Bitcoin Adoption Sees an Uptick in Vietnam
Vietnam's first Bitcoin exchange, Bitcoin Vietnam today announced that Future. Travel has become the first business in Vietnam to accept Bitcoin in payments. Future. Travel is a Ho Chi Minh City-based travel agency and provides services such as flight tickets, cruises, tours and hotel accommodations. Users can now make payments for flight tickets using bitcoin on the website while other services will be handled via offline mode. This is a start, and a good start! General Director of Bitcoin Vietnam Dominik Weil said, "Bitcoin Vietnam's exchange was set up last year to help service what is....
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