On August 26, 2016, “W3C published the report of the W3C Blockchains and the Web workshop held on 29-30 June, 2016, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Participants at the workshop found many topics for possible standardization or incubation, including various aspects of identity and proof-of-existence, as well as smaller blockchain primitives that could increase interoperability across different distributed ledgers….The organizers strove to have representation by different classes of stakeholders within the larger blockchain community, loosely organized around technology stacks and applications. The technology stacks include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger, and others. Applications include identity and asset management, smart contracts, and infrastructure around a decentralized Web (IPFS). The workshop was deliberately aimed at non-payment uses for blockchains, since W3C already has an existing Web Payments activity where payments-related technology is discussed…”