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Paris Hilton’s Father to Auction $38 Million Roman Mansion Through Cryptocurrency
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Updated: Jun. 24, 2018 at 6:10 am UTC
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Paris Hilton’s father, Rick Hilton, chairman of Hilton and Hyland and the family namesake of the Hilton Hotels is selling a $38 million Roman mansion through a cryptocurrency auction.
Known as the Palazzetto, the 16th-century Roman mansion is 17,363 square feet with 11 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, and three full-sized kitchens. Valued around $38 million, the property will be auctioned on June 28th, 2018.
If successfully sold, the Palazzetto will become the most expensive property ever purchased with crypto, surpassing the seven-bedroom Miami estate that sold for 455 Bitcoins, approximately $6 million, in February 2018.
$340 Billion Cross-Border Real-Estate Market
Rick Hilton will sell the estate through Propy, an international real estate store that facilitates property sales across borders. Propy currently operates in global real-estate hotspots such as San Francisco, London, Beijing, and Dubai.
Through smart contracts compliant with respective regional regulations, Propy allows brokers, buyers, sellers, and title agents to sidestep traditional problems with the cross-border real estate market such as language barriers, cultural complexities, and cross-border payments.
With less friction and unnecessary intermediaries, this greatly simplifies the transaction process of the $340 billion international real estate market.
Propy’s use of the blockchain ledger also makes title deeds issuance instantly online, secure and cost-effective. Its Ethereum-based ECR-20 token, PRO, is used when users need to change ownership of a title or register a new title. According to Propy CEO and founder Natalia Karayaneva, these changes lead to a more liquid market and a better experience for both buyer and seller; it also acts as a major disruptor in the giant industry.
The Hiltons and Cryptocurrencies
In addition to his partnership with Propy for the upcoming auction, Rick Hilton also serves as a senior advisor for AQUA Intelligence. AQUA is currently in its pre-sale of its AQX tokens until June 30th and aims to disrupt the hospitality industry.
Rick Hilton’s relationship with the two companies clearly demonstrates optimism for cryptocurrencies. His daughter, reality TV star and famous socialite, Paris Hilton, also briefly endorsed LydianCoin. It remains to be seen if Paris will join her father and reenter the cryptocurrency scene.
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