McDonald announced on Sunday the unveiling of the MacCoin. The business world thought this to be the fast food giants venture into the world of
cryptocurrency. It turns out that MacCoin is actually not an alternative to Bitcoin. Instead, it as a value coupon that can be redeemed for a free burger.
The token is being rolled out by the company at 14,000 restaurant locations that are spread across 50 countries. This coupon comes as a way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ever-popular Big Mac. McDonalds has announced that they will be issuing 5 designs for this coupon, one for each decade for the Big Macs existence.
i guess they just jumped in into a popular wave, to make themselves even more recognized (as if they need to). somehow it feels like they end up creating some crypto oriented stuff, though