1. Smart contract and digital property deed — a smart contract linked to a digital property deed, that can automatically distribute value uplift between two parties.


2. Property valuation — an API that automatically accesses the existing NYC property value dataset, calculates value uplift above background inflation and links this data to a digital

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There is an inevitable political tension between a home as a place to live and a home as an investment asset, and the pressure to satisfy communities who care about the latter often ends up severely harming the affordability of the former. A resident in a city either owns a home, making them massively over-exposed to land prices and introducing... See more

So all in all, it seems like the local level of government is a very undervalued one. And given that criticism of existing smart city initiatives often heavily focuses on concerns around centralized governance, lack of transparency and data privacy, blockchain and cryptographic technologies seem like a promising key ingredient for a more open and... See more