Eduardo Paes – the mayor of Rio de Janeiro – intends to allocate 1% of the city’s Treasury in bitcoin. If he proceeds, the megapolis will become the first Brazilian …
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The Mexican retail chain Elektra & the Asian game developer Nexon now accept Bitcoin
One of the largest supermarket chains in Mexico – Elektra – allowed customers to pay their bills in bitcoin instead of fiat currencies. To process the cryptocurrency payments, the company …
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The biggest food producer and retailer in Croatia – Konzum – accepts crypto in online stores
The biggest food producer and retailer in the Western Balkan region – Konzum – became the first retail chain in Croatia where customers can pay with digital assets. Currently, such …
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From fashion to charity. Bitcoin (BTC) adoption blossoms
The latest cryptocurrency adoption cases are coming from the fashion brand – PacSun, as well as the charity organization – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation. One more firm that enabled digital asset settlements …
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Thoma Bravo’s co-founder is a very bullish Bitcoin (BTC) HODLer
The Puerto Rican billionaire businessman – Orlando Bravo – believes cryptocurrencies will play a significant role in the future monetary system. He admitted that he is a bitcoin owner as …
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PortAventura World to become the first amusement park enabling Bitcoin payments
The Spanish amusement and leisure park – PortAventura World – would be the first in its field to add bitcoin payments as an option to its clients. The initiative would …
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Panama is introducing legislation to make Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender
The announcement was made via Twitter, where the Congressman said, “Today we present the Crypto Law. We seek to make Panama a country compatible with the blockchain, crypto assets, and …
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Bitcoin adoption — paying for parking tickets in BTC across Europe
The Belgian digital parking start-up – Seety – allowed customers of the application to pay for parking sessions in Antwerp and Brussels with Bitcoin (BTC). Apart from the primary cryptocurrency, …
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Mexican retail giant Grupo Elektra will soon give Bitcoin a major adoption
According to a Twitter announcement made by owner Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Mexican retail and banking corporation Grupo Elektra will provide support for the Bitcoin Lightning network. According to the billionaire, …
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Luxury hotel in Swiss Alps accepts Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) payments
The Chedi Andermatt will reportedly become the first Swiss hotel to accept digital assets as a payment method. Guests can now pay accommodation bills surpassing 200 CHF ($218) using bitcoin …
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