Re:Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is acc...
by luisrudge on Friday November 20, 2015 @10:01AM
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Someone please change the title to Anywhere IN US :)
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Re:Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is acc...
by cjg on Friday November 20, 2015 @10:04AM
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The text says "at over 38 million merchants worldwide" which seems to imply that it isn't limited to the US in the sense in which you want to change the title.
Re:Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is acc...
by ShiftPayments on Friday November 20, 2015 @10:10AM
(#10601496)
The card works both in the US and at merchants that accept Visa abroad!
Re:Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is acc...
by celticninja on Friday November 20, 2015 @10:17AM
(#10601548)
but is only available to US residents, of whom less than half own a passport, so the worldwide merchant aspect is applicable to the subset of the US population that hold bitcoin and a passport.
Re:Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is acc...
by eric_h on Friday November 20, 2015 @10:34AM
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> but is only available to US residents
Who live in one of 24 states. New Yorkers need not apply.
Re:Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is acc...
by celticninja on Friday November 20, 2015 @10:40AM
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Even smaller, I commend their ability to offer new services but it should make it clear that this is a very limited offer.
Re:Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is acc...
by csense on Friday November 20, 2015 @10:12AM
(#10601508)
> Anywhere in US
Only in less than half of the US states (they use the number "24" prominently, which is still less than half, but include DC and PR, and CA is limited to 1000 users, so 21 is a more realistic number).
[1] https://support.coinbase.com/customer/en/portal/articles/222...
Re:Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is acc...
by almost_usual on Friday November 20, 2015 @12:17PM
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I've taken money out using Shift in China, South Korea, and Japan before they introduced exchange rate fees. It works anywhere VISA is accepted.