In the News
Bloqable’s partner Wise County and its smart land record creation workforce development project has garnered national and local press interest. These are the stories about the project that have appeared in the news recently:
Financial Markets Mortgage Industry Subgroup
In October 2022 we were asked to present the Wise County Smart Land records project to the Financial Markets Mortgage Industry Subgroup of the Hyperledger Blockchain Group. Here’s a link to the presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKXtMl5pI2I
On June 30, 2022 the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development announced that Governor Youngkin recommended the Wise County smart land records workforce development project be a recipient of the Appalachian Regional Commission 2022 Grant process: https://dhcd.virginia.gov/2022-appalachian-regional-commission-recommended-grants
In July 2022 Fast Company ran this article on the Smart Land records project: https://www.fastcompany.com/90766062/this-virginia-county-is-trying-to-use-blockchain-like-tech-to-store-land-titles
In March 2022 Cardinal News of Southwest Virginia ran this article on the Project: https://cardinalnews.org/2022/03/02/wise-county-gets-on-the-blockchain-with-land-records-project/
In March 2022 Government Computer News ran this article on the Project: https://gcn.com/emerging-tech/2022/03/rural-county-puts-land-records-blockchain/363087/