New Jersey’s blockchain economy needs a federal standard. This is why

By: Dan Silverman
September 17, 2025
New Jersey is home to the largest blockchain-based property deed digitization project in American history. Bergen County is upgrading its public land records by moving 370,000 property deeds, representing about $240 billion in real estate value, onto a secure blockchain system. This deal shows how the government can use blockchain to modernize public records, so service moves faster and residents are better protected from fraud.