Bitcoin was in the news all week, most of it good. However, stability seemed to resume with some behind the headline reports:
- Michael J. Casey of The Wall Street Journal reports on "Biggest Bitcoin Exchange Restores Service"
- Francesco Rulli reports on "BWG Strategy #bitcoin Conference"
Back in the old days, first there was Netscape, then there was Alta Vista, and then there was:
I have often said, that Bitcoin will not be the only Digital Currency, and for sure it will be the last. As one of the pioneers of the shared-revenue payment model, we’re always looking to innovate in how we compensate our partners. That’s why, as you well may know, by mid-April, the Film Annex distribution platform will pay its contributors exclusively in Bitcoin. What, did you expect us to simply lie down and take the dollar at face value?
Indeed, Bitcoin continues to gain popularity both in the U.S. and overseas. In Australia, a new Bitcoin ATM service is being implemented, similar to those already set up in the United States and Canada. And, as appropriate for any new innovation, there’s an online glossary for those looking to initiate themselves with the decentralized digital currency. Remember when online storefronts began to truly challenge brick and mortar stores? We’re starting to see the same trend here, with Bitcoin. Our movement toward a Bitcoin-only payment model was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal, and they quoted me saying:
“We really believe [bitcoin] is the future for digital platforms.”
Here at Film Annex, we really do believe that Bitcoin represents the future for digital platforms, not just because of Bitcoin’s value potential, but because of its flexibility and convenience. As we continue to work with and empower women in Afghanistan and in other developing countries in Central Asia, it’s important that our contributors are able to do their business without carrying cash around on a regular basis on the streets of a dangerous city, for example. Sure, we care about the financial success of our content providers. But more important to us is their social well being. We feel that implementing Bitcoin will open up more opportunities for our filmmakers, writers, and for those who have always wanted to work with Film Annex but haven’t due to logistical constraints.
Additionally, today I had our squash blogger and my son Dylan Sweeney buy his first Bitcoin on Coinbase.
There are lots of other socially driven platforms out there collecting revenues off their users’ content. But at Film Annex, we’re proud to offer a system that’s convenient, equitable, and fair. Bitcoin may sound strange to the uninitiated, but remember, there was also a time when the Internet itself was a scary thing to invest in, too. Look where we are now.
