$BTC: You Can Pay at McDonald’s in Lugano, Switzerland With Bitcoin and Tether

Following the decision of the mayor of Lugano to make Bitcoin ($BTC) and tether ($USDT) “de facto legal tender” in the Swiss city, it is now possible to pay with these two cryptocurrencies at both McDonald’s restaurants over there.

Lugano is “a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino.” It is “the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland.” Lugano has a population of around 62,000, and it is the ninth largest city in Switzerland.

On 3 March 2022, CoinDesk repor