BITCOIN BOULEVARD: BITCOIN A PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN THIS DUTCH NEIGHBOURHOOD

Earlier this year in March, the city of The Hague in the Netherlands became an international Bitcoin hotspot by launching the world’s first ‘Bitcoin Boulevard,’ two canal-side streets where every restaurant and store accept bitcoin. The Boulevard, found at The Dunne Bierkade, had already been a popular spot famous for its restaurants and bars. However, merchants hoped to increase tourism and make their businesses even more accessible. And thus, Bitcoin Boulevard was born.
According to Henk van Tijen, one of the three organisers of the project,
‘This event is is not just for nerds like ourselves, but for the regular moms and pops, kids and students. The purpose is to make [bitcoin] for a more broad audience.’