Pump It Up: Russian Gym Starts Accepting Bitcoin for Membership
Russian-based sports gym chain NanoFitness has announced it will begin accepting Bitcoin as payment for membership and related services. ‘We Were Interested in FinTech-Innovations’. While a merchant announcing the acceptance of bitcoin has become a daily occurrence and not nearly as revolutionary as it was several years ago, it’s not every day that the business is based in Russia. The St. Petersburg registered company posted the announcement on its social media page [loosely translated]: The #NanoFitness fitness-studio, which launched its franchise chain several months ago and known by the....
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