Bitupcard Rolls Out Bitcoin Voucher Scheme at 30 Stores Across Turkey
Amsterdam-based bitcoin seller Bit4coin has teamed up with Berlin-based MK Payment to launch 'Bitupcard' - an e-voucher scheme that enables over-the-counter purchase of bitcoin in 30 retail stores throughout Turkey. The service goes live today and, notably, could also be made available at up to 5,000 Turkish locations in the near future. Framing the e-voucher scheme as a way to simplify the on-ramp to bitcoin ownership, Dolf Diedrichsen, Bit4coin's founder and CEO, explained: "One of the most difficult problems of bitcoin is still how to get them." He said: "We want to change that by....
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Prepaid bitcoin voucher service Bitupcard is now available at an additional 270 retail locations across Turkey. The announcement, which follows on from the launch of a pilot scheme that saw $25,000-worth of bitcoin sold in 10 weeks, raises the number of retail locations offering over-the-counter bitcoin purchases in the country to 300. The scheme is run by Amsterdam-based bitcoin seller Bit4coin in conjunction with Berlin-based firm MK Payment. Dolf Diederichsen, CEO at Bit4coin said: "We are excited with the early success we are seeing in the market. The launch has exceeded our....
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