The SPAR supermarket officially appeared on the BTC Map platform, which monitors organizations around the world that accept Bitcoin. DFX Swiss said that the chain store has become one of the first supermarkets in Switzerland, where you can pay cryptocurrency thanks to the Opencryptopay decision. Clients can pay bitcoins through Lightning Network, scanning the QR code at the checkout.
If the pilot project in the Tsug is successful, Spar may start taking bitcoins in other stores. The company has 13,900 supermarkets in 48 countries, it serves 14.7 million buyers daily. Spar has long been experimenting with receiving payments in bitcoins. Back in 2014, Reteiler began to take bitcoins in the Netherlands as part of the Bitcoincity initiative.
In April 2023, one of the largest networks of South Africa supermarkets Pick’n’Pay provided customers with the opportunity to make purchases for bitcoins through Lightning Network at all 1600 outlets.
The large American WHOLE FOODS and Starbucks networks also introduced cryptocurrency payments through third -party applications that convert cryptocurrency to fiat.
Source: Bits
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