Russia ‘Asset Exchange’ Sees Real Estate On Sale For Bitcoin
As blockchain becomes increasingly accepted in Russia, Bitcoin itself is starting to catch up. For the first time, a real estate agency is offering a property for BTC as an ‘asset exchange.’ A Russian Apartment for 77 Bitcoins. October 3 saw what is likely the first ever official Russian real estate listing for bitcoins. An apartment in the city of....
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The Central Bank of Russia and participating commercial banks want to test various types of payments with the digital ruble, the Russian press reported. The plan is to experiment with smart contracts and transactions related to real estate and crypto asset purchases.
Bank of Russia to Launch Smart Contracts on Digital Ruble Platform
Russia’s central bank intends to start implementing smart contracts with the digital ruble next April, the daily Izvestia unveiled this week, quoting the regulator. Until then, the new incarnation of the national fiat will be put to the test....
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it now requires real estate agents, brokers, and law firms to report to the Financial Intelligence Unit real estate transactions in which virtual currency is used as payment. Similarly, real estate purchases or sales where “the funds used in the transaction are derived from a virtual asset” must also be reported.
Identification Documents of Parties to the Transaction Must Be Recorded
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has said it is introducing new reporting requirements for real estate transactions wherein virtual....
Buying real estate doesn’t have to be as tedious as it has been in the past. In fact, you can actually start buying digital real estate right inside the metaverse for a much lower cost than you would purchase it in the real world. In addition, a handful of metaverses also intend to offer tokenized fractional shares in real estate properties, meaning you can own a piece of real-world real estate for a fraction of the price. This article will cover some of the best real estate metaverses to watch for in 2022. Some projects intend to bring real-world real estate assets onto the blockchain,....
A Spanish real estate platform has listed its first-ever property for sale for cryptocurrency. The offer is entirely online, and whoever wants to buy the apartment in Barcelona must pay in bitcoin. Anyone Interested Can Pay 3.5 BTC for the Property Per an official announcement, Idealista is seeking to sell its first property via BTC in the wake of a “second revolution” seen in the crypto industry. The apartment is located in the center of Barcelona — close to the Rambla Catalonia — and the interested person should make all the arrangements online, said the....
Ragnar Lifthrasir, President of the International Bitcoin Real Estate Association, has become the new Director of Real Estate for Ubitquity. Ubitquity uses the blockchain to help prevent fraudulent transactions in real estate markets, while allowing an improvement on the settling of claims, and tracking the record of ownership across the entire real estate industry. We were able to interview Ragnar, discussing his new role as Director of Real Estate for Ubitquity. What are your thoughts on the Blockchain 2.0? Can bitcoin’s blockchain be improved upon vastly?