Ivanka Trump's Miami luxury condo building accepts crypto transactions for apartments

Miami luxury condominium Arte Surfside will now accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment for its remaining luxury residences, including the Villa Nove penthouse, which is currently listed for $38 million.

The company has partnered with trading platform SolidBlock to allow potential buyers to pay in a variety of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether.

The area’s “most exclusive” condo is already home to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, as well as fashion blogger Arielle Charnas from Something Navy. Now it’s trying to attract crypto millionaires and billionaires drawn to Miami’s Bitcoin-friendly reputation.

According to the announcement, the cheapest apartment starts at $10.3 million and ranges from three to five bedrooms, with access to a 75-foot indoor pool, a meditation pond, a rooftop tennis court and private temperature-controlled parking. The highest sale to date for a penthouse was $33 million, while the same apartment just relisted for $38 million.

Developer Sapir Corp noted that many top Silicon Valley companies and venture capital firms have moved to the city, which played a role in the decision to accept cryptocurrencies.

Miami Mayer Francis Suarez has already met with “Dogecoin CEO” Elon Musk, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Eric Schmidt in an effort to convince them to move operations to the sunny state. Crypto finance firm XBTO Group has a new office here, global investment firm Guggenheim Partners’ Scott Minerd and Peter Thiel partner Keith Rabois have purchased real estate, and VC Delian Asparouhov joked on social media about moving Silicon Valley to Miami.