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Republic’s metaverse real estate arm spins off, rebrands as Everyrealm

TechCrunch

Over $500 million worth of real estate was sold on the top four metaverse platforms in 2021, data shows. Traditional real estate companies are amongst the many investors flocking to stake their claim on plots of land in virtual worlds like Decentraland and Sandbox.

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Blockchain startup Propy plans first-ever auction of a real apartment as a collectible NFT

TechCrunch

We previously wrote about Propy using blockchain technology to smooth real-world real estate sales by introducing the concept of smart contracts. Propy was the first blockchain startup to make that work. Now the company is pushing the boundaries again, by auctioning a real apartment as an NFT.

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SmartZip Brings Real Estate Data to the Blockchain with Chainlink

CTOvision

The Chainlink node serves as secure blockchain middleware that makes existing SmartZip APIs compatible across leading blockchain networks. Through this new Chain Link node, SmartZip can supply their proprietary real estate data including property prices, rental […].

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Commercial Real Estate Technology: Transforming A Traditional Industry

UruIT

Having spared no industry or individual, Commercial Real Estate (CRE) has also been impacted and the way tech has helped to accelerate this field in the midst of a global pandemic is compelling. With personalization powered by AI within a virtual real estate marketplace prospective buyers can search for properties with precision.

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a16z says ‘WeBack’ to WeWork’s Neumann with its biggest check ever

TechCrunch

The storied venture firm wrote its largest individual check ever, at $350 million, to Flow, Neumann’s new residential real estate company focused on rentals, the New York Times reported today. Adam Neumann’s blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16z.

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How Blockchain May Help Future-Proof Your Software Development Career

Gorilla Logic

With the public meltdown in the cryptocurrency market in 2022 garnering so much attention, it might be easy to miss the opportunities being created by blockchain technologies in other areas. In fact, ​​experts expect that the global blockchain market will generate revenue of over $94.0 How are organizations leveraging blockchain?

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Blockchain Technology: The future of startups

Openxcell

Blockchain technology market has been predicted to shoot up from 4.9 These numbers are deemed to grow higher as most of the industries will continue adopting blockchain technology in future. Owing to the security and transparency blockchain offers, companies are big time investing in adapting blockchain based operations.