Fried chicken chain KFC Canada isis accepting bitcoin – temporarily and for a cryptocurrency-themed bucket of chicken, that is.
The restricted time showcasing move sees the Canada-based chain publicizing "The Bitcoin Bucket" finish with a Facebook-based live-tracker of the standing cost for the product, which works out to about 20 Canadian dollars relying upon the exchange rate with bitcoin.
So, you can't precisely stroll into a KFC location in Canada and pay with crypto at the money enroll.
Rather, the company is tolerating Bitcoin via BitPay as one of the choices through an online registration page. The Bitcoin Bucket will be delivered specifically to the client's address (the product additionally conveys a $5 charge), as per the registration procedure on its site.
KFC Canada doesn't seem to be holding back with the tongue-in-cheek presentation, particularly through its social channels.
Indeed, the company appears to be jumping on the publicity bandwagon surrounding cryptocurrencies. However, unlike some public-traded firms that have seen their stock prices soar after announcing some kind of tie-in with the tech, the move doesn't seem to have had much of an effect on the price for Yum! Brands, KFC's parent company.
In one post on Twitter, the rep managing the KFC Canada account suggested that the company may accept other cryptocurrencies as well.