This article was published on January 10, 2014

Newegg teaser suggests the US online retail giant may begin accepting Bitcoin soon


Newegg teaser suggests the US online retail giant may begin accepting Bitcoin soon

neweggBitcoin got a huge boost this week when online electronics retailer Overstock.com began accepting payments via the cryptocurrency, hot on the heels of Zygna starting a Bitcoin pilot. Those two significant brands could be joined by an even bigger name in the US consumer space, Newegg.

The company tweeted a teaser which suggests it may embrace the virtual currency soon:

Overstock.com makes more than $1.3 billion per year from sales, making it easily the largest company to accept Bitcoin to date — but Newegg is bigger still. The company is estimated to be worth $3 billion, with Forbes reporting that it turned over $2.8 billion in sales back in 2012.

With little support from governments worldwide — bar Singapore — retail acceptance is a big deal for Bitcoin. Zynga’s announcement helped push its valuation over the $1,000 earlier this week, and it could surge higher with further backing. (The valuation is $830 at the time of writing.)

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