diff --git a/nym-api/src/coconut/client.rs b/nym-api/src/coconut/client.rs
index f4c34e04d2..bfab9034d6 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/coconut/client.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/coconut/client.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::{
     PartialContractDealing, State,
 };
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::verification_key::{ContractVKShare, VerificationKeyShare};
+use nym_contracts_common::IdentityKey;
 use nym_dkg::Threshold;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::cosmwasm_client::types::ExecuteResult;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::{AccountId, Fee, Hash, TxResponse};
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ pub trait Client {
     async fn register_dealer(
         &self,
         bte_key: EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProof,
+        identity_key: IdentityKey,
         announce_address: String,
         resharing: bool,
     ) -> Result<ExecuteResult>;
diff --git a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/client.rs b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/client.rs
index 984e26440f..dc6cd83d47 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/client.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/client.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::{
     PartialContractDealing, State as ContractState,
 };
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::verification_key::{ContractVKShare, VerificationKeyShare};
+use nym_contracts_common::IdentityKey;
 use nym_dkg::Threshold;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::cosmwasm_client::logs::{find_attribute, NODE_INDEX};
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::cosmwasm_client::types::ExecuteResult;
@@ -152,12 +153,13 @@ impl DkgClient {
     pub(crate) async fn register_dealer(
         &self,
         bte_key: EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProof,
+        identity_key: IdentityKey,
         announce_address: String,
         resharing: bool,
     ) -> Result<NodeIndex, CoconutError> {
         let res = self
             .inner
-            .register_dealer(bte_key, announce_address, resharing)
+            .register_dealer(bte_key, identity_key, announce_address, resharing)
             .await?;
         let node_index = find_attribute(&res.logs, "wasm", NODE_INDEX)
             .ok_or(CoconutError::NodeIndexRecoveryError {
diff --git a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/controller.rs b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/controller.rs
index 506655f6d8..31c676de3e 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/controller.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/controller.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::nyxd;
 use crate::support::config;
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::EpochState;
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_dkg::bte::keys::KeyPair as DkgKeyPair;
 use nym_task::{TaskClient, TaskManager};
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ impl<R: RngCore + CryptoRng + Clone> DkgController<R> {
         config: &config::CoconutSigner,
         nyxd_client: nyxd::Client,
         coconut_keypair: CoconutKeyPair,
+        identity_key: identity::PublicKey,
         rng: R,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         let Some(announce_address) = &config.announce_address else {
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ impl<R: RngCore + CryptoRng + Clone> DkgController<R> {
                 persistent_state,
                 announce_address.clone(),
                 dkg_keypair,
+                identity_key,
                 coconut_keypair,
             ),
             rng,
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ impl<R: RngCore + CryptoRng + Clone> DkgController<R> {
         config: &config::CoconutSigner,
         nyxd_client: nyxd::Client,
         coconut_keypair: CoconutKeyPair,
+        identity_key: identity::PublicKey,
         rng: R,
         shutdown: &TaskManager,
     ) -> Result<()>
@@ -215,7 +219,8 @@ impl<R: RngCore + CryptoRng + Clone> DkgController<R> {
         R: Sync + Send + 'static,
     {
         let shutdown_listener = shutdown.subscribe();
-        let dkg_controller = DkgController::new(config, nyxd_client, coconut_keypair, rng).await?;
+        let dkg_controller =
+            DkgController::new(config, nyxd_client, coconut_keypair, identity_key, rng).await?;
         tokio::spawn(async move { dkg_controller.run(shutdown_listener).await });
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/public_key.rs b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/public_key.rs
index 74f3d5c9f3..a03e6c6bb9 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/public_key.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/public_key.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn public_key_submission(
             // If it was a dealer in a previous epoch, re-register it for this epoch
             debug!("Registering for the current DKG round, with keys from a previous epoch");
             dkg_client
-                .register_dealer(bte_key, state.announce_address().to_string(), resharing)
+                .register_dealer(
+                    bte_key,
+                    state.identity_key().to_base58_string(),
+                    state.announce_address().to_string(),
+                    resharing,
+                )
                 .await?;
         }
         details.assigned_index
@@ -46,7 +51,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn public_key_submission(
         debug!("Registering for the first time to be a dealer");
         // First time registration
         dkg_client
-            .register_dealer(bte_key, state.announce_address().to_string(), resharing)
+            .register_dealer(
+                bte_key,
+                state.identity_key().to_base58_string(),
+                state.announce_address().to_string(),
+                resharing,
+            )
             .await?
     };
     state.set_node_index(Some(index));
@@ -61,9 +71,11 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
     use crate::coconut::dkg::state::PersistentState;
     use crate::coconut::tests::DummyClient;
     use crate::coconut::KeyPair;
+    use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
     use nym_dkg::bte::keys::KeyPair as DkgKeyPair;
     use nym_validator_client::nyxd::AccountId;
     use rand::rngs::OsRng;
+    use rand_07::thread_rng;
     use std::path::PathBuf;
     use std::str::FromStr;
     use url::Url;
@@ -76,11 +88,13 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         let dkg_client = DkgClient::new(DummyClient::new(
             AccountId::from_str(TEST_VALIDATOR_ADDRESS).unwrap(),
         ));
+        let identity_keypair = identity::KeyPair::new(&mut thread_rng());
         let mut state = State::new(
             PathBuf::default(),
             PersistentState::default(),
             Url::parse("localhost:8000").unwrap(),
             DkgKeyPair::new(&nym_dkg::bte::setup(), OsRng),
+            *identity_keypair.public_key(),
             KeyPair::new(),
         );
 
diff --git a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/state.rs b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/state.rs
index f0afb86f90..829f1f5eb3 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/state.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/state.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use cosmwasm_std::Addr;
 use log::debug;
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::dealer::DealerDetails;
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::{DealingIndex, EpochId, EpochState};
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_dkg::bte::{keys::KeyPair as DkgKeyPair, PublicKey, PublicKeyWithProof};
 use nym_dkg::{Dealing, NodeIndex, RecoveredVerificationKeys, Threshold};
 use serde::de::Error;
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ impl PersistentState {
 pub(crate) struct State {
     persistent_state_path: PathBuf,
     announce_address: Url,
+    identity_key: identity::PublicKey,
     dkg_keypair: DkgKeyPair,
     coconut_keypair: CoconutKeyPair,
     node_index: Option<NodeIndex>,
@@ -269,11 +271,13 @@ impl State {
         persistent_state: PersistentState,
         announce_address: Url,
         dkg_keypair: DkgKeyPair,
+        identity_key: identity::PublicKey,
         coconut_keypair: CoconutKeyPair,
     ) -> Self {
         State {
             persistent_state_path,
             announce_address,
+            identity_key,
             dkg_keypair,
             coconut_keypair,
             node_index: persistent_state.node_index,
@@ -312,6 +316,10 @@ impl State {
         &self.announce_address
     }
 
+    pub fn identity_key(&self) -> identity::PublicKey {
+        self.identity_key
+    }
+
     pub fn dkg_keypair(&self) -> &DkgKeyPair {
         &self.dkg_keypair
     }
diff --git a/nym-api/src/main.rs b/nym-api/src/main.rs
index e28d0ad37e..032eba869b 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/main.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/main.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ async fn start_nym_api_tasks(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<ShutdownHandles>
 
     let coconut_keypair = coconut::keypair::KeyPair::new();
     let identity_keypair = config.base.storage_paths.load_identity()?;
+    let identity_public_key = *identity_keypair.public_key();
 
     // let's build our rocket!
     let rocket = http::setup_rocket(
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ async fn start_nym_api_tasks(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<ShutdownHandles>
             &config.coconut_signer,
             nyxd_client.clone(),
             coconut_keypair,
+            identity_public_key,
             OsRng,
             &shutdown,
         )
diff --git a/nym-api/src/support/nyxd/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/support/nyxd/mod.rs
index c350c3d252..78efde83f1 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/support/nyxd/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/support/nyxd/mod.rs
@@ -467,12 +467,13 @@ impl crate::coconut::client::Client for Client {
     async fn register_dealer(
         &self,
         bte_key: EncodedBTEPublicKeyWithProof,
+        identity_key: IdentityKey,
         announce_address: String,
         resharing: bool,
     ) -> Result<ExecuteResult, CoconutError> {
         Ok(nyxd_signing!(
             self,
-            register_dealer(bte_key, announce_address, resharing, None).await?
+            register_dealer(bte_key, announce_address, identity_key, resharing, None).await?
         ))
     }