McDonald’s, pizza and coffee paid in Bitcoin: The Plan B for crypto payments
Crypto payments are taking off in a big way in Lugano, Switzerland with 60 merchants and counting.
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Crypto payments are taking off in a big way in Lugano, Switzerland with 60 merchants and counting.
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