Bitnation, a project set up to use the blockchain and Bitcoin to help refugees in Europe, is offering victims of the refugee crisis an emergency digital blockchain-backed ID for those with no other forms of identification. The ID’s purpose will be to allow people who have been displaced by war or persecution from their home countries to access basic services such as healthcare, education, social welfare benefits, and even bank accounts.
Bitnation, a project set up to use the blockchain and Bitcoin to help refugees in Europe, is offering victims of the refugee crisis an emergency digital blockchain-backed ID for those with no other forms of identification. The ID also generates a QR code, which refugees can use with a cellphone to apply for a Bitcoin Visa Card, which can be used throughout Europe and the UK without a bank account.