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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