Decentralization is a legitimate and important topic that is confused by the hype-driven blockchain bandwagon: a flock of a thousand red herrings. When searchin

Decentralization is a legitimate and important topic that is confused by the hype-driven blockchain bandwagon: a flock of a thousand red herrings. When searching for actual foundations to build a DApp on, you typically find libraries published by Crypto-startup-of-the-Week LTD. Why should I trust them? Regardless of the legitimate issues raised by objectors, I am happy to have some W3C standard to build on. Methods may be underdefined, but as consensus is reached I could pivot to it. And even if no consensus is ever reached, I can at least try and reach consensus with the communities I care about. Coupled with ActivityPub [1], this feels like a much safer foundation for building a DApp than anything else I have been able to find. The only thing that confuses me is the relationship between DID [2] and the Verifiable Credentials [3]. Can anybody explain how they relate, and how they should be used together (or not)? [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/ https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/ [2] https://w3c.github.io/did-core/ https://w3c.github.io/did-core/ [3] https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/ https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/