[Kody]

Everything I have read about it is bad.. I researched for hours and all I can ever find is how criminals use it to launder money from stolen ************ and transfer drug money from country to country. It's sad because to me it seems so complicated to use and everything I have read is kinda confusing. It's definitely not something you read and instantly get. I just wonder how these under ground criminals get it and use it so smoothly under the police radar when an honest man can't even figure out the purpose of it....

[NCarts]

1. It's not that hard... I've been of the mindset that if you can figure out PP, then you can learn BTC quite easily.
2. It's NOT just for criminals. That's hogwash. If that's the case, then why would Overstock.com (a publicly traded company on NASDAQ) embrace it?

Just saying. And welcome to SBR with Post #1.

[chokocup]

Ive struggled understanding bitcoin stuff as well at the beginning. seems like the older you get, the harder it is for you to figure out those ultra new hi tech things like bitcoin

[raiders72001]

Everyone is intimidated at first by bitcoins. After a couple of transactions, you won't believe how easy it is to use. Just a couple of clicks for transactions.

Download Tor and go here for the bad stuff. http://thehiddenwiki.org/

[QuantumLeap]

Bitcoin doesn't begin to compare with cash as far as crime is concerned. Cash is truly anonymous (except for maybe fingerprints).

[HappyHounds]

I'm failing to see how Bitcoin is hard to understand? There are so many guides on it, in this forum alone!

Bitcoin has nothing to do with a "criminal world" . Sorry CASH is and always WILL be KING for that.
Honestly, buying bitcoin is as simple as buying a gift card online... I'm failing to see how it's complicated at all... Coinbase, Circle, Gemini, itBit, LocalBitcoins, all make it super easy in the USA.

This thread should be removed or the title changed.

[themike78]

Unfortunately I think about 95 percent of bitcoin transactions are used for illegal activities including gambling. Yeah overstock accepts it. That is like one of maybe five legit companies that do accept it. That is why no companies want to deal with it because it is mostly used by criminals. Think about it why would the average person need to remain anonymous when they are dealing with transactions. Obviously people need to remain anonymous because they are using bitcoin for illegal activities. Get real. Don't get me wrong I use it for gambling myself but it will never catch on for legit businesses.

[raiders72001]

Unfortunately I think about 95 percent of bitcoin transactions are used for illegal activities including gambling. Yeah overstock accepts it. That is like one of maybe five legit companies that do accept it. That is why no companies want to deal with it because it is mostly used by criminals. Think about it why would the average person need to remain anonymous when they are dealing with transactions. Obviously people need to remain anonymous because they are using bitcoin for illegal activities. Get real. Don't get me wrong I use it for gambling myself but it will never catch on for legit businesses.

List of Companies Who Accepts Bitcoins as Payment!

Many companies are accepting bitcoins, many are not. Here is a list of the biggest names who accepts bitcoins as a currency.

• WordPress.com – An online company that allows user to create free blogs
• Overstock.com – A company that sells big ticket items at lower prices due to overstocking
• Amazon – An online company that sells almost anything.
• Target – An American retailing company
• CVS – A pharmacy shop
• Subway – Eat fresh
• Victoria’s Secret – A lingerie outlet
• Namecheap - Domain name registrar
• Bitcoin.Travel – a travel site that provides accommodation, apartments, attractions, bars, and beauty salons around the world
• Pembury Tavern – A pub in London, England
• Old Fitzroy – A pub in Sydney, Australia
• The Pink Cow – A diner in Tokyo, Japan
• Virgin Galactic - Richard Branson company that includes Virgin Mobile and Virgin Airline
• The Pirate Bay - BitTorrent directories
• Reddit – You can buy premium features there with bitcoins
• Zynga – Mobile gaming
• PayPal / Ebay - Credit card / payment processor / Auction
• Tesla – The car company
• OkCupid – Online dating site
• 4Chan.org – For premium services
• EZTV – Torrents TV shows provider
• Mega.co.nz – The new venture started by the former owner of MegaUpload Kim Dotcom
• Lumfile – Free cloud base file server – pay for premium services
• Etsy Vendors – 93 of them
• PizzaForCoins.com - Domino’s Pizza signed up – pay for their pizza with bitcons
• Tigerdirect – Major electronic online retailer
• CheapAir.com – Travel booking site for airline tickets, car rentals, hotels
• Expedia.com – Online travel booking agency
• Zappos – Online retailer
• Whole Foods – Organic food store (by purchasing gift card from Gyft)
• Bitcoincoffee.com – Buy your favorite coffee online
• Grass Hill Alpacas – A local farm in Haydenville, MA
• Jeffersons Store - A street wear clothing store in Bergenfield, N.J
• Helen’s Pizza - Jersey City, N.J., you can get a slice of pizza for 0.00339 bitcoin by pointing your phone at a sign next to the cash register
• A Class Limousine - Pick you up and drop you off at Newark (N.J.) Airport
• Fiverr.com – Get almost anything done for $5
• Seoclerks.com – Get SEO work done on your site cheap
• Namecheap – Cheap domain registration company

• Sacramento Kings – Professional Basketball team out in Sacramental California (NBA)
• Mint.com - Mint pulls all your financial accounts into one place. Set a budget, track your goals and do more
  with your money, for free! (Source: mint.com)
• TechCrunch.com – IT blog
• Fancy.com - Discover amazing stuff, collect the things you love, buy it all in one place (Source: Fancy)
• Bing by Microsoft – 2nd search engine to Google
• Bloomberg.com – Online newspaper
• Humblebundle.com – Indie game site
• BigFishGames.com – Games for PC, Mac and Smartphones (iPhone, Android, Windows)
• Suntimes.com – Chicago based online newspaper
• San Jose Earthquakes – San Jose California Professional Soccer Team (MLS)
• Square – Payment processor that help small businesses accept ************ using iPhone, Android or iPad
• Crowdtilt.com - The fastest and easiest way to pool funds with family and friends (Source: crowdtilt)
• Lumfile – Server company that offers free cloud-based servers
• Museum of the Coastal Bend - 2200 East Red River Street, Victoria, Texas 77901, USA
• Home Depot - Office supplies store
• Kmart - Retail products store
• Sears - Clothing and household products, electronic store
• Gap, GameStop and JC Penney – have to use eGifter.com
• Etsy Vendors – Original art and Jewelry creations
• Fight for the Future – Leading organization finding for Internet freedom
• i-Pmart (ipmart.com.my) – A Malaysian online mobile phone and electronic parts retailer
• curryupnow.com - A total of 12 restaurants on the list of restaurants accept bitcoins in San Francisco Bay Area
• Dish Network - An American direct-broadcast satellite service provider
• Apple’s App Store - Buy music and any app on the Apple AppStore with bitcoins
• The Libertarian Party – United States political party
• Yacht-base.com – Croatian yacht charter company
• Euro Pacific – A major precious metal dealer
• CEX – The trade-in chain has a shop in Glasgow, Scotland that accepts bitcoin
• Straub Auto Repairs - 477 Warburton Ave, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 - (914) 478-1177
• PSP Mollie – Dutch Payment Service
• Intuit - an American software company that develops financial and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants and individuals.
• Newegg.com – Online electronics retailer now uses bitpay to accept bitcoin as payment
• ShopJoy – An Australian online retailer that sells novelty and unique gifts
• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia with 4 570 000+ article
• Lv.net - Las Vegas high speed internet services
• ExpressVPN.com – High speed, ultra secure VPN network
• Grooveshark – Online music streaming service based in the United States
• Dell - American privately owned multinational computer technology company
• Braintree – Well known payments processor
• MIT Coop Store - Massachusetts Institute of Technology student bookstore
• SimplePay - Nigeria’s most popular web and mobile-based wallet service
• SFU bookstore - Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada
• State Republican Party – First State Republican Party to accept bitcoin donations (http://www.lagop.com/bitcoin-donate)
• mspinc.com – Respiratory medical equipment supplies store
• 1-800-FLOWERS.COM – United States based online floral and gift retailer and distributor
• Shopify.com – An online store that allows anyone to sell their products
• Famsa – Mexico’s biggest retailer
• Naughty America - Adult entertainment provider
• Mexico’s Universidad de las Américas Puebla – A major university in Mexico
• LOT Polish Airlines – A worldwide airline based in Poland
• MovieTickets.com – Online movie ticket exchange/retailer
• Dream Lover – Online relationship service
• Lionsgate Films - The production studio behind titles such as The Hunger Games and The Day After Tomorrow
• Rakutan – A Japanese e-commerce giant
• Badoo – Online dating network
• RE/MAX London - UK-based franchisee of the global real estate network
• T-Mobile Poland – T-Mobile’s Poland-based mobile phone top-up company
• Stripe - San Francisco-based payments company
• WebJet – Online travel agency
• Microsoft – Software company
• Braintree – Research firm
• Green Man Gaming - Popular digital game reseller
• Save the Children - Global charity organization
• NCR Silver – Point of sales systems
• One Shot Hotels – Spanish hotel chain

Note: More who accepts bitcoins companies, stores, merchants will be added as they’re announced!
- See more at: http://www.bitcoinvalues.net/who-acc....BGlqBZDt.dpuf

Some, such as Starbucks, ive discounts if you pay by bitcoin.

[raiders72001]

Unfortunately I think about 95 percent of bitcoin transactions are used for illegal activities including gambling. Yeah overstock accepts it. That is like one of maybe five legit companies that do accept it. That is why no companies want to deal with it because it is mostly used by criminals. Think about it why would the average person need to remain anonymous when they are dealing with transactions. Obviously people need to remain anonymous because they are using bitcoin for illegal activities. Get real. Don't get me wrong I use it for gambling myself but it will never catch on for legit businesses.

List of Companies Who Accepts Bitcoins as Payment!

Many companies are accepting bitcoins, many are not. Here is a list of the biggest names who accepts bitcoins as a currency.

• WordPress.com – An online company that allows user to create free blogs
• Overstock.com – A company that sells big ticket items at lower prices due to overstocking
• Amazon – An online company that sells almost anything.
• Target – An American retailing company
• CVS – A pharmacy shop
• Subway – Eat fresh
• Victoria’s Secret – A lingerie outlet
• Namecheap - Domain name registrar
• Bitcoin.Travel – a travel site that provides accommodation, apartments, attractions, bars, and beauty salons around the world
• Pembury Tavern – A pub in London, England
• Old Fitzroy – A pub in Sydney, Australia
• The Pink Cow – A diner in Tokyo, Japan
• Virgin Galactic - Richard Branson company that includes Virgin Mobile and Virgin Airline
• The Pirate Bay - BitTorrent directories
• Reddit – You can buy premium features there with bitcoins
• Zynga – Mobile gaming
• PayPal / Ebay - Credit card / payment processor / Auction
• Tesla – The car company
• OkCupid – Online dating site
• 4Chan.org – For premium services
• EZTV – Torrents TV shows provider
• Mega.co.nz – The new venture started by the former owner of MegaUpload Kim Dotcom
• Lumfile – Free cloud base file server – pay for premium services
• Etsy Vendors – 93 of them
• PizzaForCoins.com - Domino’s Pizza signed up – pay for their pizza with bitcons
• Tigerdirect – Major electronic online retailer
• CheapAir.com – Travel booking site for airline tickets, car rentals, hotels
• Expedia.com – Online travel booking agency
• Zappos – Online retailer
• Whole Foods – Organic food store (by purchasing gift card from Gyft)
• Bitcoincoffee.com – Buy your favorite coffee online
• Grass Hill Alpacas – A local farm in Haydenville, MA
• Jeffersons Store - A street wear clothing store in Bergenfield, N.J
• Helen’s Pizza - Jersey City, N.J., you can get a slice of pizza for 0.00339 bitcoin by pointing your phone at a sign next to the cash register
• A Class Limousine - Pick you up and drop you off at Newark (N.J.) Airport
• Fiverr.com – Get almost anything done for $5
• Seoclerks.com – Get SEO work done on your site cheap
• Namecheap – Cheap domain registration company

• Sacramento Kings – Professional Basketball team out in Sacramental California (NBA)
• Mint.com - Mint pulls all your financial accounts into one place. Set a budget, track your goals and do more
  with your money, for free! (Source: mint.com)
• TechCrunch.com – IT blog
• Fancy.com - Discover amazing stuff, collect the things you love, buy it all in one place (Source: Fancy)
• Bing by Microsoft – 2nd search engine to Google
• Bloomberg.com – Online newspaper
• Humblebundle.com – Indie game site
• BigFishGames.com – Games for PC, Mac and Smartphones (iPhone, Android, Windows)
• Suntimes.com – Chicago based online newspaper
• San Jose Earthquakes – San Jose California Professional Soccer Team (MLS)
• Square – Payment processor that help small businesses accept ************ using iPhone, Android or iPad
• Crowdtilt.com - The fastest and easiest way to pool funds with family and friends (Source: crowdtilt)
• Lumfile – Server company that offers free cloud-based servers
• Museum of the Coastal Bend - 2200 East Red River Street, Victoria, Texas 77901, USA
• Home Depot - Office supplies store
• Kmart - Retail products store
• Sears - Clothing and household products, electronic store
• Gap, GameStop and JC Penney – have to use eGifter.com
• Etsy Vendors – Original art and Jewelry creations
• Fight for the Future – Leading organization finding for Internet freedom
• i-Pmart (ipmart.com.my) – A Malaysian online mobile phone and electronic parts retailer
• curryupnow.com - A total of 12 restaurants on the list of restaurants accept bitcoins in San Francisco Bay Area
• Dish Network - An American direct-broadcast satellite service provider
• Apple’s App Store - Buy music and any app on the Apple AppStore with bitcoins
• The Libertarian Party – United States political party
• Yacht-base.com – Croatian yacht charter company
• Euro Pacific – A major precious metal dealer
• CEX – The trade-in chain has a shop in Glasgow, Scotland that accepts bitcoin
• Straub Auto Repairs - 477 Warburton Ave, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 - (914) 478-1177
• PSP Mollie – Dutch Payment Service
• Intuit - an American software company that develops financial and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants and individuals.
• Newegg.com – Online electronics retailer now uses bitpay to accept bitcoin as payment
• ShopJoy – An Australian online retailer that sells novelty and unique gifts
• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia with 4 570 000+ article
• Lv.net - Las Vegas high speed internet services
• ExpressVPN.com – High speed, ultra secure VPN network
• Grooveshark – Online music streaming service based in the United States
• Dell - American privately owned multinational computer technology company
• Braintree – Well known payments processor
• MIT Coop Store - Massachusetts Institute of Technology student bookstore
• SimplePay - Nigeria’s most popular web and mobile-based wallet service
• SFU bookstore - Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada
• State Republican Party – First State Republican Party to accept bitcoin donations (http://www.lagop.com/bitcoin-donate)
• mspinc.com – Respiratory medical equipment supplies store
• 1-800-FLOWERS.COM – United States based online floral and gift retailer and distributor
• Shopify.com – An online store that allows anyone to sell their products
• Famsa – Mexico’s biggest retailer
• Naughty America - Adult entertainment provider
• Mexico’s Universidad de las Américas Puebla – A major university in Mexico
• LOT Polish Airlines – A worldwide airline based in Poland
• MovieTickets.com – Online movie ticket exchange/retailer
• Dream Lover – Online relationship service
• Lionsgate Films - The production studio behind titles such as The Hunger Games and The Day After Tomorrow
• Rakutan – A Japanese e-commerce giant
• Badoo – Online dating network
• RE/MAX London - UK-based franchisee of the global real estate network
• T-Mobile Poland – T-Mobile’s Poland-based mobile phone top-up company
• Stripe - San Francisco-based payments company
• WebJet – Online travel agency
• Microsoft – Software company
• Braintree – Research firm
• Green Man Gaming - Popular digital game reseller
• Save the Children - Global charity organization
• NCR Silver – Point of sales systems
• One Shot Hotels – Spanish hotel chain

Note: More who accepts bitcoins companies, stores, merchants will be added as they’re announced!
- See more at: http://www.bitcoinvalues.net/who-acc....BGlqBZDt.dpuf

Some, such as Starbucks, give discounts if you pay by bitcoin.

[raiders72001]

Please delete one of the above. It's a duplicate post.

[raiders72001]

The article above was in 2014. There are many more.

[themike78]

That article is very misleading. Starbucks does not accept bitcoins. At least the one's where I am from in the U.S do not. Also same thing with C.V.S. I went into both places and asked and the cashier had no idea what I was talking about. I think there are some Starbucks in Hong Kong that might accept them but not here.

[themike78]

Subway same thing. They looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if I could pay with bitcoin. They didn't even know what it was.

[jtoler]

That article is very misleading. Starbucks does not accept bitcoins. At least the one's where I am from in the U.S do not. Also same thing with C.V.S. I went into both places and asked and the cashier had no idea what I was talking about. I think there are some Starbucks in Hong Kong that might accept them but not here.

Subway same thing. They looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if I could pay with bitcoin. They didn't even know what it was.

[raiders72001]

That article is very misleading. Starbucks does not accept bitcoins. At least the one's where I am from in the U.S do not. Also same thing with C.V.S. I went into both places and asked and the cashier had no idea what I was talking about. I think there are some Starbucks in Hong Kong that might accept them but not here.

Airbitz, the mobile bitcoin wallet, has integrated Fold, the Starbucks gift card app that accepts bitcoin payments, into its own app. In announcing the Fold offering, Airbitz said it will be helpful for people new to bitcoin and will encourage more consumers to start using bitcoin. The Fold app also allows users to receive discounts at Target and Whole Foods Market.
Many bitcoin users already take advantage of the discounts Fold provides for Starbucks gift cards; users get a 20% discount paying with bitcoin.
Airbitz Streamlines The Fold Process

Airbitz has further streamlined the process for using Fold, even though the process is fairly simple to begin with, Airbitz noted in a blog post. By using Airbitz’s buy-and-sell feature, users can link the service to their bank account and buy gift cards directly.
In addition to these discounts, the Airbitz app also allows customers to buy and sell bitcoin through Glidera, another bitcoin wallet.
To launch the Fold integration, Airbitz has developed Starbucks-inspired aprons, according to International Business Times. In addition, more than 100,000 flyers will be distributed outside coffee shops in the next few weeks.
How It Works

Under “settings” in the Airbitz app is an option to select “buy/sell/spend.” The settings are on the left side for Android devices and on the right side for iOs. Users can then select either up to 20% off on Starbucks or 20% off on Target. Funds can be added by selecting the desired amount for a gift card. Leftover funds can be credited back to the Airbitz app.
Starbucks customers can load bitcoin onto the Fold app, which then transfers the purchase amount from the customer’s bitcoin wallet to a virtual Starbucks gift card. The customer then takes their smartphone to Starbucks and has the barcode scanned by a barista. Fold sends refunds to the customer’s wallet.

Also read: Foldapp allows customers to pay for Starbucks purchases and get 20% discount

Fold Gains A Following In Last Year

Starbucks customers have posted comments on Reddit and elsewhere that they have been using the Fold app, which relaunched in September. The first version, coinforcoffee.com, launched more than a year ago.
The Fold website notes that it is not affiliated with Starbucks, Target or Whole Foods Market. Starbucks declined to comment when CNN reported the Fold app relaunch.
Fold plans to expand its retail offerings beyond Starbucks, Target and Whole Foods Market.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/airb...rbucks-target/

[raiders72001]

https://www.gyft.com/bitcoin/

Who is Gyft?

We are the leading digital gift card platform where you can easily buy, send and redeem gift cards from any device. Use Gyft to also keep track of gift card balances and instantly send friends and family gift cards they’ll love. We love Bitcoin! In fact, we were one of the first places to accept Bitcoin.
Places like NYTimes, Forbes and Techcrunch swear by us.

Steps to pay with Bitcoin

• Choose your desired gift card
• Select Bitcoin as your preferred payment method
• Send payment through from your Bitcoin Wallet

You can now seamlessly buy gift cards with your Coinbase wallet! Learn more here.

[themike78]

So basically its downloading apps,buying gift cards and all kinds of crap. Dam it would take me 3 hours to do all that crap. Too much work to buy a cup of coffee. I thought I could just go to cashier and send from my bitcoin address. I will stick with cash. I would be in line for 45 minutes trying to pay that way.

[raiders72001]

So basically its downloading apps,buying gift cards and all kinds of crap. Dam it would take me 3 hours to do all that crap. Too much work to buy a cup of coffee. I thought I could just go to cashier and send from my bitcoin address. I will stick with cash. I would be in line for 45 minutes trying to pay that way.

It takes 3 clicks and you can do it by gyft card. You just:

1. Click card that you want such as Amazon, Starbucks, Target, Dell, etc.
2. Click bitcoin as payment type.
3. Transfer from bitcoin account.

https://www.gyft.com/blog/use-coinba...-with-bitcoin/

#1 for mobile and digital gift cards

Launched in 2012 and a finalist at TechCrunch Disrupt SF the same year, Gyft is the leading digital gift card platform with a top-rated mobile gift card app for iPhone and Android.We’re a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Data Corporation, the global leader in payment technology and services solutions for millions of merchants and thousands of financial institutions around the world.

It's really easy to do after you do it one time and you can get discounts.

[raiders72001]

I'm not recommending this but you can sell bitcoins for gift cards at LBC and make a nice profit.

https://localbitcoins.com/instant-bi...S&find-offers=

[Ringo]

I understand how to use bitcoin on the internet but how exactly does one buy a coffee at starbucks with bitcoin in person?

[raiders72001]

I understand how to use bitcoin on the internet but how exactly does one buy a coffee at starbucks with bitcoin in person?

You'll buy a virtual Starbucks gift card and Starbucks scans the bar code on your smart phone.

I'm not sure if all airlines do this but I fly Southwest Airlines a lot. Instead of paper tickets, they text me my ticket with a bar code and that's scanned by the airlines on my smart phone.

Everything will be paper free some day.

[Ringo]

Thanks. Heres a newbish question.. If someone was tracking my address and I change the address while I have the coins in my wallet would that stop that person from being able to track where it goes next?