eBay Patent Filing for Currency Exchange System Included Bitcoin
A newly surfaced patent shows bitcoin has been a part of the company's planning as far back as 2011.
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Mar 10, 2014 at 6:28 p.m. UTC
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Ukraine Protestors Turn to Bitcoin to Ease Cash Crisis
Ukrainian protestors are using bitcoin to facilitate international donations in the wake of the recent revolution.
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Feb 27, 2014 at 12:32 p.m. UTC
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PayPal Likes Digital Currencies? Yawn
Paypal is the pioneer in digital payments – of course it isn't going to ignore the rise of bitcoin.
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Feb 20, 2014 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
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eBay Building Digital Wallet That Stores 'Multiple Types' of Currency
CEO John Donahoe has confirmed the company is building a digital wallet for PayPal that can take multiple currencies.
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Feb 19, 2014 at 10:17 a.m. UTC
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The Promise of Bitcoin Micropayments: Corporations, Incentives and Altcoins
Micropayments could help provide a future for cryptocurrencies, but there are many factors yet to be ironed out.
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Feb 11, 2014 at 4:55 p.m. UTC
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Fiverr Teams Up With Coinbase to Pay for Services in Bitcoin
Freelancers and microtaskers selling services on Fiverr can now get paid in bitcoin, thanks to a partnership with Coinbase.
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Feb 11, 2014 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
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eBay Views BitPay and Coinbase as Potential PayPal Competitors
According to its annual regulatory filing, the company views bitcoin platforms as potential rivals to PayPal.
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Feb 4, 2014 at 10:58 a.m. UTC
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Coinbase Partners With BitMonet to Offer In-App Bitcoin Payments
The companies are releasing a software development kit that will allow users to send and receive bitcoin on Android.
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Jan 9, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
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PayPal May be Planning Virtual 'Tokens' According to eBay Patent Proposal
It appears PayPal may have designs on developing a new way to distribute monetary value within the digital realm.
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Jan 2, 2014 at 1:59 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin is the Future, Not NFC, Says PayPal President David Marcus
Bitcoin has more potential to revolutionize commerce than near-field communication (NFC) technology does, according to PayPal president David Marcus.
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Dec 10, 2013 at 4:25 p.m. UTC
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