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Bringing Blockchain Payments to Supermarkets

Join us as we speak with Joshua Krüger, Head of Growth at DFX Swiss, alongside Ralph Hofacker, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Brick Towers, about how blockchain payments are being used in everyday retail settings. This episode explores how ada payments are enabled in over 130 Spar supermarkets across Switzerland, including the infrastructure behind Open CryptoPay and how fiat and crypto systems interact in real time. The conversation also covers merchant incentives, user experience challenges, and how blockchain-based payments can support faster transactions, lower fees, and broader adoption in real-world environments.

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Joshua Krüger
Head of Growth at DFX.Swiss
Ralph Hofacker
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Brick Towers
Published April 19, 2026 in Podcast
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