US flagship stores located at Madison Avenue in New York and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills will be the first stores to accept the new form of payment while the brand’s website will also begin introducing the option. The company reportedly stated that more stores and ecommerce functionalities will be introduced at a later date.
Balenciaga is the second member of the Kering Luxury Group to accept bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment, following Gucci.
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