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A few weeks back I sent money to someone on the Solana network and they saw it in their wallet before I could say I pressed send. That’s fairly valuable.

arcticbull 5y ago
Did you include the time it takes to buy solana on an exchange and the time it takes to sell solana on another exchange and settlement periods on both sides? You said send money, which solana is not so you should include the whole process. Instant payments have been available through the world for ages, SEPA for instance and soon RTP in the US but that value doesn’t accrue to the underlying currency. That makes the service valuable not the medium. Not to mention square cash and Venmo. The value is captured in the equity of the companies not in dollars. Now you could tell me solana is both like paying someone in square shares via square cash but now you’ve got a security on your hands and about 1000 more problems.
- robot_no_419 5y ago
  Personal anecdotes about this: Everyone I talk to who has actually used cryptocurrency all think it's easier to use than conventional finance. Venmo and Circle have cash limits (which caused a problem when I was helping someone buy a car once) as well as geographic restrictions (which was also a problem once when I was sending someone in South America some payments). It also takes 3 days to verify a new bank with Venmo (unless you want to give them your banking credentials, which is absolutely insane). Some of my friends use Venmo, others use Circle, others use Cashapp... it's a mess of centralized and disjoint products. Plus, I've been battling with Venmo's customer support for days now because my new phone number apparently was used before to activate an account and they need to see my phone bill to release it. Sorry, I just really hate Venmo right now.
  - wilg 5y ago
    Wait until you find out how many cryptocurrencies there are!
    - robot_no_419 5y ago
      I have a single app that can 1) host hundreds of different coins, and 2) convert them on a built in exchange. So this has been a complete non-issue for me. If there's a single app that lets me use Venmo and Paypal and Cashapp all at the same time, I'd love to know about it.
- okwubodu 5y ago
  > You said send money, which solana is not so you should include the whole process. You’re right, even though it’s still faster for me. But the whole point of allowing payments in crypto is removing steps from that process. Which is valuable. > The value is captured in the equity of the companies not in dollars. I do not care about companies. If it helps people I’m for it.
  - arcticbull 5y ago
    > I do not care about companies. If it helps people I’m for it. I suspect you completely missed my point.
FabHK 5y ago
Today I sent EUR to someone by Bank (N26) and they had it in their account within a minute, no fee. A while back I sent a BTC transaction, $50 fee, and it took around 20 hours to confirm. Fast, reliable transfers are valuable, but hardly a property of crypto alone.
- okwubodu 5y ago
  > A while back I sent a BTC transaction, $50 fee, and it took around 20 hours to confirm. Haha yeah I specified SOL for that reason. I don’t envy anyone moving BTC and ETH around but I suppose the beauty is in choice. I can’t Zelle you USD overseas but I can send crypto just as fast.

arcticbull 5y ago

Did you include the time it takes to buy solana on an exchange and the time it takes to sell solana on another exchange and settlement periods on both sides? You said send money, which solana is not so you should include the whole process. Instant payments have been available through the world for ages, SEPA for instance and soon RTP in the US but that value doesn’t accrue to the underlying currency. That makes the service valuable not the medium. Not to mention square cash and Venmo. The value is captured in the equity of the companies not in dollars. Now you could tell me solana is both like paying someone in square shares via square cash but now you’ve got a security on your hands and about 1000 more problems.

robot_no_419 5y ago
Personal anecdotes about this: Everyone I talk to who has actually used cryptocurrency all think it's easier to use than conventional finance. Venmo and Circle have cash limits (which caused a problem when I was helping someone buy a car once) as well as geographic restrictions (which was also a problem once when I was sending someone in South America some payments). It also takes 3 days to verify a new bank with Venmo (unless you want to give them your banking credentials, which is absolutely insane). Some of my friends use Venmo, others use Circle, others use Cashapp... it's a mess of centralized and disjoint products. Plus, I've been battling with Venmo's customer support for days now because my new phone number apparently was used before to activate an account and they need to see my phone bill to release it. Sorry, I just really hate Venmo right now.
- wilg 5y ago
  Wait until you find out how many cryptocurrencies there are!
  - robot_no_419 5y ago
    I have a single app that can 1) host hundreds of different coins, and 2) convert them on a built in exchange. So this has been a complete non-issue for me. If there's a single app that lets me use Venmo and Paypal and Cashapp all at the same time, I'd love to know about it.
okwubodu 5y ago
> You said send money, which solana is not so you should include the whole process. You’re right, even though it’s still faster for me. But the whole point of allowing payments in crypto is removing steps from that process. Which is valuable. > The value is captured in the equity of the companies not in dollars. I do not care about companies. If it helps people I’m for it.
- arcticbull 5y ago
  > I do not care about companies. If it helps people I’m for it. I suspect you completely missed my point.

FabHK 5y ago

Today I sent EUR to someone by Bank (N26) and they had it in their account within a minute, no fee. A while back I sent a BTC transaction, $50 fee, and it took around 20 hours to confirm. Fast, reliable transfers are valuable, but hardly a property of crypto alone.

okwubodu 5y ago
> A while back I sent a BTC transaction, $50 fee, and it took around 20 hours to confirm. Haha yeah I specified SOL for that reason. I don’t envy anyone moving BTC and ETH around but I suppose the beauty is in choice. I can’t Zelle you USD overseas but I can send crypto just as fast.