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VentureBeat: Bitpass croaks — is this the end of micropayments?

  • John Steuart · 2 years ago
    Bitpass may well go down as one of many visionary ships launched 10 years too early. A one click anonymous currency for the web is a crying need. Email it to a friend or family member or buy at your favorite Ecommerce site.

    The Yaga technology acquired by Bitpass had great promise...

    Hasta la vista, Bitpass. May the next start-up get the Net currency right.
  • Cynthia Typaldos · 2 years ago
    The problem with BitPass was that it was like an operating system without an application e.g. the personal computer without VisiCalc/Lotus 1-2-3.

    On July 15, 2005 I met with Kurt Huang and Duane Kuroda at BitPass to try to persuade them to work with me on the development of DonationPal/SubscriptionPal which is an application that would sit on top of BitPass (or any similar micropayment system). They seemed intent and interested during our 2 hour meeting but I never heard back from them. Perhaps the turmoil of losing their CEO recently was still an issue.
  • Reader · 2 years ago
    Do you and Arrington just read each others' blogs and re-write the same stories? Sure seems that way sometimes.
  • Michael Chang · 2 years ago
    Indeed...only Arrington's downright mean with no analysis. Matt's got far more interesting (though sometimes edgy) things to say.
  • Mark Herpel · 2 years ago
    Nothing you can't do cheaper, safer and easier with www.e-gold.com micro payments and cross border transactions are a snap.
    Mark
    http://www.digitalmoneyworld.com
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