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Malaysian and Chinese developers are teaming up to build a cashless tourist town that runs on blockchain technology<\/p>\n

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The coast off the Malaysian city of Malacca will soon be home to a cashless \u2018blockchain\u2019 city where people will be able to purchase goods and services by using a mobile app to pay with a specially designed cryptocurrency. fiz_zero\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Malaysian property developer SWT International Sdn Bhd announced plans to turn a 635-acre piece of land off the coast of Malacca into a cashless \u201cblockchain city\u201d, it made waves in finance and property circles across the world.<\/p>\n

The joint venture with Chinese engineering and construction company China Wuyi will turn the reclaimed land into the so-called Melaka Straits City. Developers are hoping it will become a leading tourist destination in Malaysia and a shining example of practical blockchain implementation at a time when the international community is still unsure about the technology. The development will host five boutique hotels, schools, golf courses, sports facilities, a national convention centre, and about 100 villas with access to a private beach built along the coastline.<\/p>\n

When tourists visit they will be required to exchange their fiat currencies for DMIcoin that can be used freely throughout the city with a smartphone app. The mechanics are similar to cashless payment systems already popular across Asia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Blockchain\u2014a far-reaching term to describe a method of secure information transfer\u2014will be used to manage the city\u2019s payment transactions in the form of DMIcoin, a cryptocurrency developed and owned by SWT International.<\/p>\n

When tourists visit Melaka Straits City, they will be required to exchange their fiat currencies for DMIcoin that can be used freely throughout the city with a smartphone app. The mechanics are similar to cashless payment systems already popular across Asia. Each vendor is issued a unique QR code, customers scan with their phones, and the transaction is handled automatically by DMI.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe DMI web application will be available on PC, and the mobile applications will run on Android and iOS devices to provide flexibility regardless of the preference of the individuals,\u201d says Lim Keng Kai, an official representative of Melaka Straits City, in an interview with Israel-based trading portal FX Empire. \u201cThis is easy mobile banking that can be done in seconds. The transactions will all be stored in the DMI blockchain where any issues that arise can be resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n

More: Japan shows yen for blockchain innovation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

News of the development coincides with a push by the Malaysian government to use big data technology as part of its Housing Policy 2.0 to help solve property overhang issues that have made headlines in recent months. According to the 2018 Property Market Report by the National Property Information Centre (NAPIC), the country has 32,313 unsold units valued at MYR19.86 billion.<\/p>\n

This article is the second in a four-part series. It originally appeared in Issue No. 155<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0PropertyGuru Property Report Magazine<\/a>. Read the second<\/a>, third<\/a>, fourth<\/a>\u00a0parts here<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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