Joon Ian Wong

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Markets

CoinMap: Bitcoin-Accepting Merchants Increased 81% in November

The number of merchants accepting bitcoin has rocketed, according to statistics from CoinMap.

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Finance

SnapCard Lets You Pay in Bitcoin at eBay and Amazon

SnapCard's users can pay with bitcoin at online retailers that don't officially accept the cryptocurrency.

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Markets

Data Storage Startup Datashell Only Accepts Bitcoins

Dropbox doesn't take payment in cryptocurrency, but new data storage company Datashell will only accept payment in bitcoin.

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Markets

Korean Startup Coinplug Raises $400k, Half in Bitcoin, Half in Fiat

Korean wallet startup Coinplug takes bitcoin for half its $400,000 seed round investment.

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