[logifail]

> credit card terminal likely might not have either

There's a process for taking the details for an offline credit card payment[0] which is settled later.

[0] https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/8322/how-are-cr...

[prvit]

Bitcoin also lets you sign transactions offline, which the recipient can broadcast next time they have an internet connection.

A wire transfer is really a more apt comparison when discussing sending money from Coinbase.