--- title: "Ethereum Foundation launches public sector site for digital public infrastructure" description: "The Ethereum Foundation, in a blog post, introduced a new website, publicsector.ethereum.foundation, explaining how Ethereum could serve as neutral, shared…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/ethereum-designing-sovereignty-ethereum-digital-public-153318b265b530" published: 2026-11-03T03:15:13.000Z updated: 2026-11-03T04:16:00.000Z indexable: true --- # Ethereum Foundation launches public sector site for digital public infrastructure The Ethereum Foundation, in a blog post, introduced a new website, publicsector.ethereum.foundation, explaining how Ethereum could serve as neutral, shared… Attributed sources: [Ethereum Blog]() ## Key facts The Ethereum Foundation, in a blog post, introduced a new website, publicsector.ethereum.foundation, explaining how Ethereum could serve as neutral, shared infrastructure for governments, multilateral organizations and NGOs. The post cites Bhutan's National Digital Identity system, where individuals hold credentials in their own NDI Wallets and a shared registry on Ethereum helps services verify authenticity. Evidence strength: Official source, 1 publisher group(s) (Ethereum Blog). After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.02% (difference from BTC +0.02 pts; Nov 3, 2026, 03:15 → Nov 3, 2026, 03:20, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +0.00% (difference from BTC +0.01 pts; Nov 3, 2026, 03:15 → Nov 3, 2026, 04:15, UTC; Gate · USDT) In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.68% (OKX · USDT; cutoff Nov 3, 2026, 03:15, UTC). ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | +0.02% | -0.00% | +0.02 pts | Nov 3, 2026, 03:15 → Nov 3, 2026, 03:20 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | +0.00% | -0.01% | +0.01 pts | Nov 3, 2026, 03:15 → Nov 3, 2026, 04:15 | Gate · USDT | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.20% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.68% | | BTC beta | 1.24 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / Nov 3, 2026, 03:15 | ## Claims and open questions - The Ethereum Foundation said its new website brings together accessible explanations of Ethereum, case studies of real-world implementations, and practical resources for public-interest institutions considering its potential uses. - According to the foundation, Bhutan's National Digital Identity system lets individuals hold digital credentials in their own NDI Wallets rather than a centralized government database, with a shared registry on Ethereum helping participating services verify the authentic records. - The foundation stated that Ethereum allows institutions to use shared infrastructure without granting any single organization control over the underlying network, and that applications can be designed so people hold their own digital credentials and choose what to present. - Which government agencies or public-interest institutions have committed to building on Ethereum as a result of the new public sector site, and what form any such partnership would take. - Whether Bhutan's Ethereum-based shared registry is operated by a government body or a contracted provider, and what on-chain data would confirm its use. ## Source evidence - [Designing for sovereignty: Ethereum for digital public infrastructure]() — Ethereum Blog; published Nov 3, 2026, 00:00; received Nov 3, 2026, 03:15 (UTC). ## Recent ETH events and market reactions - [Bitmine adds 8,573 ETH, lifting holdings to 6.06 million Ether]() — Published Nov 2, 2026, 14:40 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · Security · 5m -0.03% / 1h -0.37% - [FBI links North Korea to $6 billion Binance hack, flags BTC, ETH and SOL addresses]() — Published Nov 1, 2026, 01:10 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Security · 5m +0.03% / 1h +0.13% / 24h +0.92% - [Ethereum upgrade tied to Binance breach that drained part of $6 billion loss]() — Published Oct 30, 2026, 11:35 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Security · 5m -0.14% / 1h -0.51% / 24h -0.02% - [Crypto liquidations reach $1.57 billion as Binance hack pressuures bitcoin and ether]() — Published Oct 30, 2026, 11:09 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Security · 5m -0.10% / 1h -0.16% / 24h -0.01% - [Binance breach of about $6.3 billion sends bitcoin and ether lower]() — Published Oct 30, 2026, 04:00 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Security · 5m -0.07% / 1h +0.74% / 24h +0.38% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns]() - [Will Bitcoin go back up? 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