Bitcoin Ads for Beyoncé, Jay-Z Concert Go Live This Week

Bitcoin Ads for Beyoncé, Jay-Z Concert Go Live This Week

The Chicago Sun-Times is set to launch the first bitcoin-enabled QR code advertisements this week. The ads, which will first appear on 2nd July, allow readers to make direct purchases of tickets for an upcoming concert featuring famed hip-hop power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z. The Chicago-based newspaper teamed up with Coinbase and Blockchain on the digital currency initiative. Ticket broker Golden Coast Tickets will be handling the actual purchases. The Sun-Times first began integrating bitcoin in February. At the time, it was the first major US newspaper to begin accepting bitcoin payments.....


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