Is Bitcoin's Merchant Appeal Fading?
While it's safe to say that 2014 was a banner year for bitcoin in terms of merchant adoption - with the likes of Overstock, DISH, Dell and Microsoft entering the space - 2015 hasn't quite started with the same bang. Though rumors continue to swirl about a possible Uber or Airbnb entrance, the highest profile merchant to accept bitcoin this year has been a local subsidiary of global real estate franchise RE/MAX. Members of the bitcoin processing ecosystem seem divided on the state of this industry sector entering March. Those contacted by CoinDesk all agreed that, after months of grabbing....
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