{"id":1442057,"date":"2022-04-17T07:44:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T11:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1442057"},"modified":"2022-04-17T07:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T11:45:19","slug":"amc-theaters-to-allow-customers-to-make-purchases-in-dogecoin-other-cryptocurrencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amc-theaters-to-allow-customers-to-make-purchases-in-dogecoin-other-cryptocurrencies\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Theaters to Allow Customers to Make Purchases in Dogecoin, Other Cryptocurrencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famc-theaters-to-allow-customers-to-make-purchases-in-dogecoin-other-cryptocurrencies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1442057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">T<\/span>he AMC app will now allow users to make purchases with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu coin, and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/hackers-stole-nearly-700-million-in-cryptocurrency-in-2022-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other cryptocurrencies<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>AMC CEO Adam Aron made the announcement in a tweet Friday, thanking Bitpay for <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/canada-freezes-at-least-34-crypto-wallets-funding-freedom-convoy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">powering the app<\/a> that will allow users to purchase tickets using various cryptocurrencies. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bitpay, a method of payment similar to Apple Pay or Paypal, requires users to connect their digital currencies to its platform. From there, users can select several cryptocurrencies, including Wrapped Bitcoin, Litecoin, and five other dollar-pegged stablecoins, as their preferred payment method. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/fbi-blames-north-korea-hackers-for-620-million-crypto-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI BLAMES NORTH KOREA HACKERS FOR $620 MILLION CRYPTO THEFT<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exactly as promised, the AMC mobile app for AMC\u2019s U.S. theatres now accepts online payments using Doge Coin, Shiba Inu, and other crypto currencies \u2014 thanks to Bitpay. Also Apple Pay, Google Pay and Paypal. To do so, you first will need to update to the latest version of our app. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MMy7SIxYbl\">pic.twitter.com\/MMy7SIxYbl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Aron (@CEOAdam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CEOAdam\/status\/1515021890431164424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2022<\/a>\n             <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An evening ticket to <i>Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore <\/i>with a large popcorn and drink costs 263.42 Dogecoin or 1,440,809.969 Shiba Inu coin as of Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>Paypal connected with Bitcoin and Ethereum last October, so AMC was already allowing purchases on its app from those two larger coins via the online payments system. <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Automaker Tesla also accepted Dogecoin last spring but stopped after only two months. At the time, CEO Elon Musk, a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/elon-musk-tweet-sends-value-cryptocurrency-Dogecoin-flying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vocal supporter<\/a> of Dogecoin, said he would reinstate cryptocurrency transactions &#8220;as soon as mining transitions to more sustainable energy.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Dogecoin was created as a joke in 2013, intended to mock the instability that accompanied the early days of the crypto market. The digital coin features the face of a Shiba Inu dog accompanied by the word &#8220;doge,&#8221; a reference to the &#8220;doge&#8221; meme.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AMC app will now allow users to make purchases with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu coin, and other cryptocurrencies. 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