Entertainment company omitted Dogecoin when announcing it would accept crypto payments by year-end
Last week, the world’s largest movie theater chain, AMC, revealed it will accept Litecoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash for ticket purchases. The announcement, posted on Twitter, followed an earlier August statement confirming the chain planned to introduce Bitcoin as a payment option before the end of the year. The update sparked debate on social media, as the Dogecoin community felt left out.
Dogecoin supporters flooded the announcement’s comment section, demanding to know why DOGE wasn’t included. Many argued the meme-based cryptocurrency would be a better payment option than some of the currencies chosen. Several users also urged AMC’s CEO, Adam Aron, to consider accepting Dogecoin for concession purchases and movie tickets.
It appears Aron took the feedback seriously. Yesterday, the AMC chief posted a Twitter poll asking the public for their view on the matter.
“I’d like to hear your thoughts in this Twitter poll. By the end of 2021, AMC will accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash for online payments. I see many people in my Twitter feed arguing that we should also accept Dogecoin. Do you think AMC should explore accepting Dogecoin?” read the post.
The tweet drew heavy engagement, with users quickly casting votes among the four available options. At the time of writing, more than 114,000 people had responded, and the majority believe Dogecoin should be added. Seventy percent selected “Yes, absolutely,” while another 8% chose “Yes, but I won’t use it myself.”
Fifteen percent of voters opposed adding the cryptocurrency, calling it a waste, and the remainder felt including Dogecoin was not important. With roughly seven hours left in the poll at the time of reporting, supporters of Dogecoin appeared to be winning.
If the outcome leads AMC to add Dogecoin, the theater chain would join a growing list of companies that already support the token. Notable examples include the NBA team Dallas Mavericks and online retailer Newegg.
As of this writing, Dogecoin ranks as the tenth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, valued at approximately $27.5 billion.