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Mr. Leventhal Goes To Washington

"We are making progress — more than 2,500 restaurants have signed up to use Blackbird and we expect to process close to $100M in payments this year." @benleventhal's fully remarks to @HouseSmallBiz are worth the read.

“Restaurants may struggle with customer acquisition and retention, but, @benleventhal notes, there are few spaces in which people are more passionate about what they’re consuming. ‘People waiting hours in line for pancakes, thousands of people on waiting lists for burger joints, people willing to travel literally around the world for a meal that year is transcendent,’ he says. ‘There aren’t many other settings where people have such an insatiable appetite—forgive the pun—for a product or service.’ Read the full story on @Inc: bit.ly/3Jzbf2b

👋 LA fam! Starting today, you can check in and pay with Blackbird and earn $FLY at 50+ of LA's best restaurants across Santa Monica and Venice. From icons like Gjelina and Felix Trattoria to favorites like RVR, Beethoven Market, and Milo & Olive, LA's most celebrated tables are now part of the Blackbird network. To see all of our current LA spots, open your Blackbird app and set your map to Los Angeles, CA. You'll earn $FLY every time you check in and pay — and you can spend those points at any Blackbird spot across the country, from Venice Beach to Brooklyn. Restaurant lovers unite.

Introducing…Oktoberquest, our month-long challenge at NYC breweries and beer bars on Blackbird. Your quest? Simple: check in and spend $50 at any of the 4 Blackbird spots listed below and we’ll give you $125 back in $FLY that you can spend anywhere on Blackbird. We’re not mathematicians, but that sounds like a good deal, friends. Accept the challenge in the app to get started. Prost! 🍻 Breweries
📍Brooklyn Brewery 
📍Evil Twin (2 locations) 
📍Finback (3 locations) 
📍Grimm Artisanal Ales 
📍KCBC
📍Other Half (3 locations) 
📍Randolph’s
📍Talea (5 locations) 
📍The Test Brewery 
📍Threes Brewing (2 locations) 
📍Torch & Crown Brewing Company 
📍Wild East Brewing Co. Beer Bars
📍ABC Beer Co. 
📍Beer St South
📍Bierwax
📍Blind Tiger Alehouse
📍Carmine Street Brewers 
📍Milk & Hops
📍Moody Tongue Pizza
📍Moody Tongue Sushi 
📍The Greats of Craft (2 locations) 
📍Queue Beer

It’s officially been one year since we launched in Charleston, one of America’s most elite restaurant towns, and we couldn’t be happier to be in the Holy City 🤝. As our CEO and Founder @benleventhal told the @ChasCityPaper: “Charleston is one of the most exciting food cities in the country,” he said. “The city’s blend of history, community and a deep respect for independent restaurants makes it a natural fit for Blackbird. It’s a market where diners are curious, loyal and love discovering new experiences – exactly the kind of environment where great dining thrives.” Reflecting on year one in the Lowcountry, Leventhal noted Charleston has been Blackbird’s most successful city launch thus far: “We’re not surprised it’s clicked, but I’m not sure we would have predicted that it is outpacing New York in terms of speed of adoption. But maybe we shouldn’t be shocked: Charleston diners love supporting local restaurants that love them back.” Read the full story here: bit.ly/4nIVPrf

Blackbird experienced a brief but widespread outage last night. We're back up and all systems are a go. Repeat: we are a go. DM us if you need help with a support issue.

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Consumer crypto should unlock tangible, real world things. Like... 🍕 Pizza 🍕. We're talking some of the world's best pizza, right in Brooklyn 📍. On Tuesday, July 15 we're bringing Frank Pinello, of cult-favorite Williamsburg slice shop Best Pizza, and Ryan Gray, who works wonders with Quebec wheat, Neapolitan techniques, and new-school creativity at Montreal’s acclaimed Elena, to the Franks' empire in Carroll Gardens for the F&F Pizza Sessions. Expect: all-you-can-eat slices and pie, Frankies classics (crudo, arancini, the works 🤌), and cocktails all night long. Plus gelato, tiramisu, and backyard Brooklyn vibes aplenty - tell the 🏖️ body diet you're giving it the night off. Hit the link below to grab your ticket. We got you. 🤜🤛 bit.ly/40HC3CJ

Fuel up at FarCon hosted by @farcaster_xyz where you can use Blackbird Pay to snag some hot coffee, cold brew and Black Seed Bagels until 12:30pm ET. See you there. ☕️

If you’ve tapped in with Blackbird, you’ve already earned your share of $F2. Now it’s time to claim your tokens and be part of the future of restaurant payments. Check your eligibility & claim now: flynet.org/claim

.@benleventhal and @natashaghoskins are taking the stage at @EthereumDenver to talk about how Flynet is redefining restaurant payments by putting all transactions onchain - creating a system that is more affordable, faster, and transparent for both restaurants and diners. Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=MehFS5Pd… #ETHDenver

Our CEO and founder, @benleventhal, told @CoinDesk how Flynet is bringing restaurant loyalty onchain and into the future: “What we think we can do is build something where transactions become much more cost effective, and the levers that restaurants have to attract and retain customers will become vast." Read the full article here: bit.ly/3XloZ4d

🚀 The future of restaurant payments starts now. Flynet is live—our purpose-built transaction network designed to cut fees, give restaurants control over their data, and create a new economy of loyalty. Restaurants deserve better. This is how they get it. 📖 Read more from our CEO and founder, @benleventhal: bit.ly/4gZtY1E @Arbitrum @Coinbase @Base @conduitxyz @Privy_io