During the 24 hours after the moment it began accepting Bitcoin , Overstock products sold for the equivalent of U.S. $ 126,000 in the criptomoneda

During the 24 hours after the moment it began accepting Bitcoin , Overstock products sold for the equivalent of U.S. $ 126,000 in the criptomoneda

(Note that , for now, only on Overstock can buy bitcoins from USA ) .

Why a milestone ?

Because it is the first time that a large established company (15 years in the market ; 1300 employees , 14,700 million billed in 2012) test that can be a good business to accept Bitcoin as it allows ...

Save on transaction fees ( and thus lower prices )
Avoid the risk of fraud ( to eliminate the possibility of reverse payments)
Access a rapidly expanding new market (including the growing number of bitcoiners living in countries not covered by traditional payment processors ) .
All this involves a number of advantages that can not be ignored forever by competition. Giants like Amazon and Walmart can still afford to give him the business companies that bitcoiners prepaid cards used to purchase their products. But for how long? If the cake is they grow, eventually claim his share , and when they do see a domino effect.

Fuente:  http://elbitcoin.org/tres-hitos-en-la-historia-de-bitcoin-consecutivos/