The Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management, tech giant Microsoft and Ethereum (ETH/USD) startup ConsenSys unite for the launch of a Blockchain-based identity application helping to verify the legitimacy of personal documents, The Cointelegraph reports.
The project will be based on uPort’s technology of identity system that is built on the digital currency Ethereum. uPort is ConsenSys' affiliate.
The pilot project will test potential applications of Blockchain technologies and digital currencies.
The head of the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management Adriane Medeiros Melo has expressed his hope that this project will “create a new trust model between the government and the public.”