Two Of Ukraine’s Largest Tech Retailers Now Accept Bitcoin
Ukrainian tech retailers Techno Їzhak and Stylus now accept bitcoin online and in-store as demand for bitcoin as a daily currency grows amid war efforts.Two of Ukraine’s largest tech retailers now accept bitcoin as payment for goods and services. Whitepay is providing the necessary payments infrastructure enabling in-store and online purchases.Ukrainian demand for daily bitcoin use grows as war efforts continue.Two of the largest technology retailers in Ukraine, Techno Їzhak and Stylus, now accept bitcoin as payment for goods and services, per a report from local news outlet Obozrevatel.....
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