AMC Entertainment will have technology to receive bitcoin as payment by year-end – CEO

An AMC theatre is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Aug 9 (Reuters) – Cinema operator AMC Entertainment (AMC.N) will have the technology in place to receive payment in bitcoin by the end of the year as payment for movie tickets and concessions, the company’s CEO said on a call discussing its results.

Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel

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