How many customers have paid using bitcoin in the first week?
How much of this a novelty attraction versus an actual payment alternative?
Is there a payment dispute system for BitPay?
How did BitPay an the bar owners get put in touch? Is there some interesting business development story here?
BitPay is the #1 Bitcoin payment processor. Either Charlie or the bar founders decided that BitPay was a logical partner.
So no unusual story here. Just like in the non-Bitcoin world, initial investors are often your family/friends.
Almost certainly not, given that Bitcoin intentionally operates the same way cash transactions do. And BitPay specifically mentions that feature on their front page: "With Bitpay you can eliminate the risk of Fraud, Chargebacks, and Identity Theft from internet payments.".
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