Singapore: ‘Token Day’ Incentivizes Mainstream Crypto Spending

The first ever ‘Token Day’ kicked off yesterday in Singapore’s Chinatown district. The event was an effort to further the adoption of cryptocurrency spending in peoples’ everyday lives. Bizkey helped to host the event — which is not actually just a single day like the title suggests. The event will continue to run until November 18. ‘Token Day’ was meant to be a means of addressing this issue by coordinating a group of 30 businesses in Singapore’s Chinatown area to accept cryptocurrency payments through Bizkey’s own blockchain-enabled point-of-sale systems. Among the businesses participating are Korean grocery and convenience market Koryo Mart, SK Jewellery Group, and even a popular hotel in the heart of Chinatown, Hotel 1887. Many other businesses are serving up food and beverages in exchange for cryptocurrency.

Keeping The Dream Alive

October 31, 2018, is already a significant date in the cryptocurrency space, as it marked the tenth anniversary of the release of the famous and revered Bitcoin Whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto. Small grassroots adoption of cryptocurrency is indeed a tough hurdle to get over, but events like ‘Token Day’ can help show consumers — who might be on the fence about cryptocurrency — that it is safe and convenient to use, and that there are actually merchants out there willing and ready to accept cryptocurrency for everyday goods and services. Do you think an idea like Singapore’s ‘Token Day’ could catch on and promote cryptocurrency spending between merchants and consumers in the rest of the world? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!