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Story: Bergen County Will Store $240B in Property Deeds on Avalanche Blockchain

By Julie Binoche

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Simplifying Property Record Management. The five-year agreement between Bergen County and Balcony aims to modernize how the county handles…

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Why Blockchain for Real Estate?. Blockchain is widely seen as a powerful tool for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.

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Proven Success in Other Counties. Balcony has already helped other New Jersey counties improve their property management systems.

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Avalanche’s Growing Role in RWA Projects. This is not the first time the Avalanche blockchain has been used for real-world projects.

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XRP Ledger Also in the Game. Meanwhile, other blockchains are also moving into real estate.

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Benefits for Bergen County Residents. For local homeowners and buyers in Bergen County, this move is expected to bring several direct…

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A Model for the Future. Bergen County’s bold move could become a blueprint for other U.S.

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In a new partnership with blockchain-based real estate platform Balcony, Bergen County plans to digitize more than 370,000 property deeds, which have a total estimated value of…

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John Hogan, Bergen County Clerk, said in a statement that the move is focused on improving services for citizens.

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Blockchain is widely seen as a powerful tool for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. In simple terms, tokenization means converting a physical asset—like a property deed—into a…

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A recent report from Boston Consulting Group and Ripple estimated that the global RWA tokenization market could reach $18.

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For example, in Orange, the platform uncovered nearly $1 million in lost revenue due to outdated or missing property data.

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This is not the first time the Avalanche blockchain has been used for real-world projects. In 2024, the California Department of Motor Vehicles partnered with software firm…

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Avalanche’s growing list of public-sector partnerships places it among the top blockchain networks for real-world use cases, beyond traditional crypto trading and speculation.

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Meanwhile, other blockchains are also moving into real estate. In the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Land Department has start a property tokenization platform built on the XRP…

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