Yelp Can Now Show if a Business Accepts Bitcoin
If you follow the Bitcoin subreddit on social sharing website Reddit.com, you may or may not have come across an interesting post this morning. In short, it would appear as if Yelp (a business review site, if you live under a rock) now allows business owners to specify whether or not a business accepts bitcoin. The image provided by the submitted clearly shows a "Accepts Bitcoin" yes/no option directly below the "Accepts Credit Cards" option in the back-end options. This reflects on the business's page under the "More business info" section on the left (see here for an example). Update:....
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