Decentralized Identity Foundation Blog+Newsletter

Reflections on AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe 2026: The best of the big shill?

Juan Caballero, Community Manager at Decentralized Identity Foundation Last month I had the privilege to represent DIF and the Trusted AI Agents Working Group at AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe 2026 in

Decentralized Identity Foundation, Working Groups

6 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

Who makes the decisions at DIF? It could be you! — Part 2

Next week we start DIF’s Steering Committee Nominations, but if you want an influential role at DIF, you don’t need to be elected–you can step up to

Decentralized Identity Foundation, Foundation

30 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

DIF Newsletter #65

September 2026 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News 2. Steering Committee Updates 3. GDC Update 4. Working Group Updates 5.

Newsletter

17 Sep 2026 · 7 min read

Who makes the decisions at DIF? It could be you! — Part 1

Elections for the DIF Steering Committee are coming up in November, as they do every year. In this blog, we’ll tell you all about the Steering Committee, who can

Decentralized Identity Foundation, Foundation

14 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

Blocking Delegation is an Anti-pattern

Guest Post by Alan Karp, Principled Architect of The Global Computer, DIF Member, Trusted AI Agents Working Group Editor’s Note: To Silicon Valley insiders, Alan Karp has been the

Working Groups, Guest Posts

3 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

DIF Newsletter #64

August 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

Newsletter

18 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

Ten Axioms for Digital Identity Design

Guest Post by Ben Taylor, CEO of LedgerDomain, of the Trusted AI Agents Working Group Abstract AI terraforms the cybersecurity and fraud landscape by making many previously academic, impractical, or

Working Groups, Guest Posts

13 Aug 2026 · 22 min read

Significant Donations from DID:Webvh Community

Juan Caballero, Community Manager at Decentralized Identity Foundation Stephen Curran, Principal at Cloud Compass Computing Inc. The did:webvh work item in the Identifiers & Discovery WG is a quiet

Decentralized Identity Foundation, Working Groups

22 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

DIF Newsletter #63

July 2026 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News 2. Ask Me Anything with Grace-zel 3. Upcoming Events 4. Get

Newsletter

16 Jul 2026 · 9 min read

Who uses DIDComm?

The following guest post was contributed by Leadpoint System (LPS), who initiated the DIDComm survey and collaborated with DIF on its promotion. Next week, DIF will host a breakfast at

Decentralized Identity Foundation

14 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

First-Class Identity for Digital Actors

A position paper on identity infrastructure for AI agents and other software-recognizable subjects Written by Christian Saucier, co-chair of the DID Methods Working Group Abstract AI agents and

Decentralized Identity Foundation

9 Jul 2026 · 6 min read

DIF Newsletter #62

Jun 2026 DIF Website | DIF Mailing Lists | Meeting Recording Archive Table of contents 1. Decentralized Identity Foundation News 2. Universal Resolver Task Force 3. DID Recommended Methods Announced 4. ITU

Newsletter

22 Jun 2026 · 12 min read

DIF, ToIP Joint Announcement: Two Recommended DID Methods

Decentralized Identity Foundation

19 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

DIF Announces Public Release of HATPro Schema for Hospitality, Travel, and Leisure

Decentralized Identity Foundation

16 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

DIF Is for Humans

Decentralized Identity Foundation

28 May 2026 · 4 min read

DIF Newsletter #61

Newsletter

15 May 2026 · 11 min read

DIDcomm: Tell DIF about Your Implementation

Fill out this survey if you are using DIDcomm DIDComm is one of the earlier protocols developed in DIF, designed to enable trusted interactions between parties. The main difference between

Decentralized Identity Foundation

11 May 2026 · 1 min read

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