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Yes, but also the crypto option has been tried and absolutely doesn’t work.

littlecranky67 1y ago
Can you elaborate? If crypto is the only viable option to pay for something, I would agree due to the low amount of people familar in dealing with crypto. If it is an additional option, what part of it is not working?
- krainboltgreene 1y ago
  https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1464096684955433613 https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail...
  - littlecranky67 1y ago
    Well that was before Lightning was invented - that elimnates the high fees.
alexvitkov 1y ago
It really hasn't. Everything has been tried with crypto, except actually buying things with it.
- Ruthalas 1y ago
  To be fair, in the case of Steam they legitimately did try. They supported bitcoin purchases for nearly two years before they stopped, citing volatility and processing fees: https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1464096684955433613 https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail...
  - alexvitkov 1y ago
    I wouldn't call using Bitcoin legitimately trying. Even in 2017 Monero existed, which solves both the fee and transaction time problems, and as an added bonus is way more private.
- krainboltgreene 1y ago
  This is literally wrong. It's even googleable.
- rcxdude 1y ago
  It was tried, way back when it started, and it didn't work very well. Maybe a modern blockchain can work better, but the transaction volumes of credit cards are orders of magnitudes above the busiest blockchain today.
jksflkjl3jk3 1y ago
Why not? I regularly buy products and services online with crypto and it works quite well, usually a better experience than with a credit card. There are plenty of chains that can confirm transactions in a couple seconds, and if you're concerned with volatility, just use USDC/USDT. There are crypto payment processors that handle all of this and allow payment across a range of chains and handle the volatility so that the merchant doesn't need to worry about anything crypto and just receives fiat.
- krainboltgreene 1y ago
  I think I trust Stripe and Steam, probably two of the biggest money movers online by volume, to know when something doesn't work over just you.
  - pixxel 1y ago
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Can you elaborate? If crypto is the only viable option to pay for something, I would agree due to the low amount of people familar in dealing with crypto. If it is an additional option, what part of it is not working?

krainboltgreene 1y ago
https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1464096684955433613 https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail...
- littlecranky67 1y ago
  Well that was before Lightning was invented - that elimnates the high fees.

alexvitkov 1y ago

It really hasn't. Everything has been tried with crypto, except actually buying things with it.

Ruthalas 1y ago
To be fair, in the case of Steam they legitimately did try. They supported bitcoin purchases for nearly two years before they stopped, citing volatility and processing fees: https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1464096684955433613 https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail...
- alexvitkov 1y ago
  I wouldn't call using Bitcoin legitimately trying. Even in 2017 Monero existed, which solves both the fee and transaction time problems, and as an added bonus is way more private.
krainboltgreene 1y ago
This is literally wrong. It's even googleable.
rcxdude 1y ago
It was tried, way back when it started, and it didn't work very well. Maybe a modern blockchain can work better, but the transaction volumes of credit cards are orders of magnitudes above the busiest blockchain today.

jksflkjl3jk3 1y ago

Why not? I regularly buy products and services online with crypto and it works quite well, usually a better experience than with a credit card. There are plenty of chains that can confirm transactions in a couple seconds, and if you're concerned with volatility, just use USDC/USDT. There are crypto payment processors that handle all of this and allow payment across a range of chains and handle the volatility so that the merchant doesn't need to worry about anything crypto and just receives fiat.

krainboltgreene 1y ago
I think I trust Stripe and Steam, probably two of the biggest money movers online by volume, to know when something doesn't work over just you.
- pixxel 1y ago
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