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In a sign of Bitcoin's growing adoption, on Saturday (October 15), Paolo Ardoino, the CTO of Bitfinex and Tether, paid for his coffee at a McDonald's restaurant in Lugano, Switzerland with $BTC.
Following the decision of the mayor of Lugano to make Bitcoin ($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.
Tether Operations Limited and the City of Lugano have announced that they will be giving away 1 Bitcoin to Plan B Forum ticket holders at the upcoming conference.