Bookmaker expects Brits to be buying Big Macs with cryptocurrency before end of next year
Wednesday 29th November, 2017 – Bitcoin’s soaring popularity has left Betway pricing up a list of possible acceptors with McDonald’s a warm order at 1/2.
US giant Walmart looks nailed on to accept Bitcoin by the end of next year at 1/5, as does British Airways at 1/3 according to the leading online bookmaker.
Retail favourite Argos is also short in the betting at 4/5 to allow cryptocurrency transactions by the end of 2018, while Amazon, 6/4, and Easyjet, 7/4, could both follow suit.
Apple is a 5/2 chance to deal in Bitcoin before the end of next year, a deal that could see the currency’s value continue to climb.
Bitcoin 11/8 to break $20,000 before end of 2018
Bitcoin hit the $10,000-mark yesterday and Betway thinks the only way is up at the moment.
Priced at just 11/8 to smash through a $20,000 valuation before the end of next year, the leading online bookmaker can’t see Bitcoin’s bubble bursting anytime soon.
It’s 13/8 for Bitcoin to peak at between $15,000 and $20,000 before 2019 and bigger at 9/4 that the cryptocurrency fails to nudge past the $15,000 mark.
Betway’s Alan Alger, said: “We’re seeing fresh gains for Bitcoin on a daily basis at the moment, leading us to believe that Bitcoin could easily sail past $20,000 before the end of next year.
“With the steep increase in the number of people getting their hands on Bitcoin, we think it’s highly likely at odds of 1/2 that the likes of McDonald’s will begin to accept it. I’m not sure how many fractions of a Bitcoin it would take to buy a Big Mac but it looks like we’ll start finding out sooner rather than later!â€
Betway – Novelty – Bitcoin
Peak value before end of 2018:
| More than $20,000 | 11/8 |
| $15,000 – $20,000 | 13/8 |
| Less than $15,000 | 9/4 |
To accept Bitcoin before end of 2018:
| Walmart | 1/5 |
| British Airways | 1/3 |
| McDonald’s | 1/2 |
| Argos | 4/5 |
| Amazon | 6/4 |
| Easyjet | 7/4 |
| Apple | 5/2 |
| Primark | 3/1 |
| John Lewis | 7/2 |
| National Rail | 4/1 |
| Greggs | 10/1 |
| Poundland | 10/1 |
First UK Sports Ground to install a Bitcoin ATM:
| Twickenham | 7/2 |
| Stamford Bridge | 7/2 |
| Ascot | 5/1 |
| Silverstone | 6/1 |
| Old Trafford | 8/1 |
| All England Club | 25/1 |
| Lord’s | 33/1 |
| Crucible Theatre | 50/1 |
| Lakeside, Frimley Green | 100/1 |
Other specials:
| Any G8 Government to ban Bitcoin in 2018 | 25/1 |
| Ethereum to be worth more than Bitcoin at any time in 2018 | 100/1 |
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