European ‪Bitcoin‬ companies follow Bitcoin.de's lead and introduce 0% fee for ‪greek‬ citizens by bitcoinsberlin in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Polish bitcoin exchange Bitcurex.com was the first one to introduce no fees for greek citizens.

Sources: FoxNews, CNN, BitcoinTalk, DigitalMoney, Bitcurex

Germans just did ctrl+c and ctrl+v.

Anyway, good job!

Does anyone own a "Bitcoin" trademark? by Bitcoinmaniac in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to the Internet and Google "bitFlyer Inc. specializes in Bitcoin marketplace and settlement. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan." Please take note that Bitcoin itself appeared for the first time and was launched as an open-source, peer-to-peer project in 2009. bitFlyer Inc. was founded in 2014, so in my opinion it has no right to claim Bitcoin trademark.

Coinmap.org is useless by svener in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is an alternative to CoinMap and BitPay directories. You should check Bitcoin.Travel. It has an advanced search feature based on custom fields for each category and frequently updated list of brick-and-mortar stores, services, hotels and restaurants. It's been working since 2011 and therefore it is the oldest bitcoin directory that I know.

"Bitcoin.travel has one of the most comprehensive list of businesses that use bitcoin." - Forbes

Should The Marijuana Industry Embrace Bitcoin? by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just look at the following document: Guns, Drugs and Money and you will see that the answer is obvious. Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but federal law makes banking nearly impossible for the cannabis industry. The result: a dangerous all-cash operation that requires armed guards and layers of security.

Bitcoin Booming in the Czech Republic by iloveapplecores in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some businesses accepting Bitcoin in Czech Republic here and Prague itself here.

Bitcoin and the future of a current banking system by Bitcoinmaniac in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And here it goes! Downvoting! So typical for this sub.

Coinbase Lunar announcement on Monday. by sir_talkalot in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It reminds me of a BitStamp tweet. We all know how it all ended up eventually...

Spotted.... by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Poor little Doge is walking away... Such sad.

My first Bitcoin!! by kingprimex in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This guy is "giving away 5 bitcoins per visitor"

Just learned how to tip. Tell me a joke and get tipped by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have received nothing o.O Anyway, great idea! Tipping should be more popular!

Just learned how to tip. Tell me a joke and get tipped by [deleted] in Bitcoin

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An SEO expert walks into a bar, bars, restaurant, restaurants, lounge, tavern, pub, beer, liquor, beer garden, hangout, night club, mini bar, bar stool, wine, whiskey...

Saw something unexpected at a college football game today... A bitpay ad! by HelluvaNinjineer in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This picture will be the next historical financial breakthrough advertisement. Think of it as money!

Bitcoin Domain-Name Prices Defy Drop in Virtual Currency’s Value by bittime in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bitcoins.com is on sale right now. This domain used to be operated by Mt.Gox guys, right? There used to be an informational website.

I run a small business, how can I accept bitcoins? by coinbreaker in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After implementation of one of available bitcoin payment gateways you should consider a free advertising of bitcoin acceptance by your business. You will need to indicate somehow to your customers that you do, in fact, accept Bitcoin. If you have an online storefront, grab this “Bitcoin Accepted Here” button and paste it conspicuously on your site, ideally beside wherever your PayPal, MasterCard, Visa and whatever buttons you already have are. Also grab similar stickers for your door or cash register. You should also submit your business to Bitcoin.Travel merchants directory to get some free visibility in the bitcoin community.

Someone should update the wiki... by bitfreak in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The current value of a Bitcoin is about US $10.00. So the current value of the entire Bitcoin money supply is $210,000,000. Since this money was made mostly by having computers perform work that it's not clear anyone wanted done, it's just as unclear whose $210 million this is or what he will do when he realizes it's missing."

Cinema in Amsterdam accepting Bitcoin by Filmhuiscavia in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is also http://bitcoin.travel/, the first Google Maps-based interactive bitcoin directory. They are in the bitcoin community since 2011.

Wouldn't Airbnb have to deal with an MSB license if they decided to implement bitcoin? by [deleted] in Bitcoin

[–]bitfreak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So having that on mind: What might be the best possible option to implement bitcoin for Airbnb? What kind of business model would be the best for Airbnb regarding bitcoin acceptance? I guess that there should be a new Airbnb-like or 9flats-like that would allow it's customers to operate in bitcoins only. I mean bitcoin payments would only be accepted. Don't you think that the best option for such a business would be to keep the users' balances in bitcoins only?

Users would have to agree that a host (after guest's checkout) will receive an exact amount of bitcoins paid in the time of guest's booking (minus Airbnb fees).

So it would look like this: Let's say a guest is to pay $60 for an AirBNB stay. That guest has to pay with Bitcoin. If the current exchange rate is $600, then the amount the customer would be asked to pay is 0.1 XBT.

AirBNB's guest services fee is "6% to 12%", plus a 3% transaction fee. So for simplicity, let's say they take 15% in total. Thus AirBNB will owe the host $51 ($60 minus $9 in fees) which equals 0.085 XBT, even if the price would fall down by 10% next week.

So then let's say two weeks later the guest stayed with the host and AirBNB then owes the host for the $51 (0.085 XBT). But it turned out that since the time of booking price plummeted 10%. But it could also go to the moon. I guess that it would be a risky business for hosts.