FILE HOSTING Seafile changed the PayPal Bitcoin

File sharing resource with open source Seafile announced that it will accept Bitcoin for payment because of "lack of understanding" with PayPal. The functionality of the popular platform similar to Google Drive or Dropbox, that offer professional services along with hosting the files.

Seafile Platform announced that from now on their clients will be able to acquire cloud accounts and licenses online store using cryptocurrency Bitcoin. After signing the partnership agreement with BitPay company can accept as payment for the file-sharing services digital currency. Representatives Seafile say before them repeatedly received requests to take Bitcoins.

However, despite the problems with the PayPal system, which carried them to the business 'high-risk', originally the company did not consider Bitcoin promising direction. However, discussions with BitPay forced them to change their opinion, and the company now believes that «Seafile Bitcoin and fit together." Bitcoin platform provides customers with an alternative payment method, while protecting their privacy:

"At first we were a bit skeptical about the idea of cooperation with the American service provider [BitPay]. As a German company, we are not permitted to transfer personal data outside the EU. However, with the introduction of payments in Bitcoin is no longer a problem. We can build the payment process so that the user information will not be disclosed in BitPay. We use BitPay plugin for WooCommerce. Customers can pay bills BitPay kriptovalyutnogo any purse. "

 Известно, что PayPal постоянно подвергает цензуре различные компании. Платформа Seafile была не только отнесена к рискованным, их также попросили осуществлять мониторинг потока данных клиентов, обменивающихся нелегальным контентом. 19 июня Seafile объявили о прекращении работы с PayPal: 

PayPal require us to monitor traffic flows, as well as files of our clients for illegal content. They also asked us to provide detailed statistics on synchronization and providing access to clients' files on our platform.

Pay attention to the file sharing Bitcoin

Bitcoin again showed his great potential as a means of exchange with resistance to censorship. Cryptocurrency does not adhere to any borders, it does not depend on the standards of states or corporations, and it does not need to choose which view is more ethical.

One of the well-known file-sharing resources, closed due to the intervention of the state, is a Megaupload. More recently, the founder of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom (Kim Dotcom) has told its readers on Twitter, that his new service Mega 2.0 will use Bitcoin. As soon as the growing number of companies are turning for help to Bitcoin, more and more people are beginning to realize how profitable can be cryptocurrency.

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