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RACE Ecosystem, Lynd Labs, and RealAssets Technologies and Labs have announced a strategic collaboration to create a blockchain-based system for managing the lifecycle of real-world assets. The partnership will leverage RACE’s infrastructure, Lynd’s real estate expertise, and RealAssets’ technology development to enable the issuance, governance, and transactions of assets using programmable blockchain rails.
Why it matters
This collaboration represents a significant step towards integrating real-world assets, such as real estate, into the digital economy. By building a shared, institutional-grade infrastructure layer, the partners aim to increase transparency, efficiency, and accessibility for managing the full lifecycle of illiquid assets.
The details
The RACE Ecosystem will serve as the foundation, providing a self-custody wallet, asset-to-blockchain conversion, a purpose-built Layer-2 blockchain, and a decentralized investment committee framework. Lynd Labs, a subsidiary of The Lynd Group, will contribute its extensive experience in real estate management and operations. RealAssets Technologies and Labs will handle the research, design, and development of the ecosystem. Together, the partners aim to create a bridge between traditional real estate and next-generation capital markets.
- The strategic collaboration was announced on April 13, 2026.
The players
RACE Ecosystem
An institutional-grade infrastructure layer for real-world assets, designed to bring private markets onto programmable, compliant financial rails.
Lynd Labs
A subsidiary of The Lynd Group, a fully vertically integrated real estate organization with over 45 years of experience in multifamily real estate, property management, development, and acquisitions.
RealAssets Technologies and Labs
An applied research and development laboratory focused on building technology infrastructure for real-world asset systems, including software frameworks for asset digitization, data standardization, and programmable financial logic.
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What they’re saying
“We are at an inflection point where real-world assets are moving onto programmable rails. This partnership directly addresses that shift by combining real-asset scale with infrastructure designed for institutional adoption.”
— Krisanth Sivarajh, Core Contributor, RACE Ecosystem
“As long-term owners and operators of real estate, we understand the importance of accuracy, accountability and execution at the asset level. Partnering with RACE allows us to bring those principles onto modern financial rails while preserving the legal and operational rigor our assets require. This collaboration is about modernizing infrastructure without compromising on discipline.”
— A. David Lynd, CEO, The Lynd Group
“We see RACE as a bridge between traditional real estate and next-generation capital.”
— Locke Lynd, CEO, Lynd Labs
What’s next
The partners will continue to develop the RACE Ecosystem’s infrastructure and work towards integrating real-world assets, such as real estate, onto the blockchain-based platform.
The takeaway
This collaboration represents a significant step towards modernizing the financial infrastructure for real-world assets, leveraging blockchain technology to increase transparency, efficiency, and accessibility in the management of illiquid assets. The partnership brings together expertise in real estate, technology, and infrastructure development to create a more robust and inclusive system for the digital economy.
