Developers win case for MaxCDN to take bitcoin
Online content delivery is all about speed, but for at least one content delivery network (CDN) provider, it's also about keeping developers happy in other ways. For MaxCDN, which operates a global network of servers to deliver fast content to websites, that means accepting bitcoins ... the currency of choice for some developers. "We're supporters of the open source ecosystem, and a large component is being responsive to requests from the community," noted NetDNA developer advocate Justin Dorfman in a blog post earlier this month (MaxCDN is a NetDNA brand). "Developers, a core portion of....
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