'Hero Subs' Sandwich Shop Becomes Melbourne's First to Accept Bitcoin
Hero Subs in Melbourne, Australia has become the city's first fast food outlet to accept bitcoin, offering an enticing 50% discount to bitcoin customers until 15th June. It also plans to introduce an exclusive 'Bitcoin Sub' - available only to customers paying with bitcoin at all four of the company's Melbourne locations. Hero has teamed up with not just one, but two local payment systems to support its new network. The first is Melbourne's best-known bitcoin startup CoinJar; the other is fellow digital currency pioneer DC POS. DC POS, which charges 0.5% commission to receive and store....
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