Coinkite Adds More Currencies, More Exchange Reference Options

Coinkite Adds More Currencies, More Exchange Reference Options

Toronto-based Coinkite today announced added exchange rate sources and more currencies, which will come in especially handy for users of the company's payment terminal, who can choose any of the new exchanges on their terminal. According to Coinkite, "The exchange rates shown to all users are an average of these exchanges (where they have enough volume to support creditability)." New available exchange options include CoinKite, Mt. Gox, BitPay, LocalBitcoins, BTC-e, Bitcurex, OKCoin, BTC China, Mercado Bitcoin, Bitcoin.de, and Virtex. Supported fiat currencies: USD, EUR, CAD, GBP, PLN,....


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