Uber Denies Reports That It Is Accepting Bitcoin Payments
Despite several reports claiming that Uber is already starting to accept bitcoin payments, the company firmly denied these updates. Uber clarified that it is not yet considering bitcoin payments integration even with its long-term plans. These rumors started swirling after BrainTree, a payments processor company, mentioned that it would allow its merchants to accept bitcoin should they choose to do so. Just recently, a Reddit user shared an interaction with an Uber help desk representative that was misinterpreted to mean that the company was considering bitcoin integration. Bitcoin....
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Recently I wrote a news piece that reported that Uber had begun accepting Bitcoin payments. Although I gave myself enough room to later back away from the statement, sure to clarify that I hadn't confirmed this with Uber themselves yet, there is still a certain guilt that comes with being wrong about something. The whole community was misinformed by either a liar, someone having fun, or an Uber support agent. Whichever the case, sitting on the story and following up with Uber first would have been the way to go. As it turns out, Uber is not accepting Bitcoin payments any time soon. Which....
It is important to keep in mind Uber Argentina is not actively endorsing Bitcoin payments at this stage. There has been a lot of talk about whether or not Uber is suddenly accepting Bitcoin payments in Argentina. One of the company’s tweets seemed to indicate this change, albeit any official reference to has been removed ever since. Moreover, there was an email sent out to Xapo users further confirming using Bitcoin through Uber Argentina. For quite some time now, people have been wondering if and when Uber would start accepting Bitcoin payments. Considering how this ride-hailing....
Taxi companies may have a leg up over Uber when it comes to accepting Bitcoin payments. Various cab companies do so already, in an effort to regain their top position in the market. Bitcoin users would like nothing more than to pay popular mainstream services with cryptocurrency. Uber is one of the top companies that should accept bitcoin in the future, even though they are not inclined to do so. For now, an intermediate solution is available. eGifter announced they are now selling Uber gift cards for usage in the United States. On paper, it would make a lot of sense if Uber started....
Uber has denied that it is currently integrating bitcoin as a payment option for its on-demand mobile ride-sharing services. Suspicions regarding a potential announcement first began to circulate on social media yesterday after a user posted a cryptic interaction with one of the company's help desk representatives to Reddit. The text of the message suggested that Uber was "currently making bitcoin work" for the service, but offered few supporting details. However, a representative for Uber indicated that such assertions were unwarranted, telling CoinDesk flatly: "This story isn't true."....
Since ride-sharing platform Uber has denied rumors saying that it is accepting bitcoin transactions and clarified that this feature is not yet in the pipeline, Bitcoin Builder sought to create a workaround by offering users access to its Uber business account to make bitcoin payments. However, Uber decided to suspend this particular account this week. Bitcoin Builder is still appealing to Uber to reinstate the account and, according to a message shared on Reddit, the company will reexamine the suspension. Uber Payments Thru Bitcoin Builder. As it turns out, Bitcoin Builder is facilitating....