Nowadays, it is hard to find a vendor that wouldn’t accept credit or debit cards as currently, it is the most popular payment method in the world. However, the situation might change radically with Bitcoin entering the stage. As people were slowly getting familiar with the blockchain technology, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies stepped [...]
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If you are here, we expect that you intend to set up CoinGate payment option at your enterprise. However, for that to happen, first you must verify your merchant account. This is a guide to help you achieve it easier. Before you can start the verification, first you need to decide whether you want to register as a merchant or a trader. [...]
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Having a cryptocurrency payment option at your store presents exceptional marketing opportunities. Sadly, we came to realize that most of our vendors do not inform their customers about the possibility to pay with digital assets. We also noticed that those who do, tend to attract considerably larger traffic and make more sales. The best [...]
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VPN is a crucial tool if you want to stay secure and anonymous online. In this article, we will present five VPN providers that offer their services for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, XRP, Litecoin and a bunch of others. What is a VPN? VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a software tech that encrypts your data and acts as a bridge [...]
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Spending XRP online is easy. In this guide, you will learn how to pay for a merchant’s invoice with XRP using either an exchange account or a wallet. Great news, you have just landed on a CoinGate invoice! Go ahead and select XRP and click on “Pay with XRP” to proceed. Entering your email address is optional but encouraged: you will only [...]
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Just a while ago, we introduced a customizable invoice option. Now, our merchants can enable and disable specific coins, change their positioning on the invoice, and set settlement currencies to each digital asset. The feature got a lot of interest from our customers. Thus we decided to make a step-by-step guide, explaining how certain [...]
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There is no better feeling than paying for flight tickets or a hotel room with any cryptocurrency you prefer. It makes you feel like you truly live in the age of technology. Nowadays, it is quite easy to make a purchase with cryptocurrency, whether you use Bitcoin, Litecoin, XRP, Ether or any other digital asset. As more and more [...]
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It is fair to say that the impressive rise of the video games industry took most people by surprise, especially during the last decade. In fact, the exact same goes for the blockchain industry, and Bitcoin, in particular. Not only had both industries became multi-billion dollar markets, but also the driving forces for many technological [...]
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The mass adoption of cryptocurrencies is still in its infancy stage. However, there are some industries like domain or web hosting, as well as VPS services that adopt cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin more rapidly than others. In fact, hosting companies were among the first to utilize Bitcoin payments when the blockchain technology started [...]
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It is our pleasure to announce that Nano has been integrated as our newest native cryptocurrency! Any shopper can now enjoy the benefits of extremely fast, fee-less Nano transactions when paying to merchants using CoinGate. Without any doubt, the news is fantastic for both the Nano community and our merchants. Anyone who owns Nano can [...]
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CoinGate takes yet another huge step towards the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies by partnering with SIRIN LABS, the creators of ultra-secure blockchain smartphone, FINNEY™. For those who are most excited about the FINNEY™ smartphone, get ready! SIRIN LABS chose CoinGate as a crypto payment solution for their official launch of FINNEY™, [...]
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We here at CoinGate believe that people who own cryptocurrencies ultimately should be able to purchase anything they wish to. For this reason, we try to support our merchants that actively encourage wider adoption of cryptocurrencies as well as we can. Especially those who show the highest levels of enthusiasm for the blockchain [...]
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It is our pleasure to announce the opportunity for ERC-20 and other Ethereum tokens to be implemented on our platform, for both merchant payments and trading. CoinGate has always had the interest in the development of new cryptocurrencies that most benefit the industry. To us as a payments platform, helping the adoption and real-life use [...]
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We all have some shopping to do before the holiday season. Whether you are looking for a Christmas present for a beloved one, or a way to spoil yourself before the New Year’s Eve, Black Friday presents the opportunity to go nuts. This year CoinGate invites you to go nuts with crypto! Shoppers – pay with crypto on Black Friday [...]
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Our Lightning Network pilot launch is underway! Over 100 merchants are now accepting LN payments in our pilot phase. Check below for some websites where you can pay with Lightning! Just a week ago we published our first post on Lightning Network while we were still testing it on our demo shop (where you can still try testnet LN [...]
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