Bitcoin-Accepting Restaurant is Malaysia's First
In another sign that bitcoin awareness is spreading in Southeast Asia, Malaysia now has at least one restaurant accepting the digital currency. The restaurant, which serves Malaysian specialities, is called Nasi Dagang Capital and can be found in the Damansara Uptown district of Malaysia's largest city, Kuala Lumpur. Business acceptance across the region has been slow to pick up, mainly due to lack of media attention and knowledge of bitcoin's benefits among merchants, but that may be slowly changing. As is the case in many other cities, the eatery is the regular venue for KL's weekly....
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