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Title: 2013-10-15 CoinDesk: Chinese internet giant Baidu starts accepting bitcoin
Post by: Arvicco on October 15, 2013, 05:24:54 PM
http://www.coindesk.com/chinese-internet-giant-baidu-starts-accepting-bitcoin/


Title: Re: 2013-10-15 CoinDesk: Chinese internet giant Baidu starts accepting bitcoin
Post by: freedomno1 on October 15, 2013, 05:25:40 PM
O_O this is news nice


Title: Re: 2013-10-15 CoinDesk: Chinese internet giant Baidu starts accepting bitcoin
Post by: LiteCoinGuy on October 15, 2013, 05:32:00 PM
THIS is HUGE news  :o

cant believe it. its the google of asia and they take bitcoin  :o  (market cap of $53 billion; NASDAQ-listed company)

until now its "only" for the "Jiasule service" but the news is hot like hell  ;D


Title: Re: 2013-10-15 CoinDesk: Chinese internet giant Baidu starts accepting bitcoin
Post by: kjlimo on October 15, 2013, 06:08:50 PM
I'm intrigues by the comment about blockchain reporting their wallet had received $22 worth.

Is the company publishing every payment address?  Or releasing this information through blockchain?

I'd imagine more than one address is used, so this information wouldn't include all transactions.


Title: Re: 2013-10-15 CoinDesk: Chinese internet giant Baidu starts accepting bitcoin
Post by: LiteCoinGuy on October 15, 2013, 07:19:56 PM
dont know this but please notice that it has just started. the advertising alone is great  :)


Title: Re: 2013-10-15 CoinDesk: Chinese internet giant Baidu starts accepting bitcoin
Post by: Arvicco on October 15, 2013, 11:33:22 PM
Online and mainstream media picking the story up:

Yahoo: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-google-now-accepting-bitcoin-182100345.html
SFGate: http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2013/10/15/baidu-google-bitcoin/
Mashable: http://mashable.com/2013/10/15/baidu-bitcoin/
Fast Company: http://www.fastcompany.com/3020006/fast-feed/reports-baidu-the-google-of-china-is-now-accepting-bitcoin
Inquisitr: http://www.inquisitr.com/994228/baidu-now-accepting-bitcoin-payments-for-security-purposes/