The home has always been an obsession for many people. You start saving when you are young, to then have that sum available that can cover at least the advance. Then off, the mortgage payments begin which in some cases (if not all) last not years, but decades. There are many variables involved (interests, market declines, etc.) that can undermine our spending. But from today, at least in Italy, buying a house will be a little cheaper. Like? With i bitcoin.
Buying a house with virtual currency
Italy is the first country in the world where it is possible to buy a house with a virtual currency. Where is it? To be precise in Rome where the Barletta Group has put up for sale 123 apartments in the San Lorenzo district. And among the various payment methods there is also the possibility of using bitcoins, the most loved cryptocurrency on the internet. In fact, since last September, the Revenue Agency has recognized bitcoin as a foreign currency, making it in fact usable in the notary sector. And to encourage this new one currency the real estate company has decided to pay the notary fees. In this way it will be possible to save between 15 thousand and 45 thousand euros, depending on the apartment purchased. A nice sum given the current times. And in the coming months, similar initiatives are also expected from the competition, all to promote bitcoin.
Bitcoin: what they are and how they work
Created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto (pseudonym), bitcoin is the virtual currency with which you can buy real assets. Unlike other currencies, this currency does not have an institution or central bank and its value is constantly increasing. In 2012 a bitcoin was worth 2 dollars, today almost 1.250. Creation and exchange take place peer-to-peer, and more and more people and businesses are accepting it as a payment method. In short, it is a real currency that is slowly invading the markets. But how does it work? First we need to download a Wallet, that is a virtual wallet with which to manage our funds. For the subsequent phases (creation of the profile and generation of funds) just follow the instructions of the same Wallet. Immediately after we will have an active account, ready for our expenses. In Italy, more and more people are using bitcoins, and in 2013 the association was also born BitcoinFoundation Italy.
