Blockchain Proponent and Economist Hernando de Soto Honored With Global Award
Hernando de Soto, a prominent Peruvian economist and authority on blockchains and property asset titling was recently announced as 2017 Global Award for Entrepreneurial Research recipient. The award ceremony will take place in Stockholm, Sweden on May 15, 2017. Over the years de Soto’s work has had a major impact on land and other asset rights worldwide....
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The Republic of Georgia’s National Agency of Public Registry, renowned Peruvian economist Hernando De Soto and Bitcoin company BitFury announced a partnership to design and pilot a blockchain land titling project, Forbes reports. The announcement was accompanied by a signing ceremony at the Georgian Ministry of Justice. “By building a blockchain-based property registry and taking full advantage of the security provided by the blockchain technology, the Republic of Georgia can show the world that we are a modern, transparent and corruption-free country that can lead the world in changing....
BitFury Group has partnered with the Georgian National Agency of Public Registry to bring a blockchain land titling project to fruition. Additionally, with the help of Hernando de Soto, the collaborative project wants to bring more transparency and proper record-keeping to this sector. Property rights have always been a topic of substantial debate in the world, particularly when emerging and struggling markets are concerned. Two of the main concerns people have when it comes to land titling is transparency and accountability, neither of which are present in the current systems used for....
BitFury has announced a pair of high-profile appointees to its advisory board and established a new body of technical advisors. New to BitFury's advisory board are former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Dr James Newsome, and president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) Hernando de Soto. Dr Newsome is also the former CEO of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). An appointee of President Bill Clinton, he assisted the administration as a member of the President's Working Group for Financial Markets and led the CFTC's regulatory implementation of....
Bitcoin mining company BitFury has inked a deal with the Georgian government to develop a system for registering land titles using the blockchain. BitFury will help develop the platform for the National Agency of Public Registry, an office of the Georgian Ministry of Justice. Economist Hernando de Soto will assist in the development of the platform. Today de Soto is set to give a lecture on related issues during an event in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi. Papuna Ugrekhelidze, chairman of the NAPR, said in a statement that the project can boost title transparency and reduce the prevalence of....
Pro-XRP attorney John Deaton has been honored with the inaugural Defender of Freedom Award by the International Congress of Blockchain Legal Advisors (ICBLA). This award recognizes individuals and entities that have displayed exemplary dedication to upholding freedom in the crypto community, and Deaton’s selection for this honor comes with a $5,000 prize. The Achievements Of […]