Uport, a self-sovereign identity and user-centric data platform on the Ethereum blockchain, has made its platform available to the citizens of Zug, Switzerland.
The first official Zug identification registered on the Ethereum blockchain before a live audience, Uport recently announced in a Medium blog.
Access To E-Services
Uport partnered with Zug, commonly known as the “Crypto Valley” for hosting a number of industry startups, on the program to register residential IDs on the blockchain, enabling access to e-services such as proof of residency and online voting. Uport has been developing the platform in cooperation with ti&m, its Swiss partner.
The registration marks a milestone since it demonstrates that a city government can issue a digital verification of citizenship using the Ethereum blockchain…
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