When local businesses in Cleveland Heights, Ohio decided to promote their neighborhood as a bitcoin-friendly business district, Brian Benchek wanted to join in. But he had just one nagging question: could he accept bitcoins for the lagers and IPAs made by his brew pub, the BottleHouse Brewing Co.?
Ohio, he knew, was picky about what could and could not be used to pay for booze. Gift certificates or beer tokens were verbotten. But what about bitcoin?
So a few weeks ago, Bencheck asked the Ohio Department of Public Safety for a ruling on whether Ohioans could pay for beer, wine, or liquor with bitcoin. And late last week, the department, which enforces the state’s alcohol laws, gave him its answer: No way.
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