What is Bitcoin?

If you haven’t heard about Bitcoin, then maybe it’s time you learned more about it.

As a digital currency, it’s gaining in popularity and has been in the news a lot recently. Just take a quick look at some of the places that accept Bitcoin for payment:

✔ WordPress – yes the favorite blogging platform of IM users everywhere accepts Bitcoins. You can use them to buy upgrades such as ad-free, custom designs, and other features on wordpress.com.

✔ Etsy – kind of like eBay, Etsy is more crafty and local. And hundreds of vendors accept Bitcoin for payment.

✔ Namecheap – the best domain name registrar out there, and they take Bitcoins for payment.

✔ Overstock.com

✔ TigerDirect.com

✔ …and the list keeps growing

OK, so just do an internet search and you’ll find out everything you want to know by doing a little reading. From what I can tell, Bitcoin is here and it’s here to stay.