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Title: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: DeckardKain on December 12, 2014, 03:01:32 PM This would be awesome!
https://www.change.org/p/valve-corporation-add-bitcoins-opalcoins-and-altcoins-as-a-payment-method-please (https://www.change.org/p/valve-corporation-add-bitcoins-opalcoins-and-altcoins-as-a-payment-method-please) Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: 1Referee on December 12, 2014, 04:25:17 PM Why would you want them to add altcoins as well?
Bitcoin is the safest and best option for any service, site or merchants. Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: LiteCoinGuy on December 12, 2014, 04:31:16 PM Bitcoin first, Litecoin in 2015 ;)
Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: Notanon on December 12, 2014, 07:37:22 PM Why would you want them to add altcoins as well? Bitcoin is the safest and best option for any service, site or merchants. Peercoins are a pretty decent choice as an alternative, IMO. Nothing wrong with Bitcoins, but why just limit the choice to one cryptocurrency only? Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: spazzdla on December 12, 2014, 07:39:22 PM Why would you want them to add altcoins as well? Bitcoin is the safest and best option for any service, site or merchants. Peercoins are a pretty decent choice as an alternative, IMO. Nothing wrong with Bitcoins, but why just limit the choice to one cryptocurrency only? I love the small block chain size of bitcoin. Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: NarC on December 12, 2014, 07:41:49 PM ./ signed
Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: farfiman on December 12, 2014, 07:45:21 PM Why would you want them to add altcoins as well? Bitcoin is the safest and best option for any service, site or merchants. Peercoins are a pretty decent choice as an alternative, IMO. Nothing wrong with Bitcoins, but why just limit the choice to one cryptocurrency only? Because most companies will choose a service like bitpay. Do they take peercoins? Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: farfiman on December 12, 2014, 07:46:46 PM This would be awesome! opalcoins?https://www.change.org/p/valve-corporation-add-bitcoins-opalcoins-and-altcoins-as-a-payment-method-please (https://www.change.org/p/valve-corporation-add-bitcoins-opalcoins-and-altcoins-as-a-payment-method-please) Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: alani123 on December 12, 2014, 07:48:46 PM Sorry to disappoint you
But when Gabe Newell, Founder and manager od Valve was askeb about bitcoin he replied with the following: There are two related issues: one is treating a crypto-currency as another currency type that we support and the broader issue is monetary behaviors of game economies. The first issue is more about crypto-currencies stabilizing as mediums of account. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1zkfmv/wearea_videogame_developer_aua/cfuf0x3 But that was nine months ago, maybe now that microsoft points are pourchasanle with bitcoin maybe they could be considering bitcoin as a future option. Maybe. Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: 1Referee on December 12, 2014, 08:14:35 PM Why would you want them to add altcoins as well? Bitcoin is the safest and best option for any service, site or merchants. Peercoins are a pretty decent choice as an alternative, IMO. Nothing wrong with Bitcoins, but why just limit the choice to one cryptocurrency only? Why would they add altcoins if they already have Bitcoin. Bitcoin is getting more and more support from around the world. Serious companies and organisations won't choose for altcoins. Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: Notanon on December 13, 2014, 12:18:06 PM Why would you want them to add altcoins as well? Bitcoin is the safest and best option for any service, site or merchants. Peercoins are a pretty decent choice as an alternative, IMO. Nothing wrong with Bitcoins, but why just limit the choice to one cryptocurrency only? I love the small block chain size of bitcoin. Peercoin block chain size is even smaller. ;) Because most companies will choose a service like bitpay. Do they take peercoins? Don't think so, but a company called Holy Transaction are processing payments in a similar manner to Bitpay. Why would they add altcoins if they already have Bitcoin. Bitcoin is getting more and more support from around the world. Serious companies and organisations won't choose for altcoins. So what happens if Bitcoin should reach a hypothetical $1000000 per BTC? Would be like paying for groceries with gold ingots, a tad overkill. Not to mention the 10 minute confirmation time. Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: The Bad Guy on December 13, 2014, 12:30:07 PM Probably low change that Steam is going to add it , at least not anytime soon.
Here is what Gabe Newell thinks : https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/gabe-newell-accepting-bitcoin-steam-purchases/ Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: okae on December 13, 2014, 12:42:14 PM This would be awesome! https://www.change.org/p/valve-corporation-add-bitcoins-opalcoins-and-altcoins-as-a-payment-method-please (https://www.change.org/p/valve-corporation-add-bitcoins-opalcoins-and-altcoins-as-a-payment-method-please) Awesome this idea will be great if they finally do it! Why would you want them to add altcoins as well? Bitcoin is the safest and best option for any service, site or merchants. Agree BTC is the best option, but why not add alts too? give you more changes to pay yes? so why not? ;) Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: lihuajkl on December 13, 2014, 12:43:03 PM Why would you want them to add altcoins as well? Off course. Bitcoin is the first choice any merchant considers to accept bitcoin payment. Bitcoin is the leading cryptocurrency and the intermediary between altcoins and fiat. Its functionality, utility and technology is evolving as the time passes.Bitcoin is the safest and best option for any service, site or merchants. Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: Kluge on December 13, 2014, 12:44:10 PM Probably low change that Steam is going to add it , at least not anytime soon. I don't really see bitcoin being compatible with the community marketplace and the amazing circle of money-skimming it creates for Valve, but I also don't see why it'd have to be. What Steam really has to steer clear of is becoming an exchange, and there's really no reason they couldn't do that if they didn't allow users to do anything with bitcoin balances except buy games directly from Steam/Valve.Here is what Gabe Newell thinks : https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/gabe-newell-accepting-bitcoin-steam-purchases/ Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: Divinespark on December 13, 2014, 12:48:31 PM ALtcoins are a waste of time, bitcoin is the gamechanger. We need to stop confusing folks by using btc and alts interchangeably.
Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: gjgjg on December 13, 2014, 11:43:08 PM Signed, good idea. Surprised steam doesn't accept them already...
Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: Minecache on December 13, 2014, 11:48:34 PM Signed. Would be cool.
Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: chipmadness on December 14, 2014, 12:03:11 AM Thank you for starting this petition! I hope BTC gets accepted, but I hope they choose wisely for alt-coins..... As of right now, I think they should only go Bitcoin
Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: crazyearner on December 14, 2014, 02:34:25 AM Is simpler to email steam and get a direct response from them and just forward the petition to them to look at. They would need at least 5k people to even look at it as tried this in the past requesting them to accept it and said if theirs enough people voting and legit votes then they would consider it but lightly as they do not fully understand it but as far as I know their looking into it as many other business are beginning to start accepting it via coinbase
Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: hexafraction on December 14, 2014, 02:46:06 AM Ironically, change.org requested, after I signed the petition, that I sponsor it to increase the number of people seeing it. Invariably, they asked for a credit card number.
Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: bluemountain on December 14, 2014, 02:22:53 PM This will be very profitable for Valve and they seem they like new ideas.
Title: Re: Petition to steam to add bitcoins and altcoins as a payment method. Post by: Orangina on December 14, 2014, 02:52:14 PM Sorry mate but Petition won't do anything important , Gabe Newell already said his word & made his decision about Bitcoin on Steam. they won't accept it anytime in the near future
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