# 187 - The Ethereum Attestation Service

*Author: David Hoffman, Ryan Sean Adams*
*Published: Sep 8, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/ethereum-attestation-service*

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On today’s episode we welcome Bryce Patrick and Steve Dakh from the Ethereum Attestation Service. EAS is a new public good, open, permissionless, and token free. Is this the key unlock for decentralized identity through crypto? 

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## TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

7:27 What is an Attestation?

11:51 Attestations as a Primitive

14:35 What Are The Good For?

19:15 Defining Identity

22:39 Primitive Before the App

25:55 What is EAS?

30:31 Attestation Form Factors

36:51 Use Cases

40:19 EAS Growth Goals

42:17 Why Do We Need Attestations?

46:10 Why Build This on Ethereum?

52:46 Who is Using EAS and For What?

1:00:04 Web2 vs Web3 Attestations

1:05:17 Decentralized Reputation

1:08:05 The App Layer on Top of EAS

1:15:08 Privacy

1:19:48 Comparing To Sign In With Ethereum

1:21:22 How is it Funded?

1:25:08 Soulbound Tokens

1:30:00 Closing and Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

EAS

https://twitter.com/eas_eth

https://attest.sh/

Steve Dakh

https://twitter.com/stevedakh