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- Save Switzerland launches Bitcoin payments through Lightning Network in Zug.
- Switzerland has over 1,013 companies that accept bitcoin and emphasize their crypt -friendly environment.
SPAR, one of the world’s most popular retail franchisees, has accepted Bitcoin as a form of payment at a supermarket in Zug, Switzerland, according to a new message From DFX.swiss, a Swiss -based company that facilitates the implementation.
DFX.SWiss-developed payment solutions allow customers to pay directly at the checkout with Bitcoin via Lnurl, an open peer-to-peer standard for personal crypto payments.
Lnurl (Lightning Network URL) is a protocol that simplifies interactions in Bitcoin Lightning Network. It enables seamless payments, withdrawals and authentication through coded URLs or QR codes.
Film shared by Rahim Taghizadegan, an Austrian-Iranian economist and Bitcoin advocate, shows that customers can now choose to pay with Bitcoin directly at the cashier terminal by scanning a QR code with their phones and completing the payment in just a few seconds.
First Bitcoin payment in a supermarket in Switzerland – Saving in Zug, impressive implementation of @Dfx_swiss. Scan only a static QR code, send the kit, immediate and easy registration of the cashier. If enough people use it, it can be rolled out throughout the country. pic.twitter.com/v9n0zhodg
– Rahim Taghizadegan (Scholarsium.at) (@cholalarium_at) April 15, 2025
SPAR is a key player in European retail with over 13,900 stores in 48 countries. SPAR has operated for more than six decades and earned over 14 million customers daily.
With its transition to Krypto, the popular brand is now part of Switzerland’s growing list of over 1,013 companies that already include bitcoin, according to BTCMAP. Taghizadegan said it was SPAR’s first implementation of crypto payment in the country, but that may not be the last.
“If enough people use it, it can be rolled out throughout the country,” Taghizadegan said.
Switzerland is recognized as one of Europe’s most crypt -friendly jurisdictions. With the support of a clear and supportive regulation, the country has become a hub for defi projects and digital asset funds.
Since December 2024, Lugano, a Swiss city, has allowed residents and companies to pay for municipal services and taxes with Bitcoin and Tether. Payments are activated via a Swiss QR bill supported by Bitcoin Suisses automated systems.
Switzerland is among the most tax European countries for private crypto investors, as capital gains are tax -free and only a small wealth tax applies.