As we continue to seek out more sustainable and decentralized solutions to such common everyday tasks, such as making and receiving payments, peer-to-peer currencies may lead the way. Of these digital currencies and crypocurrencies, perhaps the most well known is Bitcoin, which is not “just for geeks”, but is now seeing adoption by a range of businesses, from small businesses and startups to large companies.
What’s all the to-do about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and why should small businesses and entrepreneurs care? Millions of Bitcoins are currently in circulation, companies such as Virgin and Overstock have begun to accept it as a form of payment…
To add a little levity to the discussion on bitcoins:
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