BitCoin Card To Launch In 2 Months, Says BitInstant 216
hypnosec writes "Charlie Shrem, co-founder of BitInstant LLC, has confirmed that a BitCoin-funded international debit/credit card should be available very soon. Giving a time frame of 6-8 weeks, Shrem said over an IRC chat session that the card will function like any other credit or debit card, and that it can be used at places where MasterCard is being accepted. Shrem has also said that the initial 1000-odd cards will be given for free and subsequent cards will carry a charge of around $10. Any transaction that is carried out through the card [will incur a] 1% BitCoin transfer fee on top of the $1.50 ATM withdrawal fee."
Yey! A BT story! (Score:4, Funny)
Hookers, drug dealers and Russian Mafia rejoice! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Yey! A BT story! (Score:5, Funny)
A subsequent RaspberryPi story shouldnt take long now, so strap yourselves in guy's!
Business plan:
1. Mine bitcoins with your Raspberry Pi. [stackexchange.com]
2. Store the bitcoins on your Raspberry Pi [bitcointalk.org]
3. Use those bitcoins to buy another Raspberry Pi [bitmit.net]
4. ?
5. Profit!
Re:Why? (Score:2, Funny)
Because you're not a drug dealer?
Re:Dreading the Day (Score:5, Funny)
Us old folks still remember the day when the speed limit was 2.5989246 × 10^-15 light years per second on the highway. Nowadays, you see people zooming along at 3.78025396 × 10^-15 light years per second in the 3.07145635 × 10^-15 light years per second zone. It's MADNESS!
Where's my cane?
Re:Dreading the Day (Score:2, Funny)
Why are you obfuscating your numbers like this? You seem to never have heard of SI prefixes! Also, your accuracy is overblown. Say "2.6 femto light years per second" and everyone will understand you.
Oh, and you'll be fined 2.5 micro bitcoins for driving too fast.
Re:Yey! A BT story! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My last virus clenaup involved BitCoin processi (Score:5, Funny)
Please send me you untrusted dollars. I'll watch over them for you.