# Global Graphchain Project FERMAT Expands, Partners with Cicada Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2017-05-11 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Fermat and Cicada Partner to Drive Decentralization Meta Description: Joining forces to revolutionize governance and advance Internet of People with decentralized IDs, reputation system, and killer apps. URL: https://financedigest.com/global-graphchain-project-fermat-expands-partners-with-cicadahtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/img2101-2156-1736843888606-compressed.jpg) _The project builds alliances to drive continued development in decentralization_ Fermat, the decentralised, blockchain and [graphchain-enabled](https://hackernoon.com/introducing-the-graphchain-2d20513bf713) open source project developing the [Internet of People](https://hackernoon.com/fermat-the-internet-of-people-and-the-person-to-person-economy-ce933865a0b0) (IoP), today announced their partnership with Cicada, a distributed direct democracy and decentralized application platform. The project joins Fermat to drive continued development in decentralization. Launched in April 2016, Fermat is building the world’s only infrastructure with an open social graph, decentralized APIs, and direct device-to-device communication. The Internet of People is designed to make it more cost-effective for businesses to scale globally by removing unnecessary intermediaries, promising to make transactions of the [future inherently less expensive and more secure](https://www.financedigest.com/heres-how-to-secure-your-financial-future-with-ease.html "Here’s How To Secure Your Financial Future With Ease"). “Fermat is above all an alliance of values, which is striving to create a more decentralised [world where people’s privacy is respected and power](https://www.financedigest.com/world-coal-power-demand-to-hit-new-high-after-china-india-u-s-surge-iea.html "World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge – IEA") is held accountable. It is our aim to collaborate with projects like Cicada, which [share these values](https://www.financedigest.com/rare-neurodegenerative-disease-treatment-market-value-share-supply-demand-share-and-value-chain-2021-2031.html "Rare Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment Market Value Share, Supply Demand, share and Value Chain 2021-2031") and furthermore support our fundamental principles of diversity and personal liberty,” said Luis Molina, Founder of Fermat. “We have a strong belief in [communities and collaboration](https://www.financedigest.com/putting-collaboration-and-community-at-the-heart-of-the-metaverse.html "Putting collaboration and community at the heart of the metaverse"). Each of these projects take a particular approach to analyzing the problems and focus on certain areas. By joining forces, we end up working with a more holistic approach and are able to deliver better and more comprehensive solutions. This is exactly the case with Cicada – a project which has completed a significant amount of work analyzing the issues of identity, reputation and governance,” added Molina. Founded by [system architect Daniel Jeffries, Cicada is a distributed direct democracy and decentralized application platform which aims to revolutionise governance on a global](https://www.financedigest.com/a-report-on-global-clinical-trial-management-system-market-by-pmr.html "A Report On Global Clinical Trial Management System Market By PMR") scale. It uses a privacy-guaranteeing, decentralized identity and a novel proof of work that promises to deliver a universal basic income and provide immunity against mining centralization. “Partnering with Fermat was the natural choice for us. There was an instantaneous connection from the start.  Our ideas and values overlap in so many ways.  The leaders of both teams knew right off the bat that we’d be stronger together. Cicada will help Fermat with getting decentralized IDs right, along with the reputation system, as well as building the first killer apps for the Internet of People. Working in a silo only gets you so far.  To really flourish you need to work together [towards a higher](https://www.financedigest.com/britains-kingfisher-sees-annual-profit-towards-higher-end-of-forecasts.html "Britain’s Kingfisher sees annual profit towards higher end of forecasts") goal, and that’s what this partnership is all about,” said Daniel Jeffries, Founder of Cicada. “The collaboration is having a [huge impact](https://www.financedigest.com/impact-com-announces-huge-investment-in-workforce-with-raft-of-new-hires-globally.html "impact.com announces huge investment in workforce with raft of new hires globally") on Fermat’s analysis of our Governance 3.0 system. By integrating Cicada’s concepts into the Internet of People’s identity, reputation, and governance solutions, our platform becomes stronger, and at the same time we ensure that Cicada will be able to use the platform to achieve their own goals. It’s a win – win collaboration,” said Molina. In addition to developing partnerships, the Fermat Community has also continued to grow, with over 40 Chapters opening since February 2017, bringing the current total to 107 worldwide, including in Australia, UAE, Canada, Brazil, Singapore, the UK, USA and [across Europe](https://www.financedigest.com/white-bullets-piracy-demonetising-programmes-drastically-reduce-ad-revenues-to-piracy-websites-across-europe-analysis-finds.html "White Bullet’s piracy demonetising programmes drastically reduce ad revenues to piracy websites across Europe, analysis finds"). “Fermat and Cicada working together is a much stronger package that the sum of individual parts. Synergy happens at multiple levels, including a [renewed capacity](https://www.financedigest.com/new-global-renewables-capacity-additions-to-rise-by-a-third-this-year-iea.html "New global renewables capacity additions to rise by a third this year – IEA") to attract more people, communities and projects. We strongly believe in collaboration over competition and that organisations, sharing the same values, can [work together to achieve outstanding success](https://www.financedigest.com/how-to-make-hybrid-working-successful.html "How to make hybrid working successful"). We [expect](https://www.financedigest.com/german-industrial-orders-slump-more-than-expected-in-august.html "German industrial orders slump more than expected in August") a lot more projects to join forces generating substantial momentum within the industry,” concluded Molina. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---