[Edit Added] Starbucks Preparing to Accept Crypto, as NYSE/ICE Forms New Exchange Integrating Microsoft Cloud
This might be the largest "step forward" towards mass adoption story we'll hear about this year!
The new company, BAKKT (clever, as in "what is crypto backed by?" perhaps?) "...intends to leverage Microsoft cloud solutions to create an open and regulated, global ecosystem for digital assets."
Their first step is fiat/Bitcoin trading as an exchange (which will of course compete with Coinbase, etc) and then provide consumer and merchant solutions to integrate crypto payments.
Starbucks will be their first major retailer test case.
Sources : Berkshire Press Release for full details - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180803005236/en/Intercontinental-Exchange-Announces-Bakkt-Global-Platform-Ecosystem
Marco Santori's Tweet - https://twitter.com/msantoriESQ/status/1025377535255822337
"By November..." according to this Fortune.com video
http://fortune.com/video/2018/08/03/starbucks-will-soon-let-you-pay-with-bitcoin/
Google "Starbucks Bitcoin" for tons more very recent stories.
POW! Buy and HODL like never before. This is truly "grande" news :)
EDIT : Starbucks clarifies that they're participating in converting crypto assetts to fiat, which they will then take .. they're not so much "accepting Bitcoin" ... in practice it would be the same for the customer, but a difference worth noting. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43pq8p/starbucks-will-not-be-accepting-bitcoin
The giants have waited for the market to cool before dipping their toes in.
Starbucks + crypto? They definitely know their customer base. It'd be amazing if they started accepting Steem.
Good news, more and more big companies will implement cryptocurrency!!
I think this move by Starbucks will force others to take a good look at doing so.
Pretty soon they'll come out with a star coin
huge news...good buying opportunity
Yes, may not be under 10 much longer.
Appreciate it
This just goes to show everyone that is worried about the bear that there is a snorax sized sleeping bull getting ready to be woke
Good point, I agree. Thanks for commenting too!
NYSE+Startbucks+Microsoft could give huge momentum to market as new money will come in the market.How much it can impact Sir @ibringawareness?
Time will tell!
Thanks for sharing such positive news!
My pleasure, thank you for saying so.
Nice work sir. Great info
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