Overstock.com Opens Up the Door to International Customers
Overstock.com, the first major company to begin accepting bitcoin in the United States (and world, for that matter), has just opened up the doors to international customers. What that means is if you're living outside of the United States, you'll be able to shop on the Overstock website, which boasts a catalog of nearly two million products. Everything from mobile phone cases to rugs (which incidentally happen to be very popular items amongst bitcoin shoppers). "Bitcoin has been readily adopted in countries outside the United States, yet the opportunities to spend Bitcoin internationally....
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