#land registry

African Startups to Leverage Blockchain Technology in Tackling Land Fraud

February 19, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, News, Tech

Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have functioning land registry systems. As a result, double-ownership and sundry forms of land dispute are a common occurrence in these countries. The inadequate land use framework also provides an avenue for collusion between powerful individuals/corporations and government agencies to acquire land illegally....

Silicon Valley Startup Lances Blockchain Real Estate Platform in Vermont

January 29, 2018 by Andrew Weilbacher at Blockchain, Commentary, News

Propy, Inc., a Palo Alto-based worldwide Blockchain land commercial center, declared the dispatch of a test case program in South Burlington, Vermont to utilize Blockchain innovation to record land registers, the most recent related advancement in the alleged "Blockchain-friendly" state. Leveraging Land Registries and Real Estate with Blockchain The blockchain...

Ubitquity to Pioneer Government-backed Blockchain-based Land Records in Brazil

April 10, 2017 by Nuno Menezes at Blockchain, Business, News

Ubitquity LLC, a real estate startup, is set to be the first company to partner with a Brazilian government institution to develop a blockchain-based land records application. This new application aims to bring secure and cheaper property deeds storage and tracking across the country and South America. To streamline and...

Georgia and BitFury, Together Land in Hand

February 12, 2017 by Evan Sixtin at Bitcoin, News, Tech

After announcing a partnership in April 2016 with Bitcoin mining company, Bitfury Group, to design a blockchain land registry pilot with the Republic of Georgia's National Agency of Public Registry (NAPR), a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed to expand the offering of services. Interestingly, Sweden announced it...

Sweden’s Blockchain Land Registry Testnet Arrives March 2017

January 12, 2017 by Evan Sixtin at Commentary, News, Tech

Sweden will launch a testnet for managing the nation's real estate with smart contracts and blockchain technology in March 2017. Lantmäteriet, the Swedish National Land Survey, along with blockchain startup ChromaWay are leading this public/private collaboration with support from consulting firm Kairos Future, and telephone service provider Telia. Recently, two...

Rex: Decentralizing and Disrupting Real Estate Listing Services

June 7, 2016 by Evander Smart at Business, Commentary, News, Tech

The key to the internet’s success, as well as Bitcoin’s success, is decentralization. Many industries could use a dose of decentralization, from banking to government, and these sectors are beginning to see uses for the efficiencies of blockchain technology. One more business sector that is getting into the latest tech is...

Blockchain Technology and the Future of Land Registries

May 6, 2016 by Michael Scott at Business, News

Registration information has long been used to show evidence of land ownership, possession and claims. These registries are tasked with accurate record-keeping so that rightful owners can be identified and fraud can be prevented when land transactions occur. Traditionally, landowners have had to rely on third-party intermediaries such as government...