OneWallet, the New Auction Site for Bitcoiners

For those still mourning the demise of early bitcoin auction sites like Bitmit, there is a new place to bid for a special deal with your cryptocurrency: OneWallet.io.
Like Internet auction giant eBay, OneWallet has both bidding auctions and direct sales from anyone who wishes to join as a retailer, with 620 product listings in categories including electronics, fashion, health and beauty, and home and garden after only two weeks of public activity.
As the name implies, OneWallet also functions as a digital wallet for users to store their bitcoins, even if they're not spending them on the site. The system automatically generates new wallets for merchant or buyer accounts, though all customers are free to use their existing external ones.
The new site is working in partnership with CoinsForTech.com, an established online electronics retailer that accepts bitcoin, dogecoin and litecoin, and has already processed over $500,000 in orders to 56 countries. It should be noted, however, that OneWallet for the moment accepts only bitcoin.
Both companies have the same founder, Lee Marburg, and are registered in Australia. Sellers are based in several countries so far, but can be anywhere, and generally ship worldwide.

Encouraging bitcoin use

Speaking to CoinDesk, Marburg said he built the site with Bitcoin Brisbane founder Lucas Cullen in their spare time over the past six months. Testing was conducted privately with select customers over the two months before the public launch.
One aim, he said, was to build a beginner-friendly bitcoin wallet and an avenue for people to actually use the digital currency to buy goods and services.
Marburg added:

"The second aim is to push bitcoin as an international trading tool. My experience with CoinsForTech has been hugely positive and I’ve got no doubts that bitcoin/digital currency has a huge role to play in the future of international B2B and B2C commerce. I am associated with some powerful suppliers and merchants who are not overly keen on accepting bitcoin."

OneWallet could entice these reluctant merchants with "a relatively hands-free option to get their feet wet" with bitcoin, he said, while also creating buyer demand for purchasing with bitcoin through low fees and an easy-to-use platform.
The company charges merchants 2% of the final price for every successful listing.

Building in features

Buyers on OneWallet are also protected when purchasing from any merchant with the 'BusinessVerified' badge next to its name. The company investigates any claim pertaining to a purchase from a verified seller and refunds the USD value of the purchase if the claim is successful.

Read more:
http://www.coindesk.com/meet-onewallet-new-auction-site-bitcoiners/

The Perfect Bitcoin-Only Vacation

The convenience of having a truly borderless currency can’t be understated.

Similar to how the Internet broke down barriers for global communication and made information more accessible to everyone, bitcoin has the potential to change international travel in a significant way.
Anyone who has felt ripped off by a foreign currency exchange company, had their credit card abruptly cancelled or has dealt with a lost or stolen wallet while traveling abroad can attest to the benefits of using a completely digital, non-fiat currency for international travel.
For these reasons, the travel industry has been particularly receptive to digital currencies.

A number of airlines now accept bitcoin, Expedia has made booking hotels with bitcoin easier than ever and the number of merchants accepting the digital currency continues to rise.
All of this has made planning a bitcoin-only vacation much less daunting than even just a year ago.

With this in mind, below are four carefully-curated vacations that may appeal to bitcoiners with an itch to travel. For the most part, the expenses for each trip can be paid entirely with bitcoin, and of course there are many other options beyond those listed when planning the perfect bitcoin vacation.

See places here:
http://www.coindesk.com/planning-perfect-bitcoin-vacation/

Don’t Fall Victim To Bitcoin Phishing Scams!

Bitcoin users are generally internet-savvy people. After all, we're early adopters in internet currency. You'd think we'd be aware of the potential pitfalls online.

But that doesn't prevent would-be scammers from trying to take advantage of Bitcoiners. And that's exactly what's been happening with the latest round of phishing aimed at Bitcoiners.

The phishing, which comes from "active@blockchain.imfo", instructs users to click a link in order to reactivate their account, which was "temporarily deactivated". The link then presumably leads to a site designed to gather the user's personal account information so they can then log into their legitimate Blockchain.info account and steal their bitcoins.

Nothing New

These phishing schemes have been in practice for years. They're nothing new or unique to the Bitcoin world.

In fact, Blockchain.info related phishing scams are nothing new either. They're one of the most common scams to hit the Bitcoin community.

Most people who have Blockchain.info accounts have been subject to phishing attacks. If you receive a suspicious looking email from Blockchain (or anywhere else for that matter), here are a few tips to help keep yourself safe and secure.

Check the Address

Take a look at the email address from where the email was sent. Look closely. Is that n actually an m? Does the email address seem legit, but come from an unusual URL?

If you're unsure about whether the email is legit, you can always...

Check Google

Google is your friend. It can help you find information on anything, phishing scams included.

If the email address you found seems suspicious, Google it! or try searching (address) scam. If others have been scammed by this address, they've likely talked about it. And you might gain some valuable insight on why you're being targeted.

Look For Spelling Errors

You'd think putting spelling errors in an email would be an obvious sign of a scam, but surprisingly scammers get better results with emails that have deliberate errors in them.

Read more at:
http://thecoinfront.com/dont-fall-victim-to-bitcoin-phishing-scams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-fall-victim-to-bitcoin-phishing-scams