More than 100,000 Merchants Accept Bitcoin
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.
Coinbase Customers Trade $1 Million Worth of Bitcoins in 30 Days
Coinbase, a platform for buying and selling digital currency, announces for the first time, their customers have bought or sold more than $1 million (USD) worth of Bitcoins (at over US $22 per Bitcoin) in the past 30 days.
WordPress Starts Accepting Bitcoin Payments
WordPress.com announces Pay Another Way: Bitcoin … At WordPress.com, our mission is making publishing democratic — accessible and easy for anyone, anywhere. And while anyone can start a free blog here, not everyone can access upgrades (like going ad-free or enabling custom design) because of limits on traditional payment networks. Today, that changes: you […]
