Arnhem Becomes Second Dutch City to Host a 'Bitcoin Boulevard'
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....
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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....
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....
Three weeks ago we wrote about the first supermarket where you can pay in Bitcoin in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Spar Arnhem Centraal, opened in March 2014, is a relatively new supermarket near Arnhem central station and the city center. It offers the usual assortment of consumer goods and groceries found in all supermarkets. Also read: The First Bitcoin Supermarket in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Bitcoin enthusiasts in Arnhem call their city "the Bitcoin City" and claim that it's the world's most Bitcoin-friendly city. The event "Arnhem Bitcoin Metropolis" took place on November 28, and the Spar....
Arnhem's Bitcoincity event took place on Wednesday 28th May, with the organisers hailing the one-off Dutch bitcoin extravaganza as "a great evening, where the atmosphere got even better after more bitcoins were traded for beers and wines". Inspired by The Hague's 'Bitcoin Boulevard' - two canal side streets that took the decision to adopt bitcoin on an ongoing basis, the event was planned to encourage wider acceptance of the digital currency in the Dutch city. According to the organisers, around 15 cafes, bars and restaurants took part in the event, accepting 96 bitcoin payments and....
It is the home of the Dutch royals, international war tribunals and, seasonally, to masses of photo-taking tourists, but the Hague in the Netherlands will soon be a hotspot for bitcoin enthusiasts, too. At 17:57 on 20th March - the precise start of spring in the Netherlands - all of the businesses along two canal-side streets in the city centre will start to accept bitcoin. In all, nine restaurants and one art gallery will take part in the scheme. Unofficially the two streets running along the canal - Bierkade and Groenewegje - will also change their name to 'Bitcoin Boulevard'. Hard sell.....