The Costa’ Bitcoin on the rise: Major chains give Gibraltar a BTC boost
Major franchises in Gibraltar including Costa Coffee, the Card Factor and Hotel Chocolat now accept Bitcoin over the Lightning Network or on-chain. “But you can’t buy a coffee with Bitcoin,” the Bitcoin (BTC) critics chanted. Gibraltar, a tiny British Overseas Territory in Europe just blew a hole in that FUD as popular coffee chain Costa Coffee now accepts Bitcoin over Lightning. Hotel Chocolat, the Card Factory and the Gibraltar bakery also accept Bitcoin as a currency in the British Overseas Territory. The well-known franchises take advantage of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN) to accept....
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