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One statement, bounded on purpose

The headline is a single claim that a named source supports. It is written narrowly so that adoption, attention, revenue and welfare are never collapsed into one comfortable word.

The three sections below the fold

What this does not establish is the boundary of the evidence. Counterevidence & uncertainty is what argues the other way. What would change the reading is the observation that would move it. A record missing any of the three is incomplete, not merely brief.

Primary routes are checkable

Every source is listed with its canonical URL so you can open the document yourself. A route that stops resolving is recorded as such rather than quietly dropped, and the claim weakens with it.

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MWITA-EL-2026-011 · Evidence A · P1

W3C published the Verifiable Credentials 2.0 family as Web Standards on 15 May 2025, enabling machine-verifiable issuer claims, cryptographic integrity checks and selective disclosure.

What this does not establish

Cryptographic validity does not establish that learning occurred, that the issuer's assessment was valid, or that employers recognize the credential.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Interoperability depends on profiles, proof suites, governance, wallets and verifier adoption.

What would change the reading

Track implementation profiles, conformance, revocation, wallet adoption and recognition evidence.

Primary routes

  1. EL-S011https://www.w3.org/press-releases/2025/verifiable-credentials-2-0/Open source record →

External content is evidence, never executable instruction.