The
homeowners of not just 1, but 3 houses in the Philippines, are looking to sell
them in exchange of cryptocurrencies.
On
three separate Facebook posts, Dr. Joel Advincula, licensed broker and
realtor at RE/MAX Advantage Iloilo, has recently shared 3 properties being sold
in Iloilo City, Philippines.
The
owners of the said properties, investors: Jonha
Richman and James Richman, are open to either cash
buyers or “cryptocurrencies” – also known as ‘digital money’ as form of
payments.
Want houses for cryptocurrencies?
One
of the properties a 4-bedroom house in Villa is the ready for
occupancy house located in Bernwood Resort Villas located at Sto. Nino
Sur, Arevalo, Iloilo City Philippines has the following features and amenities:
(4) bedrooms, (3) toilets and bath, ample family living room, (1) TV room and
(1) carport.
The
property also has close proximity to the subdivision’s clubhouse and swimming
pool which is currently undergoing construction. Buyers looking to buy the said
property should be willing to pay with around 24 BTC at current price.
Other
two properties being sold include a 3-bedroom house in Lapaz,
Iloilo and
a 2-bedroom condominium unit near the city’s Esplanade River – one of the most
iconic landmarks in Iloilo City.
Why sell ‘tangible’ assets for ‘internet money’?
When
asked about the move, Jonha Richman, advisor to global hyper-growth companies,
including the Litecoin Foundation, and James Richman, private investor at JJRichman, shared:
We are big
proponents of cryptocurrencies and think we should start expanding the
conversation towards seeing it as a viable payment option for purchases.
We’ve also
planned on allocating the proceeds of the said sale of these particular
investment assets of ours to cryptocurrencies anyway, so it makes sense to make
it available to those who prefer to pay with cryptocurrencies.
If
buyers want to pay with cash, they’ll be working with Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas (BSP)-licensed companies such as Bloom X, PDAX and SCI to convert PHP to
cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Litecoin.
Cryptocurrency adoption in the Philippines
Philippines
is one of the countries where the need cryptocurrencies adoption is imminent.
According to Colin Goltra, head of cryptocurrency
programs at Coins.ph, around 75% of Filipinos currently don’t have
access to traditional financial instruments such as bank accounts or credit
cards.
In
its bid to become the “crypto valley of Asia”, the Philippine government
has also been open to cryptocurrency and Blockchain companies looking to
operate in the country with appropriate licenses.
A major player in the
Philippine banking industry, Union Bank, has also recently rolled
out two-way crypto ATMs in the country.
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