Adam Aron, the Chief Executive Officer of the movie chain, AMC Entertainment, wrote on Twitter that Dogecoin and Shiba Inu payments will be available soon.
Related: Shiba Inu (SHIB) Will be Accepted at AMC Theatres
The option will become available on the website by March 19 and it will go live on mobile applications by April 16. AMC partners with crypto payment service provider BitPay to provide the possibility.
This might rev up the Cryptocurrency fans amongst you. AMC IT says that BitPay will be live for AMC online payments on our web site by March 19, and live on our mobile apps by April 16. Possibly a few days earlier. BitPay, and therefore soon AMC, accepts Doge Coin and Shiba Inu. pic.twitter.com/M8lM3Rz2vY
— Adam Aron (@CEOAdam) February 28, 2022
AMC owns or operates around 950 theaters and 10,500 screens worldwide. The theater already supports Bitcoin, Eth, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin.
In September and in October 2021, AMC CEO asked via Twitter poll about users' opinions on accepting payments in DOGE and Shib. The majority answered "yes" to the question. Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are the two largest meme coins. Currently, DOGE is the 13, and SHIB is the 14th largest cryptocurrency.