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Home Seller Sues Buyer Over Payment in ‘Fool’s Gold’ Token
5.6.2020
A Californian homeowner is suing a prospective buyer for attempting to pay for 30% of the property using a “worthless” cryptocurrency
BigONE Exchange Unveils Star Program
25.5.2020
BigONE, one of the world’s safest cryptocurrency trading platforms, is excited to launch its new Star Program, a referral system that comes with a advanced backend platform that allows BigONE Star members to track the detail of every user they referred to BigONE, not to mention a decent...
US Real Estate Crisis: Home Sales Plunge to 9-Year Low, Mortgage Delinquencies to Soar Past Great Recession Level
24.5.2020
The US real estate market is facing a crisis as unemployment soars amid the coronavirus pandemic. Home sales have plunged to a nine-year low and a record-high number of homeowners are defaulting on their mortgage payments. The impact of the real estate crisis is also seen in rental and commercial...
Tokenized Real Estate Booms While Security Tokens Struggle
11.5.2020
Despite a nearly double-digit retraction in the combined capitalization of the security token sector, real estate tokens gain over 4% during April
Trillions of Dai Required in Future to Maintain Maker's Current Value
7.5.2020
Crypto analysts AlfaBlock claim that the MakerDAO protocol will need to host several trillion Dai by 2040 to maintain its current market capitalization
US Real Estate Market Shudders: Experts Predict 40% Lower Sales, March Contracts Dip by 21%
4.5.2020
According to the National Association of Realtors, pending contracts for property sales dropped by 20.8% in March. Further, the 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate dropped to 3.43%, but a great majority of people are still not interested in buying or renting homes at the moment. Economists predict...
Corona Money Printing Worries – Housing Prices Slide Downwards First Time in 10 Years in Northern Europe
19.4.2020
Real estate price reports from March in northern countries like Denmark and Sweden now show negative developments for the first time in over 10 years. If furloughed workers continue into unemployment, the effects on the housing markets will be even more significant, says Claudia Wörmann...
Vertalo, tZERO Are Bringing $300M in Real Estate to the Tezos Blockchain
17.4.2020
Digital transfer agent Vertalo is teaming up with tZERO and a Pennsylvania investment firm to tokenize $300 million in real estate on the Tezos blockchain
Real Estate Security Tokens Steadily Gain Market Share
10.4.2020
Fractionalized real estate tokens now represent half of active security token markets and 14.5% of trade
Blockchain to Authenticate Coronavirus-Response KN95 Face Masks From China
9.4.2020
The VeChain blockchain will be used to ensure that authentic KN95 masks are indeed produced by a verified Chinese manufacturer
Blockchain Expo Tokyo Series Set to Take Business Scene by Storm
10.3.2020
Taking place April 1 – 3, Japan’s premier blockchain exposition, Blockchain Expo Tokyo, will feature industry-leading speakers including CEOs, academics, and government officials. The exhibition floor will be packed with companies from various industries, with each focusing on harnessing the power...
Securitize Using Digital Securities to Help Japan’s Real Estate
10.3.2020
To prevent homes in Japan’s countryside from staying vacant and becoming dilapidated, LIFULL and Securitize are looking to digital assets
Red Swan and Polymath Tokenize $2.2 Billion of High End Real Estate
6.3.2020
Red Swan and Polymath are planning a $780 million pre-sale to accredited investors in what will be world’s largest sale of tokenized real estate
USDZ Capital Group Launches USDZ Stablecoin
4.3.2020
Stablecoin is a cryptocurrency pegged to less volatile external assets such as official currencies, precious metals, or oil. The value of a stablecoin can also be pegged to other crypto-assets or fixed by algorithms. Stablecoins retain the same value as the underlying asset and are not subject...
Startup Tokenizes $2.2B in Commercial Real Estate Through Polymath
27.2.2020
Currently, the tokens are only available in pre-sale. Red Swan is holding investors’ funds in escrow and plans to distribute shares in April
Tax Friendly Saint Kitts and Nevis Approves Progressive Crypto Bill, Lenient Capital Gains Exemption
7.2.2020
The island country of Saint Kitts and Nevis, located in the West Indies, recently passed a bill that legalizes digital currency assets like bitcoin cash. The act is cited as the Virtual Asset Bill 2020 and it aims to provide the regulation of cryptocurrencies for Saint Kitts and Nevis businesses...
Swiss Real Estate Company Closes A $134 Million Deal Using Blockchain
16.1.2020
The first Swiss real estate sale powered by the blockchain has formally closed, and there was a significant amount of money involved
Huobi Exchange Partners With UAE Real Estate Firm to Enable Crypto Payments
13.1.2020
Huobi partnered with a real estate firm in the UAE to allow real estate investors to pay in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
South Korean Co-Working Space Operator SparkPlus Turns to Blockchain
17.12.2019
Seoul-based SparkPlus plans to open co-working centers in properties listed on the blockchain funding platform Kasa Korea
Tokenized Real Estate Falters as Another Hyped Deal Falls Apart
26.11.2019
A high-profile venture between startups Fluidity and Propellr was quietly shelved this summer, underscoring the hurdles real estate tokenization faces