Merchants

Merchants

How OpenBazaar’s Early Adopters Are Testing the Online Market

OpenBazaar isn't even fully operational and vendors have begun to test its services. Who's preparing to do business is surprisingly diverse.

Business  ·  24 March 2016
Startups

Retail Giant Overstock to Issue its Own Stock on Blockchain Platform

Online retail giant Overstock announced it will issue public shares of company stock on its tØ blockchain platform.

Business  ·  16 March 2016
South Africa

South Africa’s eBay Bidorbuy Adds Bitcoin Payments

South African online marketplace Bidorbuy has enabled bitcoin purchases through an integration with BitX.

Business  ·  10 March 2016
Gold

Precious Metals Dealer JM Bullion Accepts Bitcoin

Dallas-based precious metals dealer JM Bullion is now accepting bitcoin through bitcoin processor BitPay.

Business  ·  8 March 2016
Startups

Online Retailer Overstock Spent $8 Million on Blockchain Projects in 2015

Online retailer Overstock.com has announced that it spent $8m last year on its blockchain-backed securities trading initiative.

Business  ·  10 February 2016
PayPal

Bitcoin, Online Payments and the Scourge of PayPal

In this opinion piece, former ReadWriteWeb editor Richard MacManus talks about how bitcoin could ease difficulties in running an online business.

Markets  ·  6 February 2016
News

Netflix Exec Suggests Streaming Video Giant Open to Bitcoin

The CFO of streaming video giant Netflix issued new comments on digital currency in a recent public Q&A.

Markets  ·  11 January 2016
Venture Capital

Purse Raises $1 Million, Plans ‘Secret Bitcoin Project’

Bitcoin e-commerce startup Purse has raised $1m in seed funding in a round led by investor Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group.

Business  ·  7 December 2015
Events

Payments Giant Worldpay is Quietly Supporting Bitcoin

CoinDesk speaks to global payment processing giant Worldpay about its bitcoin strategy and interest in the technology.

Business  ·  3 November 2015
News

5 Facts from the Q3 2015 State of Bitcoin Report

We've collected a few interesting tidbits you may have missed from the latest State of Bitcoin report.

Business  ·  20 October 2015
Latin America

Mexican Retailer Famsa Integrates Bitcoin

Another Latin American e-tailer, Famsa, is now accepting bitcoin for online purchases.

Business  ·  13 October 2015
Exchanges

BitPay Creates Bitcoin POS Solution for Ingenico Devices

BitPay has partnered with payments giant Ingenico to allow brick and mortar stores to take bitcoin payments via a traditional point-of-sale terminal.

Business  ·  6 October 2015
Latin America

The ‘eBay of Latin America’ Announces Bitcoin Plans

MercadoLibre, Latin America's answer to eBay, has announced it is integrating bitcoin into its payments platform, MercadoPago.

Business  ·  29 September 2015
BitPay

Naughty America CEO: Millenials Want to Pay in Bitcoin

Naughty America's CEO says the firm has seen a surge in demand for bitcoin following the launch of its virtual reality (VR) products.

Business  ·  26 September 2015
BitPay

Naughty America Reintegrates Bitcoin Payments After Hiatus

Adult entertainment provider Naughty America is once again taking bitcoin, after the currency vanished from its checkout over one year ago.

Business  ·  24 September 2015