Microsoft Store Partially Drops Bitcoin Support
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....
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Whether or not it is due to low transaction volume or any other reason, an announcement has been posted on the Microsoft Store as to how they are no longer accepting Bitcoin payments. Or to be more precise, they are not doing so for Windows 10 or Windows 10 mobile. Users are still able to spend existing balances but new deposits are no longer available. It would appear as if Microsoft is trying to make a push for replacing Bitcoin with Ethereum across all of their offerings. One the one hand, the company, is pushing hard to promote their Ethereum blockchain-as-a-service product while they....
Despite reports surfacing over the weekend that software giant Microsoft is drawing back its support for bitcoin payments, its website is still processing and crediting bitcoin payments. A notice posted by the tech giant said that its Microsoft Store online shop was not accepting bitcoin, with the policy applying to Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile in particular. “You can no longer redeem bitcoin into your Microsoft account,” the page states. “Existing balances in your account will still be available for purchases from Microsoft Store, but can't be refunded.” Microsoft made significant....
Software and hardware giant Microsoft is no longer accepting Bitcoin payments made on the Windows 10 store. The move comes a year after the corporation began accepting Bitcoin via BitPay. Notably, the move hasn’t affected users purchasing credit via Bitcoin on to their Microsoft Xbox accounts. In a new ‘how-to’/FAQ post, the Redmond-based giant has announced that the Microsoft Store – a platform which sees all of Microsoft’s flagship software including Windows and Office, as well as its line of hardware products – is no longer accepting Bitcoin. The post simply reads: You can no longer....
Microsoft wants to know if gamers would spend crypto at the Xbox online store. Tech giant Microsoft seems to be considering introducing Bitcoin (BTC) payments at its Xbox gaming console online store.According to a March 21 Reddit post on r/XboxSeriesX, Microsoft has put out a survey asking Xbox users about their preferred payment options at its online store.“Which of these other payment methods would you like to use on Xbox?,” the purported survey asks, listing Bitcoin as one of the potential payment methods. The same photo has also been circulating across several other subreddits....
Unconfirmed reports are indicating that Microsoft has started accepting Bitcoin payments at its UK-based online store. The report first leaked on Reddit's Bitcoin forum where a random user posted screenshots of Microsoft's 'Payment and Billing' section. Much like the company's US online store, Bitcoin was listed among the payment options in the aforesaid image. However, as we looked into the Microsoft's publicly available 'Payment + Pricing' page, there was no mention of Bitcoin. It only listed Visa, MasterCard, American Express and PayPal as its default payment options. Considering the....