Interoperating Is Not the Same as Being RightInterop events tend to look alike. Implementations built by different organizations get paired off, presentations go back and forth, verification succeeds, and a green mark goes into the cell. The morAug 14, 2026·5 min read·3
Anonymous credentials the issuer can't trace — no format change, no trusted setupMay 30, 2026·9 min read·18
A Year Later, in Singapore: Reflecting on IATA WDS 2026Last September and November, I flew to Montreal and Geneva for the IATA Data & Tech PoC Workshop. We had a vision, a roadmap, and the belief that wallet-based digital identity could genuinely change hApr 13, 2026·4 min read·6
Stop Building, Start SolvingIn a startup, your most finite resource isn't money, it's time. And nothing wastes it faster than spending days building something that was never going to solve the actual problem. There's a trap thatMar 31, 2026·3 min read·4
A Few Months in Luxembourg: EUDI, Interoperability, and Everything In BetweenI spent the last few months based in Luxembourg, and it turned out to be one of the more formative stretches of my career so far. The main reason I was there was work, specifically, deep focus time onFeb 26, 2026·2 min read·8
2025: A Year in ReviewWhat a year. Looking back, 2025 was packed — sometimes overwhelming, but always moving forward. Conferences, Workshops, and Global Connections I lost count of how many events I attended and presented at this year: IIW, EUDI Launchpad, FUNKE, UNFOLD,...Dec 28, 2025·2 min read·22
Open Source Summit Korea 2025 — What I LearnedOn November 4th and 5th, I attended Open Source Summit Korea in Seoul. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, this event held special meaning for me. I'm a maintainer of SD-JWT-js under the OpenWallet Foundation, which is part of the Linux Foundation. Wher...Nov 16, 2025·2 min read·9
Why "Perfect Code" Destroys Teams: The Coder's TrapMany developers have a fundamental misconception: that making code perfect at this very moment is the ultimate goal. Like taking a photograph, they optimize, abstract, and apply every best practice to make their current code "beautiful." But reality ...Oct 5, 2025·4 min read·11
