Hagan Homes, one of the largest real estate developers in Northern Ireland, will accept Bitcoin (BTC) as a method of payment, reported the Belfast Telegraph. 22.

Jamesy Hagan, the general manager of Hagan Homes, said that there was both a growing international interest in working, living and investing in Northern Ireland, as well as in the future. significant growth in the use of Bitcoin worldwide: "

" Our acceptance of this new chain reflects our desire to respond to the market.

The Belfast Telegraph writes that Hagan Homes is apparently the first house building company in Ireland to accept BTC payments.

Hagan acknowledged difficulties in accepting Bitcoin As a means of payment, he noted the current volatility in the crypto markets, with the BTC price ranging from $ 20,000 to $ 7,000 in the space of a few months:

"Good Sure, the use of Bitcoin may be paid at the volatility of cryptocurrency, but buyers and sellers find creative ways to meet these challenges […] By incorporating the learning of our peers in our approach, we can adopt this innovation. "

Bitcoin payments for properties have already occurred in cities across the United States, as well as in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia." Blockchain technologies have also seen use growing in real estate, with the city of South Burlington, Vermont, which set up a Blockchain pilot program in January 2018 to register real estate transactions.