ZipZap Brings Digital Currency Buying Back to 20,000 Retail Locations

ZipZap Brings Digital Currency Buying Back to 20,000 Retail Locations

Some better news for residents in the United Kingdom who might be looking to buy bitcoin. ZipZap announced on Tuesday that they're bringing their global cash transaction network back to 20,000 retail locations in the UK. The announcement come following a news item at the end of March in which we learned that the company would be halting the processing of digital currency transactions. The halt directly related to ZipZap's payment processor, PayPoint, and its desire to put the processing on hold until the legalities surrounding there digital currency transactions became clearer. Now, ZipZap....


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