Overstock Now Accepts Bitcoin in Over 100 Countries Worldwide
Overstock officially launched its updated e-commerce checkout system today, a new feature that allows shoppers in 107 new countries to buy products with bitcoin via its international website, O.co. The announcement marks the first expansion of Overstock's bitcoin payment service beyond the US, bringing the checkout option to major global markets such as Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel and Japan. The news comes roughly nine months after Overstock first began accepting bitcoin this January through a partnership with Coinbase. Speaking to CoinDesk, Overstock CEO....
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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....
True to their word, online mega-retailer Overstock.com is planning to open up bitcoin sales to customers outside of the United States. The retailer said at the end of July that international bitcoin payments would be made available in six weeks, and now the New York Times is reporting that payments from customers abroad will be accepted come September 1st. The acceptance will happen on Overstock's international website, O.co, according to company CEO Patrick Byrne, who told the Times: I know that's it's become part of the Bitcoin lore in the United States to shop on Overstock... My hope is....
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne keeps believing in Bitcoin's future. Overstock was one of the first major online retailers to accept Bitcoin as a payment method. The announcement was a big step for Bitcoin. The cryptocoin is trying to find mainstream acceptance and events like this are important when trying to convince common people to start using Bitcoins. Small Bitcoin revenue. Right after announcing the possibility to pay with Bitcoins, Overstock saw massive purchases made with the virtual currency. Earlier this month, Overstock said they crossed the million dollar mark in Bitcoin payments.....