According to official news, the Buenos Aires City Government announced that it will integrate QuarkID, a decentralized identity solution powered by ZKsync, into its miBA platform. This will make Buenos Aires the first city in the world to implement blockchain and zero-knowledge encryption to create autonomous digital identities, giving its 3.6 million residents more control over their personal data.
From October 1, 2024, all active users of miBA, the city's digital platform for accessing government services and documents, will receive their own decentralized digital identity (DID). These DIDs are protected by QuarkID's wallet and settled on Era, a Layer 2 blockchain powered by ZKsync. By integrating QuarkID, miBA users will have access to more than 60 digital documents and certificates, including birth, marriage and death certificates, student certificates, personal income tax certificates, etc. Other documents, such as driver's licenses, will be added in the coming months. In addition, this innovation will also allow users to add credentials from other organizations that adopt the QuarkID protocol.