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Bitcoin Gets Its First TV Ads

Posted by samzenpus on from the as-seen-on-TV dept.

MRothenberg writes Bitcoin's not just for libertarians and drug dealers any more! Electronic payment service BitPay this week launched a campaign aimed at making Bitcoin transactions more appealing to mainstream business owners — the first time Bitcoin has been featured in a TV spot. Conceived by Felton Interactive Group, the two new ads promote Bitcoin and BitPay as a secure alternative to traditional credit-card transactions.

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  1. No matter how much lipstick you put on it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Bitcoin's still terrible for an economy because in the end it punishes people for spending it. Each person's share of the pool goes down as population grows, since the pool is practically a fixed size. So get ready for yearly or monthly pay cuts if BitCoin takes over.

    Just because you have a technical solution doesn't mean you have an economic solution.

  2. Bitcoin Bowl? by clancey · · Score: 3, Informative

    Did you miss the Bitcoin Bowl game, NCST vs UCF, on the 26th of December from St. Petersburg, FL? They had a few commercials on tv that day.

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    clancey