Floridian Thieves use Local Bitcoin Exchange to Rob Customers
With all the coverage surrounding massive Crypto Theft and Scams recently, whether it’s The DAO, OneCoin, or questionable ETC ownership policies on major exchanges, it’s easy to ignore the more mundane events in this arena. Luckily, Steve Manos, A man in Lake Worth Florida, was brave enough to ignore best practices and common sense to bring us this gem of an example of how not to buy Bitcoin. Thieves Ill-Informed as Their Victim. Manos apparently needed several thousand dollars in Bitcoin, and quickly. Instead of waiting a few days on the verification process integral to services like....
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More than 40 independent and local shops in the UK are now accepting bitcoin. Some of them don't even know about it. As of April 1st, We Deliver Local, a UK-based e-commerce solution for local shops added bitcoin as an official payment method. We Deliver Local allows registered customers to buy products online from their nearby greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers and delicatessens. The company also provides a delivery service for a flat fee of £2 where drivers pick up all the orders from shops and bring to the customers' address. Below is a short video produced by We Deliver Local on how....