Blockchain-Powered Food Marketplace, Bistroo, Adds More Crypto Payment Options

Bistroo, a blockchain-powered takeaway startup, has announced the addition of more crypto payment options, according to a press release on October 28th. This peer-to-peer food ecosystem will now allow merchants to accept payments in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The additional payment options extend Bistroo’s footprint in the crypto ecosystem, given that the platform was already supporting payments through its native token BIST and fiat currencies. Bistroo is also the pioneer P2P food takeaway platform to embrace crypto payment options and blockchain infrastructure. The project raised $8 million back in May 2021 and has been working on expanding its crypto payment options. As such, Bistroo is currently collaborating with crypto payments service provider Coinpayments, which allows customers globally to pay over 100,000 merchants through the BIST token. With other major cryptocurrencies joining the list, Bistroo is optimistic about cementing crypto adoption in the food takeaway business. This decentralized platform only acts as a facilitator by creating an ecosystem where restaurants and customers can interact directly instead of going through an intermediary. The firm’s Co-Founder and CEO Bas Roos commented on the latest milestone, with an emphasis on the paradigm shift from centralized marketplaces into protocol economies, “Bistroo is on a mission to set ourselves up ...