One of the purposes here is NOT to have to trust 3rd parties with my cash flow.
@mintymark: You may want to have a look at
BitcoinNotify. Accepting Bitcoin payments is
as simple as handling HTTP requests.
- payments go directly to your private wallet - trust no 3rd party
- keep your wallet disconnected from the network so it can never be stollen by hackers
- there is nothing to install on the server
- there is no external API to call
- customer never leaves your store (no 3rd party site involved)
- receive HTTP updates of the BTC exchange rates
See
how to accept Bitcoin payments in your store / application / bussiness.
Feel free to pm me if you need any help.