The United Arab Emirates is preparing to use the Avalanche blockchain in its national digital identity infrastructure. The integration will involve UAE PASS, which serves more than 12 million people.
Avalanche announced the development through its official social media account on September 14. The network’s technology will support the UAE’s identity verification and digital document signing infrastructure. However, the technical scope of the integration has not yet been disclosed. It also remains unclear which UAE PASS processes will operate on Avalanche.
Avalanche will be integrated into UAE PASS
Avalanche said in its post that the UAE would use its technology within the country’s national digital identity infrastructure. The announcement noted that UAE PASS serves citizens, residents and visitors.
UAE PASS allows users to verify their identities digitally. The platform also provides access to electronic document signing and government services.
The system is available across digital services offered by government agencies and private companies. Users can therefore verify their identities across different platforms without creating separate accounts.
The Avalanche integration will bring blockchain technology into a national public infrastructure. However, the announcement did not provide a detailed description of Avalanche’s role within UAE PASS.
It remains unclear whether Avalanche will directly store identity information. The network could instead be used solely for document verification, transaction records or specific infrastructure components.
The integration will cover more than 12 million users
UAE PASS serves more than 12 million users. This figure includes UAE citizens, foreign residents and visitors.
The scale of the project could make the integration one of Avalanche’s most significant institutional use cases. The network has previously focused on finance, tokenization and enterprise blockchain projects.
Its use in digital identity will connect Avalanche technology directly with public services. The integration could also expand the use of blockchain beyond cryptocurrency transactions.
The UAE has increased its investments in digital public services and blockchain projects in recent years. The country aims to consolidate identity verification processes under a single digital platform.
UAE PASS operates as a core component of this strategy. The Avalanche integration could create a new technological layer for verifying identity and document-related transactions within the system.
The role of the AVAX token remains unclear
The announcement did not explain what role Avalanche’s native token, AVAX, would play in the integration. It also remains unclear whether transactions will take place on the public Avalanche network or a private blockchain.
This distinction is important when assessing the integration’s potential effect on demand for AVAX. If the UAE uses a private Avalanche-based network, the system’s direct connection to the token could remain limited.
Transactions conducted on the public network could support AVAX usage through network fees and validation mechanisms. However, the available information does not provide enough technical detail to reach that conclusion.
UAE authorities have not yet released a detailed announcement about the integration timeline. The launch date, expected transaction capacity and data privacy model remain unknown.
