• Ibaudia@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    It works as a marketing strategy to virtue signal to tech fetishists, but nearly no one actually uses these services.

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      8 months ago

      Can I see your statistics on Crypto POS that you used to come to those conclusions?

      Starbucks accepts crypto just so you are aware, it’s far more common than you are leading people to believe.

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        8 months ago

        Then please provide evidence that these services are actually being used if you are so confused convinced that is the case.

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          8 months ago

          The burden of proof is on you for making the original claim, I’ll provide stats once you do. The mere fact that these companies exist and have provided these services for years should ample proof to most people who want to have a discussion.

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            8 months ago

            BTC processed 93.1 million transactions in 2022 while Visa (just Visa) did 192.5 billion. Not very popular as a payment method for sure.

            Edit: To be clear this the 93.1 million for BTC includes crypto-to-crypto trades.