Bitcoin wallet Circle launches NFC powered tap-to-pay in its mobile app

Bitcoin wallet Circle now lets customers pay in-store with bitcoins using its mobile app. Circle users can now use their phones to pay with bitcoins wherever the cryptocurrency is accepted. Circle joins BitPay in leveraging near field communication (NFC) enabled Android phones to spend bitcoins. BitPay lists 44,000 merchants that use its software to accept bitcoins, though how many of them accept the cryptocurrency in store is anyone’s guess. But there are grassroots efforts to bring Bitcoin to more physical outlets, like Snapcard’s attempt to make San Francisco the Bitcoin capital of the world.