Bitcoin News

Bitcoin’s progress is occurring in geographic areas where clusters of Bitcoin enthusiasts exist.  A post on the Bitcoin Money blog (@BitcoinMoney) highlights some of these clustersand describes Bitcoin’s potential.  Excerpts:

“While Bitcoin’s traction has primarily occurred online through exchanges and with merchants who sell online, its use as a payment method for purchases at bricks-and-mortar retailers and for in-person trade is not found that widely just yet.”
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“A growing cluster growing in Berlin is the latest (and potentially the largest) to form.  Joerg Platzer, owner of bar and restaurant Room 77, announced Bitcoin Kiez.  Bitcoin Kiez is a project to get a large number of businesses to accept BTC in Berlin’s Graefekiez district.”
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“Another cluster is found in New Hampshire, particularly in areas whose population includes many who have moved to the state to join the Free State Project.”
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“Finland, and in particular, Helsinki, is where another cluster exists. Staff at Vegemesta know all about Bitcoin and payments are handled in seconds.”
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“Bitcoin hotspots are also expected to form where there are many travelers though the use of bitcoins during travel is still a relatively nascent practice.”
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“Paying using a mobile and QR code is something Square, currently processing nearly a billion dollars worth of transactions each month, is driving forward.”

 - http://www.bitcoinmoney.com/post/35733263353

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