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Other => Politics & Society => Topic started by: MoonShadow on May 30, 2011, 05:42:35 AM



Title: Bitcoin mail
Post by: MoonShadow on May 30, 2011, 05:42:35 AM
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_23/b4231060885070.htm

How's this for an idea.  As the postal system fails, a snailmail delivery system paid for by bitcoin.  Not one post office for every zip code, one central processing center for every city.  User gets an email or text message notice when mail arrives with their shipping code upon it.  User shows up to claim mail, proves who they are by actually paying for it in bitcoin in the office.


Title: Re: Bitcoin mail
Post by: theymos on May 30, 2011, 08:28:57 AM
I'm not sure that there will be a sufficient market. I hardly ever send snail mail.


Title: Re: Bitcoin mail
Post by: error on May 30, 2011, 09:37:51 AM
The only things I ever mail are those damned rebate forms.


Title: Re: Bitcoin mail
Post by: Anonymous on May 30, 2011, 09:45:58 AM
bit drop anonymous delivery service is in the works :)


Title: Re: Bitcoin mail
Post by: Bit_Happy on May 31, 2011, 12:15:38 AM
Snail mail cannot completely shut down. The current system is broke and broken, so maybe the idea of BitMail is something to consider.


Title: Re: Bitcoin mail
Post by: Actualiteit on January 11, 2017, 10:58:07 AM
Very interesting idea, but maybe not integrated with bitcoin.


Title: Re: Bitcoin mail
Post by: Fireblazer on January 11, 2017, 11:09:22 AM
Very interesting idea, but maybe not integrated with bitcoin.
First of all it is necessary to recognize bitcoin as a monetary tool. After that, bitcoin's office will be forced to obtain a license to operate in the state. From this point bitcoin will cease to be anonymous.


Title: Re: Bitcoin mail
Post by: Xester on January 11, 2017, 11:26:15 AM
Mail business has been very slow due to the social media and the use of mobile phones and computers. Instead of mail delivery it was replaced by package delivery but in certain countries mail deliveries is still alive but the activities is very small compared to that of the mail services on the past. Possibly to cope up with the times mail delivery business has made this innovation to use bitcoin as a way to make their transaction payments more efficient as well as attracting more customers.