WHAT IS BITCOIN USED FOR?

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Bitcoin is decentralized and operates on peer-to-peer networking, with only 21 million coin. By now, you often hear about the rise and fall of it enough to suggest to your friends, family and everyone else you know.

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Rumors of places where Bitcoin trading has been around for years. After all, everyone knows that only one person will listen, some will spread good words about Satoshi.

So, then, what can you really buy with Bitcoin, right here, right now in 2018? If you do not hold it early, take a look at what you can get with satoshis. (Information is available on March 31, 2018.)

TRAVEL

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Wear your bikini and go to the beach with Bitcoin, because travel is one of your best bets to spend your precious bitcoin now. If you are thinking of flights, hotels, or car hire, Expedia is using BTC as a payment method for all reservations through Coinbase. They are not just rivals (or the first to do it), but BTCtrip, CheapAir, SurfAir, and a series of travel services converting satoshis into flight miles.

FOOD

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The first Bitcoin transaction ever recorded was for pizza, and it seemed like the novelty was never forgotten. Pizza accepts bitcoin since 2013, Pizzaforcoins is a third party middleman who will happily pick up your BTC and convert into attractive, tempting cakes made by the vendor you choose.

If you crave for something less fat, there's the chance your local Subway store will turn your crypto assets into a long-serving sandwich. One player has traded 0.04 BTC for a portion of bacon cheese four years ago - thus, paying BTC does not seem to be one of the franchise policies.

ONLINE SHOPPING

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While Amazon is still not optimistic enough to accept Bitcoin, its rival Overstock is sure. In fact, Overstock will even take Bitcoin Cash among the many top coders. You will be trading BTC for all department stores: furniture, kitchen utensils, clothes and so on. Overstock is a great option if you want to use the BTC for a place to design or decorate your home.

If only the Amazon cut it, you are quite lucky. eGifter and Gyft are rounds to trade your BTC for the "Buy The Dip" shirt you crave. Their mobile applications allow users to pay BTC for gift cards at Amazon, JCPenney, Home Depot and a large number of large retailers.

If you are looking to exchange Bitcoin for something a bit more authentic, Etsy is your full catalog for anything and everything classic. The retailers meet the Indians on the online giant with the old shirt suddenly.

Thanks to our BitPay friend, with just one click, any old retailer can integrate BTC payments into their stores. Shopify has surpassed the challenge, providing more than 75,000 online retailers with the ability to receive Bitcoin. Above all, it seems that e-commerce is optimistic about Bitcoin!

TECHNOLOGY

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Maybe you think technology companies will be the first to adopt crypto, but right now not all big guys are ready to welcome Satoshi into the family.

Microsoft had a hand in 2014 when it began accepting Bitcoin for online games and applications purchased on Windows and Xbox online stores. After a quarrel during last year's fluctuations, the power plant was stalled but then lit the fire and picked it up from where it left off. While technology giants have not yet accepted the board, their support has some serious implications.

When you do not get the latest Windows from Microsoft, there's always a back door - Newegg will be proud of selling personal computers, hardware, software, and a variety of bitcoin equipment. Whether you are in the market for a motherboard digger or a fishing rod, Newegg seems to have it all.

CHARITY

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Although retailers "um" and "ah" for meeting the total cost and paying for their suppliers by Bitcoin, some organizations have everything to gain when there are some BTC put in place. . Whether you're looking to increase transparency with WikiLeaks, building clean water solutions in Saharan Africa with The Water Project or Save The Children, the number of charity and non-profit organizations which accepted Bitcoin are increasing day by day. Choose from arts, entertainment, open source projects, activities, and even religions - you can find a complete, up-to-date list on the Bitcoin Wiki.

ONLINE SERVICES

In case you have not collected much, the list of merchants accepting the BTC is a real mixed bag. Your classic offline businesses are usually the last to jump to the market, while traditional web-based businesses are faster to keep up with.

Web services seem to be leading the pack, and you can only create a complete website by using Bitcoin. First take your domain name on Namecheap and if you do not resolve the hosting package, try HostWinds, GlowHost or HawkHost.

Once you've figured out the basics for your new site, you'll want to install the new WordPress where you can lock the sexy theme and plugin support - all bought with Bitcoin. If all this seems too much, you can jump up and wait on Reddit and launch your project as a premium feature.

Bitcoin also dances around the dark corners of the global network where romance is so valuable. If you have SuicideGirls, a strange "adult" community, or if you want to do something stupid, jump into OKCupid to do some online dating - both sites accept Bitcoin to pay for sign up.

WHERE I CAN FIND BITCOIN ACCEPTABLE ONLINE STORES?

a/ Where to Spend Bitcoin UK - A guide directory that includes all Bitcoin stores, pubs, sites and places of Bitcoin acceptance as payment, complete with a map function.
b / Use Bitcoins - A list of platform guides containing 5,000 registered businesses that accept BTC.
c / CoinMap - An interactive map of businesses around the world accepting Bitcoin.
d / Spendabit - A search engine to help you find a retailer for a particular product (accept BTC).

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