Coinkite Aims to Bring Bitcoin Payment POS Terminal to Retail
Bitcoin cryptobanking service Coinkite has today revealed a brand-spanking-new payment point-of-sale terminal that accepts, well, Bitcoin. Not only that, the terminal also accepts Litecoin as well. It would like a traditional credit card terminal would, allowing customers to purchase goods without the need for a mobile phone or computer. A QR code reader reads Bitcoin addresses, and voila. The built-in receipt printer then prints QR codes and relevant transaction information. In addition, the terminal accepts Coinkite debit cards. The device has Wi-Fi and world GSM connectivity built in,....
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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....
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