# Digital Wallet - Minerva Digital wallets could become or are already the gatekeepers to access blockchain systems - e.g. through listing hurdles. Furthermore, they are either dealing with crypto or self-sovereign identities, but never both. For most real live use cases (e.g. buying / selling energy) we need both - identity & money. Minerva offers that in the most decentralized way via DIDs and Verifiable Credentials, standardized by the W3C. This combination will enable solutions the Web2.0 can't offer: * Going beyond payment system monopolies * Password-less registration and login * Seamless integration with IoT devices * Low cost fraud prevention via smart contracts * GDPR friendly selective disclosure of data * ... {% embed url="" %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.artis.eco/about/sovereign-operating-system/digital-wallet-minerva.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.