sovereignty, fulfilling the vision of “One Identity, Infinite Access.”

DID Official Media Channels

Website: https://didone.org/
X: https://x.com/didone_official
Medium: https://medium.com/@didone_official
Notion: https://didone.notion.site/Global-Digital-Identity-Alliance-2868a457d086…

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