That explains why it was removed from #CoinTelegraph...

Dead Link: https://cointelegraph.com/news/samsung-baltic-stores-now-accept-crypto-via-blockchain-payments-platform-coppay

That page no longer exists. Unfortunately fake-news spreads fast... too bad we can't delete posts here on #Steemit; many of us are still sharing this story in different ways.

Fortunately it is not entirely fake, just overblown like you stated!

Update 17:55 UTC: Following our coverage, CopPay CEO Ina Samovich contacted Hard Fork to insist that the partnership with Samsung is real, blaming the botched announcement on a communication mishap with an unnamed “reseller.”

“The official reseller has singed agreement with our company and several transactions occurred during last two weeks,” she told Hard Fork. “So we can prove that the crypto payment method was used and was powered by CopPay. We were not aware that reseller did not inform HQ about our cooperation.”

We’ve asked for further proof and will update the piece accordingly, if we receive it.

Meanwhile, Samsung continues to insist there is no partnership in place – and that anything else is merely rumors and speculation.

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@annaabi thanks much for the update!

Cheers