SnapCard Lets You Pay in Bitcoin at eBay and Amazon
Online startup snapCard wants to make it easier to use bitcoins online by skipping merchant integration altogether. SnapCard users can purchase items from major retailers, even if their e-commerce platform doesn't accept bitcoin. Users can also avoid logging into a retailer's website. Michael Dunworth, snapCard's co-founder, said: "We want to make the shopping process as easy and fast for bitcoin users as possible." SnapCard offers a bookmarklet that users can click on when they visit a product's page. The bookmarklet automatically grabs information from the product (like price and....
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Read the full story here. There's a new start-up based out of San Francisco that is providing a service to Bitcoiners that up to now hasn't existed on such an institutional scale. Users are reporting that snapCard works for international shipments of United States goods sold through the magic of the internet as well. This is great news as Bitcoin spending is the solution for Bitcoin hoarding and there is nothing better than ordering items off of Amazon or Ebay. It is unfortunate that the big name stores that snapCard allows Bitcoiners to shop at do not yet accept Bitcoin directly. However,....
San Francisco-based SnapCard today announced that they're adding support for Canada - allowing our northern friends the ability to spend bitcoin on over 45,000 websites by proxy. SnapCard's services are used globally by thousands, and allow consumers to make purchases online using a 'bookmarklet' on large and small merchant sites that don't officially accept bitcoin like Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target, and Kohl's. They'll even support 'Buy it Now' purchases on eBay. The company takes a 2 percent cut on all purchases made using their service, and allows the customer to view the status of their....
Amazon's distribution centers allow it to exist in a Bitcoin world. The disruptive nature of the Bitcoin technology is going to wreak havoc on many different online industries, and one area of disruption that needs to be talked about is online marketplaces. eBay and Amazon, at least in the United States, are the kings of the Internet when it comes to connecting a buyer to a seller. Sellers like these platforms because they can sell their products on a centralized database of goods, while buyers enjoy the fact that the centralized marketplace also acts as an escrow agent. If something goes....
Perhaps you've heard of "Gyft", a service that allows consumers to purchase gift cards to popular retail locations with Bitcoin. Well another start-up is coming on the scene that aims to allow you to buy anything online with your Bitcoins. It's called SnapCard, and the San Francisco-based company says their service "works on every website". ScapCard works as a bookmarklet. The end user makes the decision to purchase a product on the web, clicks the SnapCard bookmarklet, and makes a confirmation by clicking the "Add to SnapCard" button to purchase. Hitting the "Buy" button executes on the....
eGifter recently added eBay to its list of gift cards you can buy using Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies. eBay is one of the brands along with Amazon that people want the most to be able to shop at using Bitcoin. eGifter's easy to use service bridges the gap for eBay and many more. Tyler Roye, the CEO of eGifter, has been working hard to bring more and more cards to the digital realm. Also read: Interview with Tyler Roye, CEO of eGifter; eGifter and eBay. CCN had an opportunity to speak with him about adding eBay. eGifter Now Has eBay. How did the deal come about to be able to sell the....