From a881601afaaa44bd3de13e4ea7dc3dbc100296fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elio Qoshi Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 10:59:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update 2018-03-31-introducing-cryptopayments-for-our-services.md --- .../2018-03-31-introducing-cryptopayments-for-our-services.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2018-03-31-introducing-cryptopayments-for-our-services.md b/_posts/2018-03-31-introducing-cryptopayments-for-our-services.md index 8679019..9e74665 100644 --- a/_posts/2018-03-31-introducing-cryptopayments-for-our-services.md +++ b/_posts/2018-03-31-introducing-cryptopayments-for-our-services.md @@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ excerpt: We aim to iterate our processes continously based on the feedback and experiences we have with projects we are lucky to work with. With this in mind, we noticed that some of our partners prefer to use Paypal and others bank transactions, which has been for many years the standard process of payments for services similar to what we offer. As a design studio which highly values decentralized platforms, we have been positively surprised to see growing demand for payment integration of different **cryptocurrencies**. This is the reason that starting from today, we accept payments with some of the most established cryptocurrencies at the moment such as **Bitcoin**, **Ethereum** and **Litecoin**. If none of the above works for you, let us know at and our team will be happy to find an alternative. -![Cryptocurrency](/images/@stock/cryptocoins.jpg) +![Cryptocurrency](/images/@stock/CryptoCurrencyBanner.jpg +) In case you have missed the crypto hype: cryptocurrencies are a type of digital currencies, alternative currencies and virtual currencies. Cryptocurrencies use decentralized control as opposed to centralized electronic money and central banking systems. The decentralized control of each cryptocurrency works through a blockchain, which is a public transaction database, functioning as a distributed ledger. Bitcoin, created in 2009, was the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Since then, numerous other cryptocurrencies have been created. These are frequently called altcoins, as a blend of alternative coin. Interested in learning more? This 20+ minute long [John Oliver episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6iDZspbRMg) explains in more detail and admittedly in a fund way how Blockchain and cryptocurrencies work. No worries, we are not building anything on the blockchain as of now. In the past we have been involved in crypto things, namely GPG Workshops and Cryptoparties as well, so we are well aware of the definition.