the canadian Birks Group, claims to be the largest jewelry manufacturer and seller, now accepts Bitcoin as payment. The processing of Bitcoin payments of the American crypto-payment service provider BitPay.
By Christopher clover
30. November 2018 share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn xing mail
Bling, bling: In Canada, you can pay customers and customers in selected branches of the jewelry chain Birks from now on with BTC. The company announced on 27. November via press release known. Initially, the Service will, however, only eight of the 26 Birks stores available.
Jean-Christophe Bédos, President and CEO of Birks Group, the new technology open to:
„As an internationally growing brand, we believe that BitPay will be of benefit to our customers.“
Also, BitPay-CCO Sonny Singh refers to the international customers:
„The acceptance of Bitcoin helps the Birks Group, to use its international High-End customers and to attract new customers, while at the same time offers an innovative and secure method of payment.“
most of The Birks stores with Bitcoin is accepted in Vancouver and Montreal. In addition to jewelry, Birks Group also markets other luxury products such as watches Rolex, Breitling, Bvlgari and other high-priced brands.
the Second coup for BitPay
The step shows that in Canada, the view on the crypto currency is changing slowly. A year ago, the focus of the canadian crypto-friends was still clearly on the investment aspect. Even if the Bitcoin acceptance in the luxury Segment means a maximum of one small step for the mass adaption of crypto-currencies – that Birk has decided, in spite of the bear year for Bitcoin & co. for BTC as a payment option, is a good sign.
For the crypto-payment service BitPay this week, the Coups in North America. Like BTC-ECHO only on 26. November reported, also wants to draw the US state of Ohio on BitPay. There, companies can pay a variety of taxes already in BTC to the Treasury. Ohio is also planning to enter in the medium term, citizens can pay taxes in Bitcoin.
Also in the German Bundestag, it deals increasingly with Bitcoin and the Blockchain. In a Blockchain-hearing the call for a „Marshall plan“ for Germany. More information about the current state of the Blockchain Ecosystem in Germany, there are here.