With Benami Property Act now brought to the centre stage once more, any service or commodity purchased in a form of currency which is not accepted as legal tender in India represents a risk to both buyer and seller. This, perhaps, is the strongest argument against bitcoin in Indian real estate transactions for now
Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies have been in the news a lot if recent times, often for the wrong reasons but also because of the massive appreciation Bitcoin has been clocking up. To top it off, real estate has now been dragged into the bitcoin controversy, with a handful of projects in some parts of the US and Dubai actually inviting investments via the Bitcoin route. With the ongoing slump in sales, is it possible that developers in India will offer such an option to prospective buyers as well? Let us take a closer look at this.
We should begin by understanding that the viability of any currency as a means with which to transact in real estate in India obviously depends on whether or not the RBI and Government recognize that currency as valid tender in the country. So far, that is not the case with bitcoin. While the RBI was toying with the notion of launching an Indian crypto-currency, it apparently does not see much benefit in doing so. This is quite understandable.
The market needs transparency – not more opacity
Source/More: Will bitcoin buy you property in India anytime soon? – Moneycontrol.com
