Bitcoin Black Friday 2015: Get your bitcoin wallets ready as the cryptocurrency gets in on the retail bonanza
Get your bitcoin wallets ready: Bitcoin Black Friday is here again.
Because of course, this year’s biggest shopping frenzy is hardly restricted to high street shoppers, and bitcoin spenders will be able to make the most of slashed-price bargains until midnight today.
Over 150 merchants are offering discounts to mark the event, as the sale for bitcoin aficionados hits its fourth iteration.
The event sets out to get online retailers and bitcoin enthusiasts together, but part of the plan is also to get crypto enthusiasts spreading the word about the currency, founder Jon Holmquist told the CoinTelegraph:
We've generally seen a bit of a bump on Black Friday, but generally I think the actual spending doesn't affect the price very much. There isn't a whole lot of consumer volume compared to the daily trade volume.
But I think the positive press and news ends up affecting the price.
Deals on offer this year include mining equipment from Genesis, VPN service from Private Internet Access, and bitcoin-emblazoned lapel pins.
But the sale isn’t restricted to bitcoin-related products. Other deals include Mixed Tees clothing, Tealet tea, and Tens sunglasses.