Cyberlockerdienst Mega has let me know that subscriptions are now using Bitcoins to pay for. In addition, hint Kim Dotcom on mobile access to Mega, as well as the arrival of several other web services.
To with Bitcoins to be able to pay for more storage space and data traffic on Mega has the cyberlockerdienst an agreement with the reseller Bitvoucher. Payments with the virtual currency are possible for the three different package types that Mega offers. The most expensive subscription, Mega Pro III offers 4TB of storage and 8TB of monthly bandwidth, and costs 1,56 Bitcoin per month or 15,57 Bitcoin per year. In euro’s the cost for this subscription, respectively, 29.99 euros and 299.99 euros.
The support for Bitcoin by Mega is not entirely surprising. Via the virtual currency, payments can anonymously be carried out by streams of payments is virtually impossible to trace. Additionally, Bitcoin is not managed from a central bank, making it virtually impossible for participants to exclude. Furthermore, Mega-founder Kim Dotcom indicated that his cyberlockerdienst, the successor of the offline extracted MegaUpload, ‘elusive’ for governments and other parties that may be gunning for on Mega.
Kim Dotcom on Twitter also hinted at new functionality for the Mega. Thus, the cloud-based in the coming years, among other webmail im and voice functionality. Also access to Mega via mobile devices may need to be, something which, until now, difficult. Furthermore, claims the Mega-founder that are cyberlockerdienst now three million users. How many of them a subscription to decline, is not known.