The first regulated blockchain-based crowdfunding company in the UK, Smartlands, enables fractional ownership in virtually any asset class making institutional-grade investment opportunities available to retail investors via an unprecedentedly low buy-in.

The growing demand for alternative income and the advent of blockchain technology are challenging the traditionally closed institutional investment club. Until now, the sky-high minimum threshold for investment, soaring fees, and complicated structures with multiple intermediaries were making investing practically inaccessible for an average individual.

Smartlands is out to disrupt legacy financial markets with its blockchain-based Platform for crowdfunding, created to democratize the global investment space by introducing the concept of fractional ownership through the use of security tokens. Smartlands’ proprietary technology allows issuing digital shares in the form of security tokens backed by real economy assets such as real estate, agriculture or private equity. Just like in a traditional form of the stock market, security tokens represent the immutable right of ownership in an asset and allow investors to receive dividends or profits.

The benefit of digitizing securities is that they become highly divisible, unlike traditional shares, meaning that investors can buy small percentages of tokenized assets. This model dramatically reduces the buy-in threshold and opens access to higher-yield investment opportunities. Smartlands has begun to tokenize commercial property in the UK giving it first-mover advantage. “Imagine, you can now own the equivalent of just one square meter in a building and have the option to trade that share on an exchange 24/7,” – Smartlands CEO Arnoldas Nauseda explains. “Both fiat (state-issued) currencies and cryptocurrencies can be used to fund bids on Smartlands, making security tokens issued on our Platform a useful tool for portfolio diversification. For asset owners, it’s an alternative way to raise capital from an international circle of investors, adding liquidity to the asset. Fractional ownership, enabled by asset tokenisation, will revolutionise the traditional investment space potentially unlocking a multi-billion global industry that previously has been out of reach for a retail investor”.

Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK, Smartlands will offer investment opportunities in various asset classes, starting with real estate. “We spent almost two years building a solid legal and business foundation to launch Smartlands. We’ve developed a platform that employs advanced blockchain technology with fast, cheap, and secure transactions. We’ve gathered a team of visionaries and executives who come from traditional finance, banking, real estate and software engineering, united by the idea to shape the future of investment through innovation. And finally, we created a legal framework for our business to make sure our investment offerings are fully compliant. Now, having done our homework, we’re excited to launch,” – Arnoldas Nauseda said.

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About Smartlands Platform Ltd

Smartlands Platform Ltd operates as a blockchain-based worldwide security token issuance platform for the real economy of the 21st century. Smartlands Platform Ltd benefits global financial markets by providing a unique proprietary solution for fractional ownership in virtually any asset class with a focus on higher-yield investments, although, like any investment platform, we cannot guarantee profits or revenues, and potential investors should obtain their own professional advice. Founded in 2017, Smartlands is based in London, UK. For more information, please visit smartlands.io.

Media Contact:
Galyna Danylenko
Smartlands PR Lead
gd@smartlands.io