Exploring how blockchain creates new market opportunities and detailed use cases within the real estate market, Duncan Mavin moderates an expert panel of Richard Bloxam, Jeff Schumacher, and Mo Shakih at #Ethereal Davos 2019. Mo Shakih, Co-Founder of Meridio and Richard Bloxam, Global Head of Capital Markets at JLL, examine the various countries and the best methods for regulating blockchain technology, tokenized ownership, and tokens. Jeff Schumacher, Founder of BCG Digital Ventures, shares his investment thesis for open source technology and compares various strategies for investing in this new asset class. Mo Shaikh, Meridio CEO expresses some of the issues that markets face and how closing transaction time, settlement time, and increasing liquidity can bring value to the system. Richard Bloxam, Global Head of Capital Markets at JLL explains walks through an example of how Ethereum smart contracts can benefit real estate making the system more efficient. Additionally, Jeff provides more examples of blockchain’s potential to aid the real estate markets. Mo explains how Meridio fractionalized a building creating multiple owners and the new economies that result from community ownership. The panel further discusses how smart contracts can be used can be used to enforce laws. The group transitions to discussing #security on the blockchain. Finally, the group ends with predictions about the future of blockchain intersection into the real estate market. Speakers: Richard Bloxam, Global Head of Capital Markets, JLL, Jeff Schumacher, Founder, BCG Digital Ventures, Mo Shaikh, Co-Founder and CEO, Meridio Moderated by Duncan Mavin, Managing Editor, Dow Jones Media Group About Meridio: https://www.meridio.co/ #Ethereal Events & Conferences: https://etherealsummit.com/ Official ConsenSys website: https://consensys.net/ To learn more about ConsenSys check out this video: https://youtu.be/onAw-AWy4_g