Argentina registers first Bitcoin-settled lease agreement

On January 13th, Argentine President Javier Milei issued an emergency administrative order, and Argentina registered one of the first rental agreements priced in Bitcoin. This administrative order opened the door for this solution. The agreement stipulates that the tenant will pay the landlord the equivalent of $100 in Bitcoin each month, and chooses the national cryptocurrency exchange Fiwind as the provider of reference Bitcoin prices to execute these payments. The contract also specifies that the tenant will make these payments to the address provided by the landlord within the first five days of each month. Local sources say that although there have been records of real estate sales settled in Bitcoin before, this is the country's first such rental agreement.