Bubba Gump Shrimp seafood restaurants will start accepting Bitcoin payments

Bubba Gump Shrimp seafood restaurants will start accepting Bitcoin payments

There's Bitcoin kabobs, Bitcoin creole, Bitcoin gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried... Many chain restaurants operated by parent company Landry's will begin to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment for meals.In an interview with CNBC yesterday, Landry's chair and CEO Tilman Fertitta said “80% to 90%” of the company’s restaurant brands — including the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Morton’s The Steakhouse, and Mastro’s — would accept Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies in the next 90 days. Fertitta said the move was a step towards bringing crypto into the mainstream.“It’s amazing how....


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