Steam store now accepts Bitcoin payments

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With the help of BitPay, the gaming giant Valve has introduced bitcoin payments into the Steam store. Valve reached out to BitPay because of new customers it was getting from countries like China and India where traditional payment options like credit cards aren't as readily available. The cryptocurrency will allow customers to buy software quickly and without fees.

“Whether they're hardcore gamers or first-time players, Steam's players deserve a faster, safer payment method,” reads the BitPay announcement. “With Steam's bitcoin integration, customers will be able to use any bitcoin wallet to scan, pay, and get back to gaming in seconds without having to provide sensitive financial information.”


The bitcoin payment method is already present for some users. With the move, Valve joins the likes of Microsoft which already allows payments via bitcoin for purchases on Xbox and the Windows Store.

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OwenPosted:

Don't use Bitcoin so this doesn't really effect me in anyway, but for other this might be good news

StifledPosted:

another method of payment that's good news.

SupervisorPosted:

That's good that steam is accepting another form of payment

RebPosted:

I'm not really someone with a lot of knowledge on bitcoins, but I'm sure this is good for a lot of people!

EarnPosted:

Great that Steam have now included another way of payment.

GaryPosted:

RepBandit bitcoin about to put paypal out of business


Not really, Bitcoin is great but there is no way to earn it without warning what's in circulation of mining with a super computer. Since GPU mining is dead.

MusketPosted:

That's pretty cool that they are accepting bitcoin, it might make it easier to but stuff

RepBanditPosted:

bitcoin about to put paypal out of business

XboxPosted:

This is good and I know some people that have a lot of bitcoins which are probably going to love this.

SagePosted:

Toxicator Time to do some bitcoin mining I guess?


just wait till bitcoin makes it to the outside world and makes itself an actual currency with value :)))


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