Cloud Storage Provider Seafile Chooses Bitcoin, Ditches Paypal
Seafile has announced that they will ditch Paypal payments and instead turn to bitcoin. This is an interesting decision with an even more interesting rationale and implication. In 2013, Seafile emerged as a business-oriented cloud-based storage solution, with a different approach. They provided their customized storage solutions within a company’s previously existing private cloud. The service then enables customization of workspaces in a variety of different configurations to allow companies, teams, or individuals to curate access to applicable files. Recently, they had a spat with....
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