Roger Ver tells bitcoiners, 'Spread the word' #Bitcoin2013
Whenever he needs to pay for something, be it a stick of gum or a hotel room, investor and entrepreneur Roger Ver asks the same question: "Do you accept bitcoin?" In the brick and mortar world, the answer is usually no. But he says that merchants are open to the idea. "After they hear from me a couple of times, a lot of times they start accepting bitcoin," Ver said. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2013 conference in San Jose today, Ver exhorted an audience of mostly young men to do the same, and to evangelize for the digital currency to help it achieve mainstream use. "The vast majority of people....
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