A DID is an identifier that is owned by you (specifically, by a key in your wallet) rather than issued by a platform. Your hashtag.org #Name behaves like a DID: control of the matching key on #SPACE is the proof you are the owner, which means you can sign in, post, sell, and transfer without permission from any centralised gatekeeper.
Web3 & crypto basics
Decentralized identifier (DID)
A wallet-rooted ID that proves you control your name, not a platform.
See also
- Wallet
Software that holds your keys and signs transactions on a blockchain.
- Self-custody
You, not a company, hold the private keys; nobody can freeze your funds.
- #Name
Your unique identity on hashtag.org — a channel, profile, and namespace you own.
- #SPACE
The underlying spatial-web protocol/marketplace where #Names and keywords live.