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Xapo Starts Shipping Out Bitcoin Debit Cards

September 25, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

One of the major drawbacks regarding most Bitcoin debit cards is how they are unavailable to US customers. The reason for this is due to impending independent regulations in every state, combined with federal regulations and guidelines. However, this is not keeping various global companies from shipping these cards to customers all over the world.

Xapo – Bitcoin Debit Card with Lots of Promise

Bitcoin debit cards are far from a perfect solution to push Bitcoin adoption and awareness to new levels. That being said, these cards do allow Bitcoin enthusiasts to spend virtual currency at millions of worldwide locations, as long as the merchant has a payment terminal to process credit and debit cards. For online payments, these Bitcoin debit cards will work with popular services such as Paypal and Apple Pay. Read more...

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Bitcoin Awareness Is Growing In The Middle East

September 3, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

The Middle East is an area of particular interest to the financial world. Not just because there is a ton of oil concentrated in this part of the world, but also because these countries have a direct influence on the USD value. As a result, Bitcoin growth in the Middle East is attracting attention and there are also a few places where the virtual currency is being accepted. Read more...

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Gyft Sees Massive Decline In Bitcoin Transactions

September 3, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Various merchants have jumped on board the Bitcoin bandwagon in the past few years, which at first, led to great success in terms of sales. However, it seems like Bitcoin purchases are becoming less and less frequent in numerous cases. Even gift card platform Gyft has seen a decline in Bitcoin revenue and a surprising uptrend in credit card transaction volume. Read more...

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Buying Coffee With Bitcoin In Mexico Through Bitso

August 31, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Raising Bitcoin awareness can be achieved in numerous ways, but one of the easiest methods is by allowing everyday consumers to spend Bitcoin on regular purchases. This may be easier said than done, but having the option to pay for your coffee in Bitcoin is a large step in the right direction. Café Punta del Cielo, a Mexican coffee shop chain, has begun experimenting with Bitcoin payments. Read more...

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Bitcoin Customers Enjoy Destinia’s Flight Booking Service

August 24, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Once a company has customers willing to spend their Bitcoins on various good and services, one of two scenarios could unfold. Either the customers spend a tiny amount in Bitcoin to test the waters, with chances of them not using the service again. Or, they can spend big and make the entire Bitcoin acceptance strategy very profitable. In the case of Destinia, integrating Bitcoin payments has been quite fruitful so far. Read more...

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E-Coin Launches Bitcoin Debit Card Affiliate Program

August 24, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Getting everyday consumers to use Bitcoin is an uphill battle that is slowly advancing in the right direction. The number of merchants accepting Bitcoin directly is on the rise and there are alternate solutions available to spend virtual currency. Bitcoin debit cards, such as the one issued by E-Coin for example, is seeing some great feedback. Now that the company announced their lifelong affiliate program, things can only get better for Bitcoin enthusiasts. Read more...

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Fold Will Let You Spend Bitcoin At Target & Whole Foods Soon

July 30, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Creating a people for the everyday consumer to start spending Bitcoin on a daily basis is not an easy task. Such efforts will always start out in a very localised market and Fold is one of the few applications managing to use Bitcoin to pay at a major store – Starbucks. Now Fold is looking to expand their business imminently in the US.

Fold & Starbucks – The Story So Far

Bitcoin enthusiasts in the United States and Hong Kong rejoiced at the news when Fold announced it would be possible to spend BTC at any Starbucks location accepting USD currency. To make the offer itself even better, Fold users would receive a 20% discount on every purchase for the entire duration of this “trial” period. Read more...

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Expedia’s Drop In Bitcoin Transactions To Be Blamed On Lack Of Consumer Adoption?

July 28, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

In 2014, the number of merchants accepting Bitcoin payments got a tremendous boost when major companies such as Microsoft, Dell, Overstock and Expedia joined the fray. However, less than a year later, not all of these companies are seeing the successes they had hoped for. Earlier this year, Overstock.com announced their digital currency holdings lost a lot of its value and now Expedia is reporting Bitcoin purchases are down by as much as 40%. Read more...

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Certain Uber Drivers Are Accepting Bitcoin Tips

July 25, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

One of the major Bitcoin stories of the past week has been on whether or not Uber is planning to integrate Bitcoin payments in the future. Whereas it was hinted at first that Bitcoin integration is on the to-do list, Uber quickly decided to counter that statement with an official press release. However, that is not keeping Uber drivers from collecting Bitcoin tips.

Uber Drivers See The Benefits of Bitcoin

Even though Uber is one of the world’s most popular – and hated – decentralized services to this very date, their choice of payment methods strikes many people as rather odd. Granted, customers need to have a convenient way of paying for their rides, and by integrating mobile payments, Uber has taken a big step in the right direction. Read more...

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Bitdeals.io Aims To Bring Bitcoin Deals To Customers Worldwide

July 9, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Bitcoin is an interesting alternative payment option for both retailers and consumers. Retailers can save a lot of money in fees per transactions, and attract customers from all over the world. But so far, there have been little to no specific “Bitcoin Deals” for consumers. That is about to change, though, as Bitdeals.io is collecting all available Bitcoin Deals right now. Read more...

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UnoCoin and eTravelSmart Partner To Push Bitcoin Adoption in India

July 8, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Bitcoin in India is a bit of a difficult subject to tackle. Officially speaking, Bitcoin is not banned in India, even though the government and most financial institutions would rather not get involved for the time being. But that doesn’t mean Bitcoin is not popular in the country. And that popularity has not gone unnoticed.

UnoCoin – Bitcoin Wallet and Payment Processor

The name UnoCoin carries a lot of weight in the Indian Bitcoin community. Not just because this company is similar to Coinbase in many ways, but also because it is the most commonly used Bitcoin platform in India. By offering both a wallet service and a merchant payment processing feature, UnoCoin has become synonymous with Bitcoin in that part of the world. Read more...

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HotelGo24 Offers Bitcoin Cash Back On Hotel Bookings

July 5, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

One of the most common remarks regarding Bitcoin is how it sounds good on paper, but is far from usable in the real world. Granted, Bitcoin is accepted in far fewer stores than we would like, but that doesn’t make it a useless payment method either. And with HotelGo24 now launched, booking a hotel with Bitcoin has never been easier.

Opportunities for The Travelling Bitcoin Enthusiast

Over the past year and a half, we have seen multiple hotels start accepting Bitcoin payments on an individual basis. On top of that, major travel agency Expedia has started to accept Bitcoin payments as well, even though that service has had some hiccups in the early days. Read more...

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Bitcoin Payments Come To 20,000 Japanse Merchants

July 2, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

One of the biggest untapped markets for Bitcoin is the country of Japan. That should come as no surprise, as Japan is not hostile towards Bitcoin, but due to the cultural differences, citizens are very wary of new technologies that are not controlled by the government or central authorities. But that might be changing soon, thanks to the efforts made by Quoine.

Quoine – More Than Just a Bitcoin Exchange

Most of our readers will know the name Quoine from the exchange offering, as the company claims to be the largest Bitcoin exchange servicing Japanese customers. That is not all that Quoine offers their customers though, as the company is also known for their ventures into the world of forex trading. Read more...

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BitINKA Will Bring Bitcoin Services To All of South America

July 1, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

South America is quite an interesting continent for Bitcoin and digital currencies. Most other countries are plagued by hyper-inflated fiat currencies. On top of that, governments do anything they can to decrease the chances of exchanging local fiat currency to any other currency. But BitINKA might be changing all of that in the near future.

BitINKA – Expanding to Cover All of South America

The name BitINKA is fairly common in South American countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela, as the Bitcoin platform has been available there for quite some time now. But the company isn’t resting on its laurels and plans to expand their services to neighbouring countries such as Chile, Colombia, and Argentina. Read more...

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Goodgame Studios Enables Bitcoin In-Game Purchases Through Bitpay

July 1, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

In recent months, we have seen an increase in the partnerships between Bitcoin companies and [mobile] game developers. Bitcoin lends itself better for microtransactions compared to traditional payment methods. This is due to lower fees and near-instant transactions. Goodgame Studios is the latest game development company to start accepting Bitcoin payments.

Goodgame Studios – Casual Free Online Games

More and more people are being drawn to the aspect of casual and free games they can play with family, friends and even strangers. Human nature makes us very competitive, and when it comes to games, we all play to be the best and improve our character over time. Read more...

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Major Cloud Hosting Company Cloudways Now Accepting Bitcoin

June 29, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

More and more companies are starting to see the benefits of accepting digital currency payments such as Bitcoin. Even though there have been various platforms offering domain names and web hosting in exchange for Bitcoin in the past, there is always room for additional companies to do so. And the latest one in that list is called Cloudways.

Cloudways – Cloud Hosting With Latest Technology

In the world of web hosting and cloud services, there is a lot of focus on new technologies and disruptive opportunities to gain an edge over the competition. By accepting Bitcoin payments, Cloudways is taking a major step forward towards accepting alternate payments. Read more...

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Use Bitcoin To Cover Clinic Payments With BitMD

June 26, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Making Bitcoin more usable for the everyday consumer is a difficult hurdle to overcome. Not just because it is hard to get Bitcoin into the hands of people in a convenient way, but also because there are not enough “real life” use cases at this time. BitMD is looking to change that, by allowing clinics to accept Bitcoin payments.

BitMD – POS Terminals, Bitcoin Wallet Software, and Teller Machines

The name BitMD is relatively unknown in the world of Bitcoin and digital currency. However, that may not be the case for much longer, as the company has unveiled their ambitious plans to allow for patient payments in Bitcoin at clinics. In order to do so, BitMD will be combining all of their services to bring over-the-counter Bitcoin payments to medical payments. Read more...

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No Bitcoin VAT in Switzerland, Will the EU Follow Their Lead?

June 18, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Bitcoin regulation and taxation remains a focal point for governments and digital currency enthusiasts worldwide. With so many countries still on the fence on how they should handle this disruptive alternative currency, it is difficult to predict how everything will play out in the end. But if you live in Switzerland, you can rest assured, as there will be no VAT to pay on Bitcoin for now. Read more...

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Coinzone Expands Bitcoin Merchant Services to Poland

June 12, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

In recent times, we have noticed how Bitcoin adoption seems to be thriving in the Czech Republic. That should come as no surprise, as Eastern European countries are not in the best shape – financially speaking that is. There is plenty of room for alternative payment methods, and Bitcoin seems to be a favourable option. And as of yesterday, Coinzone’s services are also made available in Poland. Read more...

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SpectroCoin Announces Prepaid Bitcoin Card

June 6, 2015 By JP Buntinx Leave a Comment

Making Bitcoin more usable in the real world is neither difficult nor easy these days. It all depends on your perception of using Bitcoin as a payment method. If you are looking to pay merchants in Bitcoin directly in the hopes of them keeping a portion of that transaction in BTC, you will have a hard time finding someone. But if you just want to use Bitcoin for everyday purchases, regardless of what the merchant does with it, there is a whole wide world to explore. Read more...

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