American cinema giant AMC Theatres is finally adopting cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin
BTC
$20,749
AMC CEO Adam Aron announced Thursday that the company now proudly accepts four major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ether
ETH
$1,529
BCH
$125
LTC
$87.26
The new payment method already accounts for 14% of AMC’s total online transactions, Aron said, adding that cryptocurrencies join traditional payment options like Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal.
Dogecoin
DOGE
$0.09
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Aron eventually conducted a similar poll for Shiba Inu (SHIB), another popular meme cryptocurrency that overtook Dogecoin in market capitalization in late October.
The latest news is part of AMC’s plans to debut Bitcoin payments for movie tickets by the end of 2021. The company announced the plan in August, eventually expanding the list of supported cryptocurrencies to coins like ETH, BCH, LTC and DOGE.
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AMC has been steadily approaching its goal of accepting cryptocurrency payments by year-end, debuting crypto payments for digital gift card purchases in early October.
The firm did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph’s request for comment.