In A First, A Blockchain Smart Contract Is Recorded On A Deed

WASHINGTON, DC–Quietly and with almost no fanfare, last month blockchain startup Propy scored a coup for the technology industry and the real estate space in one transaction: the first government sanctioned blockchain recorded real estate deal in the US. The transaction happened under a pilot program that launched at the start of this year between a county in Vermont and the San Francisco-based company, which is developing a blockchain-based registry for real estate sales.