Facebook accepts Bitcoin? - page 29.

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Quote from: CEG5952 on June 08, 2014, 07:33:28 PM

Quote from: okthen on June 08, 2014, 05:11:10 PM

Quote from: CEG5952 on June 07, 2014, 08:35:09 PM

I could see Facebook coming to accept bitcoin in exchange for their own credits. I mean, why not? Payment processing is cheap, and they get another niche of customers who otherwise would not pay. Win/win.

This would make much more sense that having they credits. I imagine many people would join with bitcoin that wouldn't do so with the current system, just because it's weird to have credits that are only valid for one website.

But Facebook wants you to have credits stuck on their site. Just like businesses want you stuck with their gift cards, rather than cash that can be spent anywhere. It's guaranteed business.

exactly -- so it makes perfect sense IMO to both accept BTC for payment (targeting the geek/libertarian/bitcoin crowd), and also retain the "gift card" nature of their credit system.

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Quote from: okthen on June 08, 2014, 05:11:10 PM

Quote from: CEG5952 on June 07, 2014, 08:35:09 PM

I could see Facebook coming to accept bitcoin in exchange for their own credits. I mean, why not? Payment processing is cheap, and they get another niche of customers who otherwise would not pay. Win/win.

This would make much more sense that having they credits. I imagine many people would join with bitcoin that wouldn't do so with the current system, just because it's weird to have credits that are only valid for one website.

But Facebook wants you to have credits stuck on their site. Just like businesses want you stuck with their gift cards, rather than cash that can be spent anywhere. It's guaranteed business.

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Quote from: CEG5952 on June 07, 2014, 08:35:09 PM

I could see Facebook coming to accept bitcoin in exchange for their own credits. I mean, why not? Payment processing is cheap, and they get another niche of customers who otherwise would not pay. Win/win.

This would make much more sense that having they credits. I imagine many people would join with bitcoin that wouldn't do so with the current system, just because it's weird to have credits that are only valid for one website.

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Why haven't they already sued that guy from the Facebook Coin? lol

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I could see Facebook coming to accept bitcoin in exchange for their own credits. I mean, why not? Payment processing is cheap, and they get another niche of customers who otherwise would not pay. Win/win.

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facebook already has a proprietary token/credits systems, and i'd be surprised if it isn't already widely used. it doesn't seem necessary for them to pursue bitcoin. but maybe i'm missing something...

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Quote from: jeffersonairplane on June 07, 2014, 12:26:58 PM

I doubt they ever would do that. Doing that would bring a lot of attention to Bitcoin, and that's something the US Government probably doesn't want.

Yes.

That and inviting regulator into facebook doorstep is the last thing any company want, unless the benefit greatly out weight the cost.

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In June 2012, Facebook announced it would no longer use its own money system, Facebook Credits. Users with credits will see them converted into their own currencies.

In June 2014 they will replace credits with bitcoins? Grin

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I doubt they ever would do that. Doing that would bring a lot of attention to Bitcoin, and that's something the US Government probably doesn't want.

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Quote from: Captain America on June 04, 2014, 10:51:28 PM

I don't understand the meaning of accepting Bitcoins by Facebook . Can anyone explain to me it?

If you can advertise and pay with BTC on Facebook this will help a lot the community and the stable price of BTC. Lot of people pay for FB credits to play games , they even buy FB credits and FB gold from Black markets.

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Quote from: Captain America on June 04, 2014, 10:51:28 PM

I don't understand the meaning of accepting Bitcoins by Facebook . Can anyone explain to me it?

If facebook directly accepting bitcoin, bitcoin will probably replaces the facebook credit.

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I don't understand the meaning of accepting Bitcoins by Facebook . Can anyone explain to me it?

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Quote from: gondel on April 14, 2014, 05:57:37 PM

Hello all,
I hear of some rumors that Facebook is going to accept BTC in the near future

Am i late with this news, or just misunderstand ?

BR,

Gondel

This would be a pretty big achievement for bitcoin

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Hehe would be a nice goal Wink

But unfortunately.. Not so soon.....

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Quote from: gondel on June 04, 2014, 11:06:02 AM

Quote from: Rub3n on June 03, 2014, 07:41:57 PM

Everyone and everythingwill accept bitcoin eventually

Hope so too, but if Facebook start to accept BTC just for a week that will be HUGE. I am sure that Mark Zuckerberg knows about Bitcoin and may be has an account here. Cool

But most of peoples don't like to you Bitcoin on Facebook because its not a safe place for this you can trapped very easily

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Quote from: Rub3n on June 03, 2014, 07:41:57 PM

Everyone and everythingwill accept bitcoin eventually

Hope so too, but if Facebook start to accept BTC just for a week that will be HUGE. I am sure that Mark Zuckerberg knows about Bitcoin and may be has an account here. Cool

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Everyone and everythingwill accept bitcoin eventually

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Quote from: redwhitenblue on June 01, 2014, 11:50:29 PM

Facebook is not accepting/utilizing BTC itself, however there is an app that is going to integrate with FB to allow for sending BTC via FB messaging.

Personally I would not want my BTC associated with my FB account.

Yeah that is a really easy way for people/government to keep tabs on your bit coin holdings and addresses.

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Facebook is not accepting/utilizing BTC itself, however there is an app that is going to integrate with FB to allow for sending BTC via FB messaging.

Personally I would not want my BTC associated with my FB account.

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Quote from: C. Bergmann on May 22, 2014, 07:15:24 AM

Facebook doesn't need to accept bitcoin.

Look here, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=620181.new#new

Quickcoin enables you to send btc via facebook.

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