The city of Zug in Switzerland announces that it is the first community to offer all citizens of the city the opportunity to get a blockchain-based digital identity.

The digital ID is based on an app that utilizes blockchain technology to secure personal information and associate it with a crypto address. With the digital ID, the residents can register their identity independently on the app and the identity is verified by the ID control of the town of Zug.

Read the full release here (German).