System and method for decentralized title recordation and authentication

A computerized method for creating and maintaining a decentralized record of ownership rights in an asset, the method comprising:

• providing a peer-to-peer network comprising a plurality of miners, a node server, and a Stratum server;
• providing at least one user interface to a one node server, wherein the at least one user interface is configured for generating an asset record having a fingerprint comprising a hash of a digital representation of the asset, a public key of a creating client who creates the asset record, and a digital signature comprising a private key of the creating client;
• submitting the assert record to the node server to generate an entry in a public ledger by performing the steps of:
• generating at least one issue record comprising a double hash of the fingerprint, the public key of the creating client, and an owner signature comprising a hash of the digital signature of the creating client with the double hashed fingerprint and the public key of the creating client;
• entering the at least one issue record into the public ledger, wherein the public ledger comprises a crypto-currency-independent blockchain, and wherein the public ledger comprises a searchable list of assets accessible via the network;
• and
• providing public access to the public ledger via the network, wherein a query received from a requester's user interface generates a response to the requester's user interface, the response comprising at least a provenance of the asset and an identity of a current owner.