Bitcoins pay off for major e-tailer

  Salt Lake City-based Overstock.com says it’s the first major retailer to accept digital Bitcoins as payment for goods. The $US1 billion ($A1.14 billion) company is tapping into a new market of buyers who use the online currency, and other major retailers will lose market share if they don’t follow suit and accept Bitcoins, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said. “I’ve been hearing from people all over the world – cult followers of Bitcoin – who say they are g

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