Newly Acquired Twitch.tv Accepts Bitcoin
Twitch, the online streaming platform beloved by geeks and gamers from all over the world, started accepting Bitcoin, following an announcement made a few weeks ago. Bitcoin was just one of many payment options announced by Twitch.tv in their international push. We can now take Bitcoin, PaySafeCard, and many more payment options for Twitch Turbo (channel subs soon™). BLOG: http://t.co/Mqlh395pkB. - Twitch (@Twitch) August 2, 2014. A Strategic Move. The growing success platform, which generates nearly 2% of the internet traffic in the United States, allows gamers to broadcast ("stream")....
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