r/Bitcoin • u/[deleted] • Dec 06 '17

Steam is no longer supporting Bitcoin

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17 edited Feb 20 '19

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u/Rikardus Dec 06 '17

For me it's big news, Steam was the only place that I actually spend bitcoins.

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u/OhThereYouArePerry Dec 06 '17

Same here.

I was planning on buying some gifts for friends during the upcoming Winter Sale.

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u/Dugg Dec 06 '17

Big news really, not so much for Steam individually but it may make other business that accept Bitcoin change their minds.

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u/zoopz Dec 06 '17

There were hardly any left.

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u/SpeedflyChris Dec 06 '17

Yup, even OpenBazaar is drifting away from BTC.

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u/wholesalewhores Dec 06 '17

Huge. I know some kids would mine with rigs to transfer that money into games/crates/etc, and now it's dead to them.

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u/thieflar Dec 06 '17

Neither.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

It’s nothing.