Bengaluru Couple Gets Bitcoins for Wedding Gifts.
When the Bengaluru couple sent out their wedding invite, it was nothing like a traditional wedding card. Instead, the card had a QR Code with “powered by Zebpay” printed at the bottom.
Bengaluru: When Bengaluru-based tech entrepreneurs Prashant and Niti decided to tie the knot, they knew they wanted to do something unique that their friends would remember for a long time. So, when the invited guests were scrambling for gifting ideas for the techie couple, the groom and bride chose to make it easier for them and asked for gifts in Bitcoins!
While the couple has themselves invested in the unregulated cryptocurrency, they showed their friends an easy and unique gifting option, much to the latter’s relief.
"Most of our friends attending the wedding were people from the technology sector, start-ups, investors and the likes, so we thought why not do something that is innovative, has some technology in it and is also the future, and that’s where bitcoin fits perfectly," said Prashant.
The couple realized that this would be a great opportunity to create awareness about the technology behind bitcoin, i.e., Blockchain. Prashant and Niti then partnered with Zebpay, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange platform to make the process easier.
When they sent out their wedding invite, it was nothing like a traditional wedding card. Instead, the card had a QR Code with “powered by Zebpay” printed at the bottom.
It also came with a post script that read, “Help us define a new standard for wedding gifting, we believe gifting hasn't been disrupted and if you are thinking about conveying your best wishes through gifts, why not ride the new age tech wave for this start-up wedding.”