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by mbrock 2872 days ago
Why? I’ve paid for computer equipment and plane tickets using cryptocurrency several times. Just scan a QR code and press send.
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rusk 2872 days ago
Man I’ve literally never encountered this
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mbrock 2872 days ago
I’ve also encountered friends at lunch using mobile crypto wallets to split the bill. “Can I just send you some dai?”
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rusk 2872 days ago
I can tell you that if you tried that out my way you’d just a quizzical look (-:
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mbrock 2872 days ago
Kinda like when someone from the U.S. mentions Venmo to a European. :)
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rusk 2871 days ago
I'm a European.

Venmo?

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mbrock 2871 days ago
It's one of the dozens of proprietary corporate mobile payment systems that only work in specific nationalities and only in conjunction with bank accounts...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mobile_payments

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