Uber started accepting bitcoin in Argentina

Uber started accepting bitcoin in Argentina

Department of international order taxi service Uber Argentina announced that instead of the blocked bank card payments previously, users of this South American country an opportunity to pay for services using bitcoin.
At this step Uber Argentina went after in May Protection Agency Buenos Aires, the consumer is obliged financial institutions to block the application itself, and the possibility of paying service services using bank cards. This was preceded by the mass protests of "traditional" taxi drivers, the appearance of disgruntled competitor in the face of Uber.

Despite the fact that Bitcoin is the perfect tool to deal with such situations, Uber Argentina leadership for a long time doubted the wisdom of using cryptocurrency. However, the high popularity of Buenos Aires among foreign tourists, as well as the availability of debit cards have a sufficiently large number of Bitcoin users eventually reverse the situation.

In June Uber Argentina negotiated with the service SatoshiTango, and then now Xapo, and on the results of these meetings was a positive decision. Apparently, the choice was made in favor of cooperation with Xapo.
Additionally, the company announced special discounts for holders of debit cards Xapo bitcoin.
Swiss provider of bitcoin wallet also confirmed cooperation with Uber Argentina, by sending out a few days ago, users of the letter of Argentina, which is laid out on the screen Reddit.

In May, British Arcade City became the winner of the Berlin startups Tech Entrepreneurship Center. Like Uber, Arcade City offers the possibility to order a taxi, but built on blokcheyne Ethereum service not only eliminates a central point in the form of an office or controllers, allowing direct communication between the client and the driver, but also makes the trip cheaper and safer.