美国最大电子产品零售商接受比特币
<p>美国第一大电子产品零售商<span word="TigerDirect">TigerDirect</span>宣布，从今日起其线上商店提供的20余万种商品均支持使用比特币支付。该公司称其为迄今为止支持数字货币支付的首家美国主要电子产品零售商和最大公司。</p><p>美国知名在线购物网站<span word="Overstock">Overstock</span>.<span word="com">com</span>不久前开始支持比特币支付，<span word="TigerDirect">TigerDirect</span>与之相比，规模尚不好区分，但是<span word="TigerDirect">TigerDirect</span>的母公司<span word="Systemax">Systemax</span>的规模显然要大的多。2017年，<span word="Overstock">Overstock</span>.<span word="com">com</span>收入为11亿美元，而<span word="Systemax">Systemax</span>收入则高达35.4亿美元。</p><p><span word="TigerDirect">TigerDirect</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="Bitcoin">Bitcoin</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="over">over</span> 200,000 <span word="products">products</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="desktop">desktop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="websites">websites</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>.</p><p><span word="Overstock">Overstock</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="Bitcoin">Bitcoin</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="TigerDirect">TigerDirect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Systemax">Systemax</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="larger">larger</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="Overstock">Overstock</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="of">of</span> $1.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Systemax">Systemax</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> $3.54 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p><p>“<span word="TigerDirect">TigerDirect</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forefront">forefront</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>,” <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Leeds">Leeds</span>, <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Corporate">Corporate</span> <span word="Marketing">Marketing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="TigerDirect">TigerDirect</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. “<span word="With">With</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="PCs">PCs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="Bitcoins">Bitcoins</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="fit">fit</span>.”</p>
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