{"id":3691,"date":"2017-04-20T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/georgia-first-to-use-blockchain-technology-to-develop-land-registry\/"},"modified":"2018-08-10T05:42:41","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T05:42:41","slug":"georgia-first-to-use-blockchain-technology-to-develop-land-registry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/georgia-first-to-use-blockchain-technology-to-develop-land-registry\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia first to use blockchain technology to develop land registry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgia is pioneering a new system for registering land titles, property transactions, mortgages, demolitions and notary services by using the same blockchain technology that underpins the virtual currency bitcoin. The idea behind this initiative is that blockchain technology relies on a distributed database to store information accurately and securely. Once entered into a block in the chain, data cannot be altered, thus providing a clear picture of the sequence of transactions. So far, about 100,000 land titles have been registered in the new system since it began in April 2016.<\/p>\n

Georgia is not the only country turning to blockchain technology for record keeping: the Chinese government is using it to fight fraud; Estonia has used a blockchain-based service that enables people to trade stocks; and Senegal is planning to use blockchain technology to introduce a national digital currency. Georgia, however, is believed to be the first state to implement a blockchain-based system for both land registration and transactions.<\/p>\n

Potential benefits include:<\/p>\n