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PayPal Considers Bitcoin Transactions
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deadon
on 25/04/2013, 21:16:38 UTC
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LONDON — David Marcus, president of PayPal, expressed his fascination and potential involvement with the virtual currency in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse” earlier today.

While Marcus mentioned no definitive statement about incorporating bitcoin into the PayPal transaction scheme, he made nebulous projections about a future relationship.

“So I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at it, and it’s truly fascinating actually: the way that the currency’s been designed, and the way that inflation is built in to pay for miners, and all that is truly fascinating,” Marcus said. “I think that for us at PayPal, it’s just a question whether bitcoin will make its way to PayPal’s funding instrument or not. We’re kind of thinking about it.”

PayPal’s flirtation with bitcoin may signal an impending mainstream acceptance of the largest decentralized, alternative digital currency in the world. OkCupid, a dating site with more than 4 million active users, declared last week that their premium A-list subscription features are now available for purchase with bitcoin, making it the biggest and most well-known company to accept the crypto currency.   

However, bitcoin’s historic volatility makes long-term projections difficult.

Created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, bitcoin value has vacillated from $2 in October of 2011 to $296 earlier this month. Bitcoin is affected by global markets and international affairs just like any form of currency, and suffered greatly during the financial crisis in Cyprus.   

The adult industry has already gravitated towards bitcoin as an ideal form of alternative payment for its anonymity. In April, adult website network MetArt and BlueBlood.com announced that they would embrace bitcoin transactions.     

"We are able to accept bitcoin payments and track and pay affiliates for these sales," MetArt spokeswoman Jill Taylor said. "It opens up a new world of consumers for our affiliates and partners to tap into and allows our customers an additional payment option that many feel more comfortable utilizing than their debit or credit cards."

Although the future role of bitcoin in the mainstream marketplace is still evolving, it remains a hot-button issue for techies and business owners.

“We’re all kind of watching [bitcoin] with a great deal of interest,” “The Pulse” host Guy Johnson told Marcus.

http://www.xbiz.com/news/162002


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STARE Magazine now accepts bitcoins, fully automated
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deadon
on 22/07/2011, 23:40:05 UTC
Check it out. Nice... http://www.staremagazine.com/Store/PurchaseIssue.asp?IssueID=115

Bitpay says it's fully automated and "You can now join the website, pay with bitcoins (it pulls the current exchange rate) and get instant access with the username/password you picked."
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Re: $3 jump
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deadon
on 17/06/2011, 23:06:16 UTC
Yeah whoa.
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Re: I'm out
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deadon
on 16/06/2011, 20:22:47 UTC
Also, you shouldn't react to any market emotionally, such as "Being bored" - this mentality is sure to fail in any market. You should always have a clear reason as to why you are entering or exiting.
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Re: I'm out
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deadon
on 16/06/2011, 20:21:45 UTC
Good idea, went further down.
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Consolidation over the past 2-days
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deadon
on 16/06/2011, 00:29:00 UTC
Looks like BTC s in a consolidation period over the past 2-days and heavy consolidation in the past 24 hours...
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Re: Whitelist Requests (Want out of here?)
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deadon
on 16/06/2011, 00:27:37 UTC
Would like whitelisted. Check my past posts here. I would like to move into the other forums to learn even more.
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Re: How Long do you have to Wait to Not be a Newbie?
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deadon
on 16/06/2011, 00:22:18 UTC
It is irritating indeed. However, it does protect the rest of the board from illegitimate spam and trolls.
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Re: How Long do you have to Wait to Not be a Newbie?
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 23:46:04 UTC
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Re: What stage is BitCoin at
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 23:41:20 UTC
Very Early innovation
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Re: How many newbies are mining?
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 05:45:21 UTC
Not I. Solely focused on trading and the market.
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Re: I want my Bitcoins surgically-placed inside my body.
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 05:38:03 UTC
Hahahaha
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Re: Any Bitcoin brokers that accept Wire Transfers?
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 05:34:29 UTC
Ok I'll shoot you an email tomorrow. I like your platform. I am waiting on some Dwolla money right ow but it's not fast enough for me, I want to be able to transfer funds same or next day.
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Re: Any Bitcoin brokers that accept Wire Transfers?
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 03:51:43 UTC
Ok I found at Mt. Gox "You can send USD wires to our bank in Japan. Each wire is subject of a 2000 JPY fee on our side (1000 JPY for deposits starting 25000USD, and free over 50000 USD), plus any intermediate fee."

Any brokers that take Domestic Wires?
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Any Bitcoin brokers that accept Wire Transfers?
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 03:29:14 UTC
Not regular bank transfers that take 3 days. I'm talking Wire Transfers (~ $25) which are usually same or next day depending on when you requested it.

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Re: [Noob Question of the day] What is a Bounty?
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 03:25:26 UTC
Wink
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sorry, but as the question was already answered and i simply couldn't leave without a post ...
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http://www.ay-da.com/images/Bounty2.jpg

 Grin
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Re: Introduce yourself :)
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 03:19:31 UTC
Hi, I'm new to the forum and I'm a Bitcoin trader.
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Re: Bank to Dwolla transfer time.
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 03:16:53 UTC
Today was day three, still not there. Hope tomorrow.
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Re: The Bitcoin Channel
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 03:05:55 UTC
Thanks
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Re: 2007 Porsche 911 turbo for BTC?
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deadon
on 15/06/2011, 03:01:08 UTC
Nice whip...