Further, if bitcoin is able to reach its goal of becoming a reliable
micropayments service, content publishers will be among those that benefit the most, meaning the Sun - Times is likely to be far from the last major newspaper to implement bitcoin payments.
Adblock Plus is teaming up with
the micropayments service Flattr to create a new system called Flattr Plus, which they say will make it easy for people to pay small amounts for the articles they read online.
Together with
micropayments service Flattr, it is also trying to develop a way for publishers to collect money directly from readers, rather than relying on the ad business to stay afloat.
The 21 CLI provides Bitseed owners access to a suite of tools developed by 21, including access to the 21 API marketplace and
micropayment services.
Not exact matches
Most revenue from Apple's
services business comes from the App Store, where it can take a cut of any app sales, whether through upfront purchases or
micropayments, without bearing costs other than curating and maintaining the App Store's virtual shelves.
Professional content producers rejoice: Google plans to sell YouTube videos with
micropayments and subscription
services, CEO Eric Schmidt said Thursday.
The idea behind this is to advocate for, and preview a future where Internet
services are powered by
micropayments, rather than ads or other monthly fees.
But in the short run, there are already practical applications, such as 21 Inc.'s marketplace for callable APIs (application program interfaces) that charge bitcoin
micropayments for their
services.
8.8 We may, from time to time, offer paid features (such as subscriptions,
micropayments, etc.) through other
service providers, such as the Apple app store or the Android market (each, an «App Store»).
Lightning has that covered, as well, with Block and Jerry's and Starblocks, crypto - couriers dishing out ice cream and coffee in exchange for LN
micropayments (sadly, these
services are not yet fully available).
This week we saw the launch of the new Brave Payments
service, which looks to bring bitcoin
micropayments right to your browser.
The company familiarised itself with the blockchain technology about a year ago when it hired specialists from the bitcoin
micropayments processor ChangeCoin to develop blockchain
services for a worldwide private housing platform.
Emercoin is a leading blockchain platform specializing in innovative
services, such as emcSTREAM (
micropayment library for streaming media), emcLNX (a peer - to - peer text - advertisement network), and others.
The release coincides with a stronger presentation of the company's long - term vision, one that will find it seeking to enable
micropayments via API
services for developers.
The portfolio of the Coinsilium company includes the development of such blockchain projects as: Factom, provider of «transparent» blockchain software for public
services, Rootstock, a sidechain with the support of smart contracts, Rivetz, provider of blockchain - solutions for strengthening cybersecurity, SatoshiPay, a platform for
micropayments, Contentio,
service for B2B blockchain payments and provider of blockchain infrastructure for corporate clients Neurowave.
A white paper released by Telegram and cited by the magazine outlines a four - stage plan for the so called Telegram Open Network, which includes a platform for third - party
services, a platform for
micropayments and a
micropayment channel network, as well as a blockchain consisting of a master chain and 2 - to - the - power - of - 92 accompanying blockchains.