Bitcoin Now Accounts for 10% of Sales at Porn.com

Bitcoin Now Accounts for 10% of Sales at Porn.com

When Porn.com began accepting bitcoin for payments on 3rd January, it set off a wave of speculation that adult content would prove to be the 'killer app' that propelled mainstream adoption of the still nascent technology. Driving this conversation were the impressive sales figures the site released in the aftermath of the announcement. Porn.com suggested that purchases had increased by 50% in the initial hours, before settling at 25% in the days that followed. Despite the spike in business Porn.com received, though, sceptics have argued that accepting bitcoin has become nothing more than a....


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