Blockchain refers to a distributed system of ledgers that exist on multiple people’s computers, and is the same basic tech that underpins Bitcoin and most other popular digital currencies. A new company based in New York, ShelterZoom, is looking to disrupt the property-buying market with a transaction platform that is built on blockchain technology. The company, which has raised $32 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, will use its technology to help buyers and sellers of homes find each other more easily. The service can be seen in action on 27 November, when Cyrus Charter Property and Land Co., a business owned by Amir Allen Alishahi, who is also a co-founder and director of ShelterZoom, adds the ShelterZoom widget to Land Co.'s site.
A new company based in New York, ShelterZoom, is looking to disrupt the property-buying market with a transaction platform that is built on blockchain technology. The company, which has raised $32 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, will use its technology to help buyers and sellers of homes find each other more easily. The service can be seen in action on 27 November, when Cyrus Charter Property and Land Co., a business owned by Amir Allen Alishahi, who is also a co-founder and director of ShelterZoom, adds the ShelterZoom widget to Land Co.'s site.