I grew up with tech, but only got serious about it in early 2017. That's when I started learning about Bitcoin, Blockchain, and everything related. In the following year after having gone down the rabbit-hole, I turned my attention to Self Sovereign Identity.
Inspired by @peacekeeper's [blockchain-identity](https://github.com/peacekeeper/blockchain-identity/) list on GitHub, I began working on my own **curated list of resources related to decentralized identity**.
I saw that decentralized identity has a deep historical context, and saw its potential for being _the_ blockchain use-case, beyond currency.
From the amount of information spread across the web, but not really indexed well, I knew this community had a need for organization of it's information, and that I could find my way into some profitable ventures doing so.
In 2018, I connected with Kaliya @identitywoman who has ever been working on similar efforts, to map out the organizations and protocols surrounding decentralized-identity.
She became something of a mentor to me, in this field, and editorial advisor for this site.
Juan @by_caballero has gotten his hands dirty working on this site and related projects, sometimes assisting in curation.
A few others have become friends to this effort, even if they haven't physically contributed to the site. Among them [Kyle Den Hartog](https://kyledenhartog.com/) supported some of my early work curating peer-to-peer histories, which may eventually be adapted for this site.
If you'd like to participate, feel free to reach out <ahref="https://twitter.com/decentralizeid">on twitter>@DecentralizeID</a>, by email (nfo@infominer.xyz), or send a carrier pigeon according to the customary protocols.
You can always [find us on GitHub](https://github.com/Decentralized-ID/), and contribute directly, but you may find these instructions helpful to get started.
There is an "[Edit this page](https://github.com/Decentralized-ID/decentralized-id.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2020-01-10-welcome.md)" button at the bottom of each page. This makes it easy for you to get started adding a link here and there, needing only a [GitHub](https://github.com) account.
#### Make a change and [create a pull request](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request).
