Bitupcard Rolls Out Bitcoin Voucher Scheme at 30 Stores Across Turkey

Amsterdam-based bitcoin seller Bit4coin has teamed up with Berlin-based MK Payment to launch ‘Bitupcard’ – an e-voucher scheme that enables over-the-counter purchase of bitcoin in 30 retail stores throughout Turkey.
The service goes live today and, notably, could also be made available at up to 5,000 Turkish locations in the near future.
Framing the e-voucher scheme as a way to simplify the on-ramp to bitcoin ownership, Dolf Diedrichsen, Bit4coin‘s founder and CEO, explained: ‘One of the most difficult problems of bitcoin is still how to get them.’
He said:

This post was published at Coin Desk on December 5, 2014.