"Blockchain and Land Administration"

Makala, Baloko ; Anand, Aanchal

UNOPS

关键词: BLOCKCHAIN;    DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY;    SMART CONTRACTS;    LAND ADMINISTRATION;    LAND REGISTRY;   

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Blockchain is the technology that powers the much-talkedabout cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. However, Bitcoin is just oneapplication of the blockchain. Blockchain is essentiallya “chain of blocks,” where each block represents a setof records. Each such record could, in turn, represent acryptocurrency, a land plot, a diamond, or even an identity.In this sense, if the traditional Internet is an Internet ofinformation, blockchain is considered the “Internet ofvalue.” Therefore, the technology has the potential torevolutionize the way value is stored and exchanged.