Winklevoss Twins Buy Virgin Galactic Tickets With Bitcoin
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have each purchased tickets for a spaceflight with Virgin Galactic, using some of their immense bitcoin stash. The 32-year-old Internet entrepreneurs announced the news on their blog today, stating: "Cameron and I have decided to use our bitcoin to take the plunge, or rather propulsion, into space. Why? Because Bitcoin and Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic are two technologies that meaningfully represent our focus at Winklevoss Capital - the reduction of pain-points and friction in an effort to build a better world." The Winklevoss twins are best known for....
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The Winklevoss twins - or the Winklevii, as some would say - are apparently taking a trip to the upper atmosphere (what some would call outer space, but it's really not, but I digress) on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic venture. The news was announced by Tyler Winklevoss on Twitter, who said that both he and his brother, Cameron, have used bitcoin to pay for the flight (which runs about $250,000 per seat, or almost 390 BTC at the current exchange rate). Branson announced last year that Galactic would be accepting bitcoin, and the first person to have booked a flight using the digital....
Ever since Sir Richard Branson announced his latest venture, Virgin Galactic, would be accepting bitcoin for short trips into the atmosphere, we haven't heard much on the topic from the company. Now, we're learning that about "six or seven" individuals have booked flights with Virgin Galactic using the digital currency, according to Branson - who's in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. Each ticket on a Virgin Galactic flight runs at a whopping $250,000, and a number of high-profile people have signed up for the opportunity, including Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. Virgin....
Billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has revealed a handful of people have paid in bitcoin for their place on board the Virgin Galactic spaceship. Back in November, Branson announced his commercial space flight venture Virgin Galactic was to accept payment in bitcoins and, just two months later, "six or seven" people have already paid for their tickets in the digital currency. Earlier this month, Virgin Galactic took its SpaceShipTwo on its third test flight, with the craft reaching 71,000 feet - its highest yet. SpaceShipTwo is a consumer-ready vehicle designed to fly to the edge....
Some incredible news coming from the one and only Sir Richard Branson today. The founder of the world-famous Virgin companies today announced via Twitter that his out-of-the-world venture - Virgin Galactic - will be accepting Bitcoins for space flights. The venture has set up a web page titled "Bitcoins in space" dedicated to their decision to accept the digital currency. The opening statement reads: Virgin Galactic is one of the universe's most exciting, futuristic companies. Bitcoin, the virtual currency, has really captured the imagination recently as one of the world's most innovative....
Sir Richard Branson, one of the wealthiest men in the United Kingdom (well, in the entire world) had an interview with Bloomberg News (view the video interview below). A remarkable one as the entrepreneur and founder of Virgin took a clear stance on Bitcoin and virtual currencies. Bitcoin is working. Branson had shown his support for the idea behind Bitcoin before, but was put to the test again by the Bloomberg interviewer after making a statement concerning the upcoming Virgin Galactic spaceflights. As we all know, Virgin plans to be one of the first companies to offer commercial trips....