Bithumb Launching NewService to Allow Crypto Payments at 6000+ Physical Stores

One of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrencyexchanges, Bithumb, is launching a new service aimed at allowing customers topay with cryptocurrencies at over 6,000 physical stores nationwide. Theexchange also recently expanded its offline support and in-person consultationservice in addition to growing the online crypto payment ecosystem.
Bithumb announced on Monday that it isexpanding [its] cryptocurrency offline payment services.” This is inpartnership with Korea Pay’s Service, which runs digital payment services and amobile gift card platform, Korea Joongang Daily noted.

Korea Pay’s Service is the first domesticcompany to provide mobile gift certificates and solutions through more than 400domestic channels, including Starbucks, Outback, and Kakao Talk, based onalliances with major domestic franchises,” the Economic Review detailed.According to Bithumb, Korea Pay’s Service has over 200 franchise partners.Fntimes added, “Bithumb will create an environment that allows users to paydirectly using cryptocurrencies.” Korea Joongang Daily elaborated:
Shoppers will be able to buy products atabout 6,000 stores from brands such as Cafe DropTop, Yankee Candle and Sulbing,one of Korea’s most popular dessert shops.
The exchange explained that barcodes willbe created in mobile apps, allowing customers to make payments at cafes andrestaurants using their cryptocurrencies held at the exchange.

Citing that “advanced virtual currencymarkets such as the United States, Japan and Switzerland” are already usingcrypto payment services, Bithumb said that it will continue to expand itsservice “through cooperation with various partners.” The exchange plans tolaunch this service in the first half of the year and expand the number ofstores to 8,000 by the end of the year.
At the time of writing, Bithumb is SouthKorea’s second largest crypto exchange with a 24-hour trading volume of $507million. The Kakao-backed Upbit is currently the country’s largest with $910million trading volume during the same time period based on Coinmarketcap data.
译文：
韩国最大的加密货币交易所Bithumb正在推出一项新服务，允许客户在全国6,000多家实体店使用加密货币进行支付，除了发展在线加密支付生态系统外，该交易所还扩展了离线支付和现场咨询服务。
Bithumb周一宣布，其正在扩大加密货币离线支付服务。韩国Joongang日报指出，Bithumb将于韩国“支付“合作，进行数字支付服务和移动支付平台。

Joongang日报详细介绍说：“韩国支付服务公司是国内首家通过400多家渠道提供移动礼品券和解决方案的公司，其中包括星巴克，outback和Kakao Talk，并与国内主要特许经营商结盟，据Bithumb称，韩国支付服务公司有超过200个特许经营合作伙伴。Fntimes补充说：“Bithumb将创造一个让用户直接使用加密货币支付的环境。“
购物者可以在约6000家商店购买产品，如Cafe DropTop，Yankee Candle和Sulbing等韩国最受欢迎的甜品店之一。该交易所解释说，将在移动应用中生产支付码，允许客户使用所持有的加密货币在咖啡馆和餐馆进行支付。

Bithumb表示，美国，日本和瑞士等先进虚拟货币市场已经在使用加密支付服务，并表示将通过“与各种伙伴公司的合作”继续扩大服务范围。在今年上半年，到年底将商店数量扩大到8000个。在撰写本文时，Bithumb是韩国第二大加密交易所，24小时交易额为5.07亿美元。基于Coinmarketcap数据，Kakao支持的Upbit目前是该国规模最大数字货币，同期交易量为9.1亿美元。

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