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The best current use case is transferring money. Assuming bitcoin is relatively stable hour to hour (which I think it is) and both sender and receiver have acce
by amouat 15y ago
The best current use case is transferring money. Assuming bitcoin is relatively stable hour to hour (which I think it is) and both sender and receiver have access to an exchange that will convert bitcoins to their local currency, it can be effectively used to avoid large bank charges.
As long as the sender converts their money just prior to paying and the receiver converts back to local currency soon afterwards, there should be no problems.
I guess the big assumption here is both parties have access to a reliable exchange that can easily handle the volume of currency being transferred.
- wmf 15y agoSo you've just replaced traditional fees with two exchange fees.
- cwkoss 15y agoBut with each exchange fee only 0.65% (MtGox's highest rate), 1.3% is competitive with many other transfer methods.
- wmf 15y agoNow add the fee to get money into the exchange and another fee to get money out.
- Jackten 15y ago$0.25 per transaction using dwolla. Roughly $5 to use SEPA. or worst case $15 bank transfer. Compare that to the fees charged by Western Union or Money Bookers or credit card companies.. You're looking at $30 minimum + 6%-12%