Protocol Village: Civic to Verify Driver IDs for Web3 Car-Rental Platform Rentality, on Base Chain
2024-09-19

Thursday, Sept. 19
Civic's ID Solution to Verify Drivers' Licenses, Ages on Web3 Car-Rental Platform Rentality 
Civic, developer of a tokenized identity solution on the verifiable web, has partnered with Rentality, described as the first Web3 car rental platform, "to securely verify drivers' licenses and enforce age minimums on the Base network." According to the team: "Using Civic's ID Verification Pass, users can verify licenses virtually, streamlining the car rental process. This solution enhances security, trust and compliance in car rentals and peer-to-peer marketplaces by eliminating the need for physical verification and reducing friction in the transaction, setting a new standard for secure rentals."
Chromia Blockchain Plans 'Asgard' Mainnet Upgrade for Customized Chains, Plans $20M Data and AI Ecosystem Fund
Chromia, a blockchain ecosystem that aims to avoid network congestion partly by giving every decentralized app (dapp) its own cluster of nodes and computational resources, announced the upcoming "Asgard" mainnet upgrade on the TOKEN2049 stage, along with a $20 million Data and AI Ecosystem Fund. According to the team: "The fund is aimed at supporting data-intensive projects and AI-enabled applications. Asgard, scheduled for Q4 2024, will introduce 'Extensions' – customized chains designed to bring new functionalities to the platform such as oracles, computation for AI models, support for data availability and ZK proofs."
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