Kroger Dismisses Bitcoin Partnership, Claims ‘Fraudulent’ Communication

Kroger Dismisses Bitcoin Partnership, Claims ‘Fraudulent’ Communication
The Kroger supermarket chain's headquarters is shown in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 28, 2018. Lisa Baertlein/Reuters
Naveen Athrappully
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Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the United States and the second biggest retailer after Walmart, recently set aside a rumor that the store would be accepting Bitcoin Cash as a form of payment.

The rumor was based on a press release on Kroger’s website, which said the grocer would be accepting Bitcoin Cash. Derived from Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash enables the processing of more transactions because of larger block sizes, and is considered an initiative mostly led by China-based miners.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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