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> Kind of like how we don’t use Fedwire transfers to buy coffee, bitcoin base layer transactions are not well-suited to buying coffee. Visa transactions that ru
by sumedh 5y ago
> Kind of like how we don’t use Fedwire transfers to buy coffee, bitcoin base layer transactions are not well-suited to buying coffee. Visa transactions that run on top of Fedwire, or lightning transactions that run on top of bitcoin, can be used to efficiently buy coffee.
That is in interesting perspective. I always wondered how can BTC scale if the average folks cant use it to make instant payments.
- Quindecillion 5y agoBitcoiners have been banging that drum for a long time, since the block size war and the inception of the Lightning Network. Takes a long time for the message to spread outside the Bitcoin bubble because Bitcoiners are largely ignored by the wider community.