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I establish a mini (unity gas station) in my environment, And I feel that since am into bitcoin I can use this part to make bitcoin to be known in my area by implementing two systems of payment in my gas filling station, ( fiat and bitcoin) do you know that some youths who knows about bitcoin is interested to make payment with bitcoin and people who doesn't what's bitcoin began to ask of the meaning of bitcoin, and answers has been given to them base on my understanding in bitcoin.
So many of my customers and youths mostly is interested to make payment with bitcoin, I want to know bitcoin wallet that will be nice for receiving payment with bitcoin that will be safe for this business payment.

Congratulations on your new business and on taking a bold step in promoting Bitcoin in your locality. 
I will recommend you use Electrum wallet, either desktop or mobile wallet; it's easier to use, and you can confirm incoming transactions from your customer even when the transaction is still undergoing confirmation. By so doing, you won't delay any of your customers. 

Some customers out there are also mostly centralized exchange users who mostly use exchanges as a secure means of storing their crypto. If you come across such customers, then I will recommend that you use Binance Pay, that is, if you have one to receive the payment. which you will return to your private wallet immediately, it's confirm to avoid delay. 
A fast and successful business transaction brings in more positive feedback for the business. 

Congratulations to your business.

This depends on your plan, are you planning to convert them on an instant basis upon receiving those Bitcoin payments or do you just want to hold them until you can and wants directly to go with a hardware wallet or cold storage?

There are also some services like https://btcpayserver.org/ and the ones offered by Bitpay. But yes, Binance is popular so Binance pay for centralized transactions.

Mostly you would really be still touching up some payment processors on which you would really be recieving up Bitcoin but would be still converted to fiat later on.Unless if you do really want on p2p transactions in regarding to be done via wallet to wallet which you do own and with the customer. If you do want it that way then its better to make use of LN payments which i dont know if its already that fine on using it up
because transactions fees are cheap and confirmations is almost instant or really that fast comparing on the current legacy. Overall, i would like to congratulate you onto your new business
and would hope success and having that good revenue.Adding up Bitcoin option payment is really that something commendable if we do speak about recognition.

It depends on how you plan to use the wallet. Will it be a hot wallet or cold wallet? The most recommended would be an open source hardware wallet like Trezor. More open-source hardware wallets can be found here - {list} Open Source Hardware Wallets (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5288971.0)

You could also opt for open source software noncustodial wallets like Electrum (https://electrum.org). Just make sure your device is completely clean and does not contain any potential malware.

Further payment processors can be found here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5444578.0
For holding/storing funds esp long term, I would recommend hardware wallets as well.

I would suggest investing in "bitcoin accepted" signages as well so you can reach more people. Adding bitcoin.org URL would be a nice touch for the people who are not familiar but curious enough. The website has some beginner friendly guides + the domain name is quite easy to remember/read even if you're just passing by.

It's a really good idea that you chose to introduce Bitcoin payment in your business as well as a way of promoting Bitcoin in your area. I have my own business, where I also accept Bitcoin payments. I usually don't leave payments I accept in Bitcoin because of price volatility; after receiving payment in Bitcoin, I usually convert to fiat currency and only keep my profit in Bitcoin. But that's your decision to make; Bitcoin volatility is also good for the business some times, because if the price of Bitcoin is going high, then you will definitely be making more profit added to the profit you made from your sales.

Also, to gain customers willing to pay in bitcoin, you should post an official notice in your business premises and make some advertisements on social media. You can also make stickers and give them to your customers to stick to their cars at will. that will get you more exposure.

I'd most probably create two wallets for the business: one hot wallet for day in, day out transactions and; one cold wallet for long-term storage. Expect that you may not be getting a lot of payments in bitcoin because a lot would probably just flirt with the idea but will not commit given how well bitcoin is performing very recently. At least, it will give some awareness about bitcoin if they see a sign hanging outside your gas station saying "bitcoin accepted here." But yeah, you might have problems with confirmation times and all those, but if you are just trying it out, a simple wallet like Electrum would suffice. Be wary of double-spends though, enforce confirmations on transactions before letting your patrons go.

Congrats on the business!

I hate to be a kill joy here but don't you think this scheme has already been polarized already? Hope you know its not a cool thing to do in trying to or actually lying to the good forks of forum user's right.
Somehow' its always you beginners [Newbies - Members] that are always having these contracts that wishes to pay in bitcoin or someone just started accepting bitcoin in their firm or someone just convinced his or her boss to be paid and even pay the rest of them staff in bitcoin. I still won't be surprised to see someone convince his nation's government to start paying its civil staff in bitcoin.

This generic thread of having to do this and that with bitcoin is becoming too much. If i don't know any better, i'll take it that y'all are just lying. Mind you, trust is a lot of things on the forum and y'all could be given a neutral tag for insincerity in this manner ans posting what your not fully interested in constitutes as spam.

If there is any need for this, better to search for this information as related threads already exists on this same forum. You all be careful because, we would soon have to see the rest of this.

Congratulations on this mile stone of yours mate. It is a good thing you have done to have made bitcoin a payment option for your services rendered as a means of payment for gas in your locality. I like what you have down mate, as I see based on what you have said, mostly people who patronize your gas station are youths so therefore, it would be of good benefits and importance that you do e needful just as you have said to enlighten them more on bitcoin and how it works so that they could be able to adapt quickly to it but I will advise you not to think or try a way of convincing them so that you do not put yourself into problem.

Congratulation first. It is a great step and I think it is an effective and unique one. A gas station is a place where people always come and pay regularly. Also you make your customers life easier with bitcoin payment, now they don't need wait for the changes or find their wallet to pay. They can pay the bill by scanning a QR code if you have one for bitcoin payment. But if you don't put a QR code along with bitcoin address people got demotivated, because people will find it uncomfortable to type all the characters of bitcoin wallet at a gas station.

Also I want to see some pictures of your gas station and how you implement or encourage people to pay with bitcoin.

Congratulations on your new establishment. IMO adding bitcoin option as a secondary means of payment is not bad, but how many people do you think would pay for their gas with bitcoins. I don’t think it will have much impact in your business, in my country people see bitcoin as an asset and they do not like spending their bitcoins for whatever reason. There are others on the forum who are in similar business as you and also implemented bitcoin payment gateway, they will be in a better position to give advice.

LN (Lightning Network) wallet will the best for this kind of business because it's quick and fast and transactions are instant.

Here are some threads for starters:

Electrum Lightning Network Walkthrough (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5259973.msg54732922#msg54732922)
Basics of the Lightning Network (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4940536.msg44524521#msg44524521)
Overview of lightning network nodes owned by forum users (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5266907.msg54940969#msg54940969)
The Lightning Network FAQ (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5158920.msg51615708#msg51615708)
A Beginner's guideline to Bitcoin Lightning Network (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5202798.msg53122219#msg53122219)

I am glad to see you begin which rarely people do. First, before continuing to discuss, may I know where you come from?. Because in my country, the mini gas station is growing up in my village which can help people to buy gasoline where is far when buying from the city. But, because in my country bitcoin isn't able to payment, we can't do that in my country.

as posted above, a wallet with your own private key (noncustodial wallet) is the best. But as I know, the Mini gas station is a small business with small money, better to you use a wallet with Lightning Network which supports small Bitcoin payments at a low fee.

Welcome to Announce your story with Bitcoin, first purchase, sale, business, education ... (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5433429.0). You made another type of initiative to help Bitcoin adoption locally.

Furthermore I saw you have your popcorn business (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5448038.0). Do you consider to accept its payment in bitcoin?

You have workers under you and you can make deal with them to send them salary in bitcoin too. Did you consider about that?

Running your bitcoin full node and a Lightning Network channel is good.
[Tutorial] How to create Lightning Network Channel (Testnet BTC) (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5212243.0)
[Guide] How to run a Bitcoin Core full node for under 50 bucks! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5364742.0)

No doubt you have made a very good decision. As people in your area are not much aware about Bitcoin so hope through you they will become aware about Bitcoin. Since you set up a gas station and connected bitcoin as a means of payment for that gas station. 
When people come to your gas station and go to pay for gas, they will curiously ask you how to pay through it. This is how they will be introduced to Bitcoin. Especially the youth community of your area will take it very positively and you will see people coming from far and wide to get gas at your filling station. 

El Salvador recently integrated Bitcoin as a payment method for gas stations in their country. And after some time you decided that it is really admirable. Hopefully, little by little, Bitcoin will become one of the means of transactions.

I agree with you maybe the OP need to add a few options to pay using Bitcoin and Lightning Network.
The lightning network can help you because the transaction fee is very cheap it's just around 1 satoshi while bitcoin's average transaction fee based on ycharts (https://ycharts.com/indicators/bitcoin_average_transaction_fee) is around 2k satoshis

Congratulations,
I do not think it is a good idea, the person who wants to fill up the fuel will want to do it quickly and will not wait for the transaction to be confirmed, but you can create an ATM machine so that the person can withdraw from it or a machine for drinks and juices where you can pay with the lightning network.

You can also provide some services and put the Bitcoin logo accepted here, such as changing oil or repairing tires, etc., and with a 5% discount, you will get double interest.

If I were you I will not want to accept Bitcoin as a payment in my business, imagine there are 5 consumers want to buy fuel and there's an one who interested to pay with Bitcoin, so he ask me when there's no more customers.

I will explain about Bitcoin, tell them to buy Bitcoin and use it etc, but there's no financial gain for myself lol. I'd rather to learn a new skill to earn more money rather than explain to stranger and not get anything.

But OP would be investing in more money by putting an ATM, I think that there's not a lot of people that would probably use their bitcoin to pay for such utilities, even with the discount, bitcoin is too precious to be used as a means of payment. The scenario that keeps playing in my head is what would happen to OP's gas station if the prices go down the next day and that next day is also the time for his restocking in supplies, how can he profit if not break even.

I see what you mean, but in this case, you don't need to explain or take the time to teach people about bitcoin, if someone wants to know about bitcoin, just give them some reputable source so they can learn about bitcoin themselves.

Using bitcoin for business is not a new thing anymore, and it is not as harmful as you think. You can both promote bitcoin to become more popular, and you can get more new customers by using bitcoin. If it were me, I would also get gas or shop at a store that accepts bitcoins rather than a regular store. Simply because I'm a bitcoin investor, and that counts as an experience.

Don't think that bitcoin will be the main payment method. It may even only attract up to 20 customers in the first few days, who then slowly return to conventional methods. Then it won't affect the OP's business too much.

Paying bitcoins for small transactions still comes with a fee, anyone would consider using it rarely.

I think small time owners can never really see a big jump in customers "because of Bitcoin".

Unless they are a niche product than can't be found elsewhere, and you only accept Bitcoin OR you sell at a discount if you buy using Bitcoin.

Bitcoin use has to fit the use case, as alternative when there isn't anything else to use :)

I'm asking for proof again, such as any transactions or photos, but on the bright side, I'd like to congratulate you on your business and acceptance of bitcoin. One of my problems with being cashless when I am going to fuel my vehicle is that I am still going to sign something, which is a hassle for me, but if ever it is in Bitcoin, I would just send it and be done, and it is good to go.

Its wonderful to hear that you are exploring use of Bitcoin in your gas station,. There are many wallets available for this purpose, such as Coinbase commerce, Bitpay and Electrum. Regardless of what wallet you choose it is important to check feature, security and transaction fees. Keep your security keys safe to prevent any potential security breach. Best of luck with your new venture.

Many people use bitcoin as a means of payment, not everyone considers bitcoin as an investment. But accepting bitcoin for a gas station, I don't think it will work well. I mean, most of us want to fill up fast and leave immediately, waiting and jostling at gas stations is a regular occurrence, and it will take us longer to pay with bitcoin. If it were me, I would not use bitcoin in this case, and cash is still more convenient.

As for accepting bitcoin for business as just a way to attract more customers, I don't think anyone will hold bitcoins once paid, most will convert to fiat immediately.

Nice initiative mate, you have taken to bold step in accepting bitcoin as an alternative means of payment in your business and also to use it as a medium to teach your customers about bitcoin. Since your business is a small one,you should use an electrum wallet which has already been measure by posters above. After the week sales,you can convert your capital to fiat at leave your profit in bitcoin, because you will need fiat currency to buy more products. The volatile nature of bitcoin makes it unadvisable to leave all your income in bitcoin.

good that there are people who are extending their business to accept and adopt bitcoin and for me ? this is a best way to compete with other gas station and also to open peoples Eyes in your community that there are other things they can use aside from Fiat in which government can sequester .
thanks for doing this as I am also implementing in my small store , so they can use crypto(not only bitcoin) to use for daily living.

I will not totally criticize the effort of the op seeing that this kind of thread is common in the forum rather I will encourage the op to do well to accept Bitcoin as a means of payment in the business and also show some evidence with some purchases made using Bitcoin so that we all will be convinced about the good work you've done.

I hope your country is also crypto friendly? And I believe you won't run at loss since Bitcoin transaction will require some charges, do well to share your experience when you start accepting Bitcoin so that alot of people who will be interested to establish some business can also see the need to do so, congratulations mate I see your business booming very soon.

Op Thank you for introducing Bitcoin to your business. You have taken a very nice step. OP since you are looking for a secure wallet here I suggest you to use Electrum Wallet or mycelium Wallet. Both these wallets are very secure. You can also use exchange wallets for those customers who don't want to pay in this wallet. Can introduce p2p payment system for them. For this you can use Kucoin and Binance exchange as p2p exchange. In p2p system it takes only a few seconds to get from the customer's account to your account. You find it most suitable to introduce p2p system in your business. And I always wish God's best for your business so that you can be successful.

Keep it up man because there are only a few people doing that currently and you might trigger the curiosity of the people in your place. perhaps they will gonna search and want to learn about bitcoins when they heard about it because of you. There will be lots of questions raised when you do this so you better be careful and get ready to have some answers regarding their basic questions. Also, it's better to have multiple bitcoins payment methods rather than one to avoid major problems like delayed problems and etc.

I want to say a very big congratulations to you for setting up such a business and integrating bitcoin as a means of payment. This is a very good step towards mass adoption of bitcoin. As persons who don't really know about the technology come around to patronize you, would be curious to know what bitcoin is and it would give you to opportunity to educate them and to promote bitcoin in your locality, and your country at large.

If only I have the mindset of being a businessman, or skills of a businessman then I'll do the same. I'll integrate cryptocurrency in my business, but the difference is that, I will not only accept Bitcoin, but some other altcoins as well such as Ethereum, Dogecoin, BNB and others who I know is a good long term coin (except for DOGE).

I will not congratulate you because many users here already did, and I guess that's enough, and nothing will change if I will not congratulate you right. :P
It's good that you are educating people with regards to Bitcoin.
I will just give an advice that maybe give some handouts or some small modules that you created to some people out there who are interested in learning it. Anything that can help them learn more about it will be a good thing.
You said gas station right?
I don't know if Electrum has a wallet TBH since I'm not using any Bitcoin mobile wallet than Samourai. For sure, nobody will get their laptop, and will use it if they really wanted to pay using Bitcoin so I'm pretty sure that whenever they wanted to pay using Bitcoin, they will use a mobile wallet application to do it.

I'd suggest to accept different altcoins, because there are some altcoins that has a lower transaction fee than Bitcoin.

Yes, you are right; this is another fantasy from a beginner. The OP ran out of ideas to help newbies create good content (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434484.msg61583722#msg61583722) (these are topics he created) and celebrate Bitcoin as an asset (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5446068.msg61963509#msg61963509), and he decided not to waste time. 20 new topics from 43 posts. You can understand that the fantasy of the OP does not sleep. Another topic is buying a yacht (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5446627.0).
But again, if we return to the fact that yesterday the OP did not understand the basics of Bitcoin, wallets (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5436464.msg61641451#msg61641451), etc., and today he opens a business, seriously, does this forum give a good kick to newbie entrepreneurs? ;D

I am happy to see this post although I checked this kind of posts here but each time i saw BTC adopting post of individuals un any are its give pleasant to me and i wish i could also do some to spread awareness in my area but here big issue is that we cannot openly advertise BTC or crypto here.

One question always come in my mind when ever i see this kind of post that if at the time of buying or selling and successful deal if btc crashed 10% or more before payment then what will happen. we will make accept btc value before crashed or new one?

Can you provide some more pictures of your gas station accepting bitcoins? I don't think people will be excited about using bitcoin as a payment method at gas stations. I mean, it takes too long to process the payment, and they will have to pay extra fees for the transaction, while the fuel price is very high. So I don't think people will use bitcoin.

You did that well as a Bitcoin enthusiast and you took the opportunity to use Bitcoin in the right way so that people in the community that you know there know it little by little.

And you didn't make a mistake in what you did because your other customers are getting curious about what Bitcoin is and others want to be trained to use Bitcoin as a payment when they get gas at your place. Congratulations again for doing that  hope many customer will come to your gas station ;)

Although I always encourage service providers to accept bitcoin as payment method but, unfortunately, I don't think it's going to work for you. The reason is that no gas station customer will accept to wait ~10 minutes for his payment to get confirmed. Such customers are always in a hurry.
It may work if you are going to accept lightning payments or any other coins with faster transaction speed (ex: ltc).
Anyway, good luck with your endeavor!

If the business flourish with use of cryptocurrency payment mostly bitcoin as preliminary, they will be a time when it will be extended to other potential cryptocurrencies as some people suggested, this business is just a fresh business that I brought the ideas of using bitcoin as use of payment but it's not necessarily mean that it have only one option, the option is two and use of fiat currency is the first option and bitcoin is the second option, I will be rotating the cryptocurrency option of payment with the regards of customers option in cryptocurrency, and after fishing out the altcoins they needed I will include it as payment option, its gradual process everything will stand

This is a good innovation to give Bitcoin more awareness. But how do you convince people especially the non-youths to pay with Bitcoin? This may only go well with the people that have an understanding of how this coin and wallet works. All the best in your business and the payment plan.

The point is here, as long as they know Bitcoin and accept Bitcoin around them, it will be easier for you to implement it. especially if Bitcoin is already common or accepted in your country, it will be easier. Not only that, introducing Bitcoin to the wider community is a bit difficult, especially for a generation that is no longer young. Maybe there are some who understand but this takes time. Hopefully, your plan is really successful and smooth, Keep it up.

Excellent initiative, I would say that you must certainly use the LN network because payments must be quick and therefore you should keep in mind that there are two ways to do it, custodial or non-custodial.  The choice must fall according to your possibilities in managing an LN node, if you have the necessary skills to do it safely without losing your funds then it is certainly the best choice otherwise you have to entrust your payments to external services.  Perhaps the best way is to use btcpay server.

this is a great initiative! these are the news that are good for bitcoin and the community, knowing that somehow it is possible to use one's btc to pay for daily expenses will lead to more and more mass adoption. as far as wallets are concerned, I also advise you to use the lightning network both to receive and to pay, because the TXs are instantaneous and with few fees. it seems to me that electrum supports LN

I think the idea behind this is great But if you using Bitcoin Network is this efficient I mean bitcoin has 10 Minutes block and sometimes the network is congestion or have u implemented the Lightning Network or something like that.

but the idea is still great tho Just advice you can use third payment gateway that accept crypto payment s

Congratulations to you OP, I hope the place you open the gas station is close to busy area because, the moment people discover that you are accepting BTC as a payment in your business, many people will conclude that you are a big man and they will be looking for way to snatch your system or phone from you to have access to your BTC. Am not trying to put fear in you than to advise you to be careful for late hours business because, people always look at those that is accepting BTC in their businesses as the richest man or woman in the country. I believe, trust wallet is reliable and trusted for that business because it is difficult for scammers to have access to your BTC unless you expose you seeds to someone.

Wow, that's great, congrats to you dude. maybe it would be better if there is also a wifi area right there in your gas station so that they can pay with Bitcoin for what they ordered so that you don't have a problem with the net transaction payment, this is just my suggestion.

Keep it up and hopefully your business will grow in the future so that all the businesses you build will have Bitcoin payments.

You have a valid. This is the first thing I think when I saw gas station implement Bitcoin as payment because people come and go as quickly as possible when loading gas because they are on travel. I don’t know how Bitcoin works with OP’s business or if there’s really a business but showing Bitcoin to customers as an option is already an advantage for Bitcoin because it will serves as marketing. But I doubt OP can get benefit on using Bitcoin due to the nature of his business. Only few people have a time to wait for 1 confirmation before they will leave the gas station because I will not let my customer leave if the transaction is still unconfirmed.

Setting up LN doesn’t make sense because it’s not popular with common people. Most user has the native Bitcoin and only few use LN.

this a business I just established but because of the love I have for bitcoin i have to include bitcoin as payment option, if someone have established business before and make bitcoin option for payment I don't know about that, I only share what I did, I read yours comment twice to understand your point, and I have understood your punchline which I have to clarify you that I have not associate myself with such publications before, you may seen such where people published related bussiness ideas because you have been using here for years, but myself I just established my business recently with the old gas station I bought and make bitcoin payment options and which in feature I will make relevant altcoins payment alternative.

I understand what smartvirus is saying, the similar stories about this subject are hard to miss in this board, at first it was encouraging to see others do their bit to increase bitcoin adoption in their residence, whether or not the stories were true was not a priority but now it seems the merit distribution on these topics have made some users to create their own version of adopting bitcoin.

I can’t confirm if what you claim is true but I think it’s a big leap from  being confused about bitcoin and lightning network  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5446207.msg61970285#msg61970285) to now accepting bitcoin in your establishment.

Not all businesses need you to necessarily include payment in bitcoins. It is a good idea but not in all businesses I mean. I feel some people in this forum are under the pressure to add bitcoin payment to their business even when their business is not one that necessarily needs to have a cryptocurrency payment option. Since you do not have enough knowledge about bitcoins yet, this is not a decision you should rush into.

This is a really cool and unique idea since as far as I know, I haven't heard of any gas stations that accept BTC so this is a great step forward, and I'm sure that many people who don't know what Bitcoin is will eventually get into it because of the hundreds of new people who will come to the gas station from time to time.

The promotion of Bitcoin will be significant in the area where the gas station is located. Congratulations on your new gas station, and keep up the good work. It should work well since people can simply pay with a QR code on their phones, and the transactions take only a few seconds. I'm sure it will be useful, and I hope to see this in my country someday too.

Best of luck in your project @OP

Congrats on your achievement and payment means. It will further introduce bitcoin to your environment but what's the possibility of this easy transactions because gas kg is not up to a dollar or $1, so if somebody is buying 1kg and he wants to pay in bitcoin do still accept? If YES! Which mean the person will spend more since most bitcoin brokers apply charges for transactions and some have minimum fractions to transfer. Won't all this be of challenge or they use bitpay cards? I know transferring with device sometimes delay a little, because you will need to confirm the transactions before the person leaves and will slow the business from attending to other customers. By the way which country are you selling gas with bitcoin payment system?

Busy areas required enchance payment, Bitcoin happens to be fast when using it's network to make transactions. You're probably making the point that fraudsters exist anywhere in the world and can defraud individuals if appropriate controls aren't put in place to guarantee the security of Bitcoin transactions in that particular region. However, we must cultivate a positive outlook and stop only focusing on things' drawbacks. Gas stations accepting Bitcoin as the primary form of payment will improve and develop the neighborhood. Residents have a tendency to amass more Bitcoin, and awareness of it will grow.

Launching a mini gas station that accepts both traditional dough and bitcoin? That's a gutsy play, destined to yield epic rewards.

It's heartwarming to witness folks embracing bitcoin and leveraging their entrepreneurial ventures for mass adoption. And those young guns flocking to pay in bitcoin? That's a stupendously promising omen.

As for your bitcoin wallet query, there's a smorgasbord of stellar choices. Ledger's my personal pick—a hardware wallet with security tighter than Fort Knox. But worry not, software wallet aficionados, Electrum and Exodus pack quite the security punch too.

I have across of variates of thread which stipulated that they have a business that is been paid with bitcoin for the payment but known of them have return to the forum after some months or years and tell us if the system of bitcoin payment in their business is still propagating or not, I will not stand to condemn the act of people who embrace bitcoin with the little scale business investment for payment, from my view its a welcome development if we establish a business and make bitcoin as one of the payment condition, from my perspective that is another method of advertisement for bitcoin only if the business have its ground of accelerating frequency in such domain, but due to we do see this kind of thread to the newbies and we can't tell if the phrase of information they portray or present is real or not, because none of users that make such kind of thread have return to update the community again, but I can't fail to embrace you op and applaud you for your good initiative for advertising bitcoin with your business, I wish you good for your innovation.

I like the idea you put into your business because if Bitcoin sees as an investment and not used as a payment method it won't achieve the major concept Satoshi wants when he create BTC.
With that being said, I hope you're not from a country where BTC is banned though so you won't get into trouble with the law.

This is great news. If more and more people implement payments using Bitcoin then this will increasingly make Bitcoin even more trusted among the general public. Implementation of payments using Bitcoin is not easy, because this is related to government regulations, your readiness and also your customers. Including how do you introduce Bitcoin to new ones. But if you can get through it, it will be invaluable.

Congratulations with your business, recently theres a lot of establishment currently accepting the use of bitcoin and once of the most effective way they are using it is with the use of the QR system which is just scanned and get to the address immediately without getting hassle, and also currently the gas fee is not too much unlike before so it's a good opportunity and attraction at the same time, it's good to the people getting convenient if they don't have any money and use their bitcoins at least. Good luck with your bitcoin gas station hoping sooner accepting other coins.

I truly appreciate the initiative and idea you have taken to introduce Bitcoin to the general public. Not everyone can start their Bitcoin journey as tangibly as you have done. Selling fuel on a small scale is not a bad start. Many people need fuel and it creates a high impression to make people curious about the existence of Bitcoin and Blockchain.

Thank you for starting to adopt Bitcoin as it was originally intended, as a decentralized digital currency. Its general use is for transactions, regardless of the amount.

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For payment methods, it is highly recommended to use the suggestion from @TravelMug, which is the Lightning Network. I have personally used LN and even transactions as low as $0.1 run smoothly. I have tried it here: https://btcln.app/atm/

yes you also has a valid opinion too Lightning Network is not very popular. also people who buy the gas is always in a rush.

card is better option then I think there is couple of company that offer Bitcoin debit card although is need KYC.

Or by using alternative coin with EVM chain compatible and only accept Stablecoin can be a better option

Making Bitcoin an alternative payment option in your gas station is a great idea, and with what you have created, I think it will seriously help anyone willing to spend his/her Bitcoin, especially when someone is experiencing a bank transaction issue. This alternative payment for Bitcoin can really help and make the process quick, and it will also raise awareness of Bitcoin in the community. and through this concept, many individuals will learn about Bitcoin and be inspired to pursue opportunities in the cryptocurrency sector.  

It will be a fantastic idea to see many small businesses around the world to be accepting Bitcoin as payment and I believe this will encourage more people to use Bitcoin for purchases rather than only as an investment.

We have seen so much of these generic topics on this forum that even when there are some elements of honesty it is difficult to believe as other users of the forum will just conclude that was created for merits phishing.

You do not need to do this but to clear our doubts, you should ensure to post evidence in whatever format you may choose.

And by the way congratulations on this new venture. Endeavor to read up as much as you can on accepting Bitcoin as a payment option for your business so that your inflow is not affected by sudden market crash. Peace and love.

Congratulations on reaching this important milestone, buddy. Making bitcoin a payment option for your services as a way to pay for gas in your community is a wise move on your part. I like the points you've put down, mate. Based on what you said, I can tell that most of the customers at your gas station are young people, so it would be important and beneficial if you did what you said to educate them more about bitcoin and how it works so that they could adapt to it quickly. However, I will caution you against trying to persuade them so that you do not get yourself into trouble.

That is brilliant of you, for the such a good idea developed to accept bitcoin as payment is well encouraging and for you to also make it optional together with fiat is wisdom, this was thesame fare act El-Savador did when it adopted bitcoin as a legal tender, it never forces the people to use bitcoin for their transactions, instead they can choose between bitcoin or fiat, in this you can also get attracted to customers who will love to pay in bitcoin, others hearing such news will also come around to locate your filling station for patronage since you accept what they have in making payments.


Try electrum wallet, it's a multisig bitcoin wallet, it's an cold storage wallet and open source, it's security measures is high and you can generate as many as possible addresses from it, but always try to avoid or stay away from a centralized wallet or exchange, because your bitcoin with them isn't secured.

This is an interesting solution. Do not abandon this topic and share the final results with us it will be interesting to read. I think it is also worth not to stop your choice only on paying in Bitcoin, but to consider additional options from various alts that have a faster and cheaper commission. It will be interesting later to read the statistics of how many people pay with crypto and how many with ordinary money.

Is your government pretty lenient with using cryptocurrency as a mode of payment? They cannot deduct it or something automatically or is there a different payment processor that does it automatically with you? Isn't it a hassle to do? I'm genuinely curious about your experience, OP.

That's what I've realized about 3 hours after I posted that reply and you're right it won't affect but I haven't really seen anyone really use bitcoin as a means to pay for goods and service. Maybe big business that sells products at higher price might be able to do it but then again, it comes to the problem I presented.

I think government will involved interms of business that the op is building. If not, there might some risk that OP encounter since cryptocrrencies are not backed by government or financial instutions, and transactions are irreversible once they are processed. This can make them a target of fraud and hacking attemps, which can lead to the loss of the OP's funds. also Bitcoin transactions often involve transaction fees, which can add to the cost of the buyer's gas purchase. Fees can vary depending on the network congestion and the size of transaction.

First of all I congratulate you on the initiative to promote Bitcoin in your area by accepting Bitcoin payments at your gas stations. This is a great way to spread awareness and promote cryptocurrency adoption. To make transactions I think it's good to create a separate wallet for your business transactions so that your personal Bitcoin funds are kept separate and if your customer asks for a choice of paying using a Bitcoin wallet provide a safe and easy to use, automatic platform that is already available and has legality that is legal to use at your place.

Is this for real? I guessed gas station would be one of the most difficult business' categories to start accepting Bitcoin as payment, because they are fully centralized around big companies and suppliers. To be a gas station owner doesn't give you autonomy to put your business on the direction you desire, as what really matters is the supplier. If the supplier doesn't agree with what you are doing on your business they can stop delivering to you and then the business is over.

At least, that was what I thought. Maybe because in our country the government plays a big role on every stages of the industry, with the exception of the final one (the final sale to the customer by gas stations, which are private businesses, but under a major brand/flag).

What an admirable move you made to accept bitcoin as payment for the little gas plant you opened in your locality. But I need your response to a straightforward inquiry. I'm asking you in an effort to figure it out.

Would you be willing to use bitcoin as payment for something knowing full well how much it costs in dollars to convert it to your currency which is not dollars(while there is already your country's fiat)? and what price of bitcoin would be if you choose to hodl it for long? Let's try and be realistic and know the fact that, there are things that can't easily happen in a business no matter how sweet it sounds. 

Your answer would be the same as the people of your locality who knows the worth of bitcoin will feel when they want to fill in their gas using bitcoin as payments

Well first off I want to say I love this idea, and if I were a business owner I would be doing the same thing in making sure that my customers have both options of both a traditional fiat source of payment (typically credit cards here) as well as having bitcoin be an option.

However I'm a bit confused by this sentence .." So many of my customers and youths mostly is interested to make payment with bitcoin".. so you're saying they have been asking for this to implemented for some time?

an alternative that needs to be appreciated, because of course it is not easy to want to develop in a business to want to provide opportunities to make payments with bitcoin, besides requiring a strategy and careful preparation of what is needed. of course this is also a strategy to introduce bitcoin to other people that bitcoin can indeed be used and profitable. I agree with you, friend, that an alternative payment method is also prepared, not only with Bitcoin so that you can accept all transactions equally well.

I have my strategies, do you know that you can only give hackers access to involve in your business, for you to have done this, you know that theirs another alternative source someone to bridge evil source of bringing your business down, the transaction of buyer will be confirmed before leaving, because the rules that guides the payment with Bitcoin and fiat transfer is there, we operate with regulations that is authentic and no one fails the rules.

Well I am not against anyone coming up with whatever business they do or not, but it will also be good if they includes some pictures that shows the evidence of what they are really doing. Although pictures are not automatic prove but at least it gives little confident about what they are saying, if that is a very cool way to promote the max acceptance and adoption of bitcoin then I don't see any need to tackle them or even putting eyes on them and what you know about newbies is that they could go to any length in bitcoin promotion which I think you don't have such energy currently.

In my country there are already a few gas stations here that allow or accept Bitcoin as a payment, I mean it's actually a good thing for Bitcoin adaptation since it could easily help a lot of people get interested in Bitcoin by seeing the Bitcoin logo or seeing that it is available as a payment might make them wonder what it is.

It might actually depend on what wallet you used, I mean most of the wallets already provide QR codes which I think is the best method for fast payment. Just consider the QR code and low fees I mean it would work, but most of the gas stations here used centralized wallets because it's convenient, have low fees, and is easier to manage so that the business can continue accepting Bitcoin without the need of some key since most of the centralized wallets have notification when it received payments for confirmation, I've tried it once and the gasoline boy says that I can't pay bitcoin because the owner is the only one can accept a bitcoin payment.

That’s great to hear mate. In your are Bitcoins legal? As if not, then unnecessary tensions will be on your head very soon. If Bitcoins are legal then congratulations on accepting payment through it. Having multiple payment options are always beneficial. It also helps to attract more customers to use your service rather than your competitors. I would suggest to hold the Bitcoins if you can, as Bitcoins are very rare, and if you are getting a chance to acquire it, then you should hold. If you are not planning to sell those earned coins, then any hardware or cold storage will be sufficient to store the coins. Once again good luck with this new experience.

Yes, that's the ideal situation but does it always work out that way? The answer is obviously no. OP is a Nigerian and we all know how impatient our compatriots can be once it comes to money. Both buyer and seller will become impatient when the usual Blockchain congestion happens during Bitcoin payment. There's no argument on this. I've had a few of my P2P transactions delayed for over 24hrs before escrow could release my money even when it was obvious at the receiver's end that there was a signalled incoming transaction to their wallet. They waited until deposit was fully confirmed. In a situation like that, will you let the buyer go without complete confirmation; knowing that the payment can be reversed through double spending?

I think it's legal if he would establish a business with Bitcoin involve. Here in my country, government doesn't even care about Bitcoin since they've tried to put taxes in decentralized system which they have failed. It's actually an advantage to OP as bitcoin is a volatile whre it could increase its value. People would tend to think that customer wouldn't even use BTC because it might be their disadvantage but if we look at it, the convenience it gives to people if their funds are in BTC.

Gas station payment with bitcoin is a great concept because it speeds up the payment method for gas and solves any worries about the station's standard level. It is normal to have competitors in the market; otherwise, the term "improvement" will cease to exist. Bitcoin sparked both dump and pump moves on a regular basis; to be safe, one must adjust to the current scenario without hesitation. Nobody knows what will happen next in the space, therefore holding bitcoin should be the ultimate goal for any trader and investor out there. It is necessary that we understand the potential of bitcoin pumping or dumping at any given time.

Congratulations on your business mate, you are really doing a great thing to promote Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, if people who dont know about crypto see a payment through Bitcoin then for sure they might get interested in it and will look for it on Google. This is really a great step mate thank you for considering crypto in your business.

One thing, can we have a picture of your gasoline station, it would be better if you will include some pictures of your business

Electrum is a great solution, though I don't believe that customers would be able to use when paying for their goods away from home. Instead, customers can use a variety of app-based wallets such as Exodus (https://exodus.com) or TrustWallet (https://trustwallet.com) to make payments.

As a merchant, using BTCPayServer (https://btcpayserver.org) is probably the best solution though it may take some time or basic technical knowledge to set up successfully. Some useful links that list some alternative gateways for merchants include this list from CoinSutra (https://coinsutra.com/bitcoin-payment-gateways-merchants/) and this list from DevTeam.space (https://www.devteam.space/blog/10-best-bitcoin-payment-gateways/).

Congratulations and it's a good plan.  But you need to design the bitcoin payment gateway in such a way that it doesn't charge too much transaction fee to make bitcoin payments there.
I give you a small advice that.  You can have some facilities like Binance P2P transaction through pay id.  You can have the facility of transfer through email from coinbase, etc.  In this case, the person who will make the Bitcoin payment will not need any transaction fee.  So in this case Bitcoin users may be more interested in Bitcoin payments

Many people recommended Electrum, and with their explanation I was told that it's has higher security and its good for business, but since you have make this point, I make sure that I work on your advice  because the rate of high fees in transaction of bitcoin

I think a choice of wallet for the business depends mostly on how you plan to spend the bitcoins you receive as payment for your gas, if you plan to hold the bitcoin as an investment for long short or long term, using a cold wallet is most advisable, and that could be a hardware wallet.

But if you plan to sell off the bitcoin immediately so as to convert it to cash to enable you buy more gas to sell, I personally would advice you receive your bitcoin payment through an exchange you trust and  can withdraw directly to your bank account from, and such exchange are..
1. Binance
2. Remitano..

I personally I have been using Remitano since 2016, though binance is big, I still prefer remitano for its simplicity and fast withdrawal to bank account.

I have another thing that gives me income, I'm investing in Bitcoin at least I want to it to stay like more than four years before I can withdraw those of the payment made with Bitcoin, so I'm looking for long term storage of Bitcoin that will secure my coin, even now I'm planning to sell some of my abundant properties to invest in Bitcoin.

Well said and nice advice too but I feel in such case the coins will definitely be needed to sell off because Op is currently running a business and in business the money gotten from the sales of the product and services  are used to restock the business so as the person can easily evaluate the proposed profits from the business. And if this is the case with Op, then an exchange wish was advised is probably the best option.

I have state it like twice that any payment made with Bitcoin the money will be replaced with another business money, so I'm saving the Bitcoin for long time or anytime I wish I can withdraw the coin, but for now I'm not withdrawing my bitcoin, and that's why I asked for best wallet that have higher security so that people will not hack the wallet easily or steal my coins, the opinion above is a good advice for someone who wants to return market with the business funds and especially the one that is being paid with Bitcoin, but I have decided to be buying more of Bitcoin for feature purpose

Sorry mate, I get your whole idea now and its a very good one too,  saving the coins gotten from the sales of your product is actually good since you have stated you have other things going on that can fetch you cash for the restock of your business which means saving those coins won't be a hard deal at all and for the safe wallet, electrum wallet could probably do the trick just make sure you save your seed phrase offline or if that not soothing enough a cold wallet software is probably best as its save from every  possible online hack and attack.

Well, that's a good move as long as you know your choice won't affect your business.
Going by what you said, your best decision or choice rather, would be to order a hardware wallet, like trezor (https://trezor.io/) or Ledger (https://www.ledger.com/) hardware wallet, and might interest you to know that ledger is currently offering free shipping to customer that buy ledger Nano until may 23rd, you can find this information on their website..

Though still safe, but I will strongly advice against using a mobile wallets like mycelium and the rest, though you could still use mycelium or any other good mobile bitcoin wallet to receive bitcoin payments from customers, but make sure to have a hardware wallet available where you will move all the bitcoins received that day to, after you close business for that day, this is more of because, like you said, you plan to hold for a long time.

Edit: And whatever type of mobile bitcoin wallet you choose, make sure it's non-custodial and open source, mycelium I mentioned above is non-custodial and open source as well, trust wallet is very popular, but it's not open source, so I do not recommend it.

It's been almost a month since you created this topic and asked your questions. By this point, have you decided on the choice of wallet or are you still not able to decide on the choice (if so, then this is rather unusual)? I'm curious to see how the addition of bitcoin (as a means of payment) at your gas station is going. Any news? I assume you are also aware of the current high fees on the network. If this lasts for a long time, then you will not be able to realize your initiative and you will have to postpone it until better times. But there will be time to find the perfect wallet. :)

It's great to hear that you're considering implementing bitcoin as a payment option at your gas station and helping to spread awareness of it in your community. There are many different bitcoin wallets available, but it's important to choose one that is secure and reliable for business use. Some popular options include Coinbase, Electrum, and Trezor. You may want to do some research and compare features and fees before deciding on a wallet that suits your needs. Additionally, it's important to ensure that your staff is trained in accepting and processing bitcoin payments correctly to avoid any potential issues. Best of luck with your business!

Op you said, you have already received bitcoin from interested youths in your locality, and that means you have already created wallet in that purpose. You would have asked the kind of wallet which you will use for the purpose of your business before creating this thread. Well it is not too late, you can use Trust Wallet. I am recommending Trust Wallet because of the Gas business you are doing. Congratulations for the acceptance of bitcoin in your business. I wish if other businesses also adopt bitcoin the way you did.

Congratulations on taking such a great step. Made your local gas station here transaction by fiat and bitcoin is really interesting for today's youth. There are many people who like to trade in bitcoins and they know about bitcoin transactions from your gas station while away. You said many people have asked about Bitcoin how it works and they want to know more about it. There are many people who come to your filling station from different places and they leave with good idea about Bitcoin. Later they got some idea about Bitcoin and thus they came to know and that's how Bitcoin gained popularity. currently your move is most accepted by youths and they advise many places to trade bitcoins.

very inspiring thing to do and it turns out that after we provide payments using bitcoin there are many young people who also use bitcoin. the benefits that can be obtained, we can create a bitcoin community from customers especially in one city, so that we can support each other for common progress. and secondly when bitcoin is experiencing a bearish season like today, it is indeed profitable to collect bitcoins, because we are also considered investing, with some profits set aside

You have really done something good for your locality.

That is a good investment and I heard it is a lucrative area to invest now because of the returns coming out from it since the patronage is high. It is one of the essential services that you are offering because people most eat and I believe your station has brought the distance closer for the people around it. Having the duo means of payment will make your establishment more resounding in the hearts of your customers. Those that are not knowledgeable about bitcoin now has the opportunity to learn about it. However, you need a wallet that will be easily accessible for you on the business, you can choose a non custodian wallet, remember not your keys not your coin.

Kudos to you on this achievement.

It's a great idea to have it as a payment option. Imagine, having a sign with its logo and that says you accept Bitcoin payment, it's already a form of advertising and giving awareness to your customers. Probably most customers would just ignore it and will still go with the payment method they know which is through fiat. But they might remember that they've seen Bitcoin in your gas station, and that could be their first stage in recognizing and being familiar with Bitcoin.

As long as there would be no problem with the government, it's a good idea regardless if few to no customers would choose that payment method. It's still giving awareness when they see the signs.

I think bitcoin payment is popular when we do the following
first.
Eliminate market manipulation (Whale)
2.
Rarity can't be mined, or mined more
3.
When big banks accept bitcoin =) (impossible)

If this is truly implemented then congratulations reading this meaning that your country(place) is adopting bitcoin already as even youth are willing to pay in bitcoin? wow that would be a great achievement from your community .
I always dream of having physical store that will accept bitcoin and not just online businesses.
looking forward from years now to have my own like this  , thanks for this thread mate , we have something to look forward.

The ongoing congestion in the Blockchain in the past few days (which is only beginning to clear up now) brought me back to this post of mine. We've seen how delayed transactions were and how frustrating the situation has been for all of us these passing days. I still have hanging transactions lingering for the past four days now. How will a regular business survive that? I believe OP must've tasted this bitter pill first hand too, except they reverted to fiat to curb such unsavoury situation. OP, how are you coping this period?

Congrats, but I am going to give you some straight-up facts about receiving Bitcoin as payment, in every business, customers are not going to pay much in Bitcoin, you will have very limited numbers of people that are willing to pay with Bitcoin.

I have four friends that are accepting Bitcoin in their businesses and stores, and the result is not different from mine.

I even start giving some BTC discounts just to be able to increase the number of people that will keep paying me with Bitcoin, but I am still not satisfied with the results I am getting.

You really can't force people to pay you in Bitcoin, but be ready to be satisfied with the awareness part, it's going to stay this way for a long period of time.

When I make this thread many people was saying its a lie that I should upload the pictures of my gas station to believe that what I said was true, I know that this thread has gone to pages and I believe that now maintenance has finished I will create another thread and upload the pictures for people who thought I was telling them false information to believe and I the thread I will list people who did not believe what I did was real.

You don't have to create another thread, just edit your original post and add the images there. You don't have to great lengths just to prove something. Commendable that you want to prove it and not just argue online.

You know sometimes people does not believe some people suggestions, so I think creating fresh thread and import the link of this thread there, should be better, and a new reference with my new improvement gist of my business, I think I will tablets the advantages of making payments with bitcoin and disadvantages of it should be breakdown in a simple explanation for people to understand

The system that you implement in your business will definitely be more of a special attraction for other people. By implementing payments using bitcoin and fiat money, I'm sure people will quickly understand and understand the bitcoin system. Because it can be practiced directly at the gas station that you have. Unlike using only writing or speech, most people tend to understand less quickly, and sometimes underestimate bitcoin. Moreover, people who do not understand about technology today, will definitely underestimate this digital bitcoin.

But at the gas station that you have, people who initially do not understand bitcoin at all, if it is practiced directly on its use and how it works, I'm sure it will make people more curious, tend to want to learn about bitcoin, and will most likely try bitcoins. Because usually when there is only one person, who uses something foreign in public, it will usually become the subject of discussion and become the center of attention. And using bitcoin as a payment or transaction, at this time it is still considered quite unique and rarely do people do it.

Finally somebody that actually supports the adoption of bitcoin and is not just sitting in this forum talking how great bitcoin is and at the same time never spends a single satoshi in the way that bitcoin was intended to be used.

In my opinion we need way more small business that do this and if you don't mind you can post some pictures and the location of your gas station. This will be free advertising in front of hundreds of thousands of people! What you also may consider is to sell your customers Bitcoins so when the next bullrun starts you will probably also get a lot of customers in this field also.

Congrats to your business but first let me congratulate you from gaining enough merits to become Full members if you gain enough activities.
and also I noticed that you mentioned about Youths are mostly of your costumer meaning Bitcoin is completely accepted to your country mate?
I love seeing people posting extending their trust and pushing bitcoin to more level.
How I wish we are in the same place so i can fill my tanks weekly using bitcoin as to support the business and the circulations .

This is not a new thing. Many physical stores in my area can accept digital currency payments, and ETH can also be used. I personally feel that this application scenario will become more and more widespread. When I see that there are legal currencies in some countries Turning into waste paper, I really want to recommend them to use Bitcoin for property preservation.

It's a very good decision you made where you facilitate the use of Bitcoin as an alternative to your gas station payment system. Most people who deal with Bitcoin will pay you in Bitcoin. And people who are not related to bitcoin will show interest to you to know about this payment system then you can tell them about bitcoin in detail as your business will improve as well as through you people who didn't know about bitcoin will get to know about bitcoin which is great.

As expected, it's always the youth that will have interest in this type of payment solutions but I will like to know what comes with this payment option that makes them want to spend their Bitcoin to buy petrol or fuel when they can hold their Bitcoin for future gains, because every smart merchants know that this can't work unless you throw some good offers like discount to their faces.

Sorry I know some people who are accepting crypto payment in their businesses and they are able to do this successfully using discount offers, even the youths don't want to spend their Bitcoin or Ethereum on anything, they want to hold because they believe in the future value of these cryptos.

Do you have anything more to say about this?

Considering how popular bitcoin is becoming, creating this i project is actually a smart idea because you can also acquire bitcoin that way. Additionally, because so many young people are interested in bitcoin, your filling station will draw a lot of young people given that you accept bitcoin as a payment method. And the fact that some nations have already declared it to be legal cash indicates that it will take some time before other nations follow suit and begin accepting bitcoin. It requires bravery to do something like this since occasionally, government regulations do not favor bitcoin users.

I appreciate a lot to those people who really accept Bitcoin payment in their business. We know that we can't immediately get what we want with this stuff since people are more likely not familiar to Bitcoin. So their main point by doing this was not only to add payment options but to support the Bitcoin adoption as well. For me, they're so smart because they focus on what the benefits they get in Bitcoin in the future.

Accepting bitcoin for businesses is something to really appreciate, and in doing so, we will also contribute to the popularity of bitcoin. But I really doubt its effectiveness, I mean, many people are using it as a profitable investment. So I don't think many people will be willing to use their bitcoins for daily payments. I will probably use bitcoin payment a few times to experience that great feeling, but let me do it every day, then I will definitely refuse, I feel like it's a waste to use bitcoin.

You need to have to trust on something you research of and know some of the important, so I cannot tell concerning other people but myself I trust bitcoin technology, before I make bitcoin as one of my payment options, I have find out some reasons that is good for me, so bitcoin is good to invest for

I have similar doubts as we can also easily see that people use bitcoin as an investment asset rather than a payment method or currency. The OP is off to a pretty good start, but I hope he'll have an update on his business's bitcoin adoption situation so we can have a better understanding.
I've never had a chance to use bitcoin to pay locally because none of the stores here do that. But honestly, I would also be apprehensive about using bitcoin too much for these payments.

If you are from a regions where Bitcoinis legalized, you are free to accept whatever payment in Bitcoin as long as you put evwry measure in place to check mate all the excesis of making payment with bitcoin or any other currency that is outside you primary accepted currency, e.g  who pays the network fees for payments that are made in Bitcoin vs fiat?

But all the same you did a very noble thing by raising the bar of your payment system to include BTC i know alot of your competitors may have fallend behind in implementing such alternatives payment like you did.

Since your customer are youth that make it simple for you to flow with them when explaining the concept of Bitcoin to them and if there is any advantage against BTC vs fiat which is already known then I am sure they will consider to opt-in for Bitcoin instead of the known fiat.

In the end, everything is returned to individuals who do use bitcoin, because bitcoin exists and is known to the public because of the reputation attached to it which can be trusted. Therefore, you really have to know what bitcoin is, before you really jump in and get involved in it to make bitcoin a trust in every action that will be taken. appreciate those of you who really believe in and make bitcoin an option that is always attached to be used in all activities, because I also believe in that and really believe that bitcoin is an attractive investment for now and in the future.

Yes but op is not the only person who has done this wonderful job there are many out here that have accepted Bitcoin in their local business so as to spread the awareness of Bitcoin adoptions, I can show you one just click here to see (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5462336.0).
OP you have done a very good job and it will be nice for you to continue with your ideas in your business and never quit it no matter anything, you are lucky to be in a place were youths who knows about bitcoin are because it won't stress you to teach them how they can make payments with it. Nice job Op.

This is a good decision in implementing two payment options in the business that you run. For some people who are not familiar with bitcoin, they still have the option of using fiat and instead those who are familiar with bitcoin can use the payment method with bitcoin. Most young people are quite familiar with bitcoin today, but not many young people are involved in investing for various reasons.

Electrum is more comfortable to use on a PC and Bluewallet can be used on a Smartphone for you to receive bitcoin payments, it's up to you which one is comfortable for you to use and the rest you can learn how to use both wallets properly so that it's easier for you to use them and that's based on the experience I've used.

Why do want to create another thread based on the issue of people saying you are telling lies. This is the internet people are allowed to think whatever they can and want so proving yourself isn't really the issue as it's clear that not all the person that read and commented on the thread are saying you are lying moreover what you are doing is actually good and most senior thinks it's good way towards Bitcoin reaching full adoption so what I will advice to just forcus on other stuffs and look where your mini business actually lands you.

Most of the people who know more about the bitcoin and had their investment in the bitcoin will accept the bitcoin as the mode of payment to them.Because they know the bitcoin price is not the stable one and they can earn huge money by just holding the bitcoin for the longer period.Most of the experienced people will do the long term holding then short term selling.Due to the price variation some people go out of the field by selling the holding.Such panic selling should be avoided by the bitcoin trader is most important one.

That is good mate, and congratulations on opening up such a lucrative business with Bitcoin. Imagine all the gas stations having such a system to accept Bitcoin, virtually we will be converting all the oil rigs into Bitcoin mining rigs. Lolz. The gas station is one of the concepts from where a lot of cash flow can come into Bitcoin since the network is widespread, it's daily utility, and there is an endless number of cars running on the gas. Whether it is electric or nonelectric or something else, they are going to charge you so it better be in Bitcoin or at least there should be both options to uplift the use case. I am pretty sure as OP stated, youth in almost every region would like to pay in Bitcoin form and it will bring up huge business and drive circulation very quickly. Good concept and good luck for further developments too.

I could also say he is lying but if he uploads images of his station, definitely believe it. But having a business that accepts BTC is truly spreading the word about BTC especially when gas is needed by everyone. Even those who only own a motorcycle will buy gas.  OP has the best opportunity to make a stash of BTC with a minimum risk especially if he starts accepting BTC while the market is in the bear. If I have the means I would also be doing this as sort of DCAing BTC.

Well I don't know what country you're from but the truth is that in my country, I wouldn't want to identify with you or even want to let you know that I'm involved with bitcoin  since it's not legal yet in my country and the country  administration  can't be predicted  with their legal actions since the country is almost becoming a lawless one and on the second thought,  don't you also think that converting my coins to fiat is another best option  as this will save me some good sum on transaction fee because I see no reason why I should waste my paying for transaction fee with I have a more better option of payment which is paying in fiat and this will even help keep me safe from identifying as a law breaker.

This is my view from.my country and I don't know how people from other countries view this.

I find it wise when businessmen decided to approach this kind of method because they are like hitting two birds with one stone because they are not only getting bitcoins easily from their customers, but they also promote bitcoin to others with little effort because others that are seeing the sign might become curious and will ask the owner or event search for bitcoins in order to know the truth about it, not just from mainstream media that are always hostile against bitcoins throughout this year. Nevertheless, we need to be the ones to explain to the people about bitcoins in order to clear every doubt and give them a chance to learn the real bitcoins from the right sources.

Thanks mate for encouraging me for my achievement, I want to tell you the truth about this my business, at first I did not think of establishing the business but later run making payments with bitcoin come in as best option, I have to establish this business and make two payments option, and people criticism me and asked why I chose bitcoin as payments option and I began to explain, I wanted announced for withdrawing the option of making payments with bitcoin until I research of bitcoin and I make my decisions, today I have a bitcoin through my business not a signature weekly payment but from my business, and I glad to make a good decisions by accepting bitcoin as a payments option in my business

Could you please elaborate on that? Is this some new feature added in the latest release?

I second that. Binance Pay is a nice feature and if you have ordered a Binance Card you can spend these funds right away if needed.

This is one the ways to accumulate more Bitcoin since we are all expecting the market to go bullish soon. I hope to see good result from this kind of venture which is a bit interesting to me being a Bitcoin investor at the same time promoting the use of Bitcoin. Since he prepared two type of Payment which is a fiat and Bitcoin. It gives those who will like to buy gas using fait or using Bitcoin. If he continues with this kind of approach, it will be very profitable for him when the market eventually appreciate and how the Bitcoin holding increasing in price.

Should I still give a congratulatory remark about your well-found payment method for using bitcoin as another means of payment for your mini gas station in your locality?

I think is up to 4 months now, since you opened your mini gas station and you are yet to give us how progressive the payment with bitcoin has been and the wallet you finally used for receiving payment in bitcoin.

We would like to know whether the youths in your locality are still making payments in bitcoin despite its high transaction fees or if they choose to go for fiat payments instead to avoid the high cost of bitcoin transactions

What you have done is good. You can be saving and storing bitcoin from there too. But the only thing for now is that you might not have enough customers who are into bitcoin in the moment but at time goes on, they will increase. And how is your experience on the transaction duration? I mean does it take time? And which of the wallet are you using bro received the payment?

Ohhh how great that you are considering implementing Bitcoin payment systems at your service station to promote and make it known in your area. .. I like it because the adoption of Bitcoin as a form of payment can be a great way to attract a wider audience and educate people about cryptocurrencies. It reminds me of several threads here in the forum that are taking these initiatives to use Bitcoin.

I would recommend you for a maximum level of security, you could consider hardware wallets like "Ledger" or "Trezor" These wallets store your bitcoins offline which makes them very secure against cyber attacks... Another option is to use specific payment gateways, such as "BitPay" or "CoinGate". These two allow you to accept payments in Bitcoin and automatically convert them to fiat if you wish.

I support this idea as it will boost the popularity of bitcoin but I don't think this is a good way to accumulate bitcoins. We should completely separate business capital and investment capital, not mixing them together will easily cause unfortunate cases. In business, you need your money to rotate to cover everything, if you use it incorrectly, it will lead to a deficit that damages the business. Meanwhile, accumulating bitcoin is not too difficult if we have money. I advise OP to continue doing business with bitcoin as an optional payment method, but don't accumulate bitcoins this way.

As expected, because till now, Bitcoin serves as another payment option. Although we can post "Bitcoin is Accepted here", but if the people around you are no-how about Bitcoin, I don't think it will work. However, it was a good way of starting crypto exposure because that will also gain interest, and asking what is Bitcoin as for sure it creates curiosity which could lead to searching. Who could benefit from it? Of course, everyone, and the more we spread Bitcoin, the more it will encourage businesses to accept it.

You have a good point here. It is a subtle way of exposing Bitcoin to those who are not aware of it. Imagine two people at the counter paying at the same time and one of them will be paying for Bitcoin, surely the other will hear about this and will get curious. Now that person will either ask on the go what Bitcoin is or will conduct his/her own research. In a way that act just started an effect, soon after that very same person will discuss Bitcoin to his family and friends.

Having multiple means of payment in any business is always good as it gives your customers multiple means to settle their goods. I remembered vividly earlier this year when the country was hit with the naira scarcity, there were no cash anywhere and even the bank transfers also failed woefully as the banking network was jam packed with many delayed and failed transactions. Most businesses were affected as a result and some had to shot down at some point. Cryptocurrency provided a way out for most businesses. I don't know if you had something like this then but it's a good initiative and congratulations to you.

OP you should definitely post pictures of your gas station. Because promoting free bitcoins is definitely a good thing to do. And your business goals are great if I may say so your mind will definitely come through. If you can definitely manage the business then the future will be much better as you keep the bitcoin transactions going. Especially if you keep your bitcoins in a safe wallet because of the upcoming bitcoin halving. Of course you will get 2×-3× results if you deposit bitcoins of course if you can sustain the bitcoins.

It is indeed a good idea, I have an idea with these when people got curious on Bitcoin. Like put a picture of a qr code since most people are already known and aware on how qr code works where they could just simply scan it and will direct them to the introduction to the Bitcoin. Because almost all of the smart phone devices right now has a features of scanning a qr code. By that they will have a background information about Bitcoin so if they would like to do some deep research about it, they could research more at home. Cause in my case, qr code is actually convenient tool to be honest like just a simple code when they scan there would be a lot of information included there. If you're living in a countryside where there's no literally qr thing you could just simply put a brief description for them to understand.

Great idea, Congratulations for your fantastic job. I think it is best idea, Because day by day world Being more Digital. Digital payment system being popular. You are taking payment in Bitcoin at your gas station definitely a good decision i think. If people get used to it, it will be much easier for your business. It will also helpful for people who are buying Gas.

I think for your fantastic idea many new people will know about Bitcoin and today or tomorrow they will use Bitcoin as payment system. Because it is too much easier and very secure. Overall i think your Gas station will be more popular, and you will be profited from your Gas station Business.

Op had really done a good job and I will applaud him for that because it is not easy for anyone to take that kind of decision even now that the government are not certain on there decision with high tax on crypto users.
There are some regions that there tax exceed the normal amount people pay in order to reduce the adoption of cryptocurrency so that people that are not ready to pay the huge tax on crypto will have no option than to dump there initiative using Bitcoin for payment services. If he is consistent with this kind of approach nit minding the kind of tax that it might attract, he is going to make a lot of money when the price of Bitcoin skyrocket.

I also thought the same thing to see pictures of gas stations and some customer activity when paying using bitcoin, media evidence is needed if he wants to prove the truth of the information that has been explained in this thread.

Actually it is not easy to add optional bitcoin payments because we have to ensure state regulations regarding the legalization of the use of bitcoin, if the legalization of bitcoin has not been stipulated in the latest regulations then we are dealing with the law if we add payment options via bitcoin even though even in tourist areas, but I make sure the state from the OP already has legalization regulations regarding bitcoin and congratulations to the OP for the very extraordinary initiative to increase cryptocurrency users.

This method is believed to be able to spread bitcoin adoption to a wider area, where many people will ask how to make transactions every time they want to use bitcoin as a means of payment. The stigma of bitcoin as a fraud or something like that will disappear in the minds of ordinary people because there are many people who have used bitcoin payment methods around their homes. This move is believed to be a way that can create widespread adoption and one way to collect bitcoins for people who have accepted bitcoins in their business.

But there are also things that need to be considered if the country where Op lives is not friendly to bitcoin or the government prohibits using anything other than fiat for transaction processing. Even if we insist on using it, we will be faced with the law which will result in a big risk for ourselves, cases like this are intended for countries that legally use bitcoin as a valid transaction tool. It is this rule that might limit us from using bitcoin as a transaction tool in the business we are in, because people think they will get in trouble if they continue to force it.

Good points. I was also thinking of those risks as it will not only put Bitcoin users in danger but the store as well, at least against the law. It may spread the knowledge and existence of Bitcoin but there is a relative hard from that as well. We should weight the pros and cons properly to know the right actions.

If anyone does not believe OP's story, they can ignore it instead of doubting because this is just a sharing about applying bitcoin as a payment method for his business.  it wasn't an act that would hurt anyone, so there was no need to be too suspicious of it.

Actually, adding bitcoin as a payment method is not so difficult and I think as a bitcoin investor.  OP wouldn't be stupid enough to not know where he lives and if bitcoins are legal or not.  moreover, using bitcoin as a payment method is not new, there are already a lot of businesses doing it, so I think what OP does for his business is normal.

The security side also needs to be considered whenever people want to accept bitcoins in the business they are running and this has become a special concern for me because there has been a case of arrest in my country regarding a business that accepts payments using bitcoins. Furthermore, we also need to look at the conditions where we live, how adoption has been going and if accepting payments using bitcoins is still a new thing, then it is very likely that the business we are in will experience a setback.

Forcing to accept bitcoins in such conditions is also not good because there will be big risks that we will face. The presence of bitcoin within us must be a solution to improve financial ability for the better, not the other way around it puts us in the face of the law which will make it difficult to solve problems that will occur.