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I don't get why people like these companies that sell you gift cards and similar stuff for Bitcoin and make you pay more than you would pay if using fiat. Is the goal to make Bitcoin look inferior?

nostrich 1685795976

I agree with you. In my opinion, being in their infancy, they try to cash in as many sats as possible (having minimal competition). Also, the "bitcoiners" are happy because they think they are contributing to the development of the Bitcoin standard when, in fact, they're not.

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fiatjaf · 153w

Yes, they're definitely not.

Neo ⚡️ · 153w

So you contribute to implement a Bitcoin Standard by having your money on a bank and pay with credit card?

nostrich · 153w

If it is only one entity (or very few) cashing in sats it is not Bitcoin standard. I would try to convince activities that sell what I am looking for to do that or I would look for someone who already does it. The truth is that centralization is convenient and you can see that in these things as wel...

idsera · 153w

Yes, using https://www.xapobank.com/ for example you pay with dollar or bitcoin using card and receive sats as cashback.