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It's a major problem how dependent most online payment processing is on PayPal (or directly credit cards if you're "lucky", and occasionally Amazon's payment pr

by mjevans 10y ago

It's a major problem how dependent most online payment processing is on PayPal (or directly credit cards if you're "lucky", and occasionally Amazon's payment processing). Aside from Bitcoin is there actually a real alternative?

dragonwriter 10y ago
Yes, this isn't 20 years ago; there's lots of options that aren't PayPal.
nnd 10y ago
How's Bitcoin an alternative? It would be very tricky to convince a business to pay your invoice in Bitcoin.
- lwhalen 10y ago
  What are you talking about? 10% of my clientele pay in bitcoin. Source: independent sysadmin/automation/'devops' consultant.
  - tluyben2 10y ago
    What kind of clients are those? Just curious as I cannot see fortune 1000 generally even considering such a thing.
    - snowpanda 10y ago
      Overstock.com accepts bitcoin, are they fortune 1000?
      - tluyben2 10y ago
        OP & I were referring to companies paying (service) providers in Bitcoin; so if I deliver a content management system or 50000 routers to Walmart, can they pay me in Bitcoin?
  - nnd 10y ago
    Are those 10% small 2 person businesses? From my experience even early/mid-size YC startups are not very open to bitcoin.
    - lwhalen 10y ago
      I'd say in the 20-50 person company range, engaged in everything from real-time video analysis to ecommerce.