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Twitch Doubles Down on Crypto, Gives Subscribers 10% Discount

By offering a discount, video-streaming platform Twitch is encouraging users to use cryptocurrencies for goods and services.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 9:36 a.m. Published Jul 27, 2020, 8:59 a.m. 1 min read

Twitch is giving subscribers a 10% discount if they pay using cryptocurrencies.

The Amazon-owned company announced the deal on Saturday; users can pay in bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, XRP, USDC, GUSD, PAX or BUSD.
A live-streaming platform popular with video gamers, Twitch had around 3.8 million broadcasters in Q1 2020 and around 1.44 million concurrent users as of March 2020.
Twitch introduced a cryptocurrency payment option in 2014 but quietly removed it in Q1 2019; it was brought back in June.
Offering a discount suggests the platform is encouraging its subscribers to use cryptocurrencies for goods and services rather than just as a speculative investment.
The company uses U.S.-based BitPay to process its crypto payments.

UPDATE (July 28, 18:45 UTC): Removed erroneous reference to litecoin, which is not accepted for the promotion; added five currencies that are.

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Ether has fallen below $2,000 for the first time since March amid rising risk aversion, with losses of nearly 8% over the past week.
Open interest in ether futures has hit a record high even as prices drop, a combination that suggests aggressive leveraged selling and a bearish market tilt.