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the state of bitcoiners 2026: > "bItcCoiN iS mOneY" > never uses bitcoin as money

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The onus is frankly on the suppliers of good and services to demand Bitcoin and reject fiat. That's how Thier's law works. I'm happy to spend Bitcoin with Bitcoiners' businesses, but if Amazon started accepting it tomorrow I'm giving them any fiat I have, or am borrowing, until they stop letting me, or I run out and only have the Bitcoin. Also, holding wealth is a function of money. The idea that it isn't is born of fiat having broken the money.

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Maciek15d ago

I'm a bitcoiner. Bitcoin is money. I think I'm using it as money in two ways of three: Store of value and medium of exchange. Unit of account – not quite there yet. Am I using it as money in your opinion, ser?

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calle15d ago

You're overthinking it.

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verticalvines15d ago

I think we just need to trick normies into using bitcoin for normal things under the hood. Silently onboard as many fiat process that fit bitcoin as possible and help the curious normies become the new bitcoiners who are not pathologically attached to their coins

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exist27015d ago

Portability across time is a property of & use case for money, you dumb fuck. 💁‍♂️ Your arrogance is actually insufferable. 🤙

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BushRat15d ago

The state of feds on nostr in 2026 >Green text reference to remind y'all how we infiltrated 4chan >wElL aCTuAlLy to remind you how we infiltrated Reddit

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Standard Sats15d ago

- Not enough merchants are willing to accept Bitcoin Or - Not enough Bitcoiners are willing to spend Bitcoin Which is the problem?

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MoneyBadger15d ago

The latter. I serve thousands of merchants

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MoneyBadger6d ago

It is correct, noting that “accepting Bitcoin payments” and “receiving Bitcoin settlement” are two different things (and two different phases in my view). In many cases the merchants we serve via their existing fiat QR providers don’t even know they are accepting Bitcoin, you are right about that, but we are changing this and running pro-Bitcoin campaigns with them - that level of education actually takes a lot more time than just enabling that Lightning -> QR bridge via a partner. The most notable success story is our first and, by far largest, client: PicknPay, the second largest retailer on the continent - they actively promote that they accept BTC and put up BTC signage in store.

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Standard Sats16h ago

You guys have done great work, especially with PicknPay; that particular onboarding has a huge impact in driving the institutional acceptance of Bitcoin for payments. > but we are changing this and running pro-Bitcoin campaigns with them - If you don't mind, what is the actual reality with merchants you've tried to convince to accept Bitcoin directly via your campaigns? I mean, "What are the real bottlenecks these merchants cite as a deterrent for accepting Bitcoin directly"? I will guess: - - Volatility issues (Main bottleneck) - Unclear regulatory policies around Bitcoin, especially about taxation (CGT) - Then there's also the issue of "lack of technical know-how", and the disheartening case of "fraud/crime" association with Bitcoin. The first two are the most common issues we've seen from our research surveys.

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