{"id":25975,"date":"2015-09-02T15:09:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T15:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci027cfe79500b2697"},"modified":"2025-01-28T20:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:26:38","slug":"sync-com-accepts-bitcoin-encrypted-cloud-storage-file-sharing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/press-releases\/sync-com-accepts-bitcoin-encrypted-cloud-storage-file-sharing","title":{"rendered":"Sync.com Now Accepts Bitcoin For Encrypted Cloud Storage and File Sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/signet-could-give-bitcoin-more-predictable-testnet.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Bitcoin Press Release:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150907082557\/https:\/\/www.sync.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sync.com, the 100 private cloud storage and file sharing platform<\/a>&nbsp;with over 100,000 users, announced today they now accept Bitcoin as a payment method, via BitPay.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Toronto, Ontario \u2013 September 2, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cSync offers a completely private alternative to consumer grade cloud storage services such as Dropbox, through the use of zero-knowledge encryption. Simply put, we can\u2019t access the data stored on our servers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>said Thomas Savundra, CEO of Sync.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWith Bitcoin, our customers can enjoy absolute privacy in the cloud for both their data and payments.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Having launched as a proof of concept beta in July 2013, Sync\u2019s zero-knowledge encrypted storage platform is now in use by over 100,000 individuals and businesses worldwide. Sync\u2019s growth demonstrates significant awareness and demand for data privacy protection in the cloud. Bitcoin compliments Sync\u2019s commitment to privacy by providing users with an encrypted payment option that does not require giving up personally identifiable information during signup.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cProtecting customer data is our number one priority here at Sync. As it should be for any business storing sensitive customer information in the cloud.\u201d said Mr. Savundra. \u201cAnd while we continue to offer traditional forms of payment such as credit card, Bitcoin is a win for our customers, and a win for privacy in general\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To sign up for Sync, and learn more about data privacy in the cloud, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sync.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sync.com<\/a>&nbsp;and follow @Sync on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Sync<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sync.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sync.com is a private cloud storage platform<\/a>&nbsp;that makes it easy to sync, backup and share documents online securely. Sync\u2019s unique, zero knowledge storage platform provides end-to-end encryption, and only the end user has access to the encryption keys. This makes absolute data privacy in the cloud a reality. Individuals and businesses benefit by keeping their files safe, secure and private. Sync offers 5 GB of private cloud storage absolutely free, with Pro plans up to 5 TB starting from $49 \/ year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jason Matheson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:press@sync.com\">press@sync.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ph:<\/strong>&nbsp;1-855-367-7962<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sync.com Inc. 7030 Woodbine Ave., Suite 800, Markham, ON, Canada, L3R 6G2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin PR Buzz<\/strong>&nbsp;has been proudly serving the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinprbuzz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin press release and Bitcoin marketing<\/a>&nbsp;needs of Digital Currency tech start-ups for 3 years.<\/p>\n<p><em>This press release is for informational purposes only. The information does not constitute investment advice or&nbsp;an&nbsp;endorsement&nbsp;by Bitcoin Magazine or BTC Media, LLC. Bitcoin Magazine does not certify the accuracy of the above information provided by Bitcoin PR Buzz.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin Press Release:Sync.com, the 100 private cloud storage and file sharing platform&nbsp;with over 100,000 users, announced today they now accept Bitcoin as a payment method, via BitPay. Toronto, Ontario \u2013 September 2, 2015 \u201cSync offers a completely private alternative to consumer grade cloud storage services such as Dropbox, through the use of zero-knowledge encryption. Simply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3602,"featured_media":19131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1365],"class_list":["post-25975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-releases","tag-press-release"],"author_data":{"id":3602,"name":"Bitcoinprbuzz","nicename":"bitcoinprbuzz","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=robohash&r=g"},"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/signet-could-give-bitcoin-more-predictable-testnet.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3602"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}