The Hut Group goes live with Bitcoin payments for all brand websites, beauty benefits

By Becky Bargh | Published: 12-Oct-2021
Finance Retail

Mode’s major deal with Matthew Moulding’s tech giant will see THG-owned brands list Bitcoin payments, including Lookfantastic, Myprotein and The-Hut.com

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The Hut Group goes live with Bitcoin payments for all brand websites, beauty benefits
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Beauty brand owner and tech giant The Hut Group (THG) is bringing Bitcoin payments to the masses in a new major deal with LSE-listed fintech group Mode.

The partnership will see all of THG’s 30-plus brands, including

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