Home Crypto people Polygon CEO: Tokenization Transforms Real Estate

Polygon CEO: Tokenization Transforms Real Estate

04 Mar, 2025Crypto people

Polygon CEO: Tokenization Transforms Real Estate

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization has the potential to transform the real estate investment sector, which is traditionally illiquid, reliant on intermediaries, and burdened with high transaction costs, according to Polygon CEO Mark Boiron.

In an interview with Cointelegraph, Boiron explained that tokenizing properties could help eliminate unnecessary intermediaries, significantly reducing transaction costs.

He also highlighted how fractional ownership and the ability to trade tokenized real estate on secondary markets could enhance liquidity and accelerate capital movement.

"The thing you really want is the ability to eliminate the illiquidity discount on real estate. All real estate is illiquid and therefore it's discounted to some degree. It can be more valuable if it's liquid," Boiron told Cointelegraph.

A notable example of this approach is Lumia Towers, a $220 million commercial real estate project in Istanbul, Turkey, featuring two skyscrapers with 300 mixed-use commercial and residential units.

The project leveraged Polygon's technology for tokenization.

Boiron emphasized that the future of real estate lies onchain, though widespread adoption depends on regulators becoming comfortable with blockchain technology and public permissionless systems.

In the United States, Quarter provides tokenized alternatives to traditional debt-based home mortgages, aiming to increase homeownership and make housing more affordable for aspiring buyers.

Instead of the standard debt-based financing, Quarter assigns fractionalized equity rights to both property investors and prospective homeowners, which can then be sold.

Similarly, in February 2025, real estate platform Blocksquare launched a real estate tokenization framework for the European Union, enabling equity rights to be assigned and transferred onchain.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has also emerged as a hotspot for real estate asset tokenization, as it remains one of the fastest-growing real estate markets globally.

According to Tokinvest founder and CEO Scott Thiel, property developers in the UAE are increasingly looking to tokenize projects as an alternative to traditional financing structures.

Additionally, in February 2025, stablecoin issuer Tether partnered with real estate platform Reelly Tech to expand the use of USDt in real estate transactions within the UAE.

Sources:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/tokenization-transform-real-estate-polygon-ceo

https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560604613448

Back to Crypto people
Related articles
Micheal Saylor Will Raise $20 Billion to Buy Bitcoin

Crypto people

Micheal Saylor Will Raise $20 Billion to Buy Bitcoin

CryptoQuant CEO: Altseason Has Begun

Crypto people

CryptoQuant CEO: Altseason Has Begun

Tether Co-founder Launches Stablecoin Rival

Crypto people

Tether Co-founder Launches Stablecoin Rival

Czech Republic President Signs Landmark Crypto Bill

Crypto people

Czech Republic President Signs Landmark Crypto Bill

Don’t miss any crypto news

Subscribe to our Newsletters - the best way to stay informed about the crypto world. No spam. You can unsubscribe anytime.

By sharing your email, you consent to receiving BITmarket’s newsletter. Read how we process your data in our Privacy policy

We use cookies to store, access and process personal data to give you the best online experience. By clicking Accept Cookies you consent to storing all cookies and ensure best website performance. You can modify cookie preferences or withdraw consent by clicking Cookie Settings. To find out more about cookies and purposes, read our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy

Cookies settings


Cookie Control


What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that enable us, and our service provides to uniquely identify your browser or device. Cookies normally work by assigning a unique number to your device and are stored on your browser by the websites that you visit as well as third-party service providers for those website. By the term cookies other technologies as SDKs, pixels and local storage are to be considered.


If Enabled

We may recognize you as a customer which enables customized services, content and advertising, services effectiveness and device recognition for enhanced security
We may improve your experience based on your previous session
We can keep track of your preferences and personalize services
We can improve the performance of Website.


If Disabled

We won't be able to remember your previous sessions, that won't allow us to tailor the website according to your preferences
Some features might not be available and user experience reduced without cookies


Strictly necessary means that essential functions of the Website can not be provided without using them. Because these cookies are essential for the properly working and secure of Website features and services, you cannot opt-out of using these technologies. You can still block them within your browser, but it might cause the disfunction of basic website features.

  • Setting privacy preferences
  • Secure log in
  • Secure connection during the usage of services
  • Filling forms

Analytics and performance tracking technologies to analyze how you use the Website.

  • Most viewed pages
  • Interaction with content
  • Error analysis
  • Testing and Measuring various design effectivity

The Website may use third-party advertising and marketing technologies.

  • Promote our services on other platforms and websites
  • Measure the effectiveness of our campaigns