Key facts
- Shortwave Coffee now accepts Bitcoin at its five locations.
- The coffee chain operates in Missouri, Minnesota, and Florida.
- Bitcoin acceptance was enabled after months of customer requests.
- Square's payment terminals are increasingly defaulting to Bitcoin acceptance.
- The "Paid With Bitcoin" column tracks businesses adopting crypto payments.
Shortwave Coffee has begun accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment across its five locations spanning three states: Missouri, Minnesota, and Florida. The decision comes after persistent efforts by local Bitcoin enthusiasts to encourage the adoption of the cryptocurrency. This move aligns with a growing movement of businesses integrating Bitcoin payments, partly driven by payment processors like Square, which has been rolling out Bitcoin acceptance features to its terminals. Shortwave Coffee, which started as a small, family-run roastery in Missouri in 2014, now operates two locations in Columbia, one in St. Louis, one in Minneapolis, and a roastery in Tampa. The company roasts its own beans and is known for its quality espresso. The integration of Bitcoin payments was reportedly achieved after months of customer inquiries and direct requests to the business. The "Paid With Bitcoin" column, written by Vagabond for Bitcoin Magazine, aims to highlight and track businesses that are adopting Bitcoin, encouraging readers to support such establishments.