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Online Stores Accepting Bitcoin This Black Friday
Hundreds of retailers preparing to offer deals to bitcoin users.

Hundreds of online stores will be offering deals to people who want to spend their Bitcoins on Black Friday.
The second annual Bitcoin-fueled shopping extravaganza will start on November 29th, on a browser near you. Some of the participants include urban honey makers, charitable organizations that make hoodies for the homeless, and airlines cheapair.com.
Jon Holmquist founded “Bitcoin Friday” in 2012 as a way to celebrate the virtual cash by giving special deals to people who want to spend it. The event is sponsored by Coinbase, Gyft, SVAngel, and others such as BitGive.
Notably, Bitcoins were trading at $1020 USD to one Bitcoin Wednesday morning, according to mtgox. This marks an all time high valuation for the digital currency.
For a complete list of the merchants participating in Bitcoin’s Black Friday event, visit this site.
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