Spain's Bitcoin Boulevard Aims to be World's Biggest and Best
More than 20 merchants in Madrid's busiest shopping district will open for a Bitcoin Boulevard-style event today. While streets in Arnhem, The Hague and Cleveland have all hosted similar bitcoin awareness initiatives, organiser Félix Montero says his event, Calle Bitcoin, will be the world's biggest yet. Around 200 bitcoin users are expected to attend the two-day spectacle, which is to feature a pub crawl, treasure hunt and photo competition, alongside giveaways in the digital currency. While Spain's bitcoin community is small, Montero hopes the outdoor event will showcase the currency's....
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Serrano Street - Calle Serrano - a shopping boulevard crossing Madrid that features prestigious international brands like Chanel, Prada and national ones like El Corte Ingles, has been making headlines thanks to the #callebitcoin project. The project aims to turn this street into a resource for Bitcoin users, and hopes to then see the experience replicated in other Spanish cities, setting an example across the Spanish speaking world. The idea for a "Bitcoin Boulevard" is not new, having been tried before in Netherlands and in the United States, but Serrano St. has became the first in Spain....
The Netherlands were the first Bitcoin Boulevard in the world as of March 20th. Eight restaurants, bars, and an art gallery located on quaint old canal streets in The Hague, unofficially have renamed their area to Bitcoin Boulevard. You can pay for your meals and drinks with Bitcoin starting from that day. Having already worked together as Avenue Culinaire to promote the fine cooking of their restaurants, the entrepreneurs of these bars and restaurants now join forces to promote the option to pay with Bitcoin -the much talked about digital cash- in what is labeled as The Bitcoin....
Earlier this year in March, the city of The Hague in the Netherlands became an international Bitcoin hotspot by launching the world's first "Bitcoin Boulevard," two canal-side streets where every restaurant and store accept bitcoin. The Boulevard, found at The Dunne Bierkade, had already been a popular spot famous for its restaurants and bars. However, merchants hoped to increase tourism and make their businesses even more accessible. And thus, Bitcoin Boulevard was born. Also read: Bitcoin Community Helps Bitcoin Boulevard Get BTC ATM. According to Henk van Tijen, one of the three....
We often imagine a world where we can walk down the street and be able to pay using virtual currency everywhere we go. For a small suburb outside of Cleveland, Ohio, this is becoming a reality. Located in the Cedar and Lee district and just ten minutes outside of downtown Cleveland is what will soon be known as Bitcoin Boulevard US. Residing in Cleveland Heights, accurately named Bitcoin Boulevard US will soon give patrons of local businesses the ability to make purchases with Bitcoin. In early May, several businesses along Lee Road will begin accepting Bitcoin. Organized by CoinNEO....