Microsoft Drops Bitcoin? Payments Still Live As Reports Cast Doubt
Despite reports surfacing over the weekend that software giant Microsoft is drawing back its support for bitcoin payments, its website is still processing and crediting bitcoin payments. A notice posted by the tech giant said that its Microsoft Store online shop was not accepting bitcoin, with the policy applying to Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile in particular. “You can no longer redeem bitcoin into your Microsoft account,” the page states. “Existing balances in your account will still be available for purchases from Microsoft Store, but can't be refunded.” Microsoft made significant....
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Microsoft, the famous multinational corporation that powers much of the world's computing infrastructure with its Windows OS, now accepts Bitcoin online for its digital products. Microsoft users, in America only for now, can even fund their Microsoft/Windows Live or XBox Live accounts using Bitcoin, at the current exchange rate. Once Microsoft's Bitcoin acceptance is at 100%, businesses and end users alike can pay for services such as Azure or even Windows Phone apps. Once Microsoft starts accepting Bitcoin worldwide, the frictionless transactions will truly begin to flow. With $86.63 b in....
By the look of things, Microsoft is less keen on Bitcoin than they have ever been before. Although the technology giant announced the acceptance of Bitcoin payments several months ago, the Microsoft Store is no longer accepting digital currency payments for certain services. Existing balances can still be used, but new deposits are no longer possible. Is this a direct result of the ongoing Bitcoin block size debate, or is there a different reason? Microsoft Store Bitcoin Update. When opening this page of the Microsoft Store, there is a clear message saying how Bitcoin payments are no....
Microsoft has now joined the many, many retailers that are now accepting bitcoin as payment. Microsoft, the global powerhouse that created the widely used Windows OS, is allowing its users to fund their Microsoft/Windows Live accounts or xBox Live accounts. This means customers can now purchase xBox games, mobile apps, music, and other digital media using bitcoin. Bitcoin is now accepted as a payment option for Live account users. This option is available across the United States, and is converted at the current exchange rate. BitPay will be handling the payment conversion process for....
Despite rumors to the contrary, Microsoft's bitcoin payments program remains limited to US customers. In a statement to CoinDesk, Microsoft indicated that while it is considering expanding the program to new markets, such discussions are still in the initial stages. 'We are looking into expanding our bitcoin payment processing outside of the US, but have nothing more to share at this time,' a spokesperson said. The comments follow suggestions by Microsoft users that the company had opened up its offering to users in the UK and Germany. Microsoft first began accepting bitcoin as a payment....
Unconfirmed reports are indicating that Microsoft has started accepting Bitcoin payments at its UK-based online store. The report first leaked on Reddit's Bitcoin forum where a random user posted screenshots of Microsoft's 'Payment and Billing' section. Much like the company's US online store, Bitcoin was listed among the payment options in the aforesaid image. However, as we looked into the Microsoft's publicly available 'Payment + Pricing' page, there was no mention of Bitcoin. It only listed Visa, MasterCard, American Express and PayPal as its default payment options. Considering the....