Australian crowdfunding site Pozible accepts bitcoin
Another crowdfunding site is taking on bitcoin. Sydney-based Pozible started accepting the cryptocurrency for its projects on Monday. The site, which claims a 55% success rate in funding projects, says that it began accepting bitcoin following demand from its users. "Bitcoin has been making buzz around the internet for quite a bit of time, I don't think anyone working in the field can avoid that. I think it is a very exciting concept, we are curious and want to play with it," said co-founder Rick Chen. The site, which already accepts fiat currency, lets users send bitcoin funds using....
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