Millions of webstores can now accept cryptocurrency through Coinbase

Coinbase announcements are dropping faster than exchange hacks these days. It’s just released a brand-new plugin that makes accepting cryptocurrency way easier for millions of websites. The new plugin, spotted by DailyHodl, enables WooCommerce webstores to accept major cryptocurrencies directly into a user-controlled Coinbase wallet. WooCommerce webstores are powered by WordPress, who claim that 28 percent of the internet’s online stores are using it for their businesses – but it’s likely to be closer to 40 percent.  The plugin is a part of what Coinbase is calling an “open financial system” – a peer-to-peer payment network for cryptocurrencies. Users are only…

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https://ift.tt/2vztVET David Canellis August 03, 2018 at 06:00AM