Canadian startup Coin Forest is Groupon for bitcoin
Coin Forest is a new site that enables bitcoin users to take advantage of group discounts from bitcoin friendly merchants. The team behind the site is based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Coin Forest will promote limited time deals with online (only) companies that are part of the bitcoin community. The Coin Forest team consists of the founder, John Mardlin, who has a degree in mathematics and engineering; and Brandon Gains who is a Victoria-based entrepreneur specialising in business development and online marketing, as well as a student of the University of Victoria. The....
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