In Pudong Zhangjiang Central Branch Road exit, there is a 700,000 square meters of planning land, around a meter high weeds surrounded by three newly built high-rise buildings, the bare steel and cement does not have any special place, but the name of the "Grand Youth" in the real estate is implanted in the Internet gene: the acceptance of bitcoin payment purchase.
Bitcoin buying a house isn't a dream.
A walk into the "grand Youth" in the sales hall to see the face of the wall posted a notice, it says: Today Bitcoin market 1:2,100, that is, 1 Bitcoin can be used as 2100 yuan, "grand Youth" will be based on the currency of the daily fluctuations of the renminbi change this market. If the buyer needs to use Bitcoin to pay for the house, then the renminbi-denominated prices will be converted into Bitcoin into the "grand Youth" in the Bitcoin account, and the exchange rate is in accordance with the order of the day of the market calculation.
Bitcoin is a central digital currency, unlike traditional currency, the operating mechanism of Bitcoin does not rely on the support of the central bank, government, enterprise or credit guarantee, but relies on the network protocol, its Internet attribute is self-evident. and "Grand Youth" developers-Shanda Network Group's Grand World (China) Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Grand Heaven and Earth") to the traditional real estate industry to implant more Internet genes, the acceptance of Bitcoin payment is one of the means.
Accept Bitcoin payment does attract a lot of Zhangjiang High-tech Park in the "technical otaku" the attention of the "big youth" sales told reporters that they have received two or three to inquire about bitcoin to buy a house customers, but so far there is no real people with Bitcoin to pay.
"In fact, some people said that they are willing to pay with Bitcoin, when we set the exchange rate is 1:1000, then rose to 1:1200, and then 1:1400, today you see we set the exchange rate is already 1:2,100." Because there is a certain cycle of buying a house, if the exchange rate when the order is placed may be a bit of a loss, so there is no one willing to do it so far. Wang Fei, vice president of Shanda World, told the first financial daily. and Shanda World Operations Management Center General manager He Dahoo smiled and said: "Look at this trend we may need to set the exchange rate a bit higher before someone really willing to pay with the bitcoin." ”
Encouraging innovation signals
"Grand Youth" real estate positioning is mainly for young people, each set of prices in 800,000 to 1.5 million yuan, in the near future Shanda Network Group headquarters will also be located in this, there will also be a grand network of small micro-enterprises on the industrial chain and grassroots entrepreneurs settled in, Shanda wants to communicate its recognition of the pioneering spirit of Internet innovation by accepting Bitcoin payments, and hopes to resonate with customers.
"There are two main reasons for accepting Bitcoin payments, the first is to give you a clear signal that our real estate project is not the same as traditional, it is a project with Internet genes, and the second is to try from the actual payment field of Bitcoin to see if this thing works. Ho Dachong said to this newspaper.
"On the other hand, because the Shanda network also has certain accumulation in making the payment, for example on the one hand we have Sheng this third party online payment platform, on the other hand we also developed like ' Have you ' so have mobile payment function of mobile application, so also willing to pay the way to do more try. Wang Fei Lang said.
He Dahoo also said that in the community if the merchant is willing to accept Bitcoin payment, Shanda will also provide some technical support. "Now there are some Bitcoin related companies and platforms in contact with us, we think that for the merchant more is the need for platform support, so as a project operator, we will open a number of channels, but ultimately accept Bitcoin or the merchant itself." "He Dahoo said. At the same time he also stressed that the acceptance of Bitcoin payment is not an "activity", but will follow the project for a long time, the future may also accept Bitcoin payment property management fees.