Dubai Pizzeria Becomes First Merchant in the UAE to Accept Bitcoin
Another milestone has just been passed in bitcoin's bid for global domination. Notably, a restaurant in Dubai has become the first in the United Arab Emirates to accept payments in the digital currency. In fact, The Pizza Guys, as the artisan pizzeria is called, is one of the very first merchants to offer a physical outlet for cryptocurrency in the whole of the Middle East. According to CoinMap, the restaurant was beaten to the number one slot by a grilled meat eatery in Israel. Belief in bitcoin. The restaurant's owners, husband and wife team Amber Haque and Rami Badawi, say they decided....
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