Topic: Washington Post: "You can now pay with Bitcoin practically anywhere" - page 3. (Read 2890 times)
November 21, 2015, 06:06:25 AM
Well, no, you can't. The regulation is too strong in a lot of places to allow you to freely walk around using a Bitcoin debit card for every single purchase, in fact a lot of large purchases can't be made with them due to limits. This will only really be true if deregulation occurs or a lot more places accept Bitcoin directly.
November 21, 2015, 06:06:03 AM
The headline is misleading. It's a bitcoin debit card only available for residents of some american states.
OK, perhaps the title is a little misleading, but that's more than half the pop of the US, not just some states.
November 21, 2015, 05:59:50 AM
The headline is misleading. It's a bitcoin debit card only available for residents of some american states. The EU is discussing cracking down on virtual currencies and prepaid cards, so I doubt it's going to be offered to EU citizens. Besides, bitcoin debit cards are nothing new, a number of exchanges were already offering them but with high fees.
There is a catch: The card is currently only available to residents of Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. That's two-dozen regions in all.
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There is a catch: The card is currently only available to residents of Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. That's two-dozen regions in all.
November 21, 2015, 05:53:44 AM
Wired: "Coinbase Just Debuted the First Bitcoin Debit Card in the US"
http://www.wired.com/2015/11/coinbase-unveils-countrys-first-bitcoin-debit-card/
http://www.wired.com/2015/11/coinbase-unveils-countrys-first-bitcoin-debit-card/
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