American cinema giant AMC Theatres is finally adopting cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) for online payments following months of teasing the new payment selection.

AMC CEO Adam Aron announced Thursday that the company now proudly accepts iv major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC) for online payments.

The new payment method already accounts for 14% of AMC'due south total online transactions, Aron said, adding that cryptocurrencies join traditional payment options similar Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal.

Dogecoin (DOGE), a popular meme cryptocurrency that has skyrocketed nine,000% over the past yr, will be the side by side digital currency accustomed for online payments at AMC, Aron noted. He previously promised that AMC will support DOGE payments for tickets after his 140,000-voter Twitter poll convinced the company to accept the cryptocurrency as payment.

Aron eventually conducted a similar poll for Shiba Inu (SHIB), another pop meme cryptocurrency that overtook Dogecoin in market capitalization in tardily October.

The latest news is function of AMC'south plans to debut Bitcoin payments for movie tickets past the cease of 2022. The visitor announced the programme in August, eventually expanding the listing of supported cryptocurrencies to coins like ETH, BCH, LTC and DOGE.

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AMC has been steadily budgeted its goal of accepting cryptocurrency payments by year-finish, debuting crypto payments for digital gift bill of fare purchases in early October.

The house did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph'southward request for comment.