Dutch Real Estate Firm ‘Blandlord’ to Sell Property With Bitcoin Blockchain

A Spanish real estate platform has listed its first-ever property for sale for cryptocurrency. The offer is entirely online, and whoever wants to buy the apartment in Barcelona must pay in bitcoin. Anyone Interested Can Pay 3.5 BTC for the Property Per an official announcement, Idealista is seeking to sell its first property via BTC in the wake of a “second revolution” seen in the crypto industry. The apartment is located in the center of Barcelona — close to the Rambla Catalonia — and the interested person should make all the arrangements online, said the....

Ubitquity, the blockchain-powered real estate has undertaken the first real estate property ownership transfer using the cryptocurrency technology. According to the company they conducted the transaction through the Colu Coloured Coins protocol. In 2015, the company tasked themselves with creating a platform as a proof of concept using the blockchain, and by the beginning of 2016, Ubitquity had created a basic user interface allowing users to test the system and record real estate on the blockchain. In a statement, Nathan Wosnack, founder & CEO of Ubitquity said that by utilizing the....

Dutch bank ABN AMRO has launched a blockchain application called Torch to help facilitate real estate transactions and exchange information. Developed in partnership with IBM, the blockchain application is a sweeping ledger that will be accessible by every party involved in a real estate transaction. Such as, buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants, ABN AMRO – as a bank, notaries, appraisers; the Land Registry Office and the Chamber of Commerce which is the country’s business register; as well as other regulators. Announced late last week, all of the above parties will – each in their....

Deloitte's Netherlands branch is working with the city of Rotterdam to create a prototype for recording lease contracts on a blockchain. In conjunction with the Cambridge Innovation Center (a real estate services firm based in the US), the project will focus on developing a platform for managing housing transactions. The area is one being explored by several startups, with the Rotterdam trial representing the latest effort to bridge the real estate industry and blockchain. The first part of the process involved building a mechanism for recording lease agreements. From there, those involved....

The Bitcoin cryptocurrency is increasing its popularity all around the world, but many experts support the argument that the real revolution is the Blockchain. An event about real estate and the Blockchain. As we know, the Blockchain has many applications and it can be used in any industry, including the real estate market. In this industry, the Blockchain can be used for property registry and cataloging, transactions, title insurance, security/anti-fraud, and for other key points of enhancement or disruption. Bitcoin’s technology could also be useful for crowdfunding, and for the....