2012-11-16 forbes.com - What's Your Bitcoin Strategy?

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Quote from: TangibleCryptography on November 16, 2012, 12:42:47 PM

Hey matonis since your in thread. Thanks for all the well written and insightful articles. Sometimes the hardcore users forget how VALUABLE having someone writing for a more mainstream (aka "Bitcoin 101 for non-crypto nerds") point of view really is. The whole community should be thankful.

Building mindshare one article at a time.

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Hey matonis since your in thread. Thanks for all the well written and insightful articles. Sometimes the hardcore users forget how VALUABLE having someone writing for a more mainstream (aka "Bitcoin 101 for non-crypto nerds") point of view really is. The whole community should be thankful.

Building mindshare one article at a time.

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Quote from: grondilu on November 16, 2012, 11:07:07 AM

Funny thing is that this question is actually pertinent. There are several very different ways in which a website can deal with bitcoins.

- not dealing at all. No single mention of bitcoin, and everything priced in national currency ;
- pricing in national currency, but a link provides means to pay in bitcoins, with the price being calculated from real time exchange markets, and bitcoins instantanously turned into national currency, possibly with the help of a third party like bitpay ;
- double pricing, customers can pay in the currency they want. The website receives and stores bitcoins ;
- bitcoin pricing only, customers must manage to get some bitcoins on their own (like with Silk Roard or some poker sites).

A more serious analysis of the different possibilities would be usefull, I think.

Very true, grondilu. Companies are starting to ask these questions now. When viable hedging solutions become available, savvy merchants will most likely opt for choice 4 and retain bitcoin balances.

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Quote from: SysRun on November 16, 2012, 08:48:40 AM

Companies more and more should be asking themselves "What's your bitcoin strategy?"

Ok, I saved you from having to read the article. You're welcome.

Did you have a purpose behind posting this? Matonis writes some of the best bitcoin articles around. I didn't find your comment quite as enlightening.

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I am fine with all 4 of those but there is a 5th option.

Actively engage in disinformation and lobbying to ensure your existing methods remain viable and your Bitcoin accepting competitors take a financial hit.

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Funny thing is that this question is actually pertinent. There are several very different ways in which a website can deal with bitcoins.

- not dealing at all. No single mention of bitcoin, and everything priced in national currency ;
- pricing in national currency, but a link provides means to pay in bitcoins, with the price being calculated from real time exchange markets, and bitcoins instantanously turned into national currency, possibly with the help of a third party like bitpay ;
- double pricing, customers can pay in the currency they want. The website receives and stores bitcoins ;
- bitcoin pricing only, customers must manage to get some bitcoins on their own (like with Silk Roard or some poker sites).

A more serious analysis of the different possibilities would be usefull, I think.

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Companies more and more should be asking themselves "What's your bitcoin strategy?"

Ok, I saved you from having to read the article. You're welcome.

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The block halving is coming up, Wordpress and possibly Reddit are going to accept BTC as payment... things are about to get more interesting.

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At first, congratulations to Stephen Gornick to be quoted on forbes:

Quote from: Stephen Gornick on November 15, 2012, 08:16:58 PM

I awoke to incredible news this morning. Leading web publishing service WordPress.com announced that they will begin accepting the nonpolitical cryptographic money Bitcoin as a payment method for various upgrades.

Then I remembered that WordPress is our online publishing platform.

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As the bitcoin juggernaut continues to roll forward absorbing merchants and customers globally it leaves archaic and unsuspecting payment methods in its wake.

Full article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/11/16/whats-your-bitcoin-strategy-wordpress-now-accepts-bitcoin-across-the-planet/

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