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In Switzerland you can buy train tickets with bitcoin (http://www.sbb.ch/en/station-services/services/further-services/bitcoin.marketingurl_$$$en$$$bitcoin.html
by s3nnyy 10y ago
In Switzerland you can buy train tickets with bitcoin (http://www.sbb.ch/en/station-services/services/further-services/bitcoin.marketingurl_$$$en$$$bitcoin.html http://www.sbb.ch/en/station-services/services/further-servi...) and pay for government services with bitcoin (http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/crypto-valley_zug-first-to-accept-bitcoin-for-government-services/42143908 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/crypto-valley_zug-first...).
Also, many fintech startups a hiring engineers like crazy.
(I live in Zurich and I am a well-connected programmer. If you are thinking to get a coding job here, feel free to contact me. You find my email address in my HN profile or here: https://medium.com/@iwaninzurich/eight-reasons-why-i-moved-to-switzerland-to-work-in-it-c7ac18af4f90 https://medium.com/@iwaninzurich/eight-reasons-why-i-moved-t...)
- medb 10y agoJust to clarify, you cannot by train tickets with BTC, but you can buy BTC from train ticket machines. This service has been available for just a few months, and is provided by sweepay.ch. BTC seems to be culturally accepted, and Switzerland is the home of Buterin and Ethereum as well. I've also heard that some Swiss banks may soon incorporate BTC wallets into their e-banking solutions (they'll hold your keys for you). Just thought I would finally add, I have a small service business in Vaud, and have been accepting BTC since 2013. I have yet to have a single person transact. Everybody pays with debit cards.
- s3nnyy 10y agoWhen posting, I was actually not sure about exactly this point. Thanks for clarifying!