Purchased my 1st Game from Steam in the UK using Bitcoin.

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Quote from: jacobmayes94 on May 19, 2016, 12:33:55 PM

It is a great sign that steam is accepting BTC for payment. I like how simple bitcoin is to use, especially with a ledger HW wallet, secure and quick to use.
I do sometimes buy steam games.

yeah cool and good news for the gamers that finding steam wallet codes using bitcoins, and they will not be banned because of steam wallet codes that buyed in hacked credit card.

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if i ever have time again to play games, maybe i would try to buy some on steam. i'm too busy that i don't dare going there now, so easy to purchase a game that i'm afraid i can't refuse to buy something i don't have time to play.

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What's the price conversion like on Steam? Do they charge you more for the supposed privelidge of paying in bitcoin?

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Awesome stuff from the OP & Steam. I hope mlre people buy games there using bitcoin. We need more & more companies accepting bitcoin to prevail.

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Quote from: jacktheking on May 19, 2016, 07:22:59 PM

Quote from: bitlancr on May 19, 2016, 06:28:47 PM

Quote from: jacobmayes94 on May 19, 2016, 12:33:55 PM

It is a great sign that steam is accepting BTC for payment. I like how simple bitcoin is to use, especially with a ledger HW wallet, secure and quick to use.
I do sometimes buy steam games.

I never used it but I already heard that its easy to do it with steam right now, the only downside is some games are too expensive and are here on the forum cheaper.
Due to this fact I still not used them, although its good for the publicity of the bitcoin.

Yes as mentioned in my previous post, there is online stores like Key4Co.in and G2A which accept Bitcoin and offer cheaper Steam games. However, we Bitcoiners should still use Bitcoin to purchase something on Steam from time to time (even if it is a 99 cents game). This will show Steam that there is still Bitcoin transactions going on. And hence they will not disable Bitcoin transaction feature. I am going to purchase some cheap indie game on Steam with Bitcoin sometime next week or the week after to show my support - even though the game might be cheaper on G2A.

Agreed

If we want people to use and accept bitcoin we bitcoiners need to spend it at them stores to show support.

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Quote from: bitlancr on May 19, 2016, 06:28:47 PM

Quote from: jacobmayes94 on May 19, 2016, 12:33:55 PM

It is a great sign that steam is accepting BTC for payment. I like how simple bitcoin is to use, especially with a ledger HW wallet, secure and quick to use.
I do sometimes buy steam games.

I never used it but I already heard that its easy to do it with steam right now, the only downside is some games are too expensive and are here on the forum cheaper.
Due to this fact I still not used them, although its good for the publicity of the bitcoin.

Yes as mentioned in my previous post, there is online stores like Key4Co.in and G2A which accept Bitcoin and offer cheaper Steam games. However, we Bitcoiners should still use Bitcoin to purchase something on Steam from time to time (even if it is a 99 cents game). This will show Steam that there is still Bitcoin transactions going on. And hence they will not disable Bitcoin transaction feature. I am going to purchase some cheap indie game on Steam with Bitcoin sometime next week or the week after to show my support - even though the game might be cheaper on G2A.

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Quote from: jacobmayes94 on May 19, 2016, 12:33:55 PM

It is a great sign that steam is accepting BTC for payment. I like how simple bitcoin is to use, especially with a ledger HW wallet, secure and quick to use.
I do sometimes buy steam games.

I never used it but I already heard that its easy to do it with steam right now, the only downside is some games are too expensive and are here on the forum cheaper.
Due to this fact I still not used them, although its good for the publicity of the bitcoin.

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Quote from: Kprawn on May 17, 2016, 09:27:59 AM

This thread would have been much better, if you added things like this :

~ I bought Hitman {The Title} with Bitcoin on Steam {with a photo as proof}
~ Then you could add some interesting comparisons eg. I would have paid say $10 fees with my CC, but I paid only $0.01 as miners fee.
~ The payment took eg. 5 minutes to complete
~ I used BitPay / Coinbase or whatever other service they accept. {I think at this stage, it is only Bitpay?}

That would have been a much better thread to start off with. Huh

Can you please give us a more detailed explanation of your experience? Thanks OP for sharing, now we know it's working.

No i cant be arsed, to busy playing my new game..... but feel free to give us all a run down on every aspect of your use of bitcoin, but dont expect me to read it, i can guess it will already bore me...... lol Grin

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It is a great sign that steam is accepting BTC for payment. I like how simple bitcoin is to use, especially with a ledger HW wallet, secure and quick to use.
I do sometimes buy steam games.

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Quote from: Enotche on May 19, 2016, 05:21:22 AM

Yes, it's cool! Quickly and without any problems. In addition, it can be used by minors who do not have cards. As well as attract more users in emerging markets like - India, China and Brazil

In China, bitcoin is quite famous but in India, people are not even aware of bitcoins. You will find very few people who have heard of bitcoin and bitcoin users are even lesser in number. Internet has not reached many of the places in India. It would be very difficult to attract users in India.

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IMO it's too late for Steam to start accepting bitcoin. G2A has already established a reputation for a trustable alternative Steam market that's cheaper than the real thing, and accepts a wider range of payment options.

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This is exciting news. Thanks for sharing.

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Yes, it's cool! Quickly and without any problems. In addition, it can be used by minors who do not have cards. As well as attract more users in emerging markets like - India, China and Brazil

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Quote from: shinratensei_ on May 19, 2016, 05:10:54 AM

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Quote from: calkob on May 17, 2016, 04:23:42 AM

Just bought my 1st game from steam using bitcoin, what a great way to pay. seamless and fast, far faster than using my card and more secure. well done Steam for accepting it. Grin

Congratulation man, you miss one point. I think you have also payed very little fee compared to payment via card. I have paid 10% fee today in withdraw from my visa card. Angry

We need independent bitcoin atm card not related to visa nor to mastercard.

it would be impossible since bitcoin is decentralized not like a fiat which is centralized and have a bank,and bitcoin is not getting legalized yet in so many countries

But a card could work at a Bitcoin ATM couldn't it? It would basically just be your wallet which you scan into an exchange/atm, which can spit out fiat.
I could also work through Bitpay I guess.

I think it all misses the point of Bitcoin a little though. Why can't a shop just have a 2d barcode for me to scan and pay directly? Why do I need a card? Why do they need a bank account?

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Quote from: ~Bitcoin~ on May 17, 2016, 09:16:41 AM

Quote from: calkob on May 17, 2016, 04:23:42 AM

Just bought my 1st game from steam using bitcoin, what a great way to pay. seamless and fast, far faster than using my card and more secure. well done Steam for accepting it. Grin

Congratulation man, you miss one point. I think you have also payed very little fee compared to payment via card. I have paid 10% fee today in withdraw from my visa card. Angry

We need independent bitcoin atm card not related to visa nor to mastercard.

it would be impossible since bitcoin is decentralized not like a fiat which is centralized and have a bank,and bitcoin is not getting legalized yet in so many countries

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Quote from: calkob on May 17, 2016, 04:23:42 AM

Just bought my 1st game from steam using bitcoin, what a great way to pay. seamless and fast, far faster than using my card and more secure. well done Steam for accepting it. Grin

The combination between Bitcoin and Steam is working in a great way and is paying off. The fact that paying with Bitcoins is faster and easier can be the factor of attracting more people to both Bitcoin and Steam.

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Quote from: biggbox on May 18, 2016, 06:00:11 AM

Quote from: dotajhay on May 18, 2016, 03:34:34 AM

Cool

Steam now accepting bitcoin payments easy to transfer funds unlike paypal to steam funds

Can't wait to see Paypal fade away. Their fees are astronomical.

paypal to steam funds doesn't accept your card that link to your paypal even my american express not accepted you need to transfer cc funds to paypal before you can transfer funds to your steam. not like bitcoins to steam funds it instant Grin

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So finally it was implemented ? Last time I heard something about that, it was when womeone said that in reading the beta code he found a mention to Bitcoin. Nice for you and for all the community !

I think the article dated from a few weeks ago. So they sure took their time. However it's good to see some big company is accepting bitcoin as a payment option. If google and amazon would do the same, I wonder what the market cap would be like.

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Quote from: biggbox on May 18, 2016, 06:00:11 AM

Quote from: dotajhay on May 18, 2016, 03:34:34 AM

Cool

Steam now accepting bitcoin payments easy to transfer funds unlike paypal to steam funds

Can't wait to see Paypal fade away. Their fees are astronomical.

does steam even accept paypal?

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Quote from: Lauda on May 17, 2016, 12:26:21 PM

Quote from: calkob on May 17, 2016, 04:23:42 AM

Just bought my 1st game from steam using bitcoin, what a great way to pay.

How about you share some relevant information about this? Stating that you've just bought a game does not really help as it provides no information to the people reading the thread.

Quote from: thejaytiesto on May 17, 2016, 10:26:44 AM

I would not trust those sites, like the other poster said, they may be stolen.. otherwise where is the business for them?

They are as legit as the "shared" accounts and cheap gift cards that are being sold on this forum. Roll Eyes

Quote from: biggbox on May 17, 2016, 11:05:57 AM

Smooth seamless with Bitpay?

I don't see why it would be any different as with the payments at other services that are involved with Bitpay.

Quote from: biggbox on May 17, 2016, 11:05:57 AM

Are you paying any premium or charged certain % more than regular payment methods?

I would not see the point of adding a premium to the prices, else there would be little reason to use Bitcoin.

Well, they have some sort of security system, the so called "g2a shield" or something like that, that supposedly guarantees that it will work. Of course, I refuse to believe that something shady isn't going on when people is able to find keys for a triple A brand new tittle like the new Doom game, for half the price that it is on Steam...

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