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I've responded to several commenters who say this with my real world examples, the most notable of which are paying people in Venezuela to do work for me when m
by icelancer 5y ago
I've responded to several commenters who say this with my real world examples, the most notable of which are paying people in Venezuela to do work for me when most mainstream forms of monetary exchange are nearly impossible in/out of that country.
- elliekelly 5y agoHave you considered that the difficulty of transacting might be by design?
- icelancer 5y agoI have. I also don't respect them.
- lentil_soup 5y agoVenezuelan here. You're exaggerating the use of bitcoin in Venezuela. You might have paid some people with it but on the streets you use and want USD. Zelle, PayPal or USD in cash. No one wants another volatile currency, we've had enough of those.
- werdnapk 5y agoIs it true that parts of Venezuala are using flecks of gold as currency? Or is that just highly localized in usage and/or mostly in remote areas?
- lentil_soup 5y agoI have not heard of that to be honest. What does happen is you might settle change with random stuff. Say you buy groceries for $8.50. You might pay half with a transfer in bolivares (local currency) and the rest with a $5 bill. Then they'll give you back a chocolate and a bar of soap as change as they might not have enough. It's bizarre
- icelancer 5y agoI am, uh, paying two contractors in Venezuela in cryptocurrency (not BTC) by their request. Not sure how I'm exaggerating it. Unless you think I'm only paying one contractor, I guess.