Blockchain gains ground in Europe’s real estate markets

As Europe nurtures its ambitions to be a leader in blockchain, the new technology is making small but significant inroads into its real estate markets. 

From Sweden to Spain to the UK, more private companies – as well as public bodies – are turning to the fledgling technology, which acts as a shared digital register for transactions made in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. By connecting data sources, documents and other types of information, blockchain can improve security, efficiency and transparency within transactions.