When will be ebay merchants be able to put our btc address on there and recieve payments... how will this work?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/09/08/ebay-announces-first-foray-into-bitcoin-with-braintree-unit/
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On Monday, eBay announced that Braintree, the company’s payment processor subsidiary, would begin accepting the virtual currency in the “coming months.”
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While users will not yet see Bitcoin integrations in eBay’s marketplace or on PayPal, Braintree’s customers, which include Airbnb and Uber, will eventually be able to start accepting Bitcoin if they desire.
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Braintree’s announcement is a step toward the complete acceptance of Bitcoin in the eBay universe, said Ready, who noted that the company wanted to ensure users’ safety and security before taking the plunge.
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While users will not yet see Bitcoin integrations in eBay’s marketplace or on PayPal, Braintree’s customers, which include Airbnb and Uber, will eventually be able to start accepting Bitcoin if they desire.
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Braintree’s announcement is a step toward the complete acceptance of Bitcoin in the eBay universe, said Ready, who noted that the company wanted to ensure users’ safety and security before taking the plunge.
So, it looks like eBay or Paypal will not be accepting bitcoin directly in the near future, but they will start testing bitcoin payment with Braintree and see how it will work.
