Life on Bitcoin couple pays for hotel and flights in bitcoin
Austin and Beccy Craig, the Utah-based couple living on bitcoin for 90 days, have overcome yet another hurdle and paid for a hotel and flights in bitcoin. The couple, whose experiences are being filmed for a documentary titled Life on Bitcoin, managed to pay for flights to and from Atlanta plus a hotel room in the city via Bulgaria-based company Simply Travel. "Travel is challenging, but the biggest challenge was connecting with the right travel agency. Since we started speaking with Gregor Amon, the CEO at Simply Travel, it's all logistics," explained Austin. Currently, the website only....
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