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by JohnTHaller 3074 days ago
Bitcoin transactions take hours to confirm now, making Bitcoin useless as a transactional medium. When people are paying 25%, 50%, and more to send Bitcoin of typical levels of purchase, it's time to get out. Stripe is honestly a bit late in dropping Bitcoin for transactions.
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I sent ~$5k in btc last night for a $3 fee and it confirmed in around 30 minutes..