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WordPress To Accept Bitcoins

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-about-gold? dept.

angry tapir writes "WordPress has said it will accept payment in bitcoins, opening up the blogging platform to payments from users in countries not supported by PayPal or credit card companies. WordPress is free, open-source software, but the company Automattic offers paid-for features such as blog designs, custom domains, hosting partnerships and anti-spam measures."

4 of 205 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Former Bitcoin Believer by loonycyborg · · Score: 3, Funny

    As if other currencies don't attract crooks and idiots..

    Should we stop using all kinds of money or what?

  2. Bitcoin will never by shokk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bitcoin will never be mainstream until we can buy a hotdog from a street vendor with it.

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  3. Re:And Paypal's response will be, by Zemran · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's a desktop and can I get an android app for it?

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  4. My offer stands by bigsexyjoe · · Score: 3, Funny

    I will pay you five billion bigsexyjoe nickels to stop running bitcoin stories.

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