More than 100,000 Merchants Accept Bitcoin

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The number of retailers accepting the cryptocurrency Bitcoin passes 100,000 as major companies now accepting Bitcoin payments include Dell, Microsoft, Twitch, Wikipedia, Expedia, Greenpeace and PayPal.

1000% Bitcoin Price Increase

The price of Bitcoin experienced a 1,000% increase from 0.008 to 0.08 US dollars, on the 12th July 2010, helping the new currency to attract more attention.

First CFTC Approved Bitcoin Financial Product

TeraExchange launches an Over-the-counter (OTC) swap based on the price of Bitcoin. This swap is the first time a U.S. regulatory agency, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), approves a Bitcoin financial product.