Digital Currency Past Present Future - Companies that Accept Bitcoin as Payment

The bitcoin and altcoin mania is spreading, really fast! I was talking to a family friend the other day (who still regard bitcoin is a fraud) and he said that his daughter is looking for an apartment to rent and one of the owners was asking for bitcoin as a form of payment. Following are pieces of evidence that the adoption of cryptocurrencies is going mainstream:

1.) Google Searches Keep Rising

2.) About 100,000 new users joined Coinbase in one day

Investors rushed to open new accounts for buying and selling bitcoin after news that the world's largest futures exchange plans to launch futures for the digital currency this year.

About 100,000 new users joined Coinbase a day after the Tuesday announcement, according to public data compiled by Alistair Milne, co-founder and chief investment officer of Altana Digital Currency Fund.

3.) Millions of people are now taking cryptography and blockchain courses

Professor Boneh, a Stanford Professor who offers cryptography course through Coursera, said that more than 1 million people have signed up for an online cryptography class. Coursera is just one of the hundreds of sites that offer online learning.

4.) Cryptocurrency Trading Volume Has Surpassed Apple Stock

Currently, the trading volume of Apple Stock averages about $4 billion per day, making it the most liquid company stock. The trading between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies has risen eightfold in 2017. Current trading volume hit a 24-hour record of $11 billion, although the 30-day rolling average is closer to $3 billion.

No big surprise here since cryptocurrency trading is 24/7 while stocks trading only occurs during the day and weekdays!

5.) Sentiments over Bitcoin is Rising

6.) More and More Companies Accept Bitcoins as Payment:

1. WordPress.com – An online company that allows user to create free blogs
2. Overstock.com – A company that sells big ticket items at lower prices due to overstocking
3. Subway – Eat fresh
4. Microsoft – Users can buy content with Bitcoin on Xbox and Windows store
5. Reddit – You can buy premium features there with bitcoins
6. Virgin Galactic – Richard Branson company that includes Virgin Mobile and Virgin Airline
7. OkCupid – Online dating site
8. Namecheap – Domain name registrar
9. CheapAir.com – Travel booking site for airline tickets, car rentals, hotels
10. Expedia.com – Online travel booking agency
11. Gyft – Buy giftcards using Bitcoin
12. Newegg.com – Online electronics retailer now uses bitpay to accept bitcoin as payment
13. Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia with 4 570 000+ article
14. Steam – Desktop gaming platform
15. Alza – Largest Czech online retailer
16. The Internet Archive – web documatation company
17. Bitcoin.Travel – a travel site that provides accommodation, apartments, attractions, bars, and beauty salons around the world
18. Pembury Tavern – A pub in London, England
19. Old Fitzroy – A pub in Sydney, Australia
20. The Pink Cow – A diner in Tokyo, Japan
21. The Pirate Bay – BitTorrent directories
22. Zynga – Mobile gaming
23. 4Chan.org – For premium services
24. EZTV – Torrents TV shows provider
25. Mega.co.nz – The new venture started by the former owner of MegaUpload Kim Dotcom
26. Lumfile – Free cloud base file server – pay for premium services
27. Etsy Vendors – 93 of them
28. PizzaForCoins.com – Domino’s Pizza signed up – pay for their pizza with bitcons
29. Whole Foods – Organic food store (by purchasing gift card from Gyft)
30. Bitcoincoffee.com – Buy your favorite coffee online
31. Grass Hill Alpacas – A local farm in Haydenville, MA
32. Jeffersons Store – A street wear clothing store in Bergenfield, N.J
33. 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
34. A Class Limousine – Pick you up and drop you off at Newark (N.J.) Airport
35. Seoclerks.com – Get SEO work done on your site cheap
36. Mint.com – Mint pulls all your financial accounts into one place. Set a budget, track your goals and do more
37. Fancy.com – Discover amazing stuff, collect the things you love, buy it all in one place (Source: Fancy)
38. Bloomberg.com – Online newspaper
39. Humblebundle.com – Indie game site
40. BigFishGames.com – Games for PC, Mac and Smartphones (iPhone, Android, Windows)
41. Suntimes.com – Chicago based online newspaper
42. San Jose Earthquakes – San Jose California Professional Soccer Team (MLS)
43. Crowdtilt.com – The fastest and easiest way to pool funds with family and friends (Source: crowdtilt)
44. Lumfile – Server company that offers free cloud-based servers
45. Museum of the Coastal Bend – 2200 East Red River Street, Victoria, Texas 77901, USA
46. Gap, GameStop and JC Penney – have to use eGifter.com
47. Etsy Vendors – Original art and Jewelry creations
48. Fight for the Future – Leading organization finding for Internet freedom
49. i-Pmart (ipmart.com.my) – A Malaysian online mobile phone and electronic parts retailer
50. curryupnow.com – A total of 12 restaurants on the list of restaurants accept bitcoins in San Francisco Bay Area
51. Dish Network – An American direct-broadcast satellite service provider
52. The Libertarian Party – United States political party
53. Yacht-base.com – Croatian yacht charter company
54. Euro Pacific – A major precious metal dealer
55. CEX – The trade-in chain has a shop in Glasgow, Scotland that accepts bitcoin
56. Straub Auto Repairs – 477 Warburton Ave, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 – (914) 478-1177
57. PSP Mollie – Dutch Payment Service
58. Intuit – an American software company that develops financial and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants and individuals.
59. ShopJoy – An Australian online retailer that sells novelty and unique gifts
60. Lv.net – Las Vegas high speed internet services
61. ExpressVPN.com – High speed, ultra secure VPN network
62. Grooveshark – Online music streaming service based in the United States
63. Braintree – Well known payments processor
64. MIT Coop Store – Massachusetts Institute of Technology student bookstore
65. SimplePay – Nigeria’s most popular web and mobile-based wallet service
66. SFU bookstore – Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada
67. State Republican Party – First State Republican Party to accept bitcoin donations (http://www.lagop.com/bitcoin-donate)
68. mspinc.com – Respiratory medical equipment supplies store
69. Shopify.com – An online store that allows anyone to sell their products
70. Famsa – Mexico’s biggest retailer
71. Naughty America – Adult entertainment provider
72. Mexico’s Universidad de las Américas Puebla – A major university in Mexico
73. LOT Polish Airlines – A worldwide airline based in Poland
74. MovieTickets.com – Online movie ticket exchange/retailer
75. Dream Lover – Online relationship service
76. Lionsgate Films – The production studio behind titles such as The Hunger Games and The Day After Tomorrow
77. Rakutan – A Japanese e-commerce giant
78. Badoo – Online dating network
79. RE/MAX London – UK-based franchisee of the global real estate network
80. T-Mobile Poland – T-Mobile’s Poland-based mobile phone top-up company
81. Stripe – San Francisco-based payments company
82. WebJet – Online travel agency
83. Green Man Gaming – Popular digital game reseller
84. Save the Children – Global charity organization
85. NCR Silver – Point of sales systems
86. One Shot Hotels – Spanish hotel chain
87. Coupa Café in Palo Alto
88. PureVPN – VPN provider
89. That’s my face – create action figures
90. Foodler – North American restaurant delivery company
91. Amagi Metals – Precious metal furnisher
92. Lucerne University

Sources:
https://99bitcoins.com/who-accepts-bitcoins-payment-companies-stores-take-bitcoins/
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/03/coinbase-adds-100000-users-after-cme-announces-bitcoin-futures-plans.html
https://news.bitcoin.com/over-one-million-people-enroll-in-online-crypto-class/
https://coin.dance

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