Microsoft Store to not Accept Bitcoin Anymore
On its official windows website Microsoft announced that it will no longer accept Bitcoin for payments in their Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. The existing Bitcoin balances can still be used for payments, though. The announcement read: Microsoft’s interest in the digital currency. Bitcoin’s value had earlier surged by USD 20 in December, 2014, when Microsoft had announced the plans to integrate Bitcoin into its Windows and Xbox digital payments system in association with BitPay. Microsoft’s Founder Bill Gates had also earlier stated that he was supportive of the digital currency. In an....
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Microsoft, the famous multinational corporation that powers much of the world's computing infrastructure with its Windows OS, now accepts Bitcoin online for its digital products. Microsoft users, in America only for now, can even fund their Microsoft/Windows Live or XBox Live accounts using Bitcoin, at the current exchange rate. Once Microsoft's Bitcoin acceptance is at 100%, businesses and end users alike can pay for services such as Azure or even Windows Phone apps. Once Microsoft starts accepting Bitcoin worldwide, the frictionless transactions will truly begin to flow. With $86.63 b in....
Yesterday's announcement that Microsoft is now accepting payments in Bitcoin for many of its digital products is, predictably, all over the news. Microsoft's adoption of Bitcoin is considered as a very important boost for the digital currency. Also read: Microsoft Now Accepts Bitcoin Through BitPay. BBC News notes that Bitcoin is slowly making its way into mainstream businesses, and now Paypal, Dell, Expedia, Newegg, Microsoft and many other firms accept payments in Bitcoin. One reason Microsoft is adopting Bitcoin is because it'll help make international payment processing more....
By the look of things, Microsoft is less keen on Bitcoin than they have ever been before. Although the technology giant announced the acceptance of Bitcoin payments several months ago, the Microsoft Store is no longer accepting digital currency payments for certain services. Existing balances can still be used, but new deposits are no longer possible. Is this a direct result of the ongoing Bitcoin block size debate, or is there a different reason? Microsoft Store Bitcoin Update. When opening this page of the Microsoft Store, there is a clear message saying how Bitcoin payments are no....
While Microsoft may accept Bitcoin for its Xbox Games Store could be a good sign for the industry, it is unlikely to have a major impact. Microsoft has been sending mixed signals when it comes to its true intentions regarding Bitcoin (BTC) as well as the cryptocurrency market in general. On one hand, Microsoft president Brad Smith gave an interview earlier this year, claiming that the multinational was not even the least bit interested in dabbling in Bitcoin, stating that Tesla’s move to invest $1.5 billion had not changed anything for the company.However, just a couple of days ago, the....
Two days ago, technology giant Microsoft started accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment for users to fund their Microsoft accounts. With this move, Microsoft became the largest company in the world to accept Bitcoin. reddit users from /r/Bitcoin eagerly began posting to /r/XboxOne and other Microsoft-related subreddits about this addition, explaining what Bitcoin is, and tipping people. Many Xbox fans quickly caught on and started asking questions on /r/Bitcoin, such as "what is the benefit of switching from cash/credit card to Bitcoin?", and "what are some recommended wallets?".....