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88For technical support, we recommend `Bitcoin Stack Exchange `_. For errors or
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11- A simple payment system
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13-
14- Unless a payment needs to be associated with automatic invoices, accepting money
15- is as simple as sending some bitcoin - just display an address or QR code. This
16- simple setup is within reach of almost all users and can fulfill the needs of
17- many clients. From an accounting perspective, it's especially suitable for
18- reducing overhead and adding transparency.
19-
20- Many third-party APIs
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22-
23- There are many third party payment processing services that provide APIs; you
24- don't need to store bitcoins on your server and handle the security that this
25- implies. Additionally, most of these APIs allow you to process invoices and
26- exchange your bitcoins into your local currency at competitive costs.
27-
28- Be your own bank
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30-
31- If you don't use any third party APIs, you can integrate a Bitcoin node directly
32- into your applications allowing you to become your own bank and payment
33- processor. With all the responsibilities that this implies, you can build
34- amazing systems that process Bitcoin transactions however you would like.
35-
36- Bitcoin addresses to track invoices
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38-
39- Bitcoin creates a unique address for each transaction. If you were to build a
40- payment system associated with an invoice, all you would need to do is generate
41- and monitor a Bitcoin address for each payment (you should never use the same
42- address for more than one transaction).
43-
44- Client side security
45- --------------------
46-
47- Most security is handled by the protocol, eliminating the need for PCI
48- compliance. Fraud prevention can be simplified down to monitoring a single
49- variable: the confirmation score. Beyond that, keeping your bitcoins secure is
50- mainly a matter of securing your wallet and using HTTPS or other secure
51- protocols to send payment requests to customers.
52-
53- A new world of possibilities
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55-
56- Bitcoin allows you to design new and creative online services that couldn't
57- exist before due to financial limitations. This includes tipping systems,
58- automated payment solutions, distributed crowdfunding services, time locked
59- payment management, public asset tracking, low-trust escrow services,
60- micropayment channels and more.
61-
6211Acknowledgments
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6413
6514This documentation would not be possible without the many contributions to the
6615Bitcoin project over the years from core developers and other people. A very
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