Financial services
September 1, 2017
Bitcoin is becoming increasingly popular among luxury buyers for fine art and jewelry. Image credit: Bitcoin
By Danny Parisi
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were initially thought to be nothing more than a pipe dream, but the recent availability of luxury items such as jewelry and fine art purchasable with bitcoin marks an opportunity for vendors and buyers alike.
{"ct":"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","iv":"0e8fc2d006f8461b8f997f438b54468c","s":"321f220d343770b2"}
Share your thoughts. Click here