Hashing It Out: Roofstock onChain vice president explains how Web3 and real estate interact

The tokenization of real-world assets has been tipped as a major use case of blockchain technology that could drive Web3 adoption. In episode 35 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, host Elisha Owusu Akyaw interviews Sanjay Raghavan, vice president of Web3 Initiatives at Roofstock ...

Token adoption grows as real-world assets move on-chain

While critics wrote off much of the initial hype surrounding the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market, the sector has been on a tear over the past year or so. In fact, Boston Consulting Group expects the tokenization of global illiquid assets to be a $16 trillion industry by the end of the dec ...

A new age in investing: The transformative power of asset tokenization

Asset tokenization has long been regarded as one of the most compelling applications of blockchain technology. Back in June 2019, the United States investment banking giant BNY Mellon declared it has the potential to “dramatically change the dynamic” for investors and u ...

Realtor may have accepted $3M offer for Washington, DC property linked to Sam Bankman-Fried

An unidentified buyer or buyers could soon own a property previously linked to defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.According to an updated posting on Realtor.com, the D.C. property was listed ...

Real-world asset protocols outperform DeFi blue chips due to tokenization wave

Real-world asset (RWA) protocols have become a hot trend within decentralized finance (DeFi) circles.An RWA protocol is a decentralized application that allows entities to tokenize and trade real-world assets. These assets range from stocks and government bonds to real estate and commoditi ...

Las Vegas Resident Charged in $45 Million CoinDeal Fraud Scheme

57-year-old Las Vegas resident Brian Lee was charged with participating in the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme CoinDeal, whose organizers managed to defraud more than 10,000 investors of $45 million. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bryan ...

$45 Million CoinDeal Scam: Man Faces Trial for Defrauding 10,000 Investors

Fraud investors out of $45 million Money was spent on cars and real estate The scam affected 10,000 people The man who participated in the scam goes on trial May 20</nbsp; The U.S. Department of Justice charges a 57-year-old man named B ...

Validus Power Executive Believes in Investing in Real Estate, Bitcoin, and Gold to Insure Against Banking Crisis

Executive director of Validus Power Corp believes investing in real estate, bitcoin and gold can insure investors against losses related to the banking crisis. Greg Foss, in an interview with Kitco News reacted to a recent statement by U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Je ...

MyEListing.com Launches Real Estate Trading Platform for Cryptocurrency

MyEListing.com, a new real estate platform that allows buyers and sellers to transact in cryptocurrency, has just launched in the United States. The platform boasts the ability to close trades within a single business day, and is available for users from around the globe. The platform is integ ...

Spanish Government Increases Efforts to Collect Taxes on Digital Assets

The Spanish Government's Tax Administration Agency (AEAT) is taking serious action to collect taxes from local holders of digital assets. As part of this effort, the agency plans to send notifications to 328,000 traders across the country. This marks a 40% increase in the number of notificatio ...

Moon Mortgage Launches Mortgage Lending Service Secured by Cryptoassets

Moon Mortgage Launches Mortgage Lending Service Backed by Cryptoassets. Moon Mortgage, a cryptocurrency lending platform, has unveiled its latest service - mortgage lending backed by cryptoassets. This new offering is available to all holders of liquid cryptoassets who want to use borrowed fun ...

FBI Reports Alarming Rise in Crypto Fraud Cases, Totaling $2.57 Billion in 2022

According to the FBI Internet Crime Report 2022, cryptocurrency fraud cases have seen a significant increase of 183% from the previous year, reaching a total of $2.57 billion. This is a sharp rise from the $907 million reported in 2021. The data was collected from the Internet Crime Complaints Ce ...