People wishing to make payments of up to euros ( $ 195 ) at the city hall in Zürich , Switzerland , can do so using bitcoin , in a move introduced in July . Although only a handful of customers have done this , Zug city council is hailing it a success , sending out a positive message to fintech companies . Der Stadtrat hält am elektronischen Zahlungsmittel fest und prüft sogar die Einführung von weiteren The city 's authorities are looking at offering other electronic means of payment , including Google Pay . " It was an important experience for us to install and test the technology for bitcoin payments , " said Dolfi Müller , mayor of Zug .
People wishing to make payments of up to euros ( $ 195 ) at the city hall in Zürich , Switzerland , can do so using bitcoin , in a move introduced in July . Although only a handful of customers have done this , Zug city council is hailing it a success , sending out a positive message to fintech companies . The city 's authorities are looking at offering other electronic means of payment , including Google Pay . " It was an important experience for us to install and test the technology for bitcoin payments , " said Dolfi Müller , mayor of Zug .