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title: Welcome to Decentralized-ID.com!
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I discovered decentralized identity as a freelance content creator, when I was hired to write a few in-depth articles about Hyperledger Indy. 

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 had a long history, and that it could be _the_ blockchain use-case, beyond currency. I knew this community had a need for this organization of it's information, and that I could find my way into some profitable ventures doing so.

## Get Involved

At some point, I connected with Kaliya @identitywoman who has ever been working on similar efforts, to map out the organizations and protocols surrounding decentralized-identity, and has become something of an editorial advisor. 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 those is [Kyle Den Hartog](https://kyledenhartog.com/) who financially supported some of my work in curating peer-to-peer histories, which may eventually be adapted for this site.

* [Early Internet History](https://bitcoinfo.xyz/history/early-internet/)
* [Peer to Peer rEvolution and Histories](https://bitcoinfo.xyz/peer-to-peer/)

The landscape is moving quickly, and so I'm just filling out and discovering a map of the territory, as able. 

The idea has always been for this to be a collaborative effort, and you are very welcome to participate in the creation of this resource. 

## Contributing

If you'd like to participate, feel free to reach out on twitter (@DecentralizeID or @infominer33), by email (identity.decentralized [at] gmail.com), or send a carrier pigeon according to the customary protocols.

### Edit this page

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).

[![](https://i.imgur.com/fxdSpLM.png)](https://github.com/Decentralized-ID/decentralized-id.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2020-01-10-welcome.md)

#### Once you're signed into GitHub and have followed that link 
#### Click the pencil icon to begin editing

![](/images/welcome.webp)

#### When you're done editing, click propose changes

![](https://i.imgur.com/FJLqBRU.png)

#### Submit your Pull Request!

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## Thanks for Visiting

-[infominer](https://infominer.xyz)