http://www.statesman.com/news/business/for-merchants-bitcoin-shows-more-pop-than-potentia/ng4d4/Merchants that accept bitcoins are trying to attract virtual currency enthusiasts like Hand, 37, of Boulder, Colo. And the number of merchants has been growing.
Since January, major retailers like Overstock, online travel booking website Expedia, Round Rock-based computer-maker Dell Inc. and satellite television provider Dish Network have started allowing customers to pay using the virtual currency on their websites. Bitcoin supporters say the more widespread adoption of bitcoins by popular companies is an important step toward pushing the currency into the mainstream.
