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    • A digital real estate market is taking shape in the brave new world of the metaverse. Decentraland is one of a few virtual players vying for early dominance.
    • A digital real estate market is taking shape in the brave new world of the metaverse. Decentraland is one of a few virtual players vying for early dominance. BT

    Rajesh Sreenivasan, Norman Ho and Regina Liew

    Published Fri, Nov 25, 2022 · 06:00 AM

    BLOCKCHAIN has sometimes been criticised as a solution looking for a problem. This analysis may be overly simplistic in the context of real estate.

    Tokenisation and the blockchain protocol for property are fast gaining traction around the world. They have shown that they can ease pain points in transactions even as they unlock new business opportunities and augment existing markets.

    Blockchain-powered investment platforms such as United States’ Republic and RealT, Europe’s Blocksquare, and Singapore’s Fraxtor and CitaDAO, are boundary-pushing use cases that have been tokenising real estate investment assets, making them more accessible to a wider range of investors.

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