Indonesians Can Now Buy Bitcoin at Over 10,000 Indomaret Stores
It is now a lot easier for Indonesians to buy Bitcoin. Bitcoin.co.id, Indonesia's rising Bitcoin website, has landed a groundbreaking deal with Indomaret to help Indonesia's over 238 million residents to fund their Bitcoin.co.id accounts. Indonesians now have access to Bitcoin at more than 10,000 Indomaret convenience stores across Indonesia where they can "top up" Indonesian Rupiah on their Bitcoin.co.id account and then trade for Bitcoin. Indomaret is headquartered in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. In 1988 the first official Indomaret store opened its doors. Other Bitcoin services....
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Residents of Indonesia can now buy and receive bitcoin over the counter at over 10,000 'Indomaret' convenience stores around the country. The project was developed on the initiative of Bitcoin Indonesia and will run through its exchange Bitcoin.co.id in partnership with payment processor iPaymu. bitcoin.co.id's promotional poster. According to Bitcoin Indonesia founder Oscar Darmawan, this now puts bitcoin within easier reach of the country's large unbanked population, estimated at over 200 million. According to the World Bank's Financial Inclusion Data from 2011, only 20% of Indonesians....
Some 20 million Romanians received a huge win this past week. Bitcoin Romania has teamed up with ZebraPay to allow users around the country to buy Bitcoin at over 800 ZebraPay Payment Terminals. Europe has been a hotbed of Bitcoin activity for years. The recent 2014 Bitcoin Foundation Bitcoin Conference was held in Amsterdam, instead of an American city, and Europe's central banks have, for the most part, stayed clear of overbearing legislation that could stifle Bitcoin adoption. Also read: Indonesians Can Now Buy Bitcoin At Over 10,000 Indomaret Stores. The Payment terminals use the....
As Singapore is emerging as a regional Bitcoin hub and attracting more and more venture capital investments from the West, its neighbors, Indonesia and the Philippines, are following the city-state's pace and initiating ambitious projects striving to bring Bitcoin to the locals. Indonesia's leading Bitcoin exchange Bitcoin Indonesia recently announced a partnership with payment processor iPaymu, the largest chain of franchised convenient stores in the country. The deal will enable residents to buy bitcoins over the counter at over 10,000 'Indomaret' convenience stores. "We found a number....
Retail giant Walmart says that bitcoin can now be purchased at 200 of its stores in the U.S. The cryptocurrency is offered through Coinstar kiosks located inside Walmart stores. Coinstar is currently offering bitcoin at more than 8,000 kiosks.
Buying Bitcoin at Walmart
Bitcoin can now be purchased at 200 Walmart stores in the U.S., the company reportedly said Thursday. This is part of a pilot program with Coinstar, which operates machines that allow customers to exchange U.S. coins for paper bills or gift cards. The pilot began earlier this month, according to Walmart....
Update — 1/24/2014: We have changed this article to fix a reporting mistake. Previously, we stated the Bitspark had partnered with bitcoin.co.id. The company has actually partnered with ArtaBit, an Indonesian Bitcoin payment processor. Bitspark, a Hong Kong based bitcoin exchange, has expanded its Bitcoin remittance service to the Southeast Asian country of Indonesia. Now, Indonesian workers in Hong Kong will be able to remit funds back to their loved ones in Hong Kong for a much cheaper rate than traditional remittance services. The Bitcoin exchange hopes to get a large market share of....