Arnhem Bitcoincity: The Next Bitcoin Boulevard in The Netherlands
The Hague, Netherlands played center stage to one of the first bitcoin boulevard events in the world two months ago, bringing together cryptocurrency users and businesses in spectacular fashion. A group is hoping to continue this with Arnhem Bitcoincity, taking place in, well, Arnhem - in the east of the Netherlands. "We found a bunch of local businesses willing to try and accept Bitcoin. It's actually similar to the 'Bitcoin Boulevard' event that was organized two months ago in The Hague, which was a big success. And also a great way for people not involved in Bitcoin yet, to see how well....
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Arnhem is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands — about an hour or so outside of Amsterdam. The region is known for its two names: the “home of the eagle,” and now “Bitcoincity.” Some call it Arnhem Bitcoinstad, which now has no eagles, but plenty of cryptocurrency in the air. In May of 2014, three Bitcoin enthusiasts, Rogier Eijkelhof, Patrick....
Arnhem Bitcoincity is one of the most compelling digital currency initiatives taking place in Europe these days. Getting consumers to buy and spend Bitcoin seems to be working well in this region. On May 28th, the team of Arnhem Bitcoincity will celebrate the two-year anniversary of this initiative with a special event. Special Arnhem Bitcoincity Event On May 28th. It is hard to imagine the Arnhem Bitcoincity initiative has been around for nearly two full years already, especially when considering very few people thought this project had any chance of success in the long run. But as it....
Fifteen of Arnhem's local bars, restaurants and cafes will begin accepting bitcoin tomorrow, 28th May. The Arnhem Bitcoinstad - or Bitcoincity - is a one-day event during which bitcoiners can pay for food and drink using their digital currency, and meet like-minded people looking to do the same. A bitcoin ATM will also be installed specially for the day in case folks need to reload their wallets. Located roughly an hour and a half from Amsterdam, Arnhem is the capital of the Gelderland province in the east of the country. This event is being organized by three bitcoin enthusiasts: Rogier....
The Netherlands are one of the front runners in Europe when it comes to embracing Bitcoin and digital currency. There are several signs of Bitcoin growth in this country, which is partially due to initiatives such as Arnhem Bitcoincity. Arnhem is making headlines once again, as the Hoogte80 open-air festival is now accepting Bitcoin payments. Arnhem: A Very Successful Bitcoincity. When it comes to creating a successful “Bitcoincity” initiative, there are so many things that need to be taken into consideration. The most difficult job is, of course, convincing retailers to accept Bitcoin....
Adding to the impressive roster of 40 merchants in the Dutch city of Arnhem that already accept bitcoin, a city centre supermarket has now also made the decision to accept payments in the digital currency. With the move, the Spar Arnhem Centraal has become the first franchised supermarket in the Netherlands to accept bitcoin. The owners say that they started processing cryptocurrency payments yesterday via a point-of-sale system provided by Dutch firm BitKassa. Notably, the integration came about after encouragement from the organisers of the Arnhem Bitcoincity project, which kicked off in....