Luxury Yacht Service Makes its First Bitcoin Booking

Luxury Yacht Service Makes its First Bitcoin Booking

Luxury yacht service The Advantaged Yacht Charter and Sales in Miami Beach has received its first booking paid for in bitcoin. The company officially began accepting bitcoin in October last year, but only made its first booking, paid for with the digital currency, last week. The company has a total of 26 boats in Miami Beach which it rents out, starting from $1,200 for four hours up to $18,000 for the most extravagant packages. Each one comes complete with a captain, a stewardess and a fruit and cheese platter. Their first bitcoin deal came about after Tony Gallippi, owner of payment....


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