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French fashion house Balenciaga<\/a> has announced<\/a> that they will begin accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n- Balenciaga has announced they will begin accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment in the major US stores such as Madison Ave, NY, Rodeo Dr, CA, and on their website. \"Other regions and e-commerce will follow\" stated the company.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Customers will be able to pay in Bitcoin and Ethereum, with Balenciaga planning to accept various other cryptocurrencies in the future.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- In relation to the current market fluctuations the company was questioned on whether or not this is a concern and in their eyes \u201cBalenciaga is thinking long-term about crypto, and fluctuations in currency value are nothing new.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n