Bridging TradFi and DeFi: How Real Estate is Coming On-Chain

Landshare
4 min readApr 11, 2025

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As decentralized finance (DeFi) continues its rapid evolution, a significant transformation is underway: the convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) with blockchain-powered DeFi, particularly in real estate. Landshare is at the forefront of this exciting movement, bridging these two financial worlds by bringing real estate investments onto the blockchain.

TradFi Meets DeFi: The New Frontier

Historically, real estate investing was synonymous with high barriers to entry — substantial capital requirements, limited liquidity, and cumbersome processes. Meanwhile, DeFi introduced revolutionary financial instruments like staking, lending, and liquidity pools, dramatically improving liquidity and accessibility. Landshare unites the best of these worlds, creating a hybrid platform where traditional real estate meets cutting-edge blockchain technology.

How Does Real Estate Come On-Chain?

Landshare tokenizes real-world properties, allowing anyone to invest in fractional ownership of real estate through blockchain tokens. These tokens represent legal ownership in actual properties, generating rental income and appreciating in value. Investors gain exposure to tangible, income-generating assets typically inaccessible to retail participants.

Imagine earning rent like a traditional landlord but simultaneously receiving additional rewards similar to a DeFi yield farmer — that’s precisely what Landshare offers.

Staking, Liquidity Pools, and Lending in Real Estate

Landshare incorporates several powerful DeFi mechanisms to enhance returns:

  • Staking: Users can stake Landshare’s native tokens ($LAND) or property-backed tokens (RWAs) in secure, audited smart contracts to earn passive income beyond rental yields.
  • Liquidity Pools (LP Staking): Investors can provide liquidity to token pairs, such as LAND-BNB LP or LSRWA-USDT LP earning additional rewards for providing liquidity on Pancakeswap or DS Swap.
  • Lending: Landshare’s Loan Protocol allow token holders to use their real estate-backed tokens as collateral to borrow stablecoins, providing liquidity without the need to sell valuable assets. Find out more about Landshare’s Loan Protocol here: https://medium.com/@landshare/introducing-landshares-loan-protocol-781e16f3c303

Landshare Vaults: Yield Farming Meets Real Estate

The innovative Landshare Vaults integrate property-generated rental income with DeFi yields. Rental revenues from physical properties flow directly into the platform, fueling rewards distributed to token holders. Investors don’t just receive rent — they participate in a multifaceted income stream combining stable, real-world rental income with dynamic DeFi returns.

Think of it as yield farming — but instead of purely digital assets, you’re leveraging physical properties, thus creating “real yield,” grounded in tangible assets.

NFT Ecosystem: Gamifying Real Estate Investment

In addition to Staking, LPs, and Loan Protocols, Landshare offers an engaging gamified experience through its NFT ecosystem. By investing in $LSRWA tokens, investors earn NFT Credits which can be used to mint NFTs. These NFTs are not merely collectible — they actively multiply the yields generated by the LSRWA tokens. Users can strategically enhance their yield multipliers, improve other NFT properties, or expand their portfolio with up to four unique NFTs. To start exploring this dynamic feature, refer to the NFT Quickstart Guide.

Riding the Real Yield Wave

Landshare’s approach is part of a broader DeFi trend — “real yield” — where crypto projects integrate Real-World Assets (RWAs) to offer sustainable, stable returns. Prominent DeFi platforms like MakerDAO have begun investing heavily in RWAs to anchor their portfolios in tangible, income-producing assets, highlighting the industry’s growing demand for real-world utility and stability.

Why This Matters

The convergence of TradFi and DeFi through real estate is more than just financial innovation — it’s a fundamental shift democratizing investment opportunities. Platforms like Landshare empower anyone, regardless of geographic location or capital size, to participate in the traditionally exclusive real estate market. Blockchain technology ensures transparency, efficiency, and flexibility, reshaping the future landscape of finance.

Conclusion

By bridging TradFi and DeFi, Landshare is not only pioneering new financial models but also setting the stage for the next evolution in investment — accessible, transparent, and truly global. As real estate moves on-chain, investors everywhere stand to benefit from increased liquidity, improved returns, and unprecedented opportunities.

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