Facebook, Meet Bitcoin and Get Bits
On July 17, BitPay announced the launch of Get Bits, a simple solution to Get bitcoins anywhere in the world. If "What is a Bitcoin?" is the number one question asked, perhaps "How do I get a Bitcoin?" is the second most asked. Buying bitcoins is one of the biggest hurdles to getting started; that's why BitPay created Get Bits. Get Bits lets you give and receive bitcoins to your friends through your Facebook. BitPay is a payment provider used by both Newegg and TigerDirect amount others. Its strongest competitor is Coinbase, which has just picked up Dell as its newest and largest partner.....
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Georgia-based bitcoin merchant processing specialist BitPay has announced a new tool aimed at spreading bitcoin adoption through popular social network Facebook. Called Get Bits, the Facebook application allows users an easy way to trade bitcoin in-person by helping to arrange meetings between friends on the network. Notably, Get Bits does not allow users to transact through the app. Rather, it serves as a way for independent buyers and sellers to connect via a commonly used platform. BitPay framed the launch as one that sought to use the power of social networking to boost bitcoin, while....
Atlanta, Georgia-based BitPay has today introduced a new Facebook application that will allow users interested in bitcoin to get the digital currency from their very own friends over the social network. Dubbed 'Get Bits', the app is one of many solutions available for newcomers to bitcoin to get their paws on the highly talked about digital money. From BitPay: We're always looking to grow the Bitcoin space, and buying bitcoin can be the biggest hurdle to getting started. Get Bits is an easy way for newcomers to get bitcoin through their Facebook friends. As we release the API - and....
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According to mathematician Meni Rosenfeld, Israel is a Bitcoin “forerunner.” With large numbers of users in the country, the number of startups and merchants continues to grow. Rosenfeld says: Among the list of Israel-based startups, Bits of Gold — in which Rosenfeld is an investor — GetGems and Polycoin lead adoption. “I think the Bitcoin community in Israel is more coherent than in many other places in the world, which can be attributed to the small size of the country. Everyone is in driving distance from anyone else, so its much easier to breed communities that actually meet up and....
The organizers of “The Founders’ Festival”, Bits and Pretzels have announced September 25 -27 as the date for its annual conference for 2016. From a breakfast meeting to a world conference. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Co-organizer of the event Christoph Hering says that what has now become a major startup event which brings together the world’s top entrepreneurs actually began as a breakfast meeting for the founders of the Munich startup ecosystem. Bits & Pretzels has become a major startup event in Europe hosted by Andreas Bruckschlögl, Bernd Storm van’s Gravesande and Felix Haas.....