Topic: [2014-08-07] Will More SF Retailers Start Accepting Bitcoin? (Read 651 times)
They have about one new merchant using bitcoin every two weeks. The title of this article, and the entire article, is a preposterous attempt at baiting for clicks. They had no story, so they made one up.
http://sf.racked.com/archives/2014/08/06/will-more-sf-retailers-start-accepting-bitcoin.php
Despite the hot mess of press following the Mt. Gox hack earlier this year, Bitcoin is gaining traction in the retail world. Thanks to services like San Francisco-based BitPay, merchants can accept Bitcoin as easily as a credit cards; some even claim they prefer the cryptocurrency to plastic because there's a lower risk of fraud, Mashable reports.
Despite the hot mess of press following the Mt. Gox hack earlier this year, Bitcoin is gaining traction in the retail world. Thanks to services like San Francisco-based BitPay, merchants can accept Bitcoin as easily as a credit cards; some even claim they prefer the cryptocurrency to plastic because there's a lower risk of fraud, Mashable reports.
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