Bitcoin Bounces Back Again

Bitcoin
fans may recall some “LOL” responses from the cryptocurrency’s
critics back in December when
China instituted restrictions that caused its value to
plunge.

Well, for those who stuck it out, it has regained its value,
thanks to a well-known mobile and social gaming company. Courtesy
of
AFP:

The virtual currency Bitcoin jumped back over $1,000 Monday
after online gaming company Zynga began a test operation to accept
Bitcoin in some of its games.

Zynga said in a posting on Reddit over the weekend that it is
now accepting in-game purchases in seven of its online games,
including FarmVille 2, CityVille, and Hidden Shadows, through the
Bitcoin processor BitPay.

Zynga called the move a test “in reponse to Bitcoin’s rise in
popularity around the world.”

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