February 2014.

At the foot of a tall office building in the Shibuya District of Tokyo, Japan,

there is a storefront.

Behind these tall glass doors is a project under construction headed by a company just a few

flaws above.

The store yet to be opened would be called Bit coin cafe. called Bitcoin Cafe.

It is being designed with an eye for style, inspired by French bistrows,

with programmed ceiling lights that will glow purple, orange and green.

Located not far from Tokyo's largest train hub,

Bitcoin Cafe will be a hub for forward-minded tax-savvy Tokyo citizens.

You can stop by for a drink, coffee, maybe a glass of wine,

and all payments will be made entirely in Bitcoin.

The store's owner, in fact, is the one who personally hacked

the registers to have them take Bitcoin instead of the end. One million dollars have already been spent on making this the cafe of the future.

But you wouldn't otherwise know it just by walking by.

After all these months of preparation, there's little about Bitcoin Cafe that would catch your eye. Its doors are locked, its window shades closed.

There's nothing really that would indicate that this is Bitcoin Cafe in the first place,

or really any kind of shop at all. You'll have to look very, very close to see the word

café printed on the sign out front because it's masked in plastic wrapping.

Bit coin cafe was a really exciting idea,

but we're in 2019 now and it didn't ever open.

It never will.

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