Richard M Hopen
Crypto News for Realtors ⏤ Issue 09
APRIL 03, 2022 | Issue 09 ON APRIL FOOL'S DAY, WHO IS THE BIGGER FOOL – THE FOOLER OR FOOLEE? I couldn't resist sending out an April...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 08
MARCH 27, 2022 | Issue 08 WE'RE NOT HARDWIRED TO THINK LONG TERM, BUT IF WE DO, BIG THINGS CAN HAPPEN This morning, I listened to Tim...
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El Salvador's Legal Currency is Bitcoin
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele led the effort for his country to be the first one in the world to adopt bitcoin as its legal...
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Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake
Proof of Work The Bitcoin blockchain is secure from hackers because of a mechanism referred to as Proof-of-Work. Unlike a traditional...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 07
MARCH 20, 2022 | Issue 07 RESIST THE HYPE AND URGENCY FROM CRYPTO EVANGELISTS For about a year, I've been learning about crypto,...
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When Crypto Stops Feeling Like a New Thing
In the fifteenth century, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. His machine paved the way for book production and for the first...
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Smart Contracts
CRYPTO CLASS - Smart Contracts A smart contract is a computer program that automatically executes a transaction when certain conditions...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 06
MARCH 13, 2022 | Issue 06 ARE YOU FEELING UNSETTLED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE US DOLLAR? I am. The more I read about how the US economic...
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Web 3.0
Before explaining Web 3.0, let's take a quick look at the evolution of the web. Web 1.0 was the internet from 1991 to 2004. Websites were...
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Blockchain
Let’s start with the basics. Spreadsheets like those in Excel or Google Sheets easily store information. You probably keep a spreadsheet...
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The Difference Between Bitcoin and bitcoin
Bitcoin has two meanings. Bitcoin, with a capital B, is a software protocol, or a set of rules. The monetary unit is bitcoin with a...
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Federal Reserve Considering Digital Currency
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies threaten the authority of central banks. Central banks will respond by issuing their own digital...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 05
MARCH 6, 2022 | Issue 05 WHAT'S YOUR VANTAGE POINT? Real estate agents are uniquely situated to see challenges from many perspectives....
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 04
FEBRUARY 27, 2022 | Issue 04 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. PAUSE. READ. Too many agents and friends are repelled by the complexity of crypto. They...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 03
FEBRUARY 20, 2022 | Issue 03 I FEEL CONFLICTED. I NEED YOUR HELP. I've been fascinated with crypto since last March and I can't get...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 02
FEBRUARY 13, 2022 | Issue 02 CNR LAUNCHED LAST WEEK. NOW WHAT ? This was a HUGE week for real estate crypto and I'm excited to share what...
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Crypto News for Realtors | Issue 01
FEBRUARY 6, 2022 | Issue 01 WHY A WEEKLY EMAIL ABOUT CRYPTO? Imagine you are a real estate agent in 1996. You’ve been hearing about this...
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Real Estate Agents Should Discuss Wire Fraud With Sellers and Buyers
In 2017, my wife and I became victims of real estate wire fraud when we sold our house. Cybercriminals changed the mortgage payoff wiring...
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Even Realtors Can be Victims of Wire Fraud – I Was
How these scams happen, and how to prevent them Published in Inman, July 18, 2018. Written by Richard Hopen
Adam Janofsky
Hackers Defraud Homeowners Out of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Cybercriminals increasingly target real-estate deals, breaking into email accounts to craft custom scams [This article appeared in the...
Jessica Davis
The industry needs to have an urgent discussion on wire fraud
What you can and should be doing to prevent criminals from stealing real estate transaction funds. [This article was written by Jessica...
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Failure Keeps Success in Check
Shortly after I joined a residential real estate firm, I had breakfast with a friend whom I had not seen in over three years. We both...
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Always Be Consultative
Real estate agents are "salespeople." Is that an insult? Agents who work hard to put client satisfaction ahead of their own interest...
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Birthday Wishes
When I turned 59, my daughter, Bernadette, wrote a blog post entitled "To My Father." The post contains a list of lessons she's learned...
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