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September 22: The ESG of Tokenization

The topic for September’s webinar is “The ESG of Tokenization”

We here at DigiShares believe Tokenization is a new technology that will become extremely important and very influential for the Real Estate market in the future. That’s why it is important to discuss:
– How tokenization can make the world a better place?
– How can we as developers and users of tokenization technology make the industry more impactful and sustainable?
– What are the differences between environmental friendly blockchains and blockchains with heavy energy consumption?
– With tokenization can become a global tool in the creation of equal opportunity through the fractionalization and democratization of real estate asseets. Will we be able to help close the global wealth gap?

Join us for a live webinar to find out the answers!

Speakers include:
Claudia Cordes, University of Souther California
Peter Gaffney ????, Security Token Advisors ????
Noah Baalessanvu, Savannah Energy
Callum Wheeler, RenewaBlox
Phil R., Mapt. ODL – XMP
Claus Skaaning, DigiShares

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New: Research Report on DeFi and Real Estate

Many industries in this world have been transformed by technology. With the digital revolution in markets, industries are now more interconnected leading to increased flexibility and productivity. Although the real estate industry has been slow to adopt technology over the last decade, a significant transformation has occurred within the industry such as smart buildings, an online marketplace for buying and selling, crowdfunding, multiple listing services (MLS) through broker networks, and so on. Despite these technological advancements, liquidity and transaction efficiency remain major challenges in today’s market. The real estate transaction process is characterized by complex networks of involvement from multiple stakeholders. Based on existing issues in the real estate sector, extensive research was conducted to determine how the real estate sector can use technology to make real estate transactions as smooth as possible.

The report investigated decentralized finance technology and tokenization opportunities, specifically how they might be used in commercial real estate transactions. The tokenization allows the DeFi Lending protocol to be used to fund commercial real estate. This level took a long time to complete but with the adoption of this technology, it can now be completed in minutes. The assets are stored on the blockchain, and smart contracts connect lenders and borrowers, enforce loan terms, and distribute interest, all without the involvement of a middleman. The study helps to improve understanding of decentralized finance in the context of the commercial real estate sector as well as potential benefits, drawbacks, and major areas of adoption.

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San Jose Masterclass: 1 Week Left to Get the Early Bird Ticket

Time is ticking! You have just one week left to get your hands on tickets for our Masterclass in San Jose on October 4th at a reduced price.

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from our experts and expand your network with like-minded people. 

Take a look again at our speakers:

✨ Laura Pamatian, Founder, HeightZero Real Estate
Laura has 20 years of experience in the domestic and international marketing and sales of luxury resort and vertical real estate development. Specializing in investment product, she has represented numerous 5-star, globally recognized brands, including; The Ritz Carlton, Mandarin Oriental, Auberge Resorts and Grand Hyatt.

✨ Sohail Hassan, Managing Director, MarketSpace Capital
He is an accomplished professional and founder/managing partner at MarketSpace Capital, a private equity multi-family real estate investment and development firm located in Houston, Texas with approximately $550MM of assets under management and another $1.4B currently under development.

✨ And from DigiShares team:
Claus Skaaning, CEO, DigiShares
Gabriel Sadoun, Head of US Business Development, DigiShares

Early Bird Tickets $49

Article: The Legal Guide to Real Estate on Blockchain – The Listing

The article is a part of the series outlines the legal aspects of tokenizing real estate on a blockchain, and is created by Volodymyr Havrylyuk-Yensen, Legal Counsel at DigiShares | Digital Securities & STO, and Emil Holtemann, Marketing Manager at RealEstate.Exchange. 

The purpose of the series is to examine the legal implications of tokenizing real estate assets. You can access the short articles on our Medium site by clicking “Read the Full Article” below.

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Article: Tokenisation is not new, but where does it lead to?

When asked about tokenisation, Clauss Skanning, CEO of Danish firm, DigiShares (specialising in tokenising real world assets), said: “Tokenization is in its essence about digitization, automation, fractionalization, and liquidity. Due to the digitization of assets, we can automate transactions to an unprecedented level and this in turn leads to a massive cost reduction that enables fractionalization. Finally, tokenization enables peer-to-peer trading of assets with no counterparty risk, effectively increasing the value of assets with 10-30% through removal of the illiquidity risk”. 

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Recording: DigiShares’ 5 minutes pitch and Q&A at Web3 Summit 

DigiShares’ 5 minutes pitch and Q&A on the Tokenization of Real Estate at Web3 Summit @ MIT 2022.

On June 30th, Web3 Imaginators, Explorers, and Pioneers came together at the MIT Media Lab for the 1st Web3 Summit to examine the possibilities of Web3 and define the foundation for its future. DigiShares was honored to be included amongst the Pioneers invited to present our work.  Take a look at the recording here.

Recording: Decentralized Trading of Tokenized Assets

Thank you so much for a successful webinar!

Even if you didn’t attend, we wanted to send you the webinar recording! See you in our next webinar: The ESG of Tokenization on September 22, 2022.

Event: Blueprint 2022

DigiShares is excited to be an official partner for Blueprint 2022, where the most impactful decision makers across the entire real estate and tech communities are going to convene, LIVE, September 12-14, 2022 at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

With over 50 sessions, some of the key topics being addressed are:
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The hybrid office, and the technology driving it
– Subtle (and not-so-subtle) shifts in multifamily management
– The collision of FinTech and PropTech
– The explosion in PropTech focused VC funds
– The best ways for enterprise firms to evaluate and adopt tech
– The new talent models for CVC
– The tech enabled future suburb
– Where the next billion-dollar ideas in proptech can be found

By purchasing a ticket to Blueprint, you will also gain free access to DigiShares’ masterclass in Las Vegas. Looking forward to meet you there!

$200 Off your Ticket Purchase

In collaboration with Blueprint 2022, DigiShares is hosting one of our Masterclasses in Las Vegas this September 12. To attend the masterclass, you will need to register for a Blueprint ticket through their website.

Date and Time:
Monday, September 12, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Speakers include:

Claus Skaaning, CEO, DigiShares
Gabriel Sadoun, Head of Business Development in the US, DigiShares
Joshua Emison, Co-Founder and CEO, Sansbank

More speakers to be announced

More details can be found here

Announcement: Partner with Silicon Valley VC firm

DigiShares has entered into a partnership with Silicon Valley VC firm, 7BC Venture Capital, and will help some of their portfolio companies and other industry connections enter into the world of tokenized securities, via the DigiShares white label solutions. VC portfolio companies are VC LP interests are two highly illiquid asset classes that can be digitized, fractionalized and made liquid via tokenization. Check out 7BC.VC on Angel List here.

Speaker Line-up: Decentralized Trading of Tokenized Assets Webinar

DigiShares’ monthly webinar is back! In the upcoming months, we are going to cover at least 3 new topics: Decentralized Trading of Tokenized Assets, The ESG of Tokenization and Tokenization of DAOs. The webinars are now available on our website for signup – totally free! 

Join us for a live webinar on Wednesday, August 17th at 3 PM CET/ 9 AM ET/ Attend the webinar to learn from our tokenization experts: What are decentralized assets, How do they work? And how to start putting your assets on the blockchain. 

Speakers reveal! We are exciting to share with you all the speakers that are joining us this webinar: 

– Jeff Bennett @ Balancer Labs
– Mark Dencker @ RealEstate.Exchange
– Ee Ling Tan @ IX Swap
– Philipp Pieper @ Swarm
– Niklas Reichert @ Fireblocks
– Derek Boirun @ Realio.Fund

Stay tuned for our official program!

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RealEstate.Exchange: Become the First Listed Property on RE.X

RealEstate.Exchange  is looking for 10 Real Estate Projects from around the world that have a special vibe of excitement to kickoff our platform for Real Estate Investments: RealEstate.Exchange

What’s required from you:
– An exciting project ready to launch on our decentralized exchange platform in Q4 2022
– Class A property in attractive location with exciting presentation materials
– Property must be appraised by a trusted third party and have value above $5m. At least 10% of shares must be listed
– Property must be tokenized on Ethereum with either ERC-1400 or ERC-1404 protocols
– Property must be fully constructed and generating yield (rental income, etc.)
– A small portion of the amount you raise (down to 1%) must be invested in the BRICK token

Special benefits for the first 10 projects on RE.X:
– Heavy promotion: Marketing throughout all our channels
– Assistance to issue your real estate as an ERC-1400 or ERC-1404 security token
– Easy integration with other DeFi products, pools and liquidity providers
– Liquidity: We integrate with the largest DEXs in the world, bringing more than $3bn worth of total value locked via these existing protocols
– Compliance: Not only is RealEstate.Exchange compliant as a legal entity, but we also ensure that people who trade real estate tokens are whitelisted and verified by one of our KYC and AML providers

Let’s get in contact!
Learn more about us through Linktr.ee/re.x or contact Emil directly at [email protected]

Tokenisation as a solution: A summary

Digitalisation is changing the market for investors and fund managers. A year ago, we would not have foreseen conflict in Europe or the current financial news on inflation and interest rates. It was not a time for large falls in crypto currencies nor for other news affecting the crypto eco system. It would be possible to think this is the end for digital assets. However, the use of digital technology both for process and for tokens in the funds sector is advancing notwithstanding the crypto currencies turmoil.

DigiShares took part in the webinar hosted by the CMS Funds Group held a webinar on the 22nd of June 2022 for fund managers and investors as part of a series on distributed ledger technology and tokenisation. The event was primarily to look into uses, benefits and examples of how digital assets are evolving and technology is being applied in the sector. However, given the news backdrop, there were some important questions:

·      Is the crypto news a game changer, a reason for pause or not?

·      Will tokenisation and digital technology continue to grow and how?

·      Is technology and regulation in a better shape?

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Article: Tokenization Market in Europe: Predicted Growth, Regulation and Top Cases

Key points:

• Accredited investors are allowed to participate in private placements (the traditional type of fundraising during asset tokenization) in the EU without any limitations.
• There is no need to register a prospectus with the competent authorities if the offering amount is below a certain threshold. This figure varies from country to country. As a rule, it is from €5 million to €8 million.

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Report: Blockchain Investments are disrupting the Real Estate Industry

The report, from Security Token Market and sister company Security Token Advisors, covers the rapidly emerging asset-backed real estate tokenization industry. It has information on the developing shifts in the industry and is a must for any firm or business with a portfolio that encompasses real estate.

The tokenized real estate industry is growing rapidly amid the current market frenzy. With investors looking for a more secure investment that utilizes emerging technology, the demand for blockchain-based investment opportunities backed by real-world assets is increasing. Real estate assets account for upward of 40% of the pipeline for certain technology providers in the industry, likely making it the largest and most “urgent” sector when it comes to future security token offerings.

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Event: Blueprint 2022

DigiShares is excited to be an official partner for Blueprint 2022, where the most impactful decision makers across the entire real estate and tech communities are going to convene, LIVE, September 12-14, 2022 at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

With over 50 sessions, some of the key topics being addressed are:
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The hybrid office, and the technology driving it
– Subtle (and not-so-subtle) shifts in multifamily management
– The collision of FinTech and PropTech
– The explosion in PropTech focused VC funds
– The best ways for enterprise firms to evaluate and adopt tech
– The new talent models for CVC
– The tech enabled future suburb
– Where the next billion-dollar ideas in proptech can be found

By purchasing a ticket to Blueprint, you will also gain free access to DigiShares’ masterclass in Las Vegas. Looking forward to meet you there!

$200 Off your Ticket Purchase

In collaboration with Blueprint 2022, DigiShares is hosting one of our Masterclasses in Las Vegas this September 12. To attend the masterclass, you will need to register for a Blueprint ticket through their website.

Date and Time:
Monday, September 12, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Speakers include:

Claus Skaaning, CEO, DigiShares
Gabriel Sadoun, Head of Business Development in the US, DigiShares
Joshua Emison, Co-Founder and CEO, Sansbank

More speakers to be announced

More details can be found here

Reports: Real Estate Tokenization Reports by DigiShares

DigiShares is excited to introduce our latest reports: Real Estate Tokenization ROI Report and Real Estate Tokenization Cost Report. These comprehensive reports have been prepared by a research group in collaboration with DigiShares.

About the reports:

Real Estate Tokenization ROI Report

An industry report outlining returns of tokenized properties in comparison to traditional real estate investment trusts. This report shows that tokenization has comparable returns to traditional investments. In this report, you can find ROI data of REITs and tokenized real estate.

Real Estate Tokenization Cost Report

Comprehensive overview of real estate tokenization costs. In this report, you can find a comparative analysis of tokenization costs with costs of going public through IPO. This report explains the tokenization process and the costs associated with it. Ignoring the offering size, tokenization is a more cost-effective way of raising liquidity.

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Webinar: Decentralized Trading of Tokenized Assets

DigiShares’ monthly webinar is back! In the upcoming months, we are going to cover at least 3 new topics: Decentralized Trading of Tokenized Assets, The ESG of Tokenization and Tokenization of DAOs. The webinars are now available on our website for signup – totally free!

Join us for a live webinar on Wednesday, August 17th at 3 PM CET/ 9 AM ET/ Attend the webinar to learn from our tokenization experts: What are decentralized assets, How do they work? And how to start putting your assets on the blockchain.

More on speakers and the program in the upcoming days, stay tuned!

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DigiShares at Blockchain Expo Europe 2022

Meet Claus Skaaning, CEO and Co-Founder of DigiShares at stand number 547 at Blockchain Expo Europe 2022 this 20-21 September in Amsterdam. He will also be speaking at this event. If you are interested in booking private meetings, please contact us at [email protected].

Europe’s leading Blockchain conference and exhibition will bring together key industries for two days of top-level content and thought leadership discussions across 7 co-located events at the RAI in Amsterdam. 7,000 attendees are expected to congregate from across Europe including CTOs, Heads of Innovation and Technology, IT Directors, Telecom Providers, Developers, Start-Ups, OEMs, Government, Automotive, Operators, Technology Providers, Investors, VCs and many more. With solution-based case studies, top-level content, live demos and several networking opportunities, this show is not to be missed.

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Report: Blockchain Real Estate Industry Report 2022 by FIBREE

As a corporate member, DigiShares is excited to share FIBREE‘s (Foundation of International blockchain & Real estate expertise) latest annual global industry report on how blockchain technology is being implemented in the real estate industry.

In the report you can find:
– 167 pages of valuable insights
– 20 articles by industry experts
– 32 countries in detailed analysis
– 476 products in the global database

Overall, the market is sending a powerful signal that blockchain technology applications are slowly entering the levels of productivity throughout all levels of the real estate lifecycle. Market uptake is gaining momentum. Furthermore this report offers a broad range of in-depth experts’ articles from the impact of distributed ledger technology and how the fit into ESG/ SDG promises over tokenization to NFT’s in the metaverse that underline the industry reports global market outlook and value proposition

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Event: Blueprint 2022

DigiShares is excited to be an official partner for Blueprint 2022, where the most impactful decision makers across the entire real estate and tech communities are going to convene, LIVE, September 12-14, 2022 at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

With over 50 sessions, some of the key topics being addressed are:
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The hybrid office, and the technology driving it
– Subtle (and not-so-subtle) shifts in multifamily management
– The collision of FinTech and PropTech
– The explosion in PropTech focused VC funds
– The best ways for enterprise firms to evaluate and adopt tech
– The new talent models for CVC
– The tech enabled future suburb
– Where the next billion-dollar ideas in proptech can be found

By purchasing a ticket to Blueprint, you will also gain free access to DigiShares’ masterclass in Las Vegas. Looking forward to meet you there!

$200 Off your Ticket Purchase

In collaboration with Blueprint 2022, DigiShares is hosting one of our Masterclasses in Las Vegas this September 12. To attend the masterclass, you will need to register for a Blueprint ticket through their website.

Date and Time:
Monday, September 12, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Speakers include:

Claus Skaaning, CEO, DigiShares
Gabriel Sadoun, Head of Business Development in the US, DigiShares
Joshua Emison, Co-Founder and CEO, Sansbank

More speakers to be announced

More details can be found here

DigiShares is excited to announce that we are the first company to receive a grant from the Polymesh Association for integrating Polymesh through Polymesh’s new Ecosystem Development Fund (EDF).

DigiShares will receive a grant from the EDF for integrating Polymesh with DigiShares technology and expanding the Polymesh ecosystem into DigiShares’ network of clients and trusted partners. As part of the integration, DigiShares will longer term support migration of their clients’ existing ERC-1400 assets from Ethereum to Polymesh, demonstrating a leading tokenization platform’s trust in Polymesh as the premier blockchain for regulated assets.

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BaFin Does Not Deem the $BRICK-Token as a Security

DigiShares and RealEstate.Exchange (RE.X) are happy to announce that our $BRICK-token has been vetted by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).

On the matter, DigiShares’ CEO Claus Skaaning commented:
“It has immense importance for RE.X that BRICK is now classified as a utility token by BaFin. It means we can move forward with our plans to fundraise and even more important, it means we can use BRICK to facilitate network effects, payments and yield generation within the RE.X ecosystem in a fully compliant manner.”

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In this 12-minute podcast episode, DigiShares‘ Legal Counsel – Volodymyr Havrylyuk-Yensen – is honored to join the discussion about the differences in customers across different jurisdictions with the host Stefan Loesch, CEO at IDCAP.

R.E.C.A.P (Real Estate and Crypto Assets Podcast) is the production between FIBREE and IDCAP. The collaboration hopes to build knowledge and awareness in the communities regarding the real estate tokenization industry in a format that can fit in listeners’ busy lives.

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CMS Webinar: Tokenisation as a Solution

Digitalization is changing the investment market for investors and fund managers. Virtual assets are growing and institutions are becoming increasingly involved across a range of activities from traditional fund investments to assets such as real estate and crypto-assets.

Hosted by CMS Luxembourg, this webinar will cover:
• the trends and opportunities for digital assets;
• the evolving regulation and infrastructure;
• new products and uses; and
• what institutional investors and managers are doing.

Join us on Jun 22, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CEST, DigiShares‘ CEO, Claus Skaaning, will be speaking at the event, along with Aurélien Hollard, Ihor Olekhov, Tina Rebecca Balzli from CMS, Daniel Coheur – CCO at Tokeny, and Jonny Fry – CEO at TeamBlockchain Ltd.

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DigiShares received honorable mention by a well-known industry expert, Dr. Patrick Byrne, in a very widely shared tweet. A tweet that hopefully predicts a future where DigiShares, tZero, and Ravencoin create a clean transparent stock market with everything the SEC could want, such as elimination of settlement failures, built on the laws of mathematics.

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Born out of DigiShares — RealEstate.Exchange (RE.X) is a blockchain-born company that aims to make real estate investment available for everyone, everywhere. The company enables you to automate, reduces administrative costs, fractionalizes and increases liquidity through trading.

Listen to Mark, CEO at RealEstate.Exchange, talks about his Web3 journey and the transition he sees from Web2 to Web3. He considers Blockchain as a way to scale and simplify a lot of processes. Real estate is one such industry where there is a lot of potential to be unlocked considering existing long and tedious processes.

DigiShares at Web3 Summit @ MIT

Meet Gabriel Sadoun, DigiShares’ Head of Business Development in the US, at Web3 Summit this June 30. He will be speaking at WEB3 PIONEERS starting from 3:30 pm, among other startups which are pioneering the next wave of innovation in the space.

An exclusive, breakthrough event featuring the most innovative minds building the next generation of the Internet. The event will take place on 30th June 2022 on the top floor of the MIT Media Lab. Imagination in Action is based on the principal that innovation starts with a spark of inspiration. This Web3 Summit combines the best of cutting-edge ideation with real-world implementation. The Web3 Summit will feature leading engineers & entrepreneurs making a global impact & designing the future of the internet. Topics include: NFTs, Decentralized Finance, DAOs, Metaverse, protocols and more.

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DigiShares is excited to be an official partner for Blueprint 2022, where the most impactful decision makers across the entire real estate and tech communities are going to convene, LIVE, September 12-14, 2022 at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

With over 50 sessions, some of the key topics being addressed are:
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The hybrid office, and the technology driving it
– Subtle (and not-so-subtle) shifts in multifamily management
– The collision of FinTech and PropTech
– The explosion in PropTech focused VC funds
– The best ways for enterprise firms to evaluate and adopt tech
– The new talent models for CVC
– The tech enabled future suburb
– Where the next billion-dollar ideas in proptech can be found

We are looking forward to being there!

Register

In collaboration with Blueprint 2022, DigiShares is hosting one of our Masterclasses in Las Vegas this September 12.

Date and Time:
Monday, September 12, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Speakers include:
Claus Skaaning , CEO, DigiShares
Gabriel Sadoun, Head of Business Development in the US, DigiShares
Joshua Emison, Co-Founder and CEO, Sansbank

More details can be found here

DigiShares is proud to be among Top 50 Leading Global Players in the Tokenization of Securities 2022. A big thank you to ABC Research Austrian Blockchain Center and Black Manta Capital Partners for the recognition.

The map is an in-depth analysis of the regulated digital assets market and its key players. It is based on a comprehensive market screening and an online surbey among dozens of international market leaders. The research provides an up-to-date overview of the learding companies in the global security token ecosystem in 2022.

Take a look at the complete map.

Listen on-demand: Balancer x RealEstate.Exchange AMA

Born out of DigiShares — RealEstate.Exchange (RE.X) is a blockchain-born company that aims to make real estate investment available for everyone, everywhere. The company enables you to automate, reduces administrative costs, fractionalizes and increases liquidity through trading.

Listen to this AMA with Mark Dencker to know how ‘Real Estate Tokenization on Blockchain’ is being built through the collaboration between Balancer Labs, RealEstate.Exchange, and DigiShares.

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DigiShares will be pitching at the upcoming Plug and Play APAC Summit! Tune in to catch us as well as other industry professionals and thought leaders in this 2-day virtual showcase on 21-22 June 2022 at 10:30 am!

APAC Summit brings together the best that innovation has to offer. The 2-Day event will feature 8 programs, 50+ startup pitches, 10+ keynotes & panels! Register now and save your spot.

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DigiShares’ Masterclass in Vienna was a big success! We hope it was a great investment of your time.

Don’t miss out! We are also hosting other masterclasses in Las Vegas on September 12 and San Jose on October 4.

DigiShares is excited to be an official partner for Blueprint 2022, where the most impactful decision makers across the entire real estate and tech communities are going to convene, LIVE, September 12-14, 2022 at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

With over 50 sessions, some of the key topics being addressed are:
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The rise in single family rental, and other single family models
– The hybrid office, and the technology driving it
– Subtle (and not-so-subtle) shifts in multifamily management
– The collision of FinTech and PropTech
– The explosion in PropTech focused VC funds
– The best ways for enterprise firms to evaluate and adopt tech
– The new talent models for CVC
– The tech enabled future suburb
– Where the next billion-dollar ideas in proptech can be found

We are looking forward to being there!

Register

In collaboration with Blueprint 2022, DigiShares is hosting one of our Masterclasses in Las Vegas this September 12.

Date and Time:
Monday, September 12, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Speakers include:
Claus Skaaning , CEO, DigiShares
Gabriel Sadoun, Head of Business Development in the US, DigiShares
Joshua Emison, Co-Founder and CEO, Sansbank

More details can be found here