This article appeared on Wingtra.com .Around seventy percent of the world’s property is unregistered, causing land insecurity and poverty. Creating a system to document and formalize land ownership is the only way to ensure that the land is developed sustainably into the future. Medici Land Governance works in partnership with governments at the national, state and city level to provide low-cost...
This article appeared in Albawaba on April 28th, 2020.Dubai wants to move its government to the blockchain. That means if you want to buy a house, pay your taxes or apply for a driving license, it might just be happening on the blockchain. In October 2016 the office of the Crown prince, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan, launched a ‘Dubai Blockchain Strategy’ between Smart Dubai and the Dubai Future...
This article appeared in Ledger Insights on April 14, 2020.Today Medici Land Governance (MLG), an indirect subsidiary of Overstock.com, announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Carbon County, Wyoming. The deal involves developing a blockchain-based land record platform this year. This follows a previous project for Wyoming’s Teton County completed last year. MLG has also carried...
This article appeared in Coinfomania on Dec 9, 2019.South Africa-based private equity company, Sekunjalo Investment Holdings (Sekunjalo), has revealed plans to deploy a blockchain business ecosystem – The African Chain 3.0, according to a press release shared on Monday. The African Chain, which is aimed at delivering a commercially sustainable and responsible financial infrastructure, will...
This article appeared in the St. Kitts Observer on December 5, 2019. The government of St. Kitts and Nevis announced Thursday it is embarking on a project in collaboration with Medici Land Governance to take aerial pictures around St. Kitts using a low-flying aircraft at 1,500 feet Dec. 9-17. In October, Medici Land Governance, Overstock.com, Inc.’s blockchain subsidiary focused on land...
This article appeared in Forbes on Aug 26, 2019. If we start to talk about significant enterprises buying into blockchain, and even Bitcoin for that matter, it is hard not to start with the online discount store, Overstock. Formerly led by Patrick Byrne, a libertarian with a Ph.D. in philosophy and a great belief in the revolutionary power of this space, Overstock became the first major retailer...
In Africa, MLG’s work is creating collaborative alliances across municipalities and nation-states. This sharing of exemplary practices will strengthen infrastructure for land governance and help shape the path for sustainable growth. #landgovernance #SDGs https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210507005565/en/
Great news👏🏾👏🏾. This will make Doing Business in #Rwanda even more efficient! https://twitter.com/Lands_Rwanda/status/1387464416736784386
Today, in partnership with @risa & MLG we launched a pilot project of Ubutaka App,a paperless land transfer system.Ubutaka app will help to register land transfer by voluntary sale using Public Key Infrastructure& record the cryptographic data on Blockchain for proof of existence
Today marks the launch of MLG's pilot project Ubutaka, a paperless land transfer system in Rwanda. Ubutaka will help register land transfer using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and record the cryptographic data on Blockchain for proof of existence. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210428005538/en/Medici-Land-Governance-Launches-Ubutaka-Piloting-a-Paperless-Land-Transfer-System-in-Rwanda
Today, in partnership with @EnvironmentRw, we launched Ubutaka App Pilot Project in 15 sectors of @Gasabo_District.
The application will help register land transfer using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and record the cryptographic data on Blockchain for proof of existence.
