RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoBitcoin hits record high as Trump vows to end crypto crackdownarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkBitcoin hits record high as Trump vows to end crypto crackdownarstechnica.comRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square70fedilink
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoThe difference is that 100% of crypto-currency transactions are stuff like that and only a small percentage of USD transactions.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoDo you have a source for that? I’ve seen local businesses like pizza shops and such accept btc.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoAnd by “pizza shops” you mean that one pizza shop that tried it back before BTC got really expensive?
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoI’m pretty sure they just charge the local currency equivalent in BTC at the time of purchase.
The difference is that 100% of crypto-currency transactions are stuff like that and only a small percentage of USD transactions.
Do you have a source for that? I’ve seen local businesses like pizza shops and such accept btc.
And by “pizza shops” you mean that one pizza shop that tried it back before BTC got really expensive?
I’m pretty sure they just charge the local currency equivalent in BTC at the time of purchase.