Leading UK Computer Retailer 'Scan' Accepts Bitcoin
Scan Computers has started accepting bitcoin payments, making it the first major PC retailer to accept the cryptocurrency in the UK. Scan is a bit more than your average PC retailer. It is a big player in the channel, it is one of the biggest sellers of high-end computers in the UK and it builds a range of pre-overlocked rigs for enthusiasts. A crypto love affair. Since it caters to a geeky user base, Scan quickly recognized that digital currency was an interesting trend to cash in on. As a result, the retailer decided to start selling mining rigs under its own 3XS brand. So far, the....
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The South African grocery retail giant, Pick n Pay, announced on Nov.1, 2022, that some of its stores — about 39 — are now accepting bitcoin (BTC) payments. The retailer also said it plans to enable crypto payments in all its stores....
One of the most powerful forces driving the use of bitcoin as a currency is ecommerce, and one of the world's most bitcoin-progressive countries is the Netherlands. Hence, it comes as no surprise that one of the Netherlands most prominent ecommerce merchants, Fonq.nl, now accepts bitcoin. Go to www.fonq.nl and you can purchase gifts, housewares and fashion merchandise using bitcoin in addition to a number of other payment options. Shoppers can pay with iDeal (an online payment service), credit card, PayPal and bank transfer, post-delivery, and now bitcoin. The fact that the Dutch ecommerce....
Entrepreneur, Ricardo Ferrer Rivero has developed a working prototype of a 3D-printed bitcoin payment terminal called PEY. The PEY terminal uses iBeacon technology, so that users who have the PEY app installed on their phone, will receive a push notification informing them that a local retailer accepts bitcoin payments. Rivero's inspiration behind creating PEY was to make it even easier for customers to pay with bitcoin. With a single swipe from their home screen, the PEY app will load and is ready to complete the transaction. The PEY terminal transmits payment information via NFC, or the....