Cryptocurrency 16 minutes ago (Oct 04, 2022 10:00AM ET) © Reuters. MC Donald’s in Lugano, Switzerland Accepts BTC As Form of Payment McDonald now accepts as a form of payment at Lugano in Switzerland. Bitcoin Magazine shared a one-minute video demonstrating the process. Previously, El Salvador passed a law to accept BTC as legal tender in the country. In the 63,000-person city of Lugano in Switzerland, the multinational fast food giant McDonald’s began to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as a form of payment.