
“St. Louis is building a reputation for being a home for innovative businesses. But this week, innovation of a different sort took place – an innovative business practice. Instead of swiping a credit card or depositing funds into a bank account, Paradigm New Media paid Articulate Ventures the equivalent of $3,000 in Bitcoin, a digital currency. According to coinmap.org, an interactive map that tracks businesses that accept Bitcoin worldwide, Articulate Ventures is one of five businesses in the St. Louis region that currently accepts the currency.”
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-bitcoin-accepted-here
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