# kaal:claim:3709041-028

**Claim.** Blockchain based land title records can serve as collateral for credit or as identity verification, removing a requirement that is often challenging and prohibitive for accessing both financial and non-financial services.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- applies where identity or title verification is a prerequisite to service access

**Source quote.**

> Such blockchain title data can serve as collateral for accessing credit or verifying identities which is often a challenging and prohibitive requirement for accessing both financial and non-financial services.

**From.** Kaal, *Blockchain Technology for Good* (2020), II.3 Leapfrogging, page 17

**Cite as.** Kaal, Blockchain Technology for Good (2020). SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3709041

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `5216a7bca45a48e3bef11ec524936e66af737c0fd66271e9f6866dc20a4482cc` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202020%20-%20Blockchain%20Technology%20for%20Good.pdf

**Topics.** institutional-design

**Keywords.** land-titles, collateral, identity-verification, financial-inclusion

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