{"id":5579,"date":"2014-08-26T21:19:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/?p=5579"},"modified":"2014-08-26T21:19:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T21:19:45","slug":"newegg-launches-bitcoin-payment-option-in-canada-bitpay-service-powers-expanded-virtual-currency-acceptance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/newegg-launches-bitcoin-payment-option-in-canada-bitpay-service-powers-expanded-virtual-currency-acceptance\/","title":{"rendered":"Newegg Launches Bitcoin Payment Option in Canada: BitPay Service Powers Expanded Virtual Currency Acceptance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"August 26, 2014 \u00ad Los Angeles, CA \u00ad Newegg <http:\/\/www.newegg.com<\/a>>, the leading electronics e-retailer in North America, today announced that bitcoin payments are now accepted from Canadian customers. Canada is the first country outside of the United States where Newegg accepts bitcoin payments for merchandise (#NeweggBitcoin). Canadian customers can now purchase thousands of products including electronics, computers and game consoles using bitcoin through the BitPay platform. The secure payment method gives customers another convenient option to fulfill their e-shopping needs.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00b3Newegg is deeply committed to growing its business internationally \u00ad serving customers overseas, introducing new products from key Asian markets and evolving the way we transact with our global customer base,\u00b2 said Soren Mills, Chief Marketing Officer of Newegg North America.<\/p>\n

\u00b3Extending bitcoin acceptance to our Canadian customers is yet another important milestone as we build the company\u00b9s international presence.\u00b2<\/p>\n

BitPay\u00b9s payment platform handles all of Newegg\u00b9s bitcoin payments, refunds and payment exceptions. BitPay, like Newegg, is growing internationally and this makes the two great partners. BitPay\u00b9s currency conversion is instant, requires no transaction fee and BitPay assumes any risk associated with the bitcoin exchange rate.<\/p>\n

\u00b3BitPay is very excited to help facilitate bitcoin payment acceptance for Newegg\u00b9s Canadian customers,\u00b2 said Tony Galippi, CEO of BitPay. \u00b3The expansion demonstrates Newegg\u00b9s strong commitment to bitcoin and recognition of crypto-currency as a growing and important payment option for online retailers.\u00b2<\/p>\n

To celebrate the expansion of bitcoin payments to Canada, Newegg is also running a special bitcoin promotion for shoppers on Newegg.com and Newegg.ca. On August 26 and 27 in Canada, and from August 30 to September<\/p>\n

1 in the U.S., Newegg customers paying with bitcoin will receive a special discount of $75 off purchases over $300 or $150 off purchases over $500.<\/p>\n

Newegg customers in Canada can buy with bitcoin, beginning today. For more information about Newegg\u00b9s acceptance of bitcoin, visit http:\/\/www.newegg.ca\/bitcoin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Newegg Inc.<\/p>\n

Newegg Inc. is the leading electronics-focused e-retailer in the United States. It owns and operates Newegg.com (www.newegg.com<\/a><\/p>\n

<http:\/\/www.newegg.com\/<\/a>>) which was founded in 2001 and regularly earns industry-leading customer service ratings. The award-winning website has more than 25 million registered users and offers customers a comprehensive selection of the latest consumer electronics products, detailed product descriptions and images, as well as how-to information and customer reviews. Using the site’s online tech community, customers have the opportunity to interact with other computer, gaming and consumer electronics enthusiasts. Newegg Inc. is headquartered in City of Industry, California. The Newegg Hybrid Center is located at 18045 Rowland St., City of Industry, CA 91748.<\/p>\n

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August 26, 2014 \u00ad Los Angeles, CA \u00ad Newegg <http:\/\/www.newegg.com>, the leading electronics e-retailer in North America, today announced that bitcoin payments are now accepted from Canadian customers. Canada is the first country outside of the United States where Newegg accepts bitcoin payments for merchandise (#NeweggBitcoin). Canadian customers can now purchase thousands of products including … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[137,1451],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts","category-thesocialcmo-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5579"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5582,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5579\/revisions\/5582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}