Bitcoin Micropayments, a New Enabling Technology
The two big pieces of Bitcoin are the currency and the network. The Bitcoin network enables electronic payments, not such a big deal really, there are lots of payment systems. However the Bitcoin network lets you transfer money (bitcoins) in an incredibly efficient manner, and one which is not dependent on any central control or central point of failure.....
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After months of development and hype, Brave Software Inc. has finally released an update that integrates under-the-hood bitcoin micropayments right into its browser. Brave Browser Adds Bitcoin Payments. When Brave Software Inc. announced raising $4.5 million USD in early August, the company also revealed that an update bringing under-the-hood Bitcoin....
As the use of digital wallets and cryptocurrencies becomes more abundant, new use cases for micropayments will be further explored and developed. I recently came across Marc Andreessen’s article from 2014 on Bitcoin (BTC). In many ways, it is visionary (no surprise). I have been in the industry for four years now, with most of my focus being on the social impact of blockchain. It is astonishing to me that in 2014, before there was any institutional presence in Bitcoin — or, indeed, a popular understanding of this new technology — Andreessen was able to outline its potential economic and....
tibdit is about to launch the world’s first digital bitcoin based micropayment system. This company has designed a new kind of micropayments service based on cryptocurrency technology, specifically designed for online service providers, online content and online shopping in a way that appeals to the general public. The tibdit platform app is designed to allow anonymous micropayments that are rechargeable using card payments in national currencies such as GBP, EUR and USD. A sheer number of companies already attempted to present a solution for casual online micropayments but no one until....
Coinbase has officially launched a new micropayments tool that aims to provide websites and blogs with the ability to bolster revenue through online donations. Called Coinbase Tip, the feature enables the bitcoin services provider's wallet users to send micropayments to web publishers with just one click. To begin, the feature will be added to a host of popular blogs, including those penned by television personality Adam Carolla and bitcoin VC Fred Wilson. Speaking to CoinDesk, Coinbase CEO and co-founder Brian Armstrong acknowledged the recent upswing in interest surrounding bitcoin....
Bitcoin-centric social network ZapChain is once again enabling micropayments with the launch of a new in-house tipping mechanism. The announcement finds ZapChain furthering its attempts to experiment with content monetization, following Coinbase's decision to end its tipping service in February. Company CEO Matt Schlicht asserted the move toward micropayments was inspired by the lack of available venues for consumers to have introductory experiences with bitcoin, while ZapChain investor and Boost VC CEO Adam Draper spoke to the big picture behind the company's vision for content....