Kiss this: You can buy Gene Simmons’ Las Vegas mansion with crypto
Rock legend Gene Simmons says he will accept crypto payments for the sale of his $13.5 million mansion in Las Vegas.
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 to hard rock news site, Blabber Mouth.
Listing broker Evangelina Duke-Petroni from Berkshire Hathaway Home Services told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a Feb 1 interview that any potential crypto payment for the property would have to be “verified through closing costs, including taxes and commissions.”
The three-level mansion sprawls across over 11,000 square feet in the Ascaya luxury community overlooking the Las Vegas skyline.
Rock legend @GeneSimmons is selling his home in Henderson's Ascaya community for $13,500,000 and says he will accept cryptocurrency as payment.Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Uniswap, Polkadot, Litecoin, Aave, Try — or a combination of those. pic.twitter.com/HlTHZkrJfX
Although Duke-Petroni didn’t provide any further clarification, she did add the property will “be paid in a currency that’s recognized by traditional standards.”
Simmons describes himself as an “outspoken proponent of cryptocurrency.” He said:
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 during an interview with The Street.
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.
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On Feb 1 2021, Simmons tweeted confirming he owned both Ripple (XRP) and Dogecoin (DOGE). Six days later, returned
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