A new company based in New York , NY , is looking to disrupt the property - buying market with a transaction platform that is built on blockchain technology . ShelterZoom uses the Ethereum blockchain to create secure property agreements , and the agreements can be accessed from any website via a widget function that is placed on estate agents ' websites . 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. The service can be seen in action on 27 November , when Cyrus Charter Property and Land Co , a business owned by Amir Allen ##d , who is also a co - founder and CEO of ShelterZoom , adds the ShelterZoom widget to the Co. 's site .
A new company based in New York , NY , is looking to disrupt the property - buying market with a transaction platform that is built on blockchain technology . ShelterZoom uses the Ethereum blockchain to create secure property agreements , and the agreements can be accessed from any website via a widget function that is placed on estate agents ' websites . The service can be seen in action on 27 November , when Cyrus Charter Property and Land Co , a business owned by Amir Allen ##d , who is also a co - founder and CEO of ShelterZoom , adds the ShelterZoom widget to the Co. 's site .