Subway\u2014a popular restaurant chain and the world\u2019s largest franchise in terms of restaurant numbers\u2014 has started accepting Bitcoin payments in some of its eateries in Berlin.<\/p>\n
To begin with, three of its outlets in Berlin will accept BTC. Interestingly, Subway was one of the first in the restaurant business to have experimented with Bitcoin\u201413 years back\u2014in Moscow. The recent move from Subway is meant to test Bitcoin\u2019s famed L2 solution \u2014 the Lightning Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n Franchise owner Daniel Hinze said that he first used crypto five years back. However, it has only been two years since he delved deeper into the concept of bitcoin. Hinze says he would like to further Satoshi\u2019s vision by deploying BTC as a mode of payment across his outlets. What\u2019s more, he is running a weekly discount offer of 50 percent to incentivize customers to make payments in BTC.<\/p>\n Lipa, a Bitcoin firm based out of Switzerland, is working closely with Hinze to facilitate Bitcoin payments over the lightning network. Hinze has set up a PoS (Point-of-Sale) payment solution using a Lightning-enabled QR code. The payment process is simple: the user can simply scan the code, and the payment happens instantaneously.<\/p>\n As of now, Lipa charges 1 percent on every payment, which is cheaper than other traditional methods, according to Bastien Feder, CEO. Feder believes that despite the volatility, he expects crypto payments to rise. Switzerland and Germany have also taken the lead on this front.<\/p>\n Over the past few months, Hinze\u2019s outlets have recorded over 120 transactions. Hinze, in an interview with Cointelegraph, mentioned that he wishes to make BTC akin to fiat money.<\/p>\n The new Bitcoin payments initiative using Bitcoin\u2019s L2 network seems to be making waves in Germany. The #usingBitcoin hashtag has gained popularity, with customers posting videos on their Twitter handles.<\/p>\n Kicking off the 7-day #usingbitcoin<\/a> week with Lunch at Subway, Chausseestrasse in Berlin! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n 50% off when paying with #bitcoin<\/a> — felix (@felixbillert) October 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nWho is facilitating the Bitcoin payments?<\/h2>\n
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