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I'd like bitcoin to succeed even to a small extent if only as a counterweight to keep central banks in check but it would be better if it weren't so cumbersome to use, ie slow.
I'm loving this Bitcoin ramp up over the past few weeks. Namecheap should be applauded for their general endorsement of "what's good for the internet". Of course it's in their best interest, but you don't see GoDaddy doing the same. I think back to the "So, that's the end of Bitcoin"[1] article by Forbes and chuckle to myself. Hopefully one day we can look back at that article in the same way we look back at Ballmer…
Second that on Namecheap apparently being on the side of the internet. Weren't they a vocal opponent of SOPA?
Ok. So accepting bitcoin, but they still won't have things like two-factor auth available for "several months" (reference: https://community.namecheap.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10... ). I realize PR departments are probably flailing wildly over $33 bitcoins, but which feature do you think your users are more likely to use?
minor correction to a valid post: as of 06:33 UTC, bitcoin goes for 37.9 USD
Well, I just tried to transfer one of my domains to Namecheap using Bitcoin, but their implementation leaves a lot to be desired. I filled in my domain, got to the checkout page, and it gave me three options: Pay from 'Funds', 'Credit Card', or 'Paypal'. Turns out in order to pay with Bitcoin, you have to first add 'Funds' to your account. So I click the link to do that, it asks me how much I want to add (I don't kno…
Their interface really needs a make over though. It's like they are trying to win a "Show As Much Information As Possible in A Single Screen contest".
Let's say I think that in one year's time Bitcoin will be gone. And let's say I want to put my money where my mouth is and want to short Bitcoin. Presumably there's a lot of people who think that Bitcoin is going to appreciate and thus should be happy to give me a low-interest loan. And yet there is no way to get a Bitcoin-denominated loan. Does this mean that people don't really believe Bitcoin will be with us in on…
Neat, but will they turn a blind eye to domains registered with false information? After all, the biggest advantage of Bitcoin over traditional digital payment methods is its capability to be used anonymously.