What I Learned This Past Week - 11.29.22
A much needed break.
I’m sharing with whoever’s interested in what I learn as I try to remain clear-eyed about the opportunities for real estate and web3.
Did I miss important news or a great article this week? In the likely event I did, please shoot me an email (mark@hurstx.com) and let me know!
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This Week’s Musings
Light real estate web3 news week with the Thanksgiving holiday and I am consciously not focused on the ongoing FTX saga.
Informative Articles I Read
Utility-Based NFTS: Solving Real-World Problems in Real Estate (Ripple) - High level pieces about real estate NFTs on Ripple’s XRP ledger.
How Blockchain Can Resolve 5 Critical Issues In Real Estate (DNB Stories Africa) - Brief overview of how blockchain can be used to overcome these 5 issues in real estate: ownership registry, payment processes, contract management, title registry information sharing, and digital proof of assets.
Podcasts/Events/Webinars/etc. That I Listened To
None this week
Innovative Companies I Discovered
Real Estate Technology Association (RETECH) - An international organization designed to foster collaboration between innovative companies and brands in the real estate technology ecosystem, with multiple facets of the global market creating real estate technology.
People You Need To Follow On LinkedIn
Samuel Armes - Founder of Florida Blockchain Association
Scott Dorsett - Researcher Director - Web3 at AlpineBlock
Web3 Announcements From Proptech Companies
None this week
Random But Important Things I Stumbled On
Creator Caleb Simpson calls himself this generation's 'MTV Cribs.' His main goal? To capture 'different walks of life.' (NBC News) - I’ve always been a huge fan of MTV Cribs so look forward to following @calebsimpson on TikTok.
Poland, Italy join EU Intellectual Property Office blockchain (Ledger Insights) - This week the EUIPO announced that the patent offices of Poland and Italy are the latest to join the network, bringing the number of nodes on the network to six.
