Blocksquare announced the launch of its new Marketplace Pool funding round with blockchain hotel investment platform Pieme.
According to a July 24 announcement, Pieme will fact as the operator on Blocksquare’s new real estate tokenization market infrastructure. Starting July 30, the Marketplace Pool funding round will leverage Blocksquare’s Oceanpoint decentralized finance (DeFi) launchpad to allow for fractional investment in the hospitality sector — improving accessibility to hotel investment.
Pieme’s platform is meant to serve a diverse base of investors looking to finance community-owned hotel residences with entry-level opportunities starting at $150. By leveraging blockchain, Pieme lets users monitor bookings, oversee stays and participate in the activity.
Pieme’s systems manage all operational, maintenance, and marketing hospitality-related aspects for streamlining purposes. Pieme is currently finalizing its first hotel residence, which is located in Kampala, Uganda.The company plains to expand across other African cities in the future and to engage with emerging markets to achieve higher growth. Oceanpoint marketplace will also allow for the creation and management of tokenized real estate marketplaces operating on the Blocksquare protocol.
Marketplace operators can submit project proposals and call for a community vote by stakeholders. Members of the community vote with their staked BST tokens represented by stBST to support initiatives that they find promising. A successful campaign requires at least 500 sBST of deposit and reaches 100,000 sBST to unlock community support and additional APY incentives.
In a May 29 announcement, Blocksquare announced that it had already achieved the tokenization of $100 million worth of real estate. The company started its activity in 2017, and its solutions are now being used in 21 countries. Blocksquare provides the infrastructure for marketplaces managed by verified third parties, connecting prospective investors with real estate managers.
In a recent interview, Blocksquare CEO and co-founder Denis Petrovcic explained that the developers implemented several security measures to prevent the loss of funds locked in the protocol. He said:
Blocksquare’s infrastructure and business model revolve around third-party-operated marketplaces, known as Certified Partners (CPs). These CPs are registered within the smart contract system and can “launch their own marketplace of tokenized real estate.”
This setup is one of the platform’s security measures, which “ensures that both the CP and community members are committed to the pool’s success.” The CP needs to deposit at least 500 sBST as collateral, which guarantees against underperformance and protects investor interest.
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