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CoinGate: 2017 in Review, Plans for the Future
With Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies becoming the hot topics of the year, CoinGate has rapidly grown alongside. Here is a brief wrap up of what we have accomplished, and what exciting new plans we have for the near future.6 min read
Company Updates
CoinGate implements SegWit addresses
Every new Bitcoin block now has 5 to 7 transactions related to CoinGate. Even though we contribute just a small amount of transactions to the Bitcoin network, we believe in being responsible towards the Bitcoin blockchain. Therefore, we have implemented SegWit addresses across the CoinGate platform to reduce our impact on the network.3 min read
Company Updates
How to Set Up WHMCS Cryptocurrency Plugin
With a simple integration of a WHMCS plugin, you can start accepting bitcoin & other cryptocurrency payments hassle-free.6 min read
Crypto Payments
Accept Underpaid Orders Automatically: Merchant How-To
As a merchant using our payment gateway, you can improve your customer experience and conversions.3 min read
Crypto Payments
osCommerce Bitcoin and Altcoin Addon Setup Instructions
Using CoinGate shopping cart plugins and extensions makes it really easy to setup Bitcoin payments in your online shop.4 min read
Crypto Payments
CoinGate in 2017: What We’ve Done, and What’s Next?
At the beginning of 2017, CoinGate roadmap for the year was outlined. We can say with confidence that, during the mere 5 months of 2017, a lot has been accomplished already. Read on to find out what's happening with CoinGate, and what we plan for the exciting upcoming summer.6 min read
Company Updates
How to Install Magento Bitcoin Plugin
Using quick and easy CoinGate shopping cart extensions makes Bitcoin payments hassle-free - and now we support other digital currencies (Altcoins) too. This blog post covers Magento Bitcoin extension installation step-by-step with screenshots included.4 min read
Crypto Payments
SegWit and UASF Supported by CoinGate – Company Statement
CoinGate as a Bitcoin payments company now officially supports SegWit and UASF, and does not support Emergent Consensus.2 min read
Company Updates
Scaling Dilemma and Bitcoin Hard Fork Possibility
You may have heard the recent talks about the Bitcoin hard fork possibility. Indeed, there have been quite a few indications of it happening in the near future. Before, and if, it happens, we wish to explain several things. What does hard fork mean; why can it happen; what implications might it have for you as our customer? […]4 min read
Company Updates
How To Pay a CoinGate Invoice? Step-By-Step Guide (2023)
Here we'll walk you through the steps of the whole process: how to pay, what happens when you pay too little, too much, or too late.6 min read
Crypto Payments
How to Setup Electrum and Receive Bitcoins
To start using Bitcoin, you need a Bitcoin wallet (and some bitcoins). Read on for steps to install and setup Electrum, or use this guide as a reference for installing another Software Wallet.4 min read
Crypto Payments
CoinGate Guide on Choosing Your Bitcoin Wallet
A Bitcoin wallet and some bitcoins are the two things you need to start using Bitcoin.6 min read
Crypto Payments
2016 in Review, and Our Plans for 2017
2016 was a great year for the whole cryptocurrency community, including us, CoinGate. We have introduced a bunch of updates and new features to our platform, and we are really pleased with the results! Here are 10 things we did with CoinGate last year, in no particular order: two new localizations implemented (Russian and Lithuanian); option […]3 min read
Company Updates
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