Starbucks

Bakkt Digital Wallet, for Bitcoin to Starbucks Points, Goes Live After Long Delay

The launch of its flagship consumer product was originally expected for early 2020.

Business  ·  30 March 2021

Starbucks, McDonald’s Among 19 Firms to Test China’s Digital Yuan: Report

The food and beverage giants are among the restaurants and retail shops reportedly on a local government list for testing of China's central bank digital currency.

Business  ·  23 April 2020
Payments

Bakkt Touts New Payment Integration With Starbucks

Users of the Starbucks iPhone app are now being presented with “Bakkt Cash” as a payment option.

Business  ·  16 March 2020
Bitcoin Futures

Bakkt to Launch Crypto ‘Consumer App’ in First Half of 2020

Bakkt says it's launching a consumer app next year that will let customers pay crypto at Starbucks.

Markets  ·  28 October 2019
Supply Chain

Starbucks to Track Coffee Using Microsoft’s Blockchain Service

Starbucks aims to give consumers and farmers more data on its coffee products using a blockchain service from Microsoft.

Business  ·  7 May 2019
Bakkt

Ex-Starbucks CEO and Presidential Hopeful Howard Schultz Is a Crypto Fan

Howard Schultz, who may run for president of the U.S., is a firm believer in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

Markets  ·  28 January 2019
News

StarbucksCoin? Exec Says Coffee Seller Will ‘Probably’ Use Blockchain

StarbucksCoin? Recent comments from the coffee chain's executive chairman suggest the idea isn't so far-fetched.

Business  ·  27 February 2018
Bitcoin

Starbucks Chairman Is Hot on Blockchain, Cold on Bitcoin

Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz said the ubiquitous coffee chain sees the blockchain and digital currencies in its future–but not bitcoin.

Business  ·  26 January 2018
Startups

Fold’s Scannable Barcode App Aims to Streamline Bitcoin Payments

The team behind the Coins For Coffee app are working on a broader bitcoin payments project called Fold.

Business  ·  17 August 2014
News

Coin For Coffee Seeks Simple Way To Buy a Cup of Joe

Ever wanted to buy a cup of Starbucks coffee with your bitcoins? With Coin For Coffee, now you can. As its co-founder and CEO Matt Luongo explained to CoinDesk, Card For Coin leverages Starbucks’ existing gift card infrastructure to process payments using digital currency. He put it simply: “We want people to be able to […]

Tech  ·  12 April 2014
Exchanges

Trade Starbucks Vouchers for Bitcoin on Unofficial Exchange

A new website, Card for Coin, lets users exchange their Starbucks vouchers for bitcoin.

Markets  ·  2 February 2014