After Microsoft again exposed the Bitcoin as a means of payment in the in-house store due to a lack of stability a few days ago, it is now accepted again. This was the third time after 2015 and 2016 that you could not pay with Bitcoin at short notice in the Microsoft Store.
The software company from Redmond actually has a leading role, accepted in the Microsoft Store Bitcoin since 2014 . The last break during the week was, according to official figures, due to the huge price fluctuations. It has now reintroduced this cryptocurrency in cooperation with the payment provider , a recent press request has been returned . Microsoft was beside the lack of stability of the Bitcoin course also the high costs and the long duration of the transfers a thorn in the eye. And although Bitcoin's market share fell from 87% to 36% last year, most vendors are refraining from accepting other crypto-currencies as a means of payment.
On the contrary: More and more companies prefer to pay more on this issue, such as the online games platform Steam, which turned off the Bitcoin in December of last year. Operator Valve also cited the high transaction costs and the enormous instability of the price as reasons for the end. Let's hope that Microsoft will continue to stick to its current course. Incidentally, crypto currencies are currently not available to German customers, although the company's support page still explains how to add credits to Bitcoin's Microsoft account. It is still unclear how long this condition will last.