Real estate promissory notes, on-chain

Paper assignment chains are broken.
We're fixing them.

Weksil is an on-chain protocol for real estate promissory note issuance, assignment, and settlement — replacing 30–90 day paper processes with instant, verifiable transfers under UCC Article 12.

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$12T
US mortgage debt outstanding
$33.2B
Q1 2025 private lending origination
25+
States with UCC Article 12
Current due diligence
$1,500–$3,000
per note in legal fees
Weksil verification
$50–$200
per note — 90%+ reduction

For a 50-note acquisition: $75K–$150K in legacy costs vs. $2,500–$10,000 with Weksil

See the difference

Paper process vs. Weksil

1
Note originated on paper
Lender prints promissory note. Borrower signs with wet ink. Original stored in a filing cabinet or vault.
Day 1
2
Lender decides to sell the note
Contacts note buyer. Mails or scans copies of the note, allonge, and assignment history for review.
Day 1–7
3
Buyer conducts due diligence
Attorney manually verifies every assignment in the chain. Title search. Lien position check. Payment history from servicer. Cost: $1,500–$3,000 per note.
Day 7–30
4
Paper assignment executed
Seller signs a paper assignment. Notarized. Mailed to buyer. Buyer verifies original signatures.
Day 30–45
5
County recording (if mortgage)
Assignment sent to county recorder. Recorded in paper records. Returned by mail. Can take weeks.
Day 45–75
6
Servicing transfer
Old servicer transfers payment collection to new servicer. Borrower notification. 15–60 day transition window where payments can get lost.
Day 45–90
30–90 days
Total settlement time
$1,500–$3,000
Legal cost per note
High
Broken chain risk
1
Note originated on-chain
Lender creates note as a Controllable Electronic Record. Digital signature via ESIGN/UETA. Instantly recorded on blockchain with full metadata.
Minutes
2
Oracle verifies collateral
Automated title search, lien position confirmation, property valuation, and borrower verification. All data sources attested on-chain.
Minutes to hours
3
Buyer reviews verified note
Complete assignment history visible on-chain. Oracle attestations verified. No attorney needed to check the chain — it's cryptographically proven.
Minutes
4
Atomic swap executes
Buyer's funds and seller's note control transfer simultaneously in a single transaction. Neither party exposed to counterparty risk. UCC Article 12 "qualifying purchaser" protection applies.
Seconds
5
Servicing auto-updates
Smart contract triggers servicing transfer notification. New servicer receives automated instructions. Borrower notified. No payment gap.
Seconds
Under 48 hours
Total settlement time
$50–$200
Verification cost per note
Zero
Broken chain risk

The problem

The paper system is failing

Every time a mortgage note changes hands, a paper assignment must be executed, delivered, and often recorded with the county. Miss one link in the chain and the note becomes legally unenforceable. This isn't a theoretical risk — it was a central cause of the 2008 foreclosure crisis, and it remains an active problem today.

Broken chains

Missing or defective assignments make notes legally unenforceable. Thousands of foreclosure actions dismissed under "show me the note" challenges since 2008.

30–90 day settlement

Secondary market note sales require manual due diligence on every assignment, title verification, servicing transfer, and physical document delivery.

$1,500–$3,000 per note

Institutional buyers pay attorneys to verify the assignment chain for every note in a pool. A 50-note acquisition costs $75K–$150K before a dollar changes hands.

Fraud and forgery

The robosigning scandal revealed millions of fabricated mortgage assignments. Modern printing makes forged signatures virtually undetectable.

Double-pledging

A paper note can be pledged as collateral to one lender and simultaneously sold to another. Neither party knows until it's too late.

Servicing delays

When a note sells, payment servicing transfer takes 15–60 days — a window where borrower payments get lost or misrouted between servicers.


The solution

Every note. Every assignment. On-chain.

Weksil records real estate promissory notes on blockchain as Controllable Electronic Records under UCC Article 12. Each note carries its complete lifecycle — origination, every assignment, every endorsement, every payment — as an immutable, verifiable chain of custody.

Transfers execute instantly via smart contract. The buyer who acquires control is the legal holder. No paper assignment. No recording delay. No broken chain.

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Real estate settlement hasn't changed since the 1930s. We're changing it.

We're assembling the founding team to build blockchain promissory note infrastructure for a $12 trillion market.

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