Bhutan launches wallet pilot, unveils website for national SSI digital ID

Bhutan is advancing the deployment of blockchain-based digital ID, with the government recently unveiling a website and social media handles for the system, along with a national digital wallet.

The launches come months after the National Assembly adopted a legislation to govern the self-sovereign identity (SSI), which seeks to make access to digital services seamless for citizens of the mountainous South Asian country.

The first post on Bhutan NDI’s LinkedIn account announced the website on September 27.

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