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[Saturn7]

After searching the forum and reading this post:
http://mwomercs.com/...-with-bitcoins/

I see some people are/were hostile towards Bitcoin.

However things have changed since this discussion was posted.

If PGI used Bitpay or Coinbase as a processor they won't ever have to touch bitcoins, they get USD directly in their account with no worries about exchange rate. Plus it would cost 0% in transaction fees.

Bitpay announced today they are processing $1 Million in payments per day.
https://twitter.com/...066347060080640

Over 21,000 retailers accept Bitcoin:
http://mashable.com/...rs-infographic/

And HP Survey: 79% of US Organisations Plan to Adopt Digital Currencies:
http://www.coindesk....tal-currencies/

[Khobai]

no thanks

the last thing this game needs is more people who use bit coin

[Kirkland Langue]

The answers in the other thread still apply: convert the bit coin yourself and use that money to buy mechstuff.

[KraftySOT]

Yes. Definitely do bitcoin.

[Golden Vulf]

Convert your bitcoins to realcoins first, then you can buy whatever you want.

Shouldn't be a problem, considering how stable bitcoins are, right? Just take your bitcoins on a usb drive to a bank, walk out with moneys, so simple!

Edited by Marvyn Dodgers, 19 November 2014 - 04:37 PM.
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[Ghogiel]

I am 1 of the 21000 businesses that accept bitcoin. To be fair I've had exactly 1 person buy something with bitcoin. I encourage bitcoin use.. but basically it'll take the likes of amazon etc to adopt using it before smaller periphery companies like PGI should be bothered with it. Unless they really want to for reasons.

[MischiefSC]

They should also accept tulip bulbs.

[Rizzelbizzeg]

YES! I'd have more golds if they took the almighty bitcoin

Khobai, on 19 November 2014 - 01:36 PM, said:

no thanks

the last thing this game needs is more people who use bit coin

wut?

[KraftySOT]

There are definitely not bitcoin crawlers. Please do bitcoin. More free stuff.

[Kirkland Langue]

MischiefSC, on 19 November 2014 - 02:15 PM, said:

They should also accept tulip bulbs.

This is actually a clever response - one I wish I had thought of.

[Impyrium]

Bitcoin is still worth money...?

[Clit Beastwood]

In the grand scheme of things, it would be frustrating if they allocated any time at all whatsoever to do this at this time.

[Valdherre Tor]

I wish bitcoin would just die already.

[Scratx]

Fierostetz, on 19 November 2014 - 04:07 PM, said:

In the grand scheme of things, it would be frustrating if they allocated any time at all whatsoever to do this at this time.

Pretty much this. I see next to no point in rushing to adopt a bitcoin payment method for the maybe one or two people that will actually use it instead of a traditional method.

Especially if we factor in how many would NOT use the traditional method if they didn't have a bitcoin option.

[Moonlander]

I feel stupid that I don't even know or understand what bitcoin is. I only remember seeing some sort of scam in the news about it. Maybe it was a gaming magazine or something that had an article about it... but I still don't know or understand what it is/was.

[verybad]

I want them to use Botcoin, bitcoin would bring me out of the game.

AUSwarrior24, on 19 November 2014 - 04:01 PM, said:

Bitcoin is still worth money...?

Imaginary money, so if you buy imaginary things, maybe it makes sense.

[Scratx]

Moonlander, on 19 November 2014 - 04:26 PM, said:

I feel stupid that I don't even know or understand what bitcoin is. I only remember seeing some sort of scam in the news about it. Maybe it was a gaming magazine or something that had an article about it... but I still don't know or understand what it is/was.

It's a form of digital currency. The news thing you're thinking of is probably Mt. Gox's exchange going bust. I'm not "in" on Bitcoin myself, but I keep some peripheral attention on it.

There's articles that can explain how bitcoin works if you want. Wikipedia is always a good place to start.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

[Kanatta Jing]

Moonlander, on 19 November 2014 - 04:26 PM, said:

I feel stupid that I don't even know or understand what bitcoin is. I only remember seeing some sort of scam in the news about it. Maybe it was a gaming magazine or something that had an article about it... but I still don't know or understand what it is/was.

Think of bitcoins as a currency that isn't backed by any nation or bank...

Or like a stock that isn't backed by a company.

Or a bond that isn't backed by a debt.

[Moonlander]

Scratx, on 19 November 2014 - 04:58 PM, said:

It's a form of digital currency. The news thing you're thinking of is probably Mt. Gox's exchange going bust. I'm not "in" on Bitcoin myself, but I keep some peripheral attention on it.

There's articles that can explain how bitcoin works if you want. Wikipedia is always a good place to start.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

That whole thing just confused me. Maybe I'm just getting old or I'm just dumb.

Is it like say... KarmaKoin? You can buy it with money and then use it to buy digital items? Like in MWO...?

I've never felt so stupid in my life. I guess it doesn't matter since I'll likely never use it. But still.. lol

Kanatta Jing, on 19 November 2014 - 05:03 PM, said:

Think of bitcoins as a currency that isn't backed by any nation or bank...

Or like a stock that isn't backed by a company.

Or a bond that isn't backed by a debt.

What's the purpose of it tho?

[Kanatta Jing]

Moonlander, on 19 November 2014 - 05:06 PM, said:

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What's the purpose of it tho?

Well... The only practical use I have observed is buying and selling stock without having to pay income tax with every transaction.

Some people like to hoard it and hope it turns into a real currency and will therefor inflate rapidly, like all those people who have money invested in gold and ramble on about how all of the worlds economic problems would vanish if we went back to gold backed currency. By which they mean their own economic problems of course.

Now here in this thread we have someone who is proposing a merchant take the risk of accepting this volatile... stuff.

With every merchant take that risk, bitcoins will rapidly rise in value. The risk of course is that the merchant could be stuck holding a large sum of money that has turned worthless over night.