Customers From Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Can Buy Real Est...

Customers From Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Can Buy Real Est...

The biggest e-commerce store in Latin America is the latest major company in the region to join the crypto adoption movement. Mercado Libre is now allowing its customers to buy a selected number of properties from real estate agencies with bitcoin. Properties Listed Don’t Offer Alternative Payment Methods Aside From Bitcoin According to the announcement, the firm created 20 years ago offers 75 properties on sale from seven agencies that accept bitcoin (BTC) as the only payment method. The houses, apartments, lands, among others, are located in several Argentinean cities, such as....


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