MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card

MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Debit Card

MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card

Payment processing company MasterCard has denied that it is working with BitInstant to create an officially certified BitCoin debit card. This follows a report that claimed the virtual currency exchange could release a BitCoin debit card as early as October. UPDATE: We have been contacted by BitInstant co-founder Charlie Shrem, who has confirmed that the launch of the card is still on track. You can read more details here . Cardless BitCoins, or BTC, make up a decentralised virtual cryptocurrency commonly used online by people interested in keeping their transactions secret. It is not tied to any real money, but traded on various electronic exchanges to establish its price. On Tuesday, TechWeekEurope reported on an attempt by BitInstant to create the world’s first BitcCoin debit card. According to the company co-founder Charlie Shrem, the card would function as a standard ...

Full article: http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/no-bitcoin-credit-ca...

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@febrezo » 24 Aug '12, 9am
RT @BlancoJoseMaria: "@ToddingtonInt: A Bitcoin credit card be available soon? Not according to MasterCard... [link]" @febrezo
@fuckyeahbitcoin » 23 Aug '12, 3pm
RT @fatmike182: MasterCard bestreitet #bitcoin-Kreditkarte. Schade, wäre mit Infrastruktur extrem sinnvoll [link]
@PlanBnB » 23 Aug '12, 4am
MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card: Payment processing company MasterCard has denied that it is wor... [link]
@BitcoinOz » 22 Aug '12, 11pm
MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card: Payment processing company MasterCard has denied that ... [link] #bitcoin
@hackbo » 22 Aug '12, 9pm
RT @BitCoinReporter MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card - TechWeekEurope UK [link] #bitcoin
@grumpybozo » 22 Aug '12, 4pm
@gattaca Like everything else about BTC, somewhere between a bad joke & hoax. MasterCard denies being approached. [link]
@BlancoJoseMaria » 22 Aug '12, 2pm
"@ToddingtonInt: A Bitcoin credit card be available soon? Not according to MasterCard... [link]" @febrezo
@BlancoJoseMaria » 22 Aug '12, 2pm
RT @ToddingtonInt: A Bitcoin credit card be available soon? Not according to MasterCard... [link]
@ToddingtonInt » 22 Aug '12, 2pm
A Bitcoin credit card be available soon? Not according to MasterCard... [link]
@rajshahuk » 22 Aug '12, 2pm
TechWeekEurope UKBitCoin Credit Card Is Not On Its Way, Says Mastercard [link] >> oh well maybe no bitcoin cc then #in
@viniciuskmax » 22 Aug '12, 1pm
se a MasterCard teve que oficialmente negar isso, sinal de que muita gente ainda não entendeu o que BitCoin é [link]
@fatmike182 » 22 Aug '12, 1pm
MasterCard bestreitet #bitcoin-Kreditkarte. Schade, wäre mit Infrastruktur extrem sinnvoll [link]
@arashi256 » 22 Aug '12, 1pm
BitCoin Credit Card Is Not On Its Way, Says Mastercard [link]
@reidcreditcards » 22 Aug '12, 12pm
MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card - TechWeekEurope UK [link]
@iblametom » 22 Aug '12, 11am
RT @maxsmolax: MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card [link]
@uktechnews » 22 Aug '12, 11am
[eWeekEurope] MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card [link]
@TechWeekEurope » 22 Aug '12, 11am
MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card: Real card for virtual currency... turns out not to be real? [link]
@iblametom » 22 Aug '12, 11am
RT @TechWeekEurope: MasterCard says it isn't part of any BitCoin credit card scheme, as reported this week: [link]
@TechWeekEurope » 22 Aug '12, 11am
MasterCard says it isn't part of any BitCoin credit card scheme, as reported this week: [link]
@instabill_com » 23 Aug '12, 10am
BitCoin Credit Card Is Not On Its Way, Says Mastercard [link]
@BitCoinReporter » 22 Aug '12, 9pm
MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card - TechWeekEurope UK [link] #bitcoin
@HeyKumaran » 22 Aug '12, 4pm
MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card [link]
@Carverlon » 22 Aug '12, 2pm
BitCoin Credit Card Is Not On Its Way, Says Mastercard [link]
@BitCoinReporter » 22 Aug '12, 1pm
Mastercard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card [link] #bitcoin
@TechWeekEurope » 22 Aug '12, 11am
MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card: Real card for virtual currency... turns out not to be real? [link]
@TechWeekEurope » 22 Aug '12, 11am
RT @maxsmolax: MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card [link]
@maxsmolax » 22 Aug '12, 11am
MasterCard Denies Plans For BitCoin Credit Card [link]