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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·3 days agoThere’s not much difference between a government run land registry and a decentralized land registry
minus-squareSparroHawc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoexcept that the government run land registry can deal with disputes in a flexible and fair manner. A blockchain with smart contracts cannot.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoEnforcement of ownership must be off chain. You can still have a disputes procedure using blockchain. What a smart contract registry allows is efficient notarisation of non-disputed ownership, which is 95% of the work.
There’s not much difference between a government run land registry and a decentralized land registry
except that the government run land registry can deal with disputes in a flexible and fair manner. A blockchain with smart contracts cannot.
Enforcement of ownership must be off chain. You can still have a disputes procedure using blockchain.
What a smart contract registry allows is efficient notarisation of non-disputed ownership, which is 95% of the work.