Knight Frank, a real estate agency, has been tasked by Risland UK, a subsidiary of Country Garden, to oversee the sale of the Calico Wharf development. This project, proposed to house 1,000 homes, is located in the Poplar area of London and is yet to commence construction. As China's leading private property developer, Country Garden…
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Leading online Swiss bank Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) announced that it has added cryptocurrencies and real estate to its Robo-Advisor. Alongside shares, fixed-income instruments and commodities, Swissquote's clients will now be able to invest in crypto and real estate. The first Swiss automated asset manager, Robo-Advisor, was launched back in 2010, providing the ideal…
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The real estate market has been already disrupted by blockchain. That is true especially when it comes to real estate companies and startups that are looking for new and innovative ways to boost property sales and expand their markets. Now, some of the world’s largest financial players such as RBS and Barclays are jumping on…
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Etheera (ETA) is a Swiss-based decentralized global real estate platform, based on the Ethereum blockchain, which provides properties for purchasing, renting and bed & breakfast offers, as described on their website. The token has sparked interest across the cryptocurrency community, as the token has increased its value by more than 80,000% over the last two…
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Fantom, the DAG-based smart contract platform for real-time cryptocurrency payments, has just announced a strategic partnership with real estate firm Tosei. Managing approximately $5.5 billion USD in assets, Tosei will benefit from the application of Fantom’s Opera Chain to digitize and transform its services from the tracking of materials to the storing of property ownership…
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Dubai's government is the first one in the world to conduct all transactions through blockchain. The Dubai Land Department has gone completely "cashless" as part of the initiative "Dubai Blockchain Strategy" launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Foundation…
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