Eight Businesses Come Together to Form 'Bitcoin Boulevard' in Cleveland

Eight Businesses Come Together to Form 'Bitcoin Boulevard' in Cleveland

Eight businesses in Cleveland, Ohio are apparently coming together to form what has been called 'Bitcoin Boulevard'. The term, which hasn't seen its first use in this circumstance describes a vicinity in which a number of merchants within close proximity accept digital currency payments. In this case, the businesses involved are said to be: Sweetie Fry, Mitchell's Fine Chocolates, Shawn Paul Salon, The Tavern Company, Revive, Parnell's Pub, The BottleHouse, and The Katz Club Diner. This information comes from Cleveland Heights-based Nikhil Chand, who works as bitcoin consultant in the....


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"Uncoinventional" Family on Bitcoin Only Cross Country Tour to Visit Ohio's Bitcoin Boulevard

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Welcome to Bitcoin Boulevard

There's a beautiful road in the Midwest where Bitcoin has a place to stay. Welcome to the Cedar and Lee district, adoringly nicknamed Bitcoin Boulevard (of the US). This stretch of the street is located in Cleveland Heights, OH. On May 1, nine stores so far are scheduled to begin accepting Bitcoin in the goal of forming this part of Cleveland into a hub of Bitcoin shopping. This area, over two walkable blocks, will include: Sweetie Fry. Mitchell's Fine Chocolates. The Wine Spot (accepts Bitcoin already). Shawn Paul Salon. The Tavern Company. Revive. Parnell's Pub. The BottleHouse. The Katz....

State of Ohio Says You Can't Use Bitcoin For Booze

Looking to get your drinking on at the upcoming Bitcoin Boulevard in Cleveland, Ohio? You may just run into a legal snag, it seems. A Cleveland.com reporter filed a story late last week with indications that the State of Ohio does not want bitcoin to be used as a form of payment for alcohol. The official word came from Eric Wolf, who serves as agent-in-charge at the Investigative Unit within the Ohio Department of Public Safety. "Bitcoin cannot be accepted as payment for alcohol in the State of Ohio," the Department ruled, making them the first in the United States to take prohibitive....