Scoring Bitcoin Points Like Digital Airline Miles
What if the frequent-shopper points or value accrued from social media likes was transferable across the internet? Bitcoin can make this possible.This is an opinion editorial by Michael Rhee, the founder of Wavlake and a contributor at Bitcoin Magazine. Everyone loves keeping score. From likes and mentions on social media to airline miles and Starbucks Rewards, points tell us exactly where we stand in the commercial world. On social media platforms, they can mean more eyeballs and a feeling of validation. In the world of airlines and coffee shops, they can mean more free trips and....
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Interested in converting your reward miles into bitcoin? Go to bitcoinformiles.com, fill out a request for quote and hit "submit." Within a few hours, you should expect a bitcoin offer for your miles. Bitcoinformiles.com was recently launched by Bitcoin Brands Inc., an Ann Arbor, Mich. -based company that also sells bitcoin ATMs and bitcoin processing tablets. Owner Peter Klamka said there have been more than a hundred hits on the Bitcoin for Miles website from people interested in exchanging their miles for bitcoin. Outstanding response. "I've been overwhelmed by the response to the....
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s leading airline, Emirates Airline, will soon embrace “bitcoin as a payment service,” the company’s chief operating officer (COO) Adel Ahmed Al-Redha has said. In addition, the airline will add non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles on....
Updated with comment from BitPay. Latvian airline airBaltic has decided to eliminate its controversial transaction charge on bitcoin purchases. Earlier this week, the firm became the first European airline to accept bitcoin for flight bookings. The news was covered by digital currency news outlets and even some mainstream media, putting Latvia firmly on the cryptocurrency map. However, enthusiasm soon waned after it emerged that the airline was still charging its standard €5.99 fee on bitcoin transactions - the same as customers paying with a credit card. Prompt u-turn. The airline....
Let's go ahead and add this one to the "awesome" list of websites out there. CheapAir.com is a travel website that allows users to purchase airline tickets, hotels, and so forth (like Priceline and Orbitz - you get the picture). And yes, the digital currency can be used to buy airline tickets. It's one of the first of its kind in the book-your-own-travel industry, and it's certainly one of the best ways I can personally think of spending your Bitcoins. The caveat? This site will only accept Bitcoin from users in the United States and Canada. But for now, this is a nice standard to set for....