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by nikivi 1955 days ago
There's lots of dislike about nano in HN and outside for some reason but on paper it does seem to do well as a currency. https://nano.org
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I agree that Nano has potential to actually be a currency, but does it actually matter? Those that buy a cryptocurrency hoping that it will increase in value 100-fold are not likely to actually use it to buy pizza.

What it needs is actual adoption in the real world. I want to be able to buy a pizza with it, but nobody seems to offer it as a payment option yet.

Perhaps what will make it take off is some video game or other digital economy adopting it as their in-game currency. It seems perfect for that.

Have you tried? I have bought stuff with cyrpto.
Why do you think that is?
Feeless, instant transfer. You can use it today. Not sure if that alone is enough though.
No fees to send money due to 'better' consensus mechanism.