By: KDKA-TV News Staff
ALTOONA, Pa. (KDKA) — Sheetz has introduced it’s going to begin accepting Bitcoin at choose places this summer season, saying it’s the first comfort retailer chain to simply accept the cryptocurrency.
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Sheetz is partnering with fee community Flexa and know-how firm NCR to make the addition of digital currencies as a fee possibility attainable.
The announcement, made on Thursday, says that the corporate intends to additionally settle for different currencies akin to dogecoin, ether and litecoin.
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Digital currencies can first be used at Sheetz Cafe places however will ultimately be accepted at Sheetz gas pumps.
This fee methodology might be facilitated partly by means of Flexa-based apps.
“Proud to be a accomplice and supply extra fee choices to our fanz 🙌” Sheetz wrote on its official Facebook web page after sharing a publish from Flexa.
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Sheetz has lots of of places throughout the area, together with in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.