Bitcoin-Friendly El Salvador Pitches Tokenized Real Estate 'Sandbox' to Trump's SEC
The prospect was raised during a meeting between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions Crypto Task Force and El Salvador regulators.
The El Salvador National Commission on Digital Assets may let U.S. firms experiment with tokenized real estate in the Central American nation.
Perkin said her team includes CNADs president, Juan Carlos Reyes, and a former partner at Goldman Sachs, Heather Shemilt. Carmen Elena Ochoa de Medina, a former CNAD regulator, is also involved in the initiative, Perkin said.
The SEC nor CNAD immediately responded to a request for comment from Decrypt.
The proposal follows a meeting between U.S President Donald Trump and El Salvadors President, Nayib Bukele, earlier this month. The two did not discuss their shared appreciation of Bitcoin publicly, while controversy surrounding a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador took center stage.
The U.S. has adopted a crypto-friendly stance under Trump, but El Salvador has been experimenting with Bitcoin for years. In addition to making Bitcoin legal tender, its explored using energy from volcanoes to mine the asset, while cultivating a reputation for being a tourist destination among Bitcoins devotees.
The country has been stockpiling Bitcoin since 2021, mirroring the ambitions of Trumps Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, which may use tariffs as a way to fund Bitcoin purchases. El Salvadors government currently holds $573 million in Bitcoin, according to data from crypto analytics platform Arkham Intelligence.
In March, Bukele rejected conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for a $1.4 billion loan, which would effectively require El Salvador to stop buying Bitcoin. The Central American nations wallets still consistently receive Bitcoin, as recently as Wednesday.
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