[2014-10-05] Independence Bancshares Studying Virtual Currencies

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Independence Bancshares a publicly traded (albeit thinly on the OTC:QX), FDIC-insured, community-based bank in Greenville, South Carolina - seemed poised to become the first bank in the United States to embrace Bitcoin payments, according to three patents published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. However, after speaking with Chief Executive Officer Gordon Baird, Let's Talk Bitcoin has learned that Independence Bancshares has clearly distanced themselves from Bitcoin, but is "studying virtual currencies."

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http://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/independence-bancshares-studying-virtual-currencies

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Such as 400 European banks accept bitcoin purchase agreement. All the banks will be on the competition to be one of the banks embracing bitcoin payment. Banks realized the trend of accepting bitcoin as a payment method otherwise they will be out from staying on the edge of banking industry.

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Such as 400 European banks accept bitcoin purchase agreement. All the banks will be on the competition to be one of the banks embracing bitcoin payment. Banks realized the trend of accepting bitcoin as a payment method otherwise they will be out from staying on the edge of banking industry.

This simply isn't true! all this 247exchange pumping is ridiculous, the 400 EU banks have no idea that they're (indirectly) transacting bitcoin!