Weekend Roundup: Black Friday, eBay Interested in Bitcoin, and Library Accepts BTC Amid Riots
Carlo Caraluzzo has been all over Bitcoin Black Friday, having previewed it on Tuesday and reviewed it over the weekend. Be sure to also check out the comprehensive Bitcoin Black Friday guide for some left over deals. On Monday, William Suberg reported that eBay CEO Devin Wenig suggested his company might follow the path of PayPal by adopting Bitcoin payments at some point. “Bitcoin Black Friday has been growing more popular each year, and it promises to double its popularity this hear. Last year, the number of participating merchants reached 600 and Bitcoin sales climbed to US$6 million.....
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Merchants may or may not be interested in a deal Coinkite is offering as a Black Friday promotion. The company announced today on their blog that their point-of-sale Bitcoin payment terminal will be 50 percent cheaper this Friday the 29th. That's about $550 CAD, and the company states they may have to adjust the price in accordance with the Bitcoin exchange rate. The one-day deal will require purchasers to pay in Bitcoin (or Litecoin with prior arrangement), and must be paid same-day. The terminal allows merchants to accept Bitcoin payments easily (read more about it here), and also....
Amid protests, riots and overall unrest in the aftermath of a grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, are finding solace in an unlikely place: the city's public library. Demonstrations in protest of the jury's decision have been taking place all week in Ferguson and around the US, as people in major metropolitan areas across the nation show their solidarity. As a result, many local businesses in the St Louis suburb have closed their doors, and schools in the area have shut down for....
In support of Bitcoin Black Friday, of which Coinbase is a sponsor, the company has announced today that they will be waiving all fees on the shopping holiday, allowing its customer to buy, sell, and receive Bitcoins without having to pay fees. Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving in the United States where many retailers offer extremely discounted pricing on products in effort to move them in time for the Holiday season. The Bitcoin community is doing something similar, dubbed Bitcoin Black Friday. A number of retailers who accept Bitcoin will also be offering attractive....
Bitcoin can surely turn your Black Friday's shopping experience into an interesting "bargain hunting" adventure. In the USA, Black Friday is a term used to describe the day following Thanksgiving, and it flags the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, especially that most US merchants offer special discounts for their customers on that day. Bitcoin Black Friday is a special website that gets together all merchants accepting bitcoin payments on Black Friday. It is totally free to list your product on Bitcoinblackfriday.com, if you accept bitcoin payments, and get the chance to meet....
Bitcoin Black Friday has become a household name to Bitcoiners around the world, even those that don't celebrate Thanksgiving, the reason for Black Friday's commercial existence. Over the past year, larger and larger merchants have started experimenting with holding the bitcoins that they receive, or offering bitcoin discounts or even bitcoin-only deals. This year's Bitcoin Black Friday is likely to set a new standard for Bitcoin-only deals. Also read: The Future of Everyday Life with Digital Currencies. BitPay Reminds Bitcoin Merchants to Participate In Bitcoin Black Friday. Earlier this....