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AMC Theatres Will Accept DOGE and Shiba Inu via BitPay
AMC already allows bitcoin and ether, among other cryptocurrencies, to be used for payments.
By Aoyon Ashraf
Updated May 11, 2023, 7:11 p.m. Published Feb 28, 2022, 6:15 p.m.
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AMC Theatres customers next month will be able to pay with meme coins and shiba inu using crypto payments provider BitPay.
- “BitPay will be live for AMC online payments on our web site by March 19, and live on our mobile apps by April 16, possibly a few days earlier,” tweeted AMC CEO Adam Aron on Monday.
- In November the company, a unit of AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) began accepting bitcoin , ether , and for payments, and promised DOGE was coming soon. At that time, AMC also said it would explore using shiba inu.
- AMC shares were up about 4% today, but remain lower by more than 30% year to date.
See also: Verifone Partners With BitPay to Support Crypto Payments
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