AMC Theaters, the world’s largest cinema chain Considering adding Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a way to pay for tickets
On Friday, Adam Aron, CEO of the cinema chain A Twitter poll asked the crypto community if they would be interested in paying movie tickets with Shiba Inu.
Acquiring some theaters in 2016, AMC has become the world’s largest cinema network, with 2,866 theaters in 358 in Europe and 7,967 in 620 in the US.
Shiba Inu – Potential Payment Method
AMC Theaters is in the process of integrating payment options for movie tickets using Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin, so this latest development should come as no surprise.
On Friday, Shiba Inu overtook Dogecoin to become the ninth largest cryptocurrency by market cap. with a market value $40,476,844,035 meme up 5.13% in the last 24 hours
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Early on Friday, Aron took to his Twitter page asking users if the company should accept online payments on Shiba Inu, in addition to other cryptocurrencies. that the company is working on
TWITTER POLL #2: As You Know You can now buy AMC gift cards using cryptocurrencies. And our IT group is coding. So that we can soon accept online payments in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Dogecoin, should we try to bring Shiba Inu too?
— Adam Aaron (@CEOAdam) 29 October 2021
Opinion polls already have a significant number of interactions. Although there are still four days left to vote. At the time of writing, 121,916 Twitter users have voted. So far, 87% support the cinema chain that recognizes SHIB, while 13% disagrees with the idea.
However, this is not Aron’s first Twitter poll of its kind, the first poll conducted in September. It is about whether AMC Theaters should accept competitor Dogecoin. The poll also received a lot of attention. And after the vote was over, Aron expressed his fascination with the number of interactions received.
Among those who liked his tweet was Tesla CEO and dogecoin contributor Elon Musk.
AMC and Crypto Theaters
The multinational entertainment giant has shown serious interest in blockchain technology recently.
Last week, during an interview with CNBC, CEO Adam Aron discussed AMC’s ambitions. He said, “In the past few months we’ve made a lot of noise about hyperactivity in cryptocurrencies.” He also said. Discussing the possibility of issuing crypto for specific companies
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in august The company has expressed its intention to include Bitcoin payment for movie tickets in its infrastructure by the end of the year.
In the following months, the theater giant expanded those crypto payment options to include Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Their movies with crypto at AMC cinemas, these new payment methods will be available by the end of the year.
SHIB trading at $0.0000736 | Source: SHIBUSD on TradingView.com
Earlier this month, AMC added Dogecoin to its list of crypto payment options. However, this will be added in early 2022. The company also announced that users can purchase digital gift cards with Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies. using BitPay wallet
Big news, Dogecoin fans! As we work to accept crypto payments online, you can now buy. @AMCTTheater Digital gift cards (up to $200 per day) with Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies using BitPay Wallet are accepted on our website, mobile app and in cinemas. https://t.co/hPubbeq4YG pic.twitter.com/dra7e23tc8
— Adam Aaron (@CEOAdam) October 5, 2021
So was the CEO of AMC Cinemas last month. specify Interest in making commemorative movie tickets as non-transferable tokens (NFTs) during a CNBC interview.
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