The increase in internet usage in the past few years has led to the rise of internet-based services like digital marketing, blockchain tech, and cryptocurrencies. The world is moving towards digitalization, and so are the market demands and needs, encouraging innovation in traditional services too.
WordPress has been one of the most common names amongst digital content creators, especially those who create content for blogs and websites. It is the most commonly used platform for bloggers and other digital content makers. The user base of WordPress is humongous, giving that most websites on the internet are based on the platform. Integration of cryptocurrencies with WordPress will give a major boost to the industry, especially in terms of mass adoption and usage.
Crypto Platform Nano announced on Sunday that it had created a new plugin for WordPress, SomeNano, which will now allow creators to accept Nano Coin from users for consuming exclusive content. This will help creators to get rid of ads placed on the websites, by adding the feature of crypto payments. The announcement came via Nano’s Twitter handle, in which it also shared a Reddit post.
New WordPress plugin SomeNano allows creators to charge for targeted premium content without requiring burdensome subscriptions. Users are able to pay with $NANO then access specific content in a matter of seconds.
Check it out here: https://t.co/wlbhMjcXf0
— Nano (@nano) April 28, 2019
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Introducing crypto in the world of WordPress is like opening the door to a million possibilities. Allowing viewer and audiences to access exclusive content by crypto payments will have a dual benefit. Firstly, it would increase the use of digital tokens, which would, in turn, bring solidity to crypto platforms. Secondly, it will give audiences who aren’t familiar with the world of digital currencies a chance to have a glimpse of it and would allow crypto companies to showcase their potential and other benefits.
Also, making crypto payments would bring peace of mind to viewers, simply because they won’t have to enter credit or debit card details on the website. They just to scan a QR code on the webpage, or make the payment via their crypto wallets. In its Reddit post, Nano stated,
Accept Nano as payment to view content on your WordPress site. You can replace ads on your site by offering premium paid content. Micro-transactions for some content, larger amounts for more substantial content. You decide.
As predicted by numerous famous tech personalities, including the legendary Elon Musk, cryptocurrencies are the future of the global economy and monetary systems. Therefore, the integration with WordPress was but accepted. In fact, the world is moving towards the integration of the entire digital space. Right from payment platforms like PayPal and VISA, to WordPress, and various video streaming services, use of electronic money is rising, and at a fast pace too.
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By accepting Nano Coin on their WordPress, creators will be able to offer exclusive content like premium posts/pages, extended content to general posts, and also images without watermarks. What is the most encouraging part is that popular websites like the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, BBC America, TechCrunch, etc. all based on WordPress, which shows the how expansive the scope for Nano is.
