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Rock legend Gene Simmons says he will accept crypto payments for the sale of his $13.5 million mansion in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
The iconic bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss will accept payments in or a combination of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Uniswap, Polkadot, Aave or Try.Finance according<\/a> to hard rock news site, Blabber Mouth. <\/p>\n Listing broker Evangelina Duke-Petroni from Berkshire Hathaway Home Services told<\/a> the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a Feb 1 interview that any potential crypto payment for the property would have to be \u201cverified through closing costs, including taxes and commissions.\u201d <\/p>\n The three-level mansion<\/a> sprawls across over 11,000 square feet in the Ascaya luxury community overlooking the Las Vegas skyline. <\/p>\n Rock legend @GeneSimmons<\/a> is selling his home in Henderson’s Ascaya community for $13,500,000 and says he will accept cryptocurrency as payment.<\/p>\n Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Uniswap, Polkadot, Litecoin, Aave, Try \u2014 or a combination of those. pic.twitter.com\/HlTHZkrJfX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Las Vegas Locally (@LasVegasLocally) February 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Although Duke-Petroni didn\u2019t provide any further clarification, she did add the property will \u201cbe paid in a currency that\u2019s recognized by traditional standards.\u201d<\/p>\n Simmons describes himself as an \u201coutspoken proponent of cryptocurrency.\u201d He said: <\/p>\n \u201cIt is the future of money, and it just makes sense to offer interested parties the option of using cryptocurrency to purchase the estate.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Demon has been bullish on the crypto scene for quite some time now. Back in 2017, the Israeli-American musician alluded to his interest in Bitcoin<\/a> during an interview with The Street. <\/p>\n He also made headlines back in 2020 with some elusive comments on a tweet from Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss, suggesting that he was working on making crypto more accessible<\/a>. <\/p>\n I will. I am. https:\/\/t.co\/GQJMpDUYCH<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n On Feb 1 2021, Simmons tweeted confirming<\/a> he owned both Ripple (XRP<\/a>) and Dogecoin (DOGE<\/a>). Six days later, returned to Twitter to share that he had bought even more DOGE<\/a>, and yet again on Feb 19 claiming he had purchased $300,000 worth of Cardano<\/a> (ADA). <\/p>\n The rock star has also shared that he owns $300,000 worth of Ether (ETH<\/a>), and $300,000<\/a> worth of Binance Coin (BNB<\/a>). However, some members of the crypto community appeared skeptical of Simmon\u2019s rapid fire crypto endorsements. <\/p>\n What happened to DOGE coin? wasn’t that your favorite coin some days ago?<\/p>\n \u2014 Jaime Cornejo (@Realkaisser) February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Related: <\/em><\/strong>Coinbase CEO reportedly buys LA mansion for $133M<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Simmons originally purchased the property for $10.8 million in May 2021, before listing it for sale at $14.95 million in Oct, not even half a year later. <\/p>\n He\u2019s not the first celebrity to accept crypto payments for his home. Back in June 2021, DJ David Guetta put his luxury $14 million apartment on Miami Beach up for sale<\/a> and was accepting payments in BTC and ETH at the time. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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