2.3 Billion People Can Now Use Bitcoin on Amazon
Almost 2.3 Billion people can now shop on Amazon without a computer or a bank account following Purse.io’s Android app launch. Shopping with Bitcoin on Amazon Now Available to 2.3 Billion. Following the launch of its iOS app, Purse.io has now released the Android version for its platform, enabling billions to shop on Amazon with Bitcoin on the most popular smartphone operating system with over 1.4 billion users globally. With both operating systems supported, the number of people globally that can now use this service is now around 2.3 billion and expected to reach 2.8 billion by 2020,....
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London, January 26, 2016. UK Bitcoin service provider SpectroCoin.com this month launched a new feature on its platform to allow clients to purchase Amazon vouchers with Bitcoin. Vouchers for Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.it, Amazon.fr and Amazon.es are available. “After the introduction of Amazon.co.uk vouchers back in November 2015 we have seen a significant interest from our clients in other countries to be able to purchase vouchers from different Amazon shops, therefore, we added up another 5 Amazon stores to serve European and US customers” says SpectroCoin.com....
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