Virgin Galactic announces first ticket sold with bitcoin
November 22, 2013
No Comments
This morning on CNBC, Richard Branson announced that Virgin Galactic accepted its first purchase with bitcoin from a flight attendant in Hawaii. It’s not just any ticket…She’s going to space!
Want to spend your #bitcoins? How about a ticket to space! Will discuss today live on @SquawkCNBC @virgingalactic
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) November 22, 2013
Update: CheapAir.com, an online travel agency based in Los Angeles, began taking the virtual currency Thursday for the purchase of flights, and University of Nicosia in the capital of Cyprus began accepting tuition payments in Bitcoin…
More from: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/21/businesses-embrace-bitcoin/3666279/