Starting from March 1, 2016, coincheck payment(https://coincheck.jp/payment ), bitcoin payment service operatedby ResuPress Inc., will offer bitcoin payment service to DMM.com (http://www.dmm.com/), an online entertainment site that has 19,000,000 users. This will allow DMM.com users to buy DMM points with bitcoins. By purchasing DMM points with bitcoins, users can exchange their DMM points with contents and services such as video, e-books, online game, VR VR theater tickets, English tutoring service etc provided by DMM.com.
Background
In these few years, bitcoin and the blockchain technology a coretechnology of bitcoin are attracting interests from people aroundthe world. In US and UK, a company such as Rakuten America(*1), DELL(*2), Expedia(*3) are accepting bitcoin payment. Also in Japan, more than 1,000 stores use coincheck payment service. The bitcoin payment is spreading dramatically around the world.
Why DMM.com started using bitcoin payment?
Bitcoin transaction volume is increasing rapidly in Japan. Alsobecause of a popularity of bitcoin, DMM.com decided to usecoincheck payment faster than any other companies in Japan. DMM.com is also planning to actively expand their services to overseas. Due to this DMM.com wanted to provide more paymentoptions, which make them decide to accept bitcoin payment.
How to make a payment with bitcoin in DMM.com?
1) Select bitcoin payment in DMM point charge screen.
（http://www.dmm.com/regist/explain_bitcoin.html/=/navi=none/）
2) Select the amount you would like to charge in price selection screen.
3) Click charge button in the confirmation screen.
4) Click pay with bitcoin in complete order screen.
5) If you own bitcoin wallet, just click on pay using coincheck account and you can charge DMM points instantly.If you own other wallets other than coincheck wallet scan QR codeor send bitcoin to the displayed bitcoin address to purchase DMMpoints.
For more information about bitcoin payment, click on thefollowing link.
(*1)About Rakuten bitcoin payment
http://www.rakuten.com/help/content/1285
(*2)About Dell Bitcoin payment
Dell now accepts bitcoin | Dell
(*3)About Expedia bitcoin payment
http://thttp://www.expedia.com/Checkout/BitcoinTermsAndConditions
About DMM.com Ltd
DMM.com Ltd (株式会社DMM.com) is a Japan-based electroniccommerce and Internet company with a diversified group of businesses that includes online shopping and video on demand service. The company manages DMM.com, an online entertainment site that allows users to purchase goods and services like e-books,games, mainstream DVD releases, online English tutoring and 3Dprinting.
Online entertainment portal site
http://www.dmm.com/
About ResuPress Inc
Founded in August 2012. Operates bitcoin exchange service coincheck （https://coincheck.jp/). coincheck has more than 30million yen monthly transaction volume. ResuPress also operatescoincheck payment（https://coincheck.jp/payment).
If you have any question feel free to ask...
Yusuke Otsukaemail: info@coincheck.jpResuPress Inc.
