Decentralized Identity Foundation Blog+Newsletter

DIF and Vouched Advance Agentic Identity with KYA-OS as International Demand for Open Agent Identity Standards Grows

Know Your Agent Operating System extends DIF's open identity standards across the full range of agentic protocols; new members join the Trusted AI Agents Working Group (TAAWG) as

Decentralized Identity Foundation

22 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

DIF Newsletter #60

April 2026 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News 2. Update from the Executive Director: Specification Graduation 3. Working Group Updates

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16 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

Asia Alive: ED Report on DIDs and Agentic Identity in China and Korea

For historical reasons, DIF has been focused on Europe and North America for much of its activities, with membership coming mostly from those countries. In the first quarter of 2026,

Decentralized Identity Foundation

7 Apr 2026 · 5 min read

Hot Takes from MOSIP Connect

Description: Juan Caballero, aka Bumblefudge, discusses what was hot at MOSIP Connect in February 2026. Bumblefudge noted the rapid adoption of technology in Global South countries, highlighting how they often

Decentralized Identity Foundation

3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

European Commission announces the interoperability wallet for identity wallets

April 1, 2026. Inspired by the Paris transportation system, Brussels has released a third type of wallet specification to join the other eIDAS specifications for digital identity across the European Union.

Decentralized Identity Foundation

1 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

DIF Welcomes Aven Hospitality as Associate Member to Advance Trusted, Interoperable Identity in Hospitality

Mar 25, 2026 — The Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF) welcomes Aven Hospitality as an Associate Member. Aven provides the largest native hospitality transaction platform in the industry. Through their SynXis platform,

Decentralized Identity Foundation

25 Mar 2026 · 2 min read

DID:UNCONF AFRICA Hot Takes with Eric & Gideon — March 23, 2:30 PM UTC

Following DID:UNCONF AFRICA, join Eric Scouten and Gideon Lombard for a conversation unpacking key insights from the event — from emerging use cases and regional challenges to the role of

Decentralized Identity Foundation

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

DIF Newsletter #59

March 2026 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News 2. Working Group Updates 3. Upcoming Events 4. Get involved! Join DIF

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17 Mar 2026 · 8 min read

Digital Identity for Agentic Systems

Two Enterprise Use Case Explorations Member Report by Contributor Damian Glover (also available as a PDF) Executive Brief Enterprises are moving from AI copilots toward more autonomous, agent-based systems capable

Decentralized Identity Foundation

12 Mar 2026 · 12 min read

Why We Brought KYA-OS (formerly MCP-I) to DIF (and Why DIF Said Yes)

Alex Keisner, Head of Know Your Agent @ Vouched Dylan Hobbs, KYA Principal Founding Engineer @ Vouched As AI agents become a fixture of daily digital life, a deceptively simple question is

Decentralized Identity Foundation

5 Mar 2026 · 7 min read

Building the Agentic Economy

Building AI Trust at Scale — Series Part 5 By DIF Ambassador Misha Deville Previous in this series: Part 4 – Authorizing Autonomous Agents at Scale → View all parts “The utility of

Decentralized Identity Foundation

20 Feb 2026 · 7 min read

MOSIP Hot Takes with Juan — February 17, 9:00 AM UTC

MOSIP Connect may have wrapped in Rabat, Morocco — but the conversations are just beginning. Join Juan Caballero for a focused reflection on key insights from the event: the signals that

Decentralized Identity Foundation

17 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

DIF Newsletter #58

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16 Feb 2026 · 8 min read

Case Study: Designing for a Regulated Messaging Community

Decentralized Identity Foundation

13 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

DIF Welcomes Kyndryl as Associate Member to Advance Secure, Decentralized AI Ecosystems

Decentralized Identity Foundation

10 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

DIF Newsletter #57

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20 Jan 2026 · 6 min read

DIF Newsletter #56

December 2025 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News; 2. Working Group Updates; 3. Special Interest Group Updates; 4. User Group

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17 Dec 2025 · 4 min read

Welcoming Grace Rachmany as DIF’s New Executive Director

We’re excited to welcome Grace Rachmany as the new Executive Director of the Decentralized Identity Foundation! Grace joins DIF at a critical time. Digital identity is evolving in multiple

Decentralized Identity Foundation

2 Dec 2025 · 5 min read