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Bhutan's Bold Ethereum Experiment: A Himalayan Kingdom Reimagines National Identity Nestled in the eastern Himalayas between China and India, the Kingdom of Bhutan has long captured imaginations with its dramatic fortress monasteries, prayer flags dancing in mountain winds, and its famous measurement of Gross National Happiness over GDP . Now, this nation of roughly 800,000 citizens is making waves in an entirely different arena: by building its entire national digital identity system on Ethereum . This isn't just another pilot program or tech experiment. By 2026, every Bhutanese citizen will hold a blockchain-secured identity that they control directly from their smartphones. Think about that for a moment—an entire nation's identity infrastructure running on the same decentralized network that powers DeFi protocols and NFT marketplaces. From Hyperledger to Ethereum: A Rapid Evolution Bhutan's digital identity journey began ceremonially in 2023 with ...