Business & Tech
BNote Marks 2 Years
The local currency is now accepted at 200 Baltimore-area businesses.
It started two years ago with only 55 businesses, but now BNotes are all grown up.
The homegrown Baltimore currency is celebrating two years this month, having nearly quadrupled its base to 200 Baltimore-area firms.
The local currency, which Patch wrote about at its inception, works like this. A shopper can visit one of 11 BNote cambios and for $10, get $11 in BNotes. The BNotes are accepted the same as cash, so shoppers essentially get a discount for using the currency.
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The BNote's creators will be at the Terra Cafe to meet BNote users and take questions as they celebrate the currency's birthday Wednesday at Terra Cafe from 7 to 9 p.m., according to an email newsletter.
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