KONG Land

What KONG Land does

KONG Land is a crypto-native "metanation" founded in 2021 that operates as a decentralized digital state on Ethereum. Its core product is the $CITIZEN ERC-721 NFT, which citizens acquire and burn via Uniswap to obtain membership; citizens then sign the Founding Charter, participate in on-chain governance proposals through Snapshot, and receive a physical KONG Land Passport shipped to a worldwide address. The project further produces HaLo and SiLo hardware chips that can be embedded in merchandise, art, and collectibles to link physical goods to NFTs and tokens, and ships native iOS and Android mobile applications under the KONG Cash brand.

The organization is structured as a decentralized community rather than a traditional corporate entity: no parent company, subsidiaries, management team, or institutional investors are disclosed, and ownership rests with $CITIZEN token holders who govern via proposals. Its go-to-market is community-led, anchored on Discord and Twitter (@kongiscash), plus a Medium embassy blog and an email newsletter. Revenue mechanics, if any, derive from physical passport fulfillment and hardware chip sales under the "Made in KONG Land" exports program; the $CITIZEN token itself is burned rather than sold to the project, so the primary token activity does not produce company revenue. The company serves a single horizontal segment — crypto enthusiasts interested in decentralized governance and digital citizenship — and claims real-world diplomatic relations and economic covenants, though these are narrative rather than productized.

KONG Land presents itself as a first-mover in the metanation concept, offering citizens sovereignty from centralized institutions, verifiable on-chain governance, and a physical-digital bridge through its proprietary chip technology. However, no financial scale signals — revenue, headcount, funding, customer counts, or pricing — are disclosed, and the leadership, incorporation jurisdiction, and institutional backing are unstated. The operating geography is worldwide, with the shipping form covering all standard global territories.

Name

KONG Land

Legal name

KONG Land

Website

https://kong.land

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

KONG Land is a decentralized crypto-native "metanation" that issues $CITIZEN ERC-721 NFT citizenship via Uniswap, ships physical passports, and produces HaLo/SiLo hardware chips linking physical goods to on-chain assets, serving crypto enthusiasts seeking sovereign digital governance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain-based Digital Citizenship

NAICS

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (53311)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity, Credentials & Permissioning for Enterprises (DID/VC, access control, attestations) (FSAPAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

RWA Tokenization Platforms (asset onboarding, structuring, issuance) (FSAPAIAC), Transfer Agent, Cap Table & Token Lifecycle Management (registrar, corporate actions, burns/mints) (FSAPAIAF)

Keywords

• Blockchain citizenship
• NFT governance
• Crypto metanation
• Hardware chips
• Decentralized governance

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Citizenship Token Sales: Users acquire and burn $CITIZEN tokens via Uniswap DEX to obtain citizenship NFTs. The burn mechanism removes tokens from circulation.
2. Physical Passports: Citizens receive physical KONG Land Passports upon completing shipping information after minting their $CITIZEN NFT.
3. Hardware Chips (HaLo/SiLo): Sale of proprietary chips embedded in merchandise, art, and collectables to link physical goods to NFTs and tokens.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KONG Land operates as a decentralized crypto-native "metanation" that issues $CITIZEN ERC-721 NFT tokens granting citizenship in a sovereign digital state. Citizens acquire and burn $CITIZEN tokens via Uniswap DEX, sign the Founding Charter, receive physical KONG Land Passports, and participate in on-chain governance via Snapshot. The project also produces proprietary HaLo and SiLo hardware chips that can be embedded in merchandise, art, and collectibles to link physical goods to blockchain assets.

Product overview

KONG Land is a blockchain-based metanation that operates as a decentralized crypto state with physical and digital components. The core product is the $CITIZEN ERC-721 NFT token which serves as citizenship, combined with a physical KONG Land Passport shipped to citizens. The technology portfolio includes HaLo and SiLo chips—hardware components embedded in merchandise, art, and collectibles to link physical goods to NFTs and tokens. Governance is handled through an on-chain governance system using Snapshot. The ecosystem also includes native iOS and Android mobile applications for citizen access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• $CITIZEN Token ERC-721 NFT-based citizenship token for the KONG Land metanation. Acquired and burned via Uniswap DEX to obtain citizenship, with governance rights and access to the Founding Charter signing. Targeted at individual crypto enthusiasts.
• HaLo Chips Proprietary hardware chips developed by KONG Land that can be embedded in merchandise, art, collectibles, and other goods to link physical items to NFTs, tokens, and experiences. Targeted at brands, artists, and creators building physical-digital product linkages.
• SiLo Chips Proprietary hardware chips produced by KONG Land for goods exported from KONG Land, working alongside HaLo chips. Designed for embedding in merchandise and physical goods to link them to blockchain assets.
• KONG Land Governance On-chain and off-chain governance platform enabling $CITIZEN holders to view, create, and participate in governance proposals. Implemented using Snapshot for voting. Targeted at citizens who have acquired $CITIZEN tokens.
• KONG Land Mobile App Native mobile applications for iOS and Android (KONG Cash brand) enabling citizens to access KONG Land services on mobile devices. Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UniswapcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary DEX integration for $CITIZEN token acquisition on Ethereum mainnet. Users swap tokens via Uniswap interface to acquire citizenship.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• The Sandbox: A virtual world where players own LAND NFTs and build experiences, with a native token driving governance and economy. Comparable in NFT-based digital sovereignty framing and community-led growth via Discord/Twitter.
• Lens Protocol: A decentralized social graph where profiles are NFTs and users own their social identity. Comparable to KONG Land in tokenized digital identity/credentials and Web3-native community coordination.
• Decentraland: A blockchain-based virtual world where users buy land, build experiences, and participate in DAO governance. Comparable in combining NFT-based citizenship/community membership with on-chain governance and a physical-digital world concept.
• Krause House: A DAO attempting to buy and govern an NBA team via tokenized membership. Comparable to KONG Land in using token-based membership to claim real-world institutional ownership and collective action.

Broad incumbents

• Optimism: An Ethereum L2 with a bicameral governance system and a Citizens' House. Conceptually adjacent — it explicitly uses 'citizens' as a governance primitive — though Optimism's scope is L2 protocol governance, not a sovereign metanation.
• Gitcoin: Operates quadratic-funding DAO grants and a governance token (GTC) for community decision-making. Comparable in tokenized community governance and public-good funding, but at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• DAOstack: A DAO framework for creating and governing decentralized organizations with reputation and token-weighted voting. Comparable to KONG Land's metanation-as-DAO thesis and on-chain proposal participation.
• ConstitutionDAO: A decentralized autonomous collective that raised tens of millions via token contributions to bid on a copy of the U.S. Constitution. Directly comparable to KONG Land in pioneering collective, token-gated civic action and 'internet-native nation' framing.
• Aragon: Provides on-chain governance and DAO infrastructure, including identity, voting, and treasury management. Closely comparable to KONG Land's Snapshot-based governance, charter signing, and citizen-membership model.
• Civic: Provides decentralized digital identity verification and on-chain credentials. Comparable to KONG Land's $CITIZEN as a self-sovereign identity/credentialing primitive that gates access to governance and services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kongiscash

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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