{"id":204,"date":"2014-06-27T00:27:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T00:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.holytransaction.com\/italian-newspaper-accept-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2014-06-27T00:27:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T00:27:00","slug":"italian-newspaper-accept-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/italian-newspaper-accept-bitcoin.html","title":{"rendered":"Major Italian newspaper il Giornale accepting Bitcoin for digital subscriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/newsbtc.com\/2014\/06\/26\/major-italian-newspaper-il-giornale-accepting-bitcoin-digital-subscriptions\/\">NEWSBTC<\/a>) A major Italian newspaper outlet is apparently now accepting bitcoin<br \/>\nfor digital subscriptions,&nbsp;we\u2019re learning from a reader email this<br \/>\nmorning. The bitcoin logo is boldly visible on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilgiornale.it\/pagina\/abbonamenti-digitali-pdf-premium.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>il Giornale<\/em><\/a>\u2018s digital subscriptions page [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilgiornale.it\/pagina\/abbonamenti-digitali-pdf-premium.html\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>], where nearby it says, \u201cThe Journal is the first newspaper in Italy and in Europe who accepts payments in Bitcoin.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe outlet&nbsp;is one of the top 20 daily papers&nbsp;in Italy, with a last reported circulation number of 678,000 readers in 2012.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<em>il Giornale<\/em>\u2018s digital subscriptions allow readers to view<br \/>\nall news categories and articles in PDF files optimized for Android<br \/>\nsmartphones, iPads, and other tablet devices.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe cost? 0.42 cents per day with an annual subscription.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ilgironale bitcoin subscription\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6792\" src=\"http:\/\/newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ilgironale-bitcoin-subscription.jpg\" height=\"326\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nDespite the fact that <em>il Giornale<\/em> may be the first major newspaper in Italy and Europe to accept <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/page\/what-is-bitcoin\">bitcoin<\/a>, they aren\u2019t the first in the world.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nHere in the United States, the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/newsbtc.com\/2014\/04\/03\/chicago-sun-times-now-accepting-bitcoin-payments-subscriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Chicago Sun-Times<\/em> announced they would be accepting bitcoin<\/a> payments for subscriptions at the start of April of this year in a move designed \u201cto keep the <em>Sun-Times<\/em> current and evolving with changing technology.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nDespite the news, many in the community weren\u2019t exactly surprised,<br \/>\ngiven the paper\u2019s previous interest in the digital currency. In early<br \/>\nFebruary, the paper put up a bitcoin paywall as a test of how users<br \/>\nwould interact with using bitcoin (users had the option of donating to a<br \/>\n non-profit). The results were overwhelmingly positive, with 713 donors.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>While we haven\u2019t exactly seen widespread adoption of bitcoin for<br \/>\ndigital news subscriptions, it\u2019s nice to see it getting a start in Italy.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Open your free digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/app#!\/signup\">here<\/a> to store your cryptocurrencies in a safe place.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(NEWSBTC) A major Italian newspaper outlet is apparently now accepting bitcoin for digital subscriptions,&nbsp;we\u2019re learning from a reader email this morning. 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