{"id":14837,"date":"2018-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2019.dash.org\/2018\/01\/30\/mall-in-south-korea-partners-with-bithumb-to-accept-12-kinds-of-crypto-payment-incl-dash\/"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:38:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:38:20","slug":"mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.dash.org\/news\/mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Mall in South Korea Partners with Bithumb to Accept 12 Kinds of Crypto Payment (incl Dash)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The payment system will be available as soon as the government decides on the future of crypto.<\/p>\n
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Photo: Pixabay<\/p>\n
WeMakePrice, a major online shopping mall in South Korea, has announced that it will now be accepting payment <\/a>in the form of twelve different kinds of cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple. According to Korean news source YonHap News, the move comes as part of a partnership with virtual currency exchange Bithumb.<\/p>\n Learn how to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum safely with our simple guide!<\/a><\/p>\n Discover credible partners and premium clients at China\u2019s leading finance event!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The plan is to develop a payment system that will integrate virtual currency into Wimepey, a pre-existing settlement service used by the mall.<\/p>\n YonHap reported that the service will be available as soon as \u201cgovernment policies and regulations on virtual money are confirmed.\u201d(Translated quote.)<\/em><\/p>\n While this is the first major shopping mall in South Korea to announce that it will be integrating cryptocurrency as a payment method in its stores, some other major retailers in South Korea <\/a>have already made the move.<\/p>\n In late November of 2017, Goto Mall (South Korea\u2019s largest underground shopping center) announced that it was partnering with local crypto exchange HTS Coin<\/a> to develop the tools necessary to start accepting Bitcoin. Together, the mall and the exchange built a smart payment system and a mobile app that made the process of accepting BTC for small purchases more streamlined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crypto Payments\u2013On the Rise?<\/h2>\n
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