Just in case you needed a reminder...I'm a STEEM fan boy!
I have never been more excited and fired up to be a part of this blockchain...And today cemented it even more...
Believe it or not, I still poke around other social media sites from time to time. Mostly to keep up to date with crypto related topics...And today I was paying close attention to...Crypto-Twitter!
For those that aren't familiar with the term, it's following all the crypto news, gossip and scandal via Twitter.
From the 'experts' to the talking heads, to project news and announcements...There is nothing quite like it! On top of all the juicy news you can follow, it's quite entertaining when whales start fighting with each other on Twitter too...
(And you thought that was only limited to whale wars on STEEM????)
Like I said...Today was awesome....I'm really fired up :)
First I learned about the switch 'Steemit Inc' made on Twitter from using the Steemit account to their newer SteemNetwork one! They are keeping the Steemit one for news about the Steemit app, while allowing the SteemNetwork account to cover all the blockchain related news and announcements.
I started following that account today and have been flooded with the amazing coverage that STEEM has been getting around the crypto world lately...
But the big news...And in my opinion this is massive...Is the announcement that CoinPayments now accepts STEEM for all e-commerce transactions!
Why is this big news?
Remember this is the 'blockchain of opportunity' and one of the biggest issues facing any crypto is actually being able to spend it, use it and accept it....CoinPayments is one of the largest payment processors online that deals in crypto exclusively. Think of it as PayPal for crypto currency and as we know...There is a lot of crypto choices out there!
CoinPayments has a big market share of the online merchants looking to accept crypto currency on their websites. Their plugin's, API's and POS interfaces makes accepting crypto as easy as 1, 2, 3 for their customers!
Because that's something that attracted a lot of us early online entrepreneurs to PayPal...Ease of use!
CoinPayments is super easy to use and integrate into any business! And now that they have added STEEM into their cryptos that are supported....WOW!
The official blog post can be found here on the CoinPayments blog.
I feel like a kid at the candy store. All the news of Hardfork 20 coming up, the release of the testnet and SMT's around the corner...This is the perfect time to get your 'STEEM' on!
If you want to keep up to date with all the news that's going on here, be sure to follow the Steemit Blog on Steemit.
As well, be sure to follow their two accounts on Twitter
or even CoinPayments if you are curious on how to integrate their platform into your website...
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Wow! now that is some cool news!!! Thanks for the heads up @jongolson!!!
for sure. thanks for the comments. much appreciated!!
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That's awesome news about CoinPayments. And I heard it from you first! :)
I also follow a lot of crypto news on Twitter, and that's pretty much all I use it for lol. But it seems to be where all the big crypto enthusiasts, talking heads (like you said), and crypto teams go to share news and their passion for blockchain technology. So I must stop in there from time to time to see what is going on.
Now I just need to setup a service where I can accept Steem as payment. I would love to test out their API and support the Steem currency that way. And I'll always accept Steem as payment lol. Great news all around. The future is looking super bright!
yeah man. twitter can be very entertaining when it comes to crypto.
but the news from coinpayments is awesome. just love seeing more of these kind of announcements
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This is HUGE news! Steem just got better...again! Appreciate you bringing the goods Jon. I’ll have to look into CoinPayments further for my business 👍🏻
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yessir. you and me both. can’t wait to dive into it more after toronto.
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Thank you for this info... I have been wondering about the business end of crypto since my equipment supplier for my mining rig was interested in accepting straight BTC for the potential of insane gains down the road but without needing to go through an untrusted exchange
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pretty sure it’s even a BC based company. don’t quote me on that but i do think they are. really super easy to use and accept crypto with them.
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Resteem so I remember! 😝
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Excellent news! The value (in buy & sell terms) and utility (what you can do with it) of Steem are definitely rising. I'm glad I follow you. Thanks a lot!
appreciate that very much. and yup. utility is key!!
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Hey Jon This is great news for everyone that is in steemit and coinpayment. It will be a fascinating turn of events. Look forward to other great news
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very exciting for all entrepreneurs for sure!!
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I just creamed my steem
ha ha ha ha me too
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This is good news for the Traffic Exchange community... something that could help them upright the ship! :) Now if you could do a CoinPayments payment plan that would be cool .Do you know if they do subscriptions?
ya. don’t hold your breathe tho lol nah. don’t think there is any options for subscriptions via crypto.
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Breath holding is for kids! :)
typo lol
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not me... :) lol
Sounds like bullish news to me. The price of Steem right now is still very cheap too. Good time to start loading up
agreed. no better time than now to stock up.
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Great information Jon, great news about coin payment for sure. keep us posted on the latest news
yessir. just the tip of the iceberg. big things coming.
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This is great new, hope it reflects in the price of steem in the nearest future. things can only get better from here.
agreed. i still think it’s coming. and when it does. we will be thankful we are here being active now.
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we sure will. :)
That's awesome they added STEEM to their crypto payment processor! Really fantastic for STEEM!
On the article side... they didn't bother to do much research though... At first hand:
lol ya i saw that too. pretty funny. and that’s because steem is so unique lol they aren’t used to proof of brain.
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wow! this is really good news , and brighter days are coming , wooohooo!!! steem on! ❤️
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for sure! such good news and the future is looking great.
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Hi Jon. I am new to all these terms and really didn't even hear of cryptocurrency until a month ago. :) I guess I will learn as I keep on posting here on SteemIt. Hope you have a great day my friend!
best way to learn for sure man. keep poking around and asking questions :)
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Thanks Jon...
Good news, Jon. That makes me keep on learning in all this new stuff for me. I think, I only scratched the surface. You always have good posts here.
appreciate that sir. yeah there is so much to learn. heck i’m still new to this too lol
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This is just great on so many levels! Coinpayments is awesome, Steeimit is awesome. Together they are beyond awesome.
yup yup!! can’t beat it for ease of use. especially for merchants.
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That's awesome news man !!
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agreed. looking forward to even more attention to the blockchain. this is just a small step :)
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Yes that's true !!
Crypto twitter that sounds exciting this technology is exploding with its diversity cant wait for everybody to benefit and get what they earn hopefully happy days ahead for a lot of people lets keep thinking positive and work together Peace Love and Respect
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Hi @jongolson,
Once the SMTs are rolled out, do you know if we will still earn Steem from Dapps?
I am not sure if we will earn both Steem & SMTs on Dapps or if we'll stop earning Steem and exclusively earn SMTs instead.
P.S. It might be a good topic to discuss at the conference.