Kroger Co. said a press release announcing plans to begin accepting Bitcoin Cash was fraudulent, marking the latest apparent scam tying a major retailer to cryptocurrency.The statement appeared early Friday on PRNewswire, a service used by many large companies to make official announcements. Kroger’s investor-relations website automatically picked up the release, the grocer said. Media organizations including Bloomberg News published the information, and Bitcoin Cash briefly spiked about 5%.“This communication was fraudulent and is unfounded and should be disregarded,” Kroger said.
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