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Directly? Lots of stuff, especially at Bitcoin conferences like hardware wallets, drinks, food, jewelry, art, books, VPN, mining equipment, physical coins, shirts, socks and a bunch of other stuff I can't recall.

Indirectly? Literally everything I buy, because I'm on a Bitcoin standard.

A lot of people make it a virtue signal to pay for stuff directly with Bitcoin. It's a nice thing to be able to, but it's not the end-all. That day will come, but trying to guilt people into using it as a payment method when they're paying more for the same good is just foolish.

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Dug · 26w
Surely you’ve bought a nostr:nprofile1qqsfkmv4ka4qzxg6f3mcrptgrmtl808d9ll63eq4zmk8sfqtyyegtagpzemhxue69uhky6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skcqglwaehxw309ahx7um5wgh8wctvd3jhgmmxwdshgmmndp5jucm0d58p9n07 as well? My personal favourite was some ice cream in Brighton (lightning), family less ecstatic than I was,...
Chale · 26w
Great response! Direct use will grow over time, but forcing it now just gets in the way. The most important thing is to be on the Bitcoin standard and build gradually.
ti delo · 26w
I buy almost all my produce and cheese at the farmers market with btc and use it at the various restaurants and coffee shops that accept it.
Leo Wandersleb · 26w
Usually, where BTC is also accepted, it doesn't cost more there to use BTC. Usually, Bitcoin backed credit cards have terribly high fees, so you claim to pay with Bitcoin but the merchant is not a bitcoiner and couldn't care less about bitcoin. I think, companies that accept Bitcoin directly deser...
bitcoinranger · 26w
Agreed, we shouldn’t be guilting people. I DO think we should be incentivizing them though. I’m developing a concept for how to incentivize people in their communities to start using Bitcoin. They’re called Bitcoin Adoption Vehicles and they are part of a larger Thesis I’m writing on h...
Judge Hardcase · 26w
Exactly. Payments directly via BTC makes sense when it's in the the interest of both the customer and merchant to do so. This generally requires the merchant to actually value BTC and accept it directly rather than charging more than would otherwise be warranted for the sake of employing a 3rd-par...
felco · 26w
I bought a home, what about that
PlebPatriot · 26w
My miner, my node, my wallet, cheeseburger, fries, shake, peptides, supplements, hat, & my retirement.
captjack 🏴‍☠️✨💜 · 26w
bullshit nonsense - nashville last yr onlt 2400 SATS was spent by 5000+ crowd
magnum · 26w
I want to move towards a bitcoin standard. I use a Wirex crypto credit card for purchases. Is there a better method of using bitcoin for payments? Very few retailers here accept bitcoin directly.
Maciek · 26w
Bitcoin is a blessing. Paying in bitcoin and even giving up a few % here and there because of that is one of the ways I choose to pass it on. And also by doing it I hope to contribute to the adoption, which I think will pay off long-term.
mobiusmoe · 26w
I look forward to a day very soon when lightning payments are activated by default on the square terminal of my local bakery I shall by bread with bitcoin & the masses shall rejoice
svedok · 26w
Well said, same with me. Indirectly means one is on a Bitcoin standard.