As criptos não são só investimentos - lista de companhias que aceitam cripto-moedas

Para quem pense que as criptos são apenas um investimento, ou algo obscuro ou estranho, decidi compilar uma pequena lista com companhias que aceitam diversas cripto-moedas como intercâmbio.

Não são só produtos ilegais ou esquisitos. A própria Microsoft aceita Bitcoin. Serve para pagar produtos ou serviços, e pode ser usado sem fronteiras. Mas não só... por exemplo, o Ethereum pode ser usado como plataforma para diversas ICOs (OPV de cripto-moedas), entre outras coisas.

Comecemos con Litecoin, uma alternativa mais rápida e barata que Bitcoin. Até pode comprar um Tesla!!

Ellenet
Um fornecedor de serviços d informática, esta é a primeira firma australiana a aceitar tanto Bitcoin como Litecoin. A sua especialização é em produção de filmes e multimédia.

Sean’s Outpost
Embora não seja bem um negócio, este centro de apoio a indigentes aceita cripto-moedas como Litecoin para ajudar a sua comunidade local, fornecendo refeições a quem não tem.

eGifter
Ese site aceita tanto Litecoin como Bitcoin para o envio de postais, cartões, ou prendas.

KnCMiner
Esta companhia vende equipamento para minar cripto-moedas, o que permite ao entusiastas ganhar LItecoins e Bitcoins.

Benz and Beamer
Este stand automóvel vendeu um Tesla modelo P85 somente por Litecoin. Um cliente usou 5.447 Litecoins para comprar o automóvel que estava valorizado a 90.000 dólares na altura.

E aqui temos uma lista enorme de companhias que aceitam Bitcoin, proveniente do site de 99bitcoins.com. Como a lista é demasiado grande, deixo-a em inglês:
WordPress.com – An online company that allows user to create free blogs
Overstock.com – A company that sells big ticket items at lower prices due to overstocking
Subway – Eat fresh
Microsoft – Users can buy content with Bitcoin on Xbox and Windows store
Reddit – You can buy premium features there with bitcoins
Virgin Galactic – Richard Branson company that includes Virgin Mobile and Virgin Airline
OkCupid – Online dating site
Tigerdirect – Major electronic online retailer
Namecheap – Domain name registrar
CheapAir.com – Travel booking site for airline tickets, car rentals, hotels
Expedia.com – Online travel booking agency
Gyft – Buy giftcards using Bitcoin
Newegg.com – Online electronics retailer now uses bitpay to accept bitcoin as payment
Dell – American privately owned multinational computer technology company
Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia with 4 570 000+ article
Steam – Desktop gaming platform
Alza – Largest Czech online retailer
The Internet Archive – web documentation company
Bitcoin.Travel – a travel site that provides accommodation, apartments, attractions, bars, and beauty salons around the world
Pembury Tavern – A pub in London, England
Old Fitzroy – A pub in Sydney, Australia
The Pink Cow – A diner in Tokyo, Japan
The Pirate Bay – BitTorrent directories
Zynga – Mobile gaming
4Chan.org – For premium services
EZTV – Torrents TV shows provider
Mega.co.nz – The new venture started by the former owner of MegaUpload Kim Dotcom
Lumfile – Free cloud base file server – pay for premium services
Etsy Vendors – 93 of them
PizzaForCoins.com – Domino’s Pizza signed up – pay for their pizza with bitcons
Whole Foods – Organic food store (by purchasing gift card from Gyft)
Bitcoincoffee.com – Buy your favorite coffee online
Grass Hill Alpacas – A local farm in Haydenville, MA
Jeffersons Store – A street wear clothing store in Bergenfield, N.J
Helen’s Pizza – Jersey City, N.J., you can get a slice of pizza for 0.00339 bitcoin by pointing your phone at a sign next to the cash register
A Class Limousine – Pick you up and drop you off at Newark (N.J.) Airport
Seoclerks.com – Get SEO work done on your site cheap
Mint.com – Mint pulls all your financial accounts into one place. Set a budget, track your goals and do more
Fancy.com – Discover amazing stuff, collect the things you love, buy it all in one place (Source: Fancy)
Bloomberg.com – Online newspaper
Humblebundle.com – Indie game site
BigFishGames.com – Games for PC, Mac and Smartphones (iPhone, Android, Windows)
Suntimes.com – Chicago based online newspaper
San Jose Earthquakes – San Jose California Professional Soccer Team (MLS)
Square – Payment processor that help small businesses accept credit cards using iPhone, Android or iPad
Crowdtilt.com – The fastest and easiest way to pool funds with family and friends (Source: crowdtilt)
Lumfile – Server company that offers free cloud-based servers
Museum of the Coastal Bend – 2200 East Red River Street, Victoria, Texas 77901, USA
Gap, GameStop and JC Penney – have to use eGifter.com
Etsy Vendors – Original art and Jewelry creations
Fight for the Future – Leading organization finding for Internet freedom
i-Pmart (ipmart.com.my) – A Malaysian online mobile phone and electronic parts retailer
curryupnow.com – A total of 12 restaurants on the list of restaurants accept bitcoins in San Francisco Bay Area
Dish Network – An American direct-broadcast satellite service provider
The Libertarian Party – United States political party
Yacht-base.com – Croatian yacht charter company
Euro Pacific – A major precious metal dealer
CEX – The trade-in chain has a shop in Glasgow, Scotland that accepts bitcoin
Straub Auto Repairs – 477 Warburton Ave, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 – (914) 478-1177
PSP Mollie – Dutch Payment Service
Intuit – an American software company that develops financial and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants and individuals.
ShopJoy – An Australian online retailer that sells novelty and unique gifts
Lv.net – Las Vegas high speed internet services
ExpressVPN.com – High speed, ultra secure VPN network
Grooveshark – Online music streaming service based in the United States
Braintree – Well known payments processor
MIT Coop Store – Massachusetts Institute of Technology student bookstore
SimplePay – Nigeria’s most popular web and mobile-based wallet service
SFU bookstore – Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada
State Republican Party – First State Republican Party to accept bitcoin donations (http://www.lagop.com/bitcoin-donate)
mspinc.com – Respiratory medical equipment supplies store
Shopify.com – An online store that allows anyone to sell their products
Famsa – Mexico’s biggest retailer
Naughty America – Adult entertainment provider
Mexico’s Universidad de las Américas Puebla – A major university in Mexico
LOT Polish Airlines – A worldwide airline based in Poland
MovieTickets.com – Online movie ticket exchange/retailer
Dream Lover – Online relationship service
Lionsgate Films – The production studio behind titles such as The Hunger Games and The Day After Tomorrow
Rakutan – A Japanese e-commerce giant
Badoo – Online dating network
RE/MAX London – UK-based franchisee of the global real estate network
T-Mobile Poland – T-Mobile’s Poland-based mobile phone top-up company
Stripe – San Francisco-based payments company
WebJet – Online travel agency
Green Man Gaming – Popular digital game reseller
Save the Children – Global charity organization
NCR Silver – Point of sales systems
One Shot Hotels – Spanish hotel chain
Coupa Café in Palo Alto

PureVPN – VPN provider
That’s my face – create action figures
Foodler – North American restaurant delivery company
Amagi Metals – Precious metal furnisher

E aqui segue uma lista de companhias que aceita Monero (XMR):
Companhias de intercâmbio de criptos
#monero-otc (OTC)
Bitsquare (decentralized)
BitMEX
Bittrex
Bter
CoinCut (OTC)
Cryptopia
Livecoin (BTC and USD trading pairs)
LiteBit (Bankwire/GiroPay/iDeal/SOFORT)
MoneroDirect (Euro only)
Poloniex
ShapeShift (Instant)
Tux Exchange
Bitfinex (XMRUSD, XMRBTC)
Alfacashier
Kraken (XMRUSD, XMREUR, XMRBTC)
BIT.AC

Serviços de intercâmbio e investimento
Magnetic Exchange
ArbitrCoin

Exploradores de cadeias-de-blocos
ChainRadar
MoneroBlocks
MoneroExplorer
MoneroHash Explorer
xmrchain.net
Payment Gateways
Living Room of Satoshi
Monero Merchants
Paybee (Private Beta)

Bibliotecas de código de programação
monero-nodejs (Node.js)
python-monero (Python)
MoneroPy (Python)
moneronjs (NodeJS)
MoneroApi.Net (.NET)
xmr-integration (PHP)
PHP-Monero (PHP)
Monero-PHP (PHP)

Ferramentas
nestorgames
ForkGuard Network Monitoring
MoneroBase Price Charts and Tools
MoneroPric.es Price Converter
MoneroPrice.com Price Converter
Offline Monero address generator
Monero Monitor for Chrome

Serviços
Azur Samui - Luxury Apartment and Villa Development, Koh, Samui, Thailand
California Fintech Network
Infield Loan Services - Atlanta, Construction Consulting, Contract review, Feasibility, Funds Escrow
cloakVPN.com
Cryptostorm VPN
Esperanto lessons from Kaja
Farmer ALP, LLC, Arizona
Guitar Music Theory course w/ 30% XMR discount
MyMonero Web-based Wallet
Pradeep Atluri, Psychiatrist, New York
Simple, no non-sense hosting
Web Developer - Stefanos
XMR.to Monero to Bitcoin Payment Service
algoStrategic - Internet Marketing and Web Development
Emmanuel Galang, Canada Immigration and Refugee Lawyer
Web Developer - Python with Django web framework
FlokiNET
Nerdzy Lawn Care

Bens
CryptoMercado - coffee and snacks
Cryptonic Physical Monero & Bitcoin coins
Fine Art from Jeanine King ~ Artwork of Home/Archtecture, Pets, Potraits, Caricatures ~ International Shipping
Digital gift cards
Mushroom cultures, mushroom growing supplies, seeds
Handcrafted goods
Cellphone and laptop repair online store in Sweden
InvestmentArt
Directvoltage
Synntech Gaming
Elise Hawkins Nutritional Therapy

Entretenimento
MoneroDice
SafeDice
Crypto Games

No seguinte site vai encontrar uma lista de 208 vendedores que aceita DASH. O site tem uma listagem dividida em categorias, bem como um mapa geográfico.

Resumindo, a intenção deste artigo é demonstrar que as criptos não vão desaparecer. Só vão aganhar mais e mais apoio, mas ainda estão na sua infância. Isso significa que há muito a aprender, e há que ter muito cuidado porque há muita gente a tentar aldrabar.

Mas o que há a aprender não é difícil, ou impossível. São as mesmas coisas que tem de aprender para se proteger quando está a navegar pela internet.

Portanto, inicie já as suas contas grátis em todas as «exchanges» (sites de intercâmbio de criptos) que puder, tal como a Kraken, Bitfinex, Poloniex, etc. - certifique-se que são legítimas, claro - mas comece a comprar e guardar criptos: Bitcoin, Litecoin e Ether.

Depois que quiser entrar no mercado de especulação é outra coisa, mas aí pode ganhar grandes quantias. Mas nem que sejam 10 ou 20 euros por mês, comece já. Bitcoin começou o ano por volta dos 1.000 dólares, e está agora perto dos 3.000.

Vai haver muitos altos e baixos, mas seja corajoso e não venda, e vai ver que vai valer a pena!

Boa sorte, e espero que isto lhe tenha sido útil.