New York Property Firm Offers Steep Discount For Bitcoin Payments
A property listings site in the US has started giving a large discount to users who advertise on the site and pay in bitcoin. The listings site, called RentHop, is offering landlords and agents who advertise properties in New York a discount of up to 60% if they pay for their adverts in bitcoin. The site currently has about 87,000 listings for New York. RentHop customers pay for ads with credits purchased from the site. The smallest package of credits available is 15, which costs $6 and the largest package is 300 credits at $75. Bitcoin users get 60% off the smallest package and about 40%....
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