> I mean if you just want to ignore the fact that all over Europe, you can pay rent, buy groceries, and live your life solely by using bitcoin, then I guess there's no arguing with you.
That's a massive exaggeration. I can guarantee you 99.99% of landlords will not accept Bitcoin as payment. Most major stores will not accept Bitcoin.
Are there a couple of hipster places in major cities that may accept Bitcoin? Sure, presumably you can waste your money exclusively dining and shopping there, if that's your thing.
Pretty much nobody is going to do that in their daily life though, except to write one of these "I lived only on Bitcoin for a month" blog posts. That's because Bitcoin sucks as a currency. Right now, a single transaction to go through in about ten minutes will cost almost a dollar. It's just not practical.
Of course you can also get one of these Bitcoin credit cards and pay almost everywhere in the whole world. Again, that's not Bitcoin used a currency, that's Bitcoin used as a gimmick payment platform.
Look into Bitpay and others. Square has it built in too. It's rare but it's around. Look for the sticker next to Visa, MasterCard. Ever head of Diners Club? Ever heard of buying a sandwich with stock shares? Me either.
That's a massive exaggeration. I can guarantee you 99.99% of landlords will not accept Bitcoin as payment. Most major stores will not accept Bitcoin.
Are there a couple of hipster places in major cities that may accept Bitcoin? Sure, presumably you can waste your money exclusively dining and shopping there, if that's your thing.
Pretty much nobody is going to do that in their daily life though, except to write one of these "I lived only on Bitcoin for a month" blog posts. That's because Bitcoin sucks as a currency. Right now, a single transaction to go through in about ten minutes will cost almost a dollar. It's just not practical.
Of course you can also get one of these Bitcoin credit cards and pay almost everywhere in the whole world. Again, that's not Bitcoin used a currency, that's Bitcoin used as a gimmick payment platform.
> You live in your own little bubble.
I suspect the same of you.