Property

Investment

Canadian Property Firm Buys Bitcoin in Hopes of Eventually Scrapping Condo Fees

Tanzeel AkhtarMar 19, 2021

The firm bought 0.4 bitcoin and plans to buy more every month.

Property

Liechtenstein Regulators Approve Ethereum-Based Real Estate Fund

Paddy BakerJan 23, 2020

The fund enables investors to gain exposure to a global real estate portfolio through a ERC-20 security token.

Miami

US Luxury Penthouse Sells for Record-Breaking $22.5M in Crypto

Sebastian SinclairJun 8, 2021

As per confidentiality agreements, the buyer and the type of cryptocurrency used to make the purchase have not been revealed.

Property

Chrysler Building Owner Sells Stake in Zurich Property for ERC-20 Tokens and Cash

Paddy BakerJan 16, 2020

Property firm RFR Holdings accepted a 20 percent stake of the purchasing price in digital securities based on ethereum tech.

Japan

BitFlyer, Sumitomo Aim to Wrap up the Property Rentals Business With a Blockchain App

Daniel PalmerJul 24, 2019

BitFlyer Blockchain and Japanese business giant Sumitomo Corporation will develop a blockchain app allowing users to sign rental contracts and more.

Property

Australia

IBM, Top Australian Banks to Pilot Blockchain for Retail Lease Bank Guarantees

Daniel Kuhn

The blockchain pilot will digitize the bank guarantee process in an effort to tackle fraud and improve efficiency.

Venture Capital

‘Monopoly’-Style Blockchain Property Trading Game Raises $2 Million

Daniel Kuhn

Uplandme, a "Monopoly"-like property game built on the EOS blockchain, has raised $2 million in seed funding.

Barclays

Barclays, RBS, R3 Cut Property Transaction Times in Blockchain Trial

Yogita Khatri

Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, R3 and more say they've reduced property transaction times to "less than three weeks" using a distributed ledger.

Canada

Canadian Municipality Set to Accept Bitcoin for Property Tax Payments

Yogita Khatri

The Town of Innisfil, Ontario, will accept bitcoin for property tax payments from next month in a one-year trial project.

Property

Ohio Eyes Potential Blockchain Benefits in Real Estate Transactions

Yogita Khatri

County auditors in the U.S. state of Ohio have launched a study of the improvements blockchain might bring to property transfers.

Property

Wyoming Lawmakers Pass Three Bills in Boost for State’s Crypto Industry

Yogita KhatriChristine Kim

The U.S. state of Wyoming has passed several bills aimed to make the state a top destination for cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses.

Property

Harbor Launches Tokenized Equity Purchases With Real Estate Offering

Nikhilesh De

Security token startup Harbor is offering its first private placement, allowing investors to buy into a high-rise property.