The Order of Notaries in Portugal has announced that it is to publish an internal regulation aimed at framing real estate acquisitions made using crypto-currencies, in cases where their conversion into legal tender does not take place. The existence of a considerable number of merchants and service providers who accept cryptocurrencies as a means of payment is nothing new in Portugal. However, the purchase of real estate with crypto-currencies, while commonplace in foreign jurisdictions for some time, has only recently gained prominence nati...