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Steam stops accepting bitcoin

Valve removed bitcoin payments, citing high fees and price volatility during the transaction window.

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Fees had risen to several dollars per transaction and the price could move materially between checkout and confirmation, leaving customers under- or over-paid. Valve had accepted bitcoin for twenty months.