Q&A
December 7, 2018
PadBlock uses blockchain to streamline the home purchase process. Image courtesy of PadBlock
By Sarah Ramirez
Blockchain, the tamperproof technology originally developed to verify transactions using digital currencies, is being integrated into a growing number of industries including real estate.
{"ct":"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","iv":"9bfd30ace3752ea7e4037e2c98462978","s":"168c9e2955c91ab1"}
Share your thoughts. Click here