The world is changing, we are all becoming increasingly connected, and even though 92 percent of transactions still happen in a physcial retail space vs. online, when it comes to managing the transaction the lion share of value exchange shortly will be transacted digitally rather than physically with cash.
STARBUCKS is set to become one of the first major high street shops to accept cryptocurrency after it announced plans to incorporate blockchain as part of its payment strategy, but in a snub it has ruled out using Bitcoin.
The move means digital currencies could be traded for everyday purchases in the coming years.