re: What ever happened to bitcoin and that Wiki guy?

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I thought Wiki disappeared when Bitcoin was hacked

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I don't even know what to say

Wiki was going on the 2 year mark when he left, good luck

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The "got tired of dealing with the assholes" is the closest explanation but it seems to be one a-hole in particular that got to him

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SULay Ussianray?

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To date, I've not seen one fricking legit store that ever accepted bitcoin.

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WordPress.com – An online company that allows user to create free blogs
?Overstock.com – A company that sells big ticket items at lower prices due to overstocking
?Subway – Eat fresh
?Microsoft – Users can buy content with Bitcoin on Xbox and Windows store
?Reddit – You can buy premium features there with bitcoins
?Virgin Galactic – Richard Branson company that includes Virgin Mobile and Virgin Airline
?OkCupid – Online dating site
?Tigerdirect – Major electronic online retailer
?Namecheap – Domain name registrar
?CheapAir.com – Travel booking site for airline tickets, car rentals, hotels
?Expedia.com – Online travel booking agency
?Gyft – Buy giftcards using Bitcoin
?Newegg.com – Online electronics retailer now uses bitpay to accept bitcoin as payment
?1-800-FLOWERS.COM – United States based online floral and gift retailer and distributor
?Fiverr.com – Get almost anything done for $5
?Dell – American privately owned multinational computer technology company
? Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia with 4 570 000+ article
?Steam – Desktop gaming platform
?The Internet Archive – web documatation company
?Bitcoin.Travel – a travel site that provides accommodation, apartments, attractions, bars, and beauty salons around the world
?Pembury Tavern – A pub in London, England
? Old Fitzroy – A pub in Sydney, Australia
?The Pink Cow – A diner in Tokyo, Japan
?The Pirate Bay – BitTorrent directories
?Zynga – Mobile gaming
?Tesla – The car company
?4Chan.org – For premium services
?EZTV – Torrents TV shows provider
?Mega.co.nz – The new venture started by the former owner of MegaUpload Kim Dotcom
?Lumfile – Free cloud base file server – pay for premium services
?Etsy Vendors – 93 of them
?PizzaForCoins.com – Domino’s Pizza signed up – pay for their pizza with bitcons
?Whole Foods – Organic food store (by purchasing gift card from Gyft)
?Bitcoincoffee.com – Buy your favorite coffee online
?Grass Hill Alpacas – A local farm in Haydenville, MA
?Jeffersons Store – A street wear clothing store in Bergenfield, N.J
?Helen’s Pizza – Jersey City, N.J., you can get a slice of pizza for 0.00339 bitcoin by pointing your phone at a sign next to the cash register
?A Class Limousine – Pick you up and drop you off at Newark (N.J.) Airport
?Seoclerks.com – Get SEO work done on your site cheap
?Mint.com – Mint pulls all your financial accounts into one place. Set a budget, track your goals and do more
?Fancy.com – Discover amazing stuff, collect the things you love, buy it all in one place (Source: Fancy)
?Bloomberg.com – Online newspaper
?Humblebundle.com – Indie game site
?BigFishGames.com – Games for PC, Mac and Smartphones (iPhone, Android, Windows)
?Suntimes.com – Chicago based online newspaper
?San Jose Earthquakes – San Jose California Professional Soccer Team (MLS)
?Square – Payment processor that help small businesses accept credit cards using iPhone, Android or iPad
?Crowdtilt.com – The fastest and easiest way to pool funds with family and friends (Source: crowdtilt)
?Lumfile – Server company that offers free cloud-based servers
?Museum of the Coastal Bend – 2200 East Red River Street, Victoria, Texas 77901, USA
?Home Depot – Office supplies store
?Kmart – Retail products store
?Sears – Clothing and household products, electronic store
?Gap, GameStop and JC Penney – have to use eGifter.com
?Etsy Vendors – Original art and Jewelry creations
?Fight for the Future – Leading organization finding for Internet freedom
?i-Pmart (ipmart.com.my) – A Malaysian online mobile phone and electronic parts retailer
?curryupnow.com – A total of 12 restaurants on the list of restaurants accept bitcoins in San Francisco Bay Area
?Dish Network – An American direct-broadcast satellite service provider
?The Libertarian Party – United States political party
?Yacht-base.com – Croatian yacht charter company
?Euro Pacific – A major precious metal dealer
?CEX – The trade-in chain has a shop in Glasgow, Scotland that accepts bitcoin
?Straub Auto Repairs – 477 Warburton Ave, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 – (914) 478-1177
?PSP Mollie – Dutch Payment Service
?Intuit – an American software company that develops financial and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants and individuals.
?ShopJoy – An Australian online retailer that sells novelty and unique gifts
?Lv.net – Las Vegas high speed internet services
?ExpressVPN.com – High speed, ultra secure VPN network
?Grooveshark – Online music streaming service based in the United States
?Braintree – Well known payments processor
?MIT Coop Store – Massachusetts Institute of Technology student bookstore
?SimplePay – Nigeria’s most popular web and mobile-based wallet service
?SFU bookstore – Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada
?State Republican Party – First State Republican Party to accept bitcoin donations (LINK
?mspinc.com – Respiratory medical equipment supplies store
?Shopify.com – An online store that allows anyone to sell their products
?Famsa – Mexico’s biggest retailer
?Naughty America – Adult entertainment provider
?Mexico’s Universidad de las Américas Puebla – A major university in Mexico
?LOT Polish Airlines – A worldwide airline based in Poland
?MovieTickets.com – Online movie ticket exchange/retailer
?Dream Lover – Online relationship service
?Lionsgate Films – The production studio behind titles such as The Hunger Games and The Day After Tomorrow
?Rakutan – A Japanese e-commerce giant
?Badoo – Online dating network
?RE/MAX London – UK-based franchisee of the global real estate network
?T-Mobile Poland – T-Mobile’s Poland-based mobile phone top-up company
?Stripe – San Francisco-based payments company
?WebJet – Online travel agency
?Green Man Gaming – Popular digital game reseller
?Save the Children – Global charity organization
?NCR Silver – Point of sales systems
?One Shot Hotels – Spanish hotel chain

?Coupa Café in Palo Alto

?PureVPN – VPN provider
?That’s my face – create action figures
?Foodler – North American restaurant delivery company
?Amagi Metals – Precious metal furnisher

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All that says is that a bunch of places that most people either don't use, or don't use frequently, accept a currency that fluctuates wildly in value.


No thanks

There's a really awesome TED talk about drug markets on the dark web and how they're ridiculously consumer oriented due to user reviews. According to the speaker, you get better treatment as a customer there than any legit company.

Damn