Glomads' Marriage Marks First Official Act Of Estonia E-Residency/Bitnation
A marriage between two self-described "glomads" Tuesday marked the first official act by the new Estonia e-residency/Bitnation partnership. The marriage, for better or for worse, of Edurne Lolnaz and Mayel de Borniol will not be recorded anyplace else other than on the block chain. Bitnation recently agreed to extend its notarization services to Estonia's e-residency program. The wedding was held Dec. 1 at 3 p.m. GMT. A party is planned for June 18, 2016 on the Island of Santorini, Greece, and there is an invitation form on the couple's website for anyone interested in attending. Wedding....
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Bitnation, a governance service that provides block chain IDs and bitcoin debit cards to refugees, has teamed with the government of Estonia to provide public notary services on the block chain, according to the International Business Times. Beginning in December, people utilizing Estonia'se-residency program will be able to notarize marriages, contracts, birth certificates and more on the block chain. Estonia's e-residency program allows anyone to use its online identity service, regardless where they live. The partnership could extend Bitnation's role as a sovereign entity whereby open....
The Estonian e-Residency program in collaboration with BITNATION are launching a new Public Notary using Blockchain technology to e-Residents valid in ‘blockchain jurisdiction’. The World Blockchain media outlet, CoinTelegraph, investigated what is at the roots of this project. According to the announcement, starting December 1, 2015, the e-Residency program and BITNATION new public notary service will be available for Estonian e-residents, “regardless of where they live or do business, they will be able to notarize their marriages, birth certificates, business contracts, and much more on....
Estonian Government Partners with Bitnation to Offer Blockchain Notarization Services to e-Residents
In May, Bitcoin Magazine reported that blockchain-based Governance 2.0 initiative Bitnation is developing a collaborative platform for DIY Governance based on the blockchain. "Bitnation is a Governance 2.0 Operating System, designed to disrupt the nation-state oligopoly through offering more convenient, secure and cost-efficient governance services," said Bitnation founder and CEO Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof. Bitnation is one of several emerging initiatives to empower connected global citizens with a growing range of options to bypass legacy governance systems based on nation states. The....
Technology allows developers and entrepreneurs to achieve things that were not possible ever before. Just a few years ago, no one would have considered becoming an e-resident of a country, yet Estonia has made it possible. Thanks to a partnership between E-Estonia and BITNATION, notarizing official documents on the blockchain will become possible. Most people active in the world of Bitcoin and digital currencies will have heard of BITNATION before, as this is the world’s first “virtual nation” powered by blockchain technology. Up until now, people were waiting in anticipation to find out....
In October, the Estonian government invited anyone, anywhere, to become an e-citizen of the Estonian digital society, open a bank account in Estonia, or start a business. They said that, by the end of the year, anyone with an internet connection would be able to live their financial life in Estonia, all without being physically present. Also read: Become an E-Citizen of Estonian Digital Society. Yesterday those who sent a preliminary application received an email announcing the official launch of the program: "Dear future e-Resident of Estonia, We are happy to announce you that we went....