Bhutan Migrates Its Sovereign Identity System from Polygon to Ethereum

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Bhutan is migrating its self-sovereign identity system from Polygon to Ethereum. This move will enable its nearly 800,000 residents to verify their identities and access government services.

Aya Miyaguchi, Chair of the Ethereum Foundation, revealed that the integration with Ethereum has been successfully completed, and it is expected that the migration of all residents' identity credentials will be finished by the first quarter of 2026. Miyaguchi attended the launch ceremony together with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, and Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuk.

Previously, since August 2024, Bhutan has been operating its national identity system on Polygon, and before that, it used Hyperledger Indy. So far, Brazil and Vietnam are among the few countries that have partially integrated blockchain-based self-sovereign identity solutions.