<p>Fraud.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Estrella (Humble Bundle) Jun 23, 15:46</p>
  
  <p>Hi there,</p>
  
  <p>Thanks for writing in to Humble Bundle Support!</p>
  
  <p>Unfortunately, Bitcoin has been disabled for the Humble Borderlands
  Bundle. The individual payment options made available for a given
  bundle are determined when we finalize contracts with our development
  partners. In this case, it was 2K Games' wish to only support PayPal,
  and our native credit card processor, Stripe. I'm sorry for any
  disappointment this may cause.</p>
  
  <p>In regards to the store, we've had to temporarily disable the Bitcoin
  payment option due to a sharp increase in fraudulent payments in that
  channel. While we do not have an ETA as to when the payment option
  will return, we are planning on bringing it back and we are working
  hard on getting things fixed as quickly as possible!</p>
  
  <p>Again, I'm sorry for the inconvenience here. If you have any other
  questions or concerns, feel free to write us back!</p>
  
  <p>-Estrella Humble Bundle <a href="http://support.humblebundle.com/" rel="nofollow">http://support.humblebundle.com/</a></p>
</blockquote>

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2015-07-06T13:25:50.377Z
Oh, I'm surprised, I thought it was the bitcoin processor that ate the losses in case they reported a fraudulent transaction to be valid…
o0'.
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2015-07-06T15:52:40.397Z
Given that a major design goal of Bitcoin is to be *much less* susceptible to fraudulent payments than credit cards, it would be interesting to know more specifically what kind of issues they are having.
Nate Eldredge
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2015-07-06T15:55:18.760Z
@Lohoris That is surprising, but that's their officially stated reason.
Nick ODell
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2015-07-06T16:36:26.183Z
Well, they accepted 0-confirmations transactions, so the issue is clearly that. But I'm really surprised they couldn't just add a few confirmations as requirement, instead of outright removing it.
o0'.
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2015-07-06T09:14:57.883Z
2015-07-06T09:14:57.883Z
Nick ODell
<p>The cause is not literal fraud… They received tons of orders using Bitcoin from "Unauthorized Resellers" that buy tons of keys.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2016-03-05T13:59:47.270Z
Is that based on speculation or do you have a source for that?
Murch
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2016-03-23T03:43:08.567Z
Hi, Yep I know someone doing it.. Here's what you get on humble bundle when you order via bitcoin.. "Invalid amount. Unfortunately, the minimum allowed purchase amount for Bitcoin is $2.50 due to recent abuse."
Erwin Bantilan
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2016-03-03T05:45:38.423Z
2016-03-05T14:01:03.420Z
2016-03-05T14:01:03.420Z
Erwin Bantilan
<p>AFAIK, so far, BTC has been accepted in every Humble Bundle since they started accepting them… instead they weren't an available option with the Borderlands bundle.</p>

<p>Is there an official, semi-official, or educatedly speculated reason?</p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Lohoris/status/614548459606122497" rel="nofollow">I asked</a> but they didn't answer.</p>

<p><em>No "we can't read their mind" answer: if they didn't state the reason, I really don't see why anyone knowledgable enough couldn't make an educated guess.</em></p>

<payment><merchants><zero-confirmation>
Why were BTC not accepted in the Humble Borderlands Bundle?
o0'.
# Why were BTC not accepted in the Humble Borderlands Bundle?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-06)

AFAIK, so far, BTC has been accepted in every Humble Bundle since they started accepting them… instead they weren't an available option with the Borderlands bundle.

Is there an official, semi-official, or educatedly speculated reason?

[I asked](https://twitter.com/Lohoris/status/614548459606122497) but they didn't answer.

*No "we can't read their mind" answer: if they didn't state the reason, I really don't see why anyone knowledgable enough couldn't make an educated guess.*

**Tags:** payment, merchants, zero-confirmation


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-06. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Fraud.

> Estrella (Humble Bundle) Jun 23, 15:46
>
> Hi there,
>
> Thanks for writing in to Humble Bundle Support!
>
> Unfortunately, Bitcoin has been disabled for the Humble Borderlands
> Bundle. The individual payment options made available for a given
> bundle are determined when we finalize contracts with our development
> partners. In this case, it was 2K Games' wish to only support PayPal,
> and our native credit card processor, Stripe. I'm sorry for any
> disappointment this may cause.
>
> In regards to the store, we've had to temporarily disable the Bitcoin
> payment option due to a sharp increase in fraudulent payments in that
> channel. While we do not have an ETA as to when the payment option
> will return, we are planning on bringing it back and we are working
> hard on getting things fixed as quickly as possible!
>
> Again, I'm sorry for the inconvenience here. If you have any other
> questions or concerns, feel free to write us back!
>
> -Estrella Humble Bundle <http://support.humblebundle.com/>

[source](https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3avl4z/humble_bundle_doesnt_accept_bitcoin_anymore/csgh84b)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Oh, I'm surprised, I thought it was the bitcoin processor that ate the losses in case they reported a fraudulent transaction to be valid…  
> **username_2**: Given that a major design goal of Bitcoin is to be *much less* susceptible to fraudulent payments than credit cards, it would be interesting to know more specifically what kind of issues they are having.  
> **username_1**: @Lohoris That is surprising, but that's their officially stated reason.  
> **username_0**: Well, they accepted 0-confirmations transactions, so the issue is clearly that. But I'm really surprised they couldn't just add a few confirmations as requirement, instead of outright removing it.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-03-03. Score: -1

The cause is not literal fraud… They received tons of orders using Bitcoin from "Unauthorized Resellers" that buy tons of keys.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Is that based on speculation or do you have a source for that?  
> **username_3**: Hi, Yep I know someone doing it.. Here's what you get on humble bundle when you order via bitcoin.. "Invalid amount. Unfortunately, the minimum allowed purchase amount for Bitcoin is $2.50 due to recent abuse."  

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