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It’s hard to go many places these days without running into a conversation that includes cryptocurrency or the blockchain. Cryptocurrency, more notably Bitcoin, exceeded all expectations back in December 2017. At its peak, one bitcoin was worth more than $19,000. The crypto marketplace became quite popular as everyone on both sides of the fence of the crypto conversation wondered when the bubble would burst. Today, the price of one bitcoin is back down to under $7,000. One interesting fact that has led me to write this article is that throughout all of this volatility, the use of cryptocurrency for purchasing real estate has become a reality. 

New York, NY Top women leaders across various industries, disciplines and backgrounds were honored during the Career Mastered Women’s History Leadership in Action Awards on March 24 at NYC Seminar & Conference Center, Chelsea. Career Mastered Leadership in Action Awards is the highlight of the Women’s History Month calendar.

Bronx, NY Fried Frank’s real estate department partnered with Project Destined, a real estate education program, to support the launch of its Bronx program held on March 2-4. Project Destined is a non-profit, created by entrepreneurs Cedric Bobo and Fred Greene, whose goal is to

Manhattan, NY Not even an unpleasant weather forecast could freeze out a gathering of the International Nadlan Community (INC) of the Israeli Real Estate Center at the offices of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP in Times Sq. Eran Rolls, chairman of the Israeli Real Estate Center with Joe Berko, president of INC and Karen Gamba, PR and business development director of INC, hosted a real estate dinner and roundtable discussion where

New York, NY A school for 200 children opened in the village of Napaniya khijadiya in the Indian State of Gujarat. The school was built with a $100,000 donation made by the late Champalakshmi Narottamdas Lakhani. The school, which opened in February, is housed in a new three-story building and is named for its benefactor, serving Grades 1 through 8.

New York, NY Quenia Abreu, CEO and founder of the New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce (NYWCC),  launched ContractHER, a new NYWCC initiative designed to help Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) navigate the procurement process and secure more government contracts at the organization’s annual State of Women in Business Forum held March 23 at Columbia University.