Category: Bitcoin

Netflix Gets The Bitcoin Fever

American movie streaming giant Netflix has been rumoured to be one of the first major companies to accept the Bitcoin digital currency as a payment method.

The rumour was started by Timothy Maxwell, famously known as Max Keiser from the popular financial report show “Keiser Report”. The prediction was made on the recently aired 545th episode.

The show itself provides a no bullshi* view on the shocking scandals which parade the financial headlines. He is the peoples financial cop known to lift the lid on elitist government lies.

Max Keiser posted the rumour on his official Twitter account @maxkeiser at 7:54 AM today to nearly 90,000 thousand followers causing the rumour to surface on the front page of Bitcoin Reddit.

We are unsure as to how legible the Netflix rumour is at this point, but it’s worth noting that Max Keiser successfully predicted the recent Zynga Bitcoin adoption before that too became public knowledge. This suggests he may well be correct again and have some insider  knowledge or close contacts at the company.

As a digital service it makes sense for Netflix to accept Bitcoin as it would open the services reach to a far wider global demographic.

The news, rumour or eventually truth is none the less fantastic for the Bitcoin community. Netflix adoption would ultimately raise awareness and promote the currency to millions of people strengthening the coin inline with current payment methods.

Long live Bitcoin (with or without Netflix)!

Malaysia Gives Bitcoin the Green Light For Now

The Malaysian Federal Reserve also known as the Bank Negara Malaysia and Central Bank Of Malaysia has published a statement regarding the official view on the Bitcoin crypto currency.

The official statement was published under the ‘Notices & Announcements’ section on the bnm.gov.my website on the 2nd of January 2014.

The Bitcoin is not recognised as legal tender in Malaysia.The Central Bank does not regulate the operations of Bitcoin. The public is therefore advised to be cautious of the risks associated with the usage of such digital currency.

The banks statement was extremely brief suggesting that a stance on the currency has not yet been decided by the government as of yet.

One of the surprising yet hypocritical roles of the bank is the development of affordable and available financial service which does not discriminate, simply put a bank which is open to the rich and poor.

Although the bank is the largest within Malaysia, the eventual decision may ultimately be made by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion(AFI) which the Central Bank Of Malaysia is an important principal member drafted with the powers to act a speaker with one voice on financial policies.

The most important note to take from the announcement is that Bitcoin and other crypto currencies have not been deemed illegal in Malaysia.

One of the largest Bitcoin exchanges in the country, bitcoinmalaysia.com has seen fast growth within the digital currency and an every growing source of traffic heading to the website. The website reported on their blog that December 2013 was the heaviest month for traffic.

 

Localbitcoins also has a growing number of Malaysian traders and buyers operating on their website https://localbitcoins.com/country/MY