diff --git a/packages/core/src/attestation/Attestation.chain.ts b/packages/core/src/attestation/Attestation.chain.ts
index d5ff3fd66..23bb19857 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/attestation/Attestation.chain.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/attestation/Attestation.chain.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,9 @@
  */
 
 import type { Option } from '@polkadot/types'
-import type {
-  IAttestation,
-  ICredential,
-  KiltAddress,
-} from '@kiltprotocol/types'
+import type { IAttestation, ICredential } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
 import { ConfigService } from '@kiltprotocol/config'
-import { Utils as DidUtils } from '@kiltprotocol/did'
+import { Chain as DidChain } from '@kiltprotocol/did'
 import type { AttestationAttestationsAttestationDetails } from '@kiltprotocol/augment-api'
 
 const log = ConfigService.LoggingFactory.getLogger('Attestation')
@@ -35,9 +31,7 @@ export function fromChain(
   const attestation: IAttestation = {
     claimHash,
     cTypeHash: chainAttestation.ctypeHash.toHex(),
-    owner: DidUtils.getFullDidUri(
-      chainAttestation.attester.toString() as KiltAddress
-    ),
+    owner: DidChain.uriFromChain(chainAttestation.attester),
     delegationId: delegationId || null,
     revoked: chainAttestation.revoked.valueOf(),
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/ctype/CType.chain.ts b/packages/core/src/ctype/CType.chain.ts
index ce2d54937..a187d2cf7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/ctype/CType.chain.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/ctype/CType.chain.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import type { Option } from '@polkadot/types'
 import type { AccountId } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces'
 
 import { Crypto } from '@kiltprotocol/utils'
-import type { DidUri, ICType, KiltAddress } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
-import { Utils as DidUtils } from '@kiltprotocol/did'
+import type { DidUri, ICType } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
+import { Chain as DidChain } from '@kiltprotocol/did'
 
 import { getSchemaPropertiesForHash } from './CType.js'
 
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ export function toChain(ctype: ICType): string {
  * @returns The owner DID.
  */
 export function fromChain(encoded: Option<AccountId>): DidUri {
-  return DidUtils.getFullDidUri(encoded.unwrap().toString() as KiltAddress)
+  return DidChain.uriFromChain(encoded.unwrap())
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/delegation/DelegationDecoder.ts b/packages/core/src/delegation/DelegationDecoder.ts
index 85cd4fc9c..2adb8caf7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/delegation/DelegationDecoder.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/delegation/DelegationDecoder.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
 import type {
   IDelegationNode,
   IDelegationHierarchyDetails,
-  KiltAddress,
 } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
 import { Permission, PermissionType } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
 import type { Option } from '@polkadot/types'
 import type { Hash } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/runtime'
-import { Utils as DidUtils } from '@kiltprotocol/did'
+import { Chain as DidChain } from '@kiltprotocol/did'
 import type {
   DelegationDelegationHierarchyDelegationHierarchyDetails,
   DelegationDelegationHierarchyDelegationNode,
@@ -94,9 +93,7 @@ export function delegationNodeFromChain(
       ? delegationNode.parent.toHex()
       : undefined,
     childrenIds: [...delegationNode.children].map((id) => id.toHex()),
-    account: DidUtils.getFullDidUri(
-      delegationNode.details.owner.toString() as KiltAddress
-    ),
+    account: DidChain.uriFromChain(delegationNode.details.owner),
     permissions: permissionsFromChain(delegationNode.details.permissions),
     revoked: delegationNode.details.revoked.valueOf(),
   }
diff --git a/packages/did/src/Did.chain.ts b/packages/did/src/Did.chain.ts
index 4d2ca3086..da14b1ea5 100644
--- a/packages/did/src/Did.chain.ts
+++ b/packages/did/src/Did.chain.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { Option } from '@polkadot/types'
-import type { Extrinsic, Hash } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces'
+import type { AccountId32, Extrinsic, Hash } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces'
 import type { AnyNumber } from '@polkadot/types/types'
 import { BN, hexToU8a } from '@polkadot/util'
 import type { ApiPromise } from '@polkadot/api'
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {
   EncodedSignature,
   EncodedVerificationKey,
   getAddressByKey,
+  getFullDidUri,
   keyTypeForSignatureAlg,
   parseDidUri,
   signatureAlgForKeyType,
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export function resourceIdToChain(id: UriFragment): string {
 
 export function depositFromChain(deposit: KiltSupportDeposit): Deposit {
   return {
-    owner: deposit.owner.toString() as KiltAddress,
+    owner: Crypto.encodeAddress(deposit.owner, ss58Format),
     amount: deposit.amount.toBn(),
   }
 }
@@ -114,6 +115,10 @@ function didPublicKeyDetailsFromChain(
   }
 }
 
+export function uriFromChain(encoded: AccountId32): DidUri {
+  return getFullDidUri(Crypto.encodeAddress(encoded, ss58Format))
+}
+
 export function didFromChain(encoded: Option<DidDidDetails>): EncodedDid {
   const {
     publicKeys,
@@ -139,10 +144,7 @@ export function didFromChain(encoded: Option<DidDidDetails>): EncodedDid {
   const didRecord: EncodedDid = {
     authentication: [authentication],
     lastTxCounter: lastTxCounter.toBn(),
-    deposit: {
-      amount: deposit.amount.toBn(),
-      owner: deposit.owner.toString() as KiltAddress,
-    },
+    deposit: depositFromChain(deposit),
   }
   if (attestationKey.isSome) {
     const key = keys[attestationKey.unwrap().toHex()] as DidVerificationKey
diff --git a/packages/did/src/DidLinks/AccountLinks.chain.ts b/packages/did/src/DidLinks/AccountLinks.chain.ts
index 908e2fcca..a92a6f29f 100644
--- a/packages/did/src/DidLinks/AccountLinks.chain.ts
+++ b/packages/did/src/DidLinks/AccountLinks.chain.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import type { Deposit, DidUri, KiltAddress } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
 import type { PalletDidLookupConnectionRecord } from '@kiltprotocol/augment-api'
 import { ConfigService } from '@kiltprotocol/config'
 
-import { EncodedSignature, getFullDidUri } from '../Did.utils.js'
+import { EncodedSignature } from '../Did.utils.js'
 import { Web3Name, web3NameFromChain } from './Web3Names.chain.js'
-import { depositFromChain, didToChain } from '../Did.chain.js'
+import { depositFromChain, didToChain, uriFromChain } from '../Did.chain.js'
 
 /// A chain-agnostic address, which can be encoded using any network prefix.
 export type SubstrateAddress = KeyringPair['address']
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export function connectedDidFromChain(
 } {
   const { did, deposit } = encoded.unwrap()
   return {
-    did: getFullDidUri(did.toString() as KiltAddress),
+    did: uriFromChain(did),
     deposit: depositFromChain(deposit),
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/did/src/DidLinks/Web3Names.chain.ts b/packages/did/src/DidLinks/Web3Names.chain.ts
index 739085f88..361121726 100644
--- a/packages/did/src/DidLinks/Web3Names.chain.ts
+++ b/packages/did/src/DidLinks/Web3Names.chain.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@
 
 import { PalletWeb3NamesWeb3NameWeb3NameOwnership } from '@polkadot/types/lookup'
 import type { Bytes, Option } from '@polkadot/types-codec'
-import type { Deposit, DidUri, KiltAddress } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
+import type { Deposit, DidUri } from '@kiltprotocol/types'
 import type { BN } from '@polkadot/util'
-
-import * as DidUtils from '../Did.utils.js'
-import { depositFromChain } from '../Did.chain.js'
+import { depositFromChain, uriFromChain } from '../Did.chain.js'
 
 /**
  * Web3Name is the type of a nickname for a DID.
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ export function web3NameOwnerFromChain(
 } {
   const { owner, deposit, claimedAt } = encoded.unwrap()
   return {
-    owner: DidUtils.getFullDidUri(owner.toString() as KiltAddress),
+    owner: uriFromChain(owner),
     deposit: depositFromChain(deposit),
     claimedAt: claimedAt.toBn(),
   }