[2014-08-31] Bitcoin shows staying power

[austins]

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/08/30/14/bitcoin-shows-staying-power

Bitcoin is catching on at U.S. online merchants including Overstock.com and Expedia, as customers use a digital currency that just a few years ago was virtually unknown but is now showing some staying power.

Though sales paid for in bitcoin so far at vendors interviewed for this article have been a fraction of one percent, they expect that as acceptance grows, the online currency will one day be as ubiquitous as the internet.