1) OP is an asshole 2) I accept bitcoin as payment for web development freelance services (specifically WebGL/3D development). I do it because, I'm not trouble

1) OP is an asshole 2) I accept bitcoin as payment for web development freelance services (specifically WebGL/3D development). I do it because, I'm not troubled by the exchange risk, and because the only way that people can pay otherwise is wire transfers from their bank. These are costly, slow, and increasingly, they fail. There's many reasons why they fail, but they basically boil down to that banks suck. And don't even think that PayPal would be better. Conducting business trough paypal is basically, much more risky than being exposed to bitcoins volatility. It's extremely refreshing to send out an invoice, and receive payment within seconds, and have it securely confirmed, irreversibly within an hour.