[Russia] Burger King to accept Bitcoin this summer!

[OmegaStarScream]

First restaurant in Russian capital accepts payment in bitcoin: http://bit.ly/2slJstl

Пpинимaeм к oплaтe:Master Card, Visa, American Express
https://novikovgroup.ru/restaurants/valenok/

There is no such option. Call there +7 903 505 6045, +7 499 290 0215

You called them and asked them yourself? If you only got the information's from the site then there might be a chance that they simply didn't update it yet. The news are pretty much in a lot of bitcoin blogs and not RT only (which is also a reliable and credible source)

[freedomno1]

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/burger-king-to-accept-bitcoin-in-russia-this-summer
So yeah, hopefully McDonald, Dominos pizza, and many others will follow after this. I thought that this kind of decisions are taken by the creators of the franchise but It looks like It's not since It's starting on Russia.

I want to have it my way with the Russian Burger by my side ^^.
Loving this idea from Russia with Love now if the transaction fee is reduced it would be the real ketchup on the patty.

[macattackin1982]

Big fan of anything that brings Bitcoin to the world, but I am very interested to see how they approach this. As users already said the transaction times and fees will be a hurdle as the currency at the moment feels more like a storage of wealth than a unit for small quick transactions.

[Paulyr]

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/burger-king-to-accept-bitcoin-in-russia-this-summer
So yeah, hopefully McDonald, Dominos pizza, and many others will follow after this. I thought that this kind of decisions are taken by the creators of the franchise but It looks like It's not since It's starting on Russia.

Everything has two sides of itself, Accepting Bitcoin as their payment will be the first step for everyone to be able to pay with e-currency, it will lead other shops or companies to accept Bitcoin or other coins as their payment method but buying FAST food with Bitcoin is not so good idea because of big fees and long time confirmations, the food is not so FAST anymore.

[Kakmakr]

Most of these merchants or retailers have very good CCTV systems that can be used to link the identity of the user with the Bitcoin wallet that are used.

Is this good for Bitcoin?  ^hmmmmm^

The point is that you should use a different address each time you settle one or more purchases. Say, if you transfer an x amount of coins from a mixer, exchange, etc, to that throw away address, and after a few purchases you burned through your balance, you simply delete that address. Isn't that difficult, right? No one with a decent functioning brain will use an address in such circumstances all the time.

Agreed, but my point is that Bitcoin users will be identified from video footage and then the raids and harassment will follow. They only need to link you to the "use" of Bitcoin once, if they want to pursue you. They build a database of Bitcoin users and then suddenly ban Bitcoin use and clamp down on people on this database. < facial recognition >

I am probably paranoid and this might never happen, but I have seen and heard stranger things than this. < Go through US international Airports with a Bitcoin T-shirt and see what will happen to you. >

[Rufsilf]

It is looks like the russia is now moving forward for the cryptocurrencies and they are now accepting bitcoin to their food services, i hope the other branch of Burger King in different countries even here in my country will accept bitcoin also so i can no longer bring wallet or pocket money but just my smartphone with bitcoins in my bitcoin wallet.

[target]

After years they may also accept ETH and other altcoins for burgers. In time, if I will be alive when that happens, I hope to see thousands of my tokens are also going to be accepted. I'd be happy to spend my XRP and give tips to stores too.

[doedz]

This is not big news in my opinion, Russia is a big country and bitcoin has been legalized there. If this is applied in my country this can be called as historic news. I hope soon. 

[Mandoy]

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/burger-king-to-accept-bitcoin-in-russia-this-summer
So yeah, hopefully McDonald, Dominos pizza, and many others will follow after this. I thought that this kind of decisions are taken by the creators of the franchise but It looks like It's not since It's starting on Russia.

Its cool and great news. This may be simple but office people maybe attracted to buy bitcoins as budget for their meals. Office people do not eat heavy breakfast but rather they just buy burger and coffee while going into their office. This time it will be more efficient for them to buy burger with the use of bitcoin. I do believe on your idea that soon other big franchised establishments will follow the footsteps of burger king. It will be very clear that more people will now order burger online using bitcoins. I hope Jollibee, Mcdonalds and Chowking will accept bitcoin so that I will no longer go to atm machines and withdraw some money.

[Jherek]

Most of these merchants or retailers have very good CCTV systems that can be used to link the identity of the user with the Bitcoin wallet that are used.

Is this good for Bitcoin?  ^hmmmmm^

The point is that you should use a different address each time you settle one or more purchases. Say, if you transfer an x amount of coins from a mixer, exchange, etc, to that throw away address, and after a few purchases you burned through your balance, you simply delete that address. Isn't that difficult, right? No one with a decent functioning brain will use an address in such circumstances all the time.

Agreed, but my point is that Bitcoin users will be identified from video footage and then the raids and harassment will follow. They only need to link you to the "use" of Bitcoin once, if they want to pursue you. They build a database of Bitcoin users and then suddenly ban Bitcoin use and clamp down on people on this database. < facial recognition >

I am probably paranoid and this might never happen, but I have seen and heard stranger things than this. < Go through US international Airports with a Bitcoin T-shirt and see what will happen to you. >

It is a possibility, however, if you are purchasing online with your laptop using bitcoin then there are probably a lot the government can know about you as well through the IP address, type of browser used, system info etc. Even with bitcoin if you don't use TOR and VPN together, as well as anti tracking measures it's hard to get perfect anonymity.

And no, i don't think that paranoia for tracking is a bad thing at all, and i believe that it should be encouraged. Otherwise, governments will gain more ground without any protesters of what they do.

I still think that Burger king in russia accepting bitcoin is great news, after all, bitcoin is not illegal there, and the Russian government is pledging to legalize it by tracking all transactions anyways on the bitcoin network(not sure howthey're going to do that though) by 2020, so if that's the case, there is already going to be government tracking your spending

[Soranith]

Well this is expected since it is legal to use bitcoin in Russia, and I think we can see more stores in Russia accepting bitcoin as a payment soon. I just hope more countries will follow Russia in legalizing bitcoin.

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[Hazir]

Well this is expected since it is legal to use bitcoin in Russia, and I think we can see more stores in Russia accepting bitcoin as a payment soon. I just hope more countries will follow Russia in legalizing bitcoin.

Bitcoin used as the payment method in Burger King is not expected at all. Bitcoin is not forbidden in Russian but that doesn't mean it is legalised, it is still grey area to for tax Russian tax office.

I wonder how Burger King will gonna battle long confirmation times and double spending attempts. Their mobile bitcoin payment app will need to have some kind of confidence algorithm implemented.

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Even a DarkNet Shop with anonymous contactless Coffee delivery.
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https://vimeo.com/195424336 (In English)
https://vimeo.com/196265246 Payments in QIWI or BTC from 2016 in DarkNet

http://incrussia.ru/understand/kriptovalyuty-mogut-legalizovat-gotov-li-k-etomu-biznes-i-nuzhno-li-razreshenie/ (In Russian)

All of Business owners have claimed extremely rare or non existend real clients, other of trolling.

[KnightElite]

It is really interesting. You can see that the bitcoin having now a good progress. Many store in all over the world are now accepting the bitcoin as their daily payment. This is a good news. 

[Xester]

It is really interesting. You can see that the bitcoin having now a good progress. Many store in all over the world are now accepting the bitcoin as their daily payment. This is a good news. 

Merely because bitcoin has gaining its reputation as a true, legit, and real currency.   . Many uses it because of its hassle free transctions.  Plus the fact that there are many users and counting all over the world that is why those stores are considering bitcoin as a currency.

[CryptonomyCapital]

Wow, that is huge news (for Russia)! Huge as in: if this type of organization recognizes the currency, adopts the currency and basically says: this is legit, then more people will know about it, use it and therefore the usage of BTC will grow and with that the value too. Very exciting.

Russian government has seriously engaged in cryptocurrency regulation and actively illuminates it in the media.

[mihohil]

russians are mine neighbors so I'm very happy, hope soon my country will take this experience for an example!

[Ayers]

This is not big news in my opinion, Russia is a big country and bitcoin has been legalized there. If this is applied in my country this can be called as historic news. I hope soon.  

it's big because in russia bitcoin was not legal before and now they made it legal and it's regulated and some shop accept it i can agree that a shop that do foods service and accept bitcoin isn't that big for adoption, but it's a step, btw what is your country?

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and it's regulated

No.
Only trough private address of someone (Business Owners).
All bills are in local currency.