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AMC Entertainment Holding Inc.’s (NYSE:AMCplan to begin accepting apex cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as payment for move tickets and concessions by the end of the year has evoked mixed reactions from cryptocurrency fans and experts on Twitter.

What HappenedDogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) YouTuber Matt Wallace retweeted Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s comments made in July, asking whether he can pay in Dogecoin.

David Gokhshtein, CEO of crypto media firm Gokhshtein Mediasaid he is surprised AMC Entertainment is not accepting Dogecoin, but noted that Bitcoin still brings adoption.

CNBC’s “Squawk Box” co-anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin reacted to the news by taking a dig at Bitcoin fans.

However, Bitcoin billionaire and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange co-founder Tyler Winklevoss expressed his happiness with AMC’s move, saying that movies and bitcoin are his two favorite things.

A tweet by Anthony Pompliano, the head of Pomp Investments and a known Bitcoin proponent, that AMC will accept Bitcoin had 9,622 likes and 901 retweets at press time.

Cryptocurrency expert Scott Melker, “The Wolf Of All Streets” as he is known on Twitter, said AMC’s move to accept Bitcoin will mean “probably nothing.”

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