Bitcoin Prices Reach So High Users Can Fund Space Trips
Richard Branson is a fan of Bitcoins, having invested in some himself, and announced today he will allow them to be used as currency for some trips out of this world. From Forbes:
The adoption of Bitcoin as a means of currency has now entered the final frontier: in a blog post today, Richard Branson announced that his commercial space company, Virgin Galactic, will accept Bitcoin for trips into space.
"Virgin Galactic is one of the universe's most exciting, futuristic companies. Bitcoin, the virtual currency, has really captured the imagination recently as one of the world's most innovative businesses looking to the future. So we think it is about time Virgin Galactic customers can choose to pay with bitcoins," Branson wrote.
Branson also revealed in the post that one future Virgin Galactic astronaut from Hawaii has already paid for a seat in Bitcoin, and stated that he expects "many more to follow in her footsteps."
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