Announcement Regarding State Rep Mark Warden's Bitcoin Strategy

[Technomage]

Bitcoin doesn't require that people forgo third-parties to be successful, it only enables it.  If Bitcoin users, especially ones with high legal liabilities (such as political candidates that can be ruined by the appearance of shady financing practices) want to pay third parties to help them do it right, then let them do it!  The important part is that they have a choice.

+1

That has been said many times but it requires repeating. Bitcoin by itself will never be convenient enough for everyone. Some organizations and some people will want to use third party services for convenience and other reasons. Bitcoin however enables people to not use third parties if they want to do it themselves. It's a choice that really hasn't existed before.

[1714958120]

1714958120

[BitPay Business Solutions]

Very good points.

I would say that at least half of our merchants have tried the "do-it-yourself" way to accept bitcoins before they came to BitPay.   

These businesses are wiling to take a chance on a new technology.

If you want more businesses to accept bitcoin, you have to make it easy for them.  Business owners want to spend time growing their business, not futzing around with learning and automating bitcoind and all the other nuances related to bitcoin.  They are more than willing to pay an expert to manage that for them.

[BitPay Business Solutions]

An in-depth explanation of how Rep. Mark Warden accepts bitcoins, and how other politicians can do the same, is posted on our new blog:

http://www.howtoacceptbitcoin.com/

[BitPay Business Solutions]

Max Keiser's website mentions Rep Mark Warden and Bitcoin

http://maxkeiser.com/