Re:ProtonMail Now Supports Bitcoin Payments
by txmx2000 on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @02:52PM
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Disappointed that there's no mention of a discount. Cryptocurrency payments will save them a lot of money. Web/email hosting is an industry with a high risk if fraud.
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Re:ProtonMail Now Supports Bitcoin Payments
by orthecreedence on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @07:56PM
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> Cryptocurrency payments will save them a lot of money
...until they convert it to cash?
Re:ProtonMail Now Supports Bitcoin Payments
by Klathmon on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @08:50PM
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The reason it will save them money is because there are no "chargebacks" or reverts with bitcoin.
You get $10 worth of bitcoin in your account and it's confirmed, you have $10 of bitcoin, and nobody can take it back.
That, plus the lack of a 3% fee (although there might be one for their bitcoin processor) means a good amount of savings for some.