BTCTrip Wants to Turn 150,000 Hotels into Local Bitcoin Exchanges
BTCTrip wants to bring 150,000 hotels to the Bitcoin economy. BTCTrip is one of those special companies in the Bitcoin space that knows how to evangelize for the cryptocurrency. While they already allow users to book flights around the world with Bitcoin, they are now preparing an expansion into the hotel market. In addition to allowing users to book hotels with their online reservation system, they're also rolling out some new features that should speed up the booking process and bring more hotels into the Bitcoin economy. Hotel Chains Now Accept Bitcoin. The first thing BTCTrip wants to....
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