E-Commerce

News

Dell: Bitcoin Aligns Our Brand With Innovation

CoinDesk interviews Dell's Paul Walsh to learn more about its bitcoin payments play.

Business  ·  21 July 2014
Exchanges

South Africa’s PayFast Enables Bitcoin for 30,000 Merchants

PayFast, which processes payments for over 30,000 merchants, is teaming up with international exchange BitX to accept bitcoin.

Business  ·  18 July 2014
South Africa

South African E-Commerce Giant Takealot Launches Bitcoin Support

South African online retailer Takealot, which has raised more than $100m in funding, is now accepting bitcoin.

Business  ·  17 July 2014
Travel

CheapAir Tops $1.5 Million in Total Bitcoin Sales

CEO Jeff Klee speaks to CoinDesk about the company's bitcoin sales success, the arrival of Expedia, and more.

Business  ·  17 July 2014
Exchanges

BitPay or Coinbase? Shopify Now Lets Merchants Choose

Online commerce platform specialist Shopify is now offering Coinbase integration to its merchants.

Business  ·  15 July 2014
Japan

Japanese Retail Giant Rakuten Hints at Bitcoin Acceptance

The CEO of e-commerce empire Rakuten has praised bitcoin and suggested the company could eventually accept the cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  15 July 2014
Exchanges

1-800-Flowers.com Adds Bitcoin Payments in Marketing Drive

Online floral and gift retailing giant 1-800-Flowers has announced that it is now accepting bitcoin.

Business  ·  1 July 2014
Startups

The 14 Weirdest Things You Can Buy With Bitcoin

Innovative startups have made it easy for merchants to sell products for bitcoin. Here are some of the strangest.

Business  ·  21 June 2014
P2P

How OpenBazaar is Using Bitcoin to Build a Decentralized eBay

Decentralized marketplace Open Bazaar's Brian Hoffman discusses the project ahead of a public appearance this weekend.

Business  ·  20 June 2014
Startups

$30 Billion Online Merchant Processor Digital River Adds Bitcoin Payments

Digital River is now allowing its merchants to accept bitcoin through its SWREG solution.

Business  ·  16 June 2014
Bitcoin

Seller Seeks $2 Million in Bitcoin for Real Yukon Gold Mine

$2 million in bitcoin can now buy you a real-life mining operation in Yukon, Canada.

Business  ·  6 June 2014
News

Forbes’ Kashmir Hill on What Bitcoin Must Do to Go Mainstream

The writer, who spent a week with bitcoin as her sole means of payment, tells CoinDesk about the experience.

Business  ·  22 May 2014
News

Bitcoin Pizza Day: Celebrating the Pizzas Bought for 10,000 BTC

Today, bitcoiners the world over will celebrate the anniversary of the world's most expensive pizza.

Business  ·  22 May 2014
Exchanges

Circle Addresses Monetization Question, Teases Future Products

Circle CTO Sean Neville addresses community questions about Circle and its long-term market objectives.

Business  ·  21 May 2014
Litecoin

Chicago Sun-Times to Let Readers Buy Jay-Z, Beyonce Tickets With Bitcoin

The Chicago Sun-Times will deploy ads with bitcoin payment support that enable direct consumer purchases.

Business  ·  19 May 2014