A fellow Bitcoin’er is climbing Mt Everest. If he makes it to the top, he has plans of placing a Bitcoin flag on the top. If he succeeds, it will truly be closest that Bitcoin has made it to the moon!! Not that this is a nature preserve type blog but.. There are a lot of people raising concern about this person climbing the mountain and leaving a flag some where on the summit and further littering one of the truly most majestic places on our earth. In 2014, Nepal implemented a rule/law that if you climb the summit, you are required to bring back 8kg of trash/human waste. If you fail to do so, you will forfeit a $4,000 deposit placed prior to the climb.
Nasdaq and the NYSE have stated that they are going to license Nasdaq;s X-stream technology to be used with trading Bitcoin. This is great news for the digital currency realm as it gives a vote of confidence from what would be considered the industry standard in the trading world. The more that large named entities get involved and invested into Bitcoin, the more it proves that Bitcoin is here to stay. There are a number of start ups that have built their own trading platforms which do in fact work. The thing that Nasdaq has going for them though… their software has been “battle-tested” for numerous years. Put to the ultimate test.
NetTeller, One of the largest online payment processors has started accepting Bitcoin as a form of loading your account with cash. NetTeller has been widely used for a number of years by users across the globe to get money into online gambling sites like BoDog, PokerStars, and FullTilt. Originally NetTeller’s stance on digital currency was they were EXPLICITLY against any use of any digital currency.
explicitly prohibit the “trade, exchange, purchase or sale of bitcoins, or any other virtual currency”.
Showing the power that users have. People had taken to social media and “picketed” for the integration and support for the digital currency.
“Neteller already provides merchants and customers a broad and diverse set of online payment options and the addition of bitcoin gives them another valuable payment method to help convert more transactions. We recognize the important role that crypto-currencies play in the future of payments and we look forward to working with BitPay as the acceptance rate grows.”
NetTeller has a 3.95% fee for all major credit cards for deposits. They have integrated Bitcoin with free deposits! Just another reason for you to buy some!
As I finish typing this article Bitcoin is sitting at a $248.37
