Tech Entrepreneur Lists Home For $3.6 Million, Accepts Bitcoin

Tech Entrepreneur Lists Home For $3.6 Million, Accepts Bitcoin

A tech entrepreneur, John Sweeney, who made his fortune during the dot-com boom is putting his waterfront property in Tiburon, California on the market for a cool $3.6 million - payable in bitcoin. "I believe Bitcoin is going to change the world, and I'm ready to demonstrate my confidence by accepting the digital currency as payment for my one-of-a-kind home," said Sweeney, who has since relocated to his own private island in the Sacramento Delta. Marianne Bordogna with Keller Williams Realty in Danville, California sprinkles in all of the details: "John's home commands sweeping and....


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