Zug, Switzerland Makes Bitcoin Payments ‘Permanent’
After a few months of experimenting with bitcoin payments for municipal services, the City Council of ‘Crypto Valley’ Zug in Switzerland announced that the pilot program will become a permanent fixture with possible plans to expand. Bitcoin Payments a ‘Worthwhile Experiment’. Early May this year, Zug City Council decided to place bitcoin payment system on a pilot program to test the feasibility of bitcoin payments for municipal services. At current, the program has been used only by a dozen customers, allowing them to make train ticket payments with bitcoin up to 200 Swiss Francs’ worth.....
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