Questions tagged [payment]

Regarding money transfers for different goods and services paid in Bitcoins.

Regarding money transfers for different goods and services paid in Bitcoins.

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How can I accept Bitcoin donations on my blog or site?

If I sell things, there are many services that allow me to accept bitcoins as payment. But for those who simply want to accept bitcoins on their blog or other site ... as donations. A simple bitcoin address can be listed but what other options are…
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How to prove to my landlord that bitcoin came from my wallet?

Let's say I'm paying my monthly rent using bitcoin. I'm going to set up a script to send 5 bitcoin from my wallet to my landlord's address every month. I will not be able to tell beforehand which addresses the bitcoins will come from, nor does my…
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Is there a way to initiate a payment request in bitcoin?

I'm writing a recurring billing system and I want to be able to contact a customer and request a certain amount of money. Is this possible via bitcoin? If not, could a URL be provided the customer so he can simply click it and it opens the bitcoin…
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Why shouldn't I accept PayPal when trading bitcoin?

I've heard that it's not a good idea to accept PayPal payments in exchange for Bitcoin. Why?
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Where can I register a domain and pay with bitcoins?

Where can I register a domain name and pay with bitcoins? (The question is about usual domain names, not .bit maintained by the namecoin network.)
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How to minimize risk when accepting zero confirmation payments?

I'm trying to setup a way of accepting Bitcoin payments in real life situations, where waiting for confirmations is typically not an option. I understand this is never 100% risk free (especially with crap like bitundo.com around), I just want to…
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Where can I find a list of merchants who accept bitcoins?

Is there a list of merchants who accept bitcoins?
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How can I find out the address my payment will come from?

Can I find out the address I am going send from before making a payment? And could this be useful for merchants that want to identify my transaction?
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What is the largest company that has ceased accepting fiat payments in favor of Bitcoin?

We know there are many large companies that now accept Bitcoin transactions (Dell, Overstock, Expedia, etc) however they still accept fiat payments from legacy credit card systems. Which large companies that have integrated Bitcoin transactions have…
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Standing Orders, Is it possible with Bitcoins?

Is there a service out there, or is there any intention to integrate Standing Order type transactions into the client ? (Every 30 days transfer 0.2BTC to a specific address for example).
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Which payment processors do not allow for chargeback?

I would like to receive a payment for selling my bitcoins. I don't trust the person much, so I will ask for money in advance. However, I'm not sure which payment processors could I use for such a transactions that are chargeback-resistant. I know…
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Are there any hosted online store solutions (a la Shopify.com) that are compatible with bitcoins?

Are there any hosted online stores that can be set-up easily to take bitcoins?
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How to make sure that bidders in an auction have sufficient Bitcoin without storing money for them?

I am new to bitcoin programming, and want to build some apps to get more familiar with it. What I am curious is, how could I implement a basic auction site. I want to make it as automated as possible. So, the basic process would be: There would…
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What methods are available to accept Bitcoin payments?

I'm curious about offering Bitcoin payment instead of PayPal (for all the usual reasons for disliking PayPal). Is this realistic, or is my understanding of how bitcoins can be used off? My customers are mostly nerds or at least tech-savvy people, so…
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How can I find the sender's address from the transaction hash?

Possible Duplicate: How to findout the sender of a transaction I am trying to use blockchain.info API to receive a payment and store the sender's address. However, the API only indicates the transaction hash, not the sender's address. Perhaps…
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