{"slug":"ssi-without-crypto-headache","title":"Self-sovereign identity, without the crypto headache","summary":"A passport you couldn't lose, a recruiter couldn't fake, an employer couldn't keep. SSI in plain English.","lede":"Imagine a passport you couldn't lose, a recruiter couldn't fake, and an employer couldn't keep when you quit. That's self-sovereign identity.","date":"2026-05-03","reading_time":"4 min","category":"Definitional","tags":["SSI","DID","verifiable credentials","plain English"],"image":"https://cdn.twc.sh/images/igcache/SSI%20Without%20Crypto%20Headache/1500_900/blog.jpg","url":"/blog/ssi-without-crypto-headache.html","wordcount":860,"related":["what-is-hati","delegation-tokens-explained","how-to-prove-human-2026"],"schema":"Article"}