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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 21, 2018	Jun. 28, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Nov. 06, 2017
Related Party Transaction
Long-term debt, net				$ 0	$ 3,069,000
Payments to acquire productive assets				$ 21,774,000	$ 28,680,000	$ 23,586,000
Medici Land Governance
Related Party Transaction
Equity method investment, shares acquired (in shares)	510,000
Proceeds from Noncontrolling Interests	$ 6,700,000
Patrick Byrne
Related Party Transaction
Equity method investment, shares acquired (in shares)	390,000
Chainstone Labs \| Medici Ventures [Member]
Related Party Transaction
Common stock issued for asset purchase			$ 3,600,000
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership before Transaction			29.00%
SiteHelix [Member]
Related Party Transaction
Payments to acquire productive assets		$ 500,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		$ 3,400,000
O.com Land \| PCL Term Loan \| Notes Payable, Other Payables
Related Party Transaction
Long-term debt, net							$ 40,000,000
O.com Land \| PCL Term Loan \| Long-term Debt
Related Party Transaction
Interest rate							8.00%
Balance at end of year
Related Party Transaction
Common stock issued for asset purchase				0	147,000	0
Balance at end of year \| SiteHelix [Member]
Related Party Transaction
Common stock issued for asset purchase		100,000
Common stock issued for asset purchase		$ 2,900,000
Medici Ventures [Member] \| Medici Land Governance
Related Party Transaction
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction	57.00%
SiteHelix [Member] \| Saum Noursalehi [Member]
Related Party Transaction
Ownership percentage		62.00%
Patrick Byrne \| Medici Land Governance
Related Party Transaction
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction	43.00%
Medici Ventures Board Member [Member] \| Chainstone Labs \| Medici Ventures [Member]
Related Party Transaction
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction			71.00%