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Hashing It Out: Roofstock onChain vice president explains how Web3 and real estate interact

Sanjay Raghavan believes that the tokenization of real estate could bring Web3 adoption and provide a diversification alternative for crypto natives. The tokenization of real-world assets has been tipped as a major use case of blockchain technology that could drive Web3 adoption. In episode 35 of Cointelegraph’s  Hashing It Out podcast ,  host Elisha Owusu Akyaw interviews Sanjay Raghavan, vice president of Web3 Initiatives at Roofstock onChain, about tokenized real estate on the blockchain and how digital real estate investing interacts with the nonfungible tokens market and the decentralized finance landscape. Raghavan also talks about fractional nonfungible tokens (NFTs), regulations and the risks related to Web3 real estate platforms. Raghavan explains how real estate is sold on the blockchain using NFTs. Companies that sell real estate on-chain must first purchase the property and create a limited liability company (LLC). An NFT is then created, which is associated with t...

FTX engages Galaxy Digital to oversee, sell, and hedge its crypto assets

Bankrupt exchange FTX wants to hire Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy to assist with selling, staking, and hedging its crypto assets. The proposed agreement would see Galaxy managing and trading certain digital assets owned by FTX to convert them into fiat currency or stablecoins. Additionally, Galaxy would be responsible for hedging FTX’s exposure to volatile cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Galaxy’s compensation would consist of a monthly management fee divided into a hedging fee based on the average net asset value of the assets being hedged and a liquidation fee calculated from the total proceeds of liquidated assets. FTX’s decision to hire an external investment manager like Galaxy is seen as beneficial due to Galaxy’s ability to sell significant crypto currency positions without adversely affecting the market. Galaxy’s confidential execution of trades would also prevent any unintended price movements. You might also like: ...