Coinbase Launches 'One-Click' Bitcoin Tipping Tool
Coinbase has officially launched a new micropayments tool that aims to provide websites and blogs with the ability to bolster revenue through online donations. Called Coinbase Tip, the feature enables the bitcoin services provider's wallet users to send micropayments to web publishers with just one click. To begin, the feature will be added to a host of popular blogs, including those penned by television personality Adam Carolla and bitcoin VC Fred Wilson. Speaking to CoinDesk, Coinbase CEO and co-founder Brian Armstrong acknowledged the recent upswing in interest surrounding bitcoin....
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Tipping internet users with cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin Cash, seems like a great way to spread adoption. The creator of one popular tipping tool is cooking up something brand new. Self-Serve Tipping It’s called Sharetip and I had the opportunity to try it. I tipped someone Bitcoin Cash on Medium and it was pretty smooth. Basically, it’s like a self-serve tipping tool that you can use on any platform. Imagine tipping on Youtube, Twitter, everywhere. And it is difficult to censor because the user notifies the creator themselves, rather than a bot. At news.Bitcoin.com,....
Bitcoin wallet and exchange Coinbase today announced its plan to discontinue its Bitcoin tipping services effective April 1st this year. As stated in the company's blog, the reason behind their sudden withdrawal from micro tipping business is ChangeTip - another bitcoin tipping service which has been constantly ruling the market. In Coinbase's own words, the latter has got "some better traction and done a great job at pushing the tipping ecosystem forward." Coinbase further announced that it would encourage its existing tipping customers base - around 10,000 individuals - to move to....
Potentially bitcoin's first killer app, tipping has been a hot topic of discussion lately. Earlier this week Bitcoin investment firm Pantera Capital announced its participation in the Series A funding round for social tipping startup, ChangeTip. And just last month Coinbase launched its bitcoin tipping button to allow anyone to accept micropayments anywhere on the web. Despite it being early days in the world of bitcoin tipping, it seems as though early adopters have their personal preference when it comes to which service they want to use to spread value across the internet. A discussion....
Bitcoin services provider Coinbase has announced it is shutting down its tip button effective 1st April, citing the traction of competitor ChangeTip. Perhaps most notably, Coinbase will be directing the 10,000 users its service has enrolled to ChangeTip in a bid of industry collaboration. The company's blog post reads: "ChangeTip is an excellent example of a company which uses our APIs, and we'd like to support them instead of competing with them." Launched in November, Coinbase's feature was enabled by blogs written by television personality Adam Carolla and bitcoin VC Fred Wilson. At the....
Bitcoin is increasing its presence in the App Store, with Apple approving a second Bitcoin tipping-enabled app by the same developer. The app, Game of Birds, incorporates a Bitcoin tipping function for players to receive in-game rewards. The tool, which revolves around players collecting coins while playing the game, has been set up initially in partnership with Coinbase but will in future be available to any wallet address. “The payment feature is simple: the game has its own wallet and the bitcoin that is sent to the users comes from this wallet,” Game of Birds’ Tokyo-based developer....