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I just observed a kid on Twitter doing a Bitcoin payment transaction at McDonald's, and it's amusing to see that they can do it. However, I feel bad for the kid because he spent something like 170,000 Sats or something. Its parent must have a sizable amount of Bitcoin.

But even so, I'm still in awe of how these kids were raised by their parents since even at such a young age, they are progressively learning about the idea and features of how important Bitcoin is to them. I respect parents who do an excellent job of educating their kids.

Reference: https://twitter.com/naiivememe/status/1705167273609368057

When date is this? I try to search the tweet but is now deleted or it isn't public.

170000 sats is near 45 USD today, maybe the pay a lot of fees, new users aren't aware of how the fees are calculated or how it affect to their final TX.

I'm not clicking on a Twitter....eh, X....link to see the details, but it looks as though that kid's parent is ordering for him.

Mixed feelings about this.  First of all, if they're spending that number of sats at Mickey D's, that kid is going to be obese by the time he gets to puberty, and he's probably going to end up with tits and gender dysphoria and all the other modern day maladies the new generation has.  I'm not joking, and it makes me anxious.

On the other hand, it's good thing if that kid in the pic is actually into bitcoin.  I don't care if he or the parent is blowing it at McDonalds (stupid move IMO) as long as he learns why it's important, i.e., it's a form of money that the government can't control and isn't in the hands of the banking system and that it's a decent store of value.

Hopefully that kid's screen time is kept in check by his parent(s).  Too many people, young and older, are glued to their smartphones 24/7.  End of aging hermit rant.

Mr OP it seem the reference link you provided is not working because went I click on it but it not going, I thought the problem is from my twitter but not pls fix it if the problem is from your side. The parent had tried their best in teaching their son crypto, at this stage of life am so happy seeing it because gradually the kid will start introducing his friends.

I can't see the tweet either. I imagine that must be in Lugano, Switzerland, or El Salvador, as far as I know there are no other places accepting Bitcoin at McDonald's.

First thing is for the OP to fix the link and let's see, because we don't know what date it is from or where it occurs:


Or maybe that happened at another time, when the price was different.

I even watched it a while ago before I posted it, and now when I tried to watch it again, it was deleted immediately the link was invalid already.
I do not know why. In the video, those kids are still scanning the machine at McDonald's. And it seems they're language was a Portuguese but not sure.

When you watch them, it seems like their parents or relatives are behind them, as long as those children are doing the transaction in the video.

Seems to me like a "Wallet of Satoshi" Lightning wallet, fees aren't that high on LN.

Yeah, I was too lazy to do the math (chalk up another "too lazy" quote to my account), but I figured it was roughly that amount.  To feed a few people at McD's these days, even though it seems like a lot of money, it sounds about right.

And let me tell y'all, when I was a kid I was a big fan of McD's and would eat there a lot.  When I see how much their burgers, fries, and everything else they've got on their menu today it makes me want to pull my hair out.  The dollar menu used to include items that cost $1.  I think they call that list something else now, because you can't even buy a napkin for $1.  Lol.

This should be a lesson to you in case of next time, you know what the forum want and what they don't, please next always get the fact on ground before post anything, possibly download the video to serve as you prove.

Are you shocked to see that BTC can be used to buy Macdonald or you are shocked that the kids are buying it and they are getting familiar with BTC technology at an early age? Either way, new generation kids are so modern that, at an early age they are aware of the full usage of smart phones, while when I was a kid, like around 10 to 14 years old, no one gave me smart phones to use, I mean I don't have the privilege to have my own phone so I have to ask elders to use their phones and all they did was, not gave us their phones even for a second, by saying that we might break their phones.

If I recall those memories now and compare them with the current generation then I concluded that this generation is so advance that they knew how to use phones. They knew how to make online transaction via banks. They are now getting familiar with the btc technology. That's not a surprise to see but using btc to pay for products is very surprising. Even though their parents or guardians were helping them, but still, they are learning at an early age and with time they will become experts.

Nice, i get it, sorry for my ignorance with LN wallets i never used it. I think that i need to read more about that topic.

Well then if the amount doesn't have higher Fees then that mean they are wasting a lot for some bugers and fat

Hope they spent the satoshis on healthy stuff.
Bitcoin is too valuable to be spent on junks. The sats are better saved than spent on things that are not as valuable or profitable.
If you must spend your bitcoins spend them on things that compensate for the profits the bitcoins would have given you in the future. If you wish to spend them on foods, spend on the good ones that can make you productive enough to work sufficiently to produce things that are greater or equal to the amount of profit you would made from saving the coins. If you wish to invest the bitcoins on something else make sure the future profit from the investment is equal or greater than future profit from the bitcoins. And it's much better to spend the bitcoins in Bitcoin economy, or better still, in economy (decentralized one atleast) that uses Bitcoin as currency.

Except what actually happened was:
They actually paid for some big portions because they went there with their parents. When it came time to pay, they were instructed to do so at the cashier and the parents just documented them from behind.  I personally doubt that it was their initiative, in fact they don't know how much 170k sats is equivalent to.

It’s either this payment was made by this kids parent, or their parent gave them that bitcoin to use and make their daily purchase, because what they bought and paid with bitcoin is approximately 45$ if the members who made the calculation is correct, which if converted to my local currency is a whole lot of money, and kids spending that right now on a daily basis means they are going to spend a whole lot of fortune within a month or year which they might later leave to regrets, that’s if Bitcoin price appreciates more than this and they happen to revisit their transactions history, it might be a thing of regret.

Buying something and paying with bitcoin is really a good idea as it shows that the currency is being put into good use, but when the one who have their hand on it don’t know how to careful use it, it might be some sort of asset abuse.

I didn't click on the link but I see the child's parent making the payment.  The matter is both good and bad. The good part is that this child's parents are introducing him to bitcoin. As a result, the child is getting an idea about bitcoin.  As a result, he will be able to use this knowledge later.  And the bad part is spending so much on McDonald's. As this kid gets older, his needs will increase. He is not learning the proper use of money which may affect his future.  But if the child's parents own a lot of money, then the matter is different.

Probably the tweet is not more visible because I also tried to view it, but it was not viewable. From all the indications, these children's parents are into bitcoin, and they may have some bitcoin in their wallets. They have guided these children in the right way to be independent of banks and governments; they will grow up with financial freedom; they will grow up as bitcoin experts if their parents teach them about bitcoin well; and I am sure they will have a bitcoin wallet set aside for these kids as their future investment.

I tried to search the internet about this and came up with random things that do not relate to any kids paying their bills with Bitcoin. All I see is adults doing it. As the link from Twitter is not working and nowhere to find the real thing, I am a bit disappointed. But with all the videos and articles I saw upon searching, it seems like this event took place in El Salvador or Switzerland. Most of the McD in those counties are accepting BTC.

But everything aside, the new generation is really getting into the technological stuff quickly. And this gives us a great learning point. We are the ones to guide the next generation towards the future. As the parents are helping their children to understand the concept and teaching them how it works is good to see. I hope every parent at some point teaches their children about Bitcoin.

Going through above discussion it seems we have completely mixed thoughts about the tweet, the news and the picture itself. Sometimes I think why such great news are always end up with so much confusion? Reminds of history channel where they show UFO videos recorded by normal peeps and guess what they are always blurry, sucked into hell fire and what not.

Why some great event like this always has confusing records? So we have a kid who’s paying with bitcoin wallet at billion dollar food chain store and the news comes with a tweet that is too not available anymore. What a dull stuff man. Thought it was something great, detailed article and everyone is appraising it. Hope so someday it becomes more evident.

Wherever this is, this seems an interesting adoption that's happening somewhere in the world. Maybe it's just these kids are pressing the buttons but the actual wallet is owned by their parent or guardian. But what's more interesting is that this McDonalds is accepting Bitcoin.

I've just found an old article that a branch of McDonalds accepts Bitcoin in Lugano, Switzerland so maybe this is the place since the article also mentioned about the kiosk.
Article: McDonald’s starts to accept Bitcoin and Tether in Swiss town  (https://cointelegraph.com/news/mcdonald-s-starts-to-accept-bitcoin-and-tether-in-swiss-town)

That's ridiculous, what are they buying that costs that much  :D

For those of you saying that they don't know the calculation, I doubt that, because every wallet, I don't care which one they used, always show the dollar value.

Maybe someday, they will look back at that number of Sats they sold and realize that they wasted that tinny amount of Bitcoin because its value is way higher than before.

We all want to see people spend their Bitcoin on food items and other things, use it as a means of payment, well to the world now, Bitcoin is better kept as gold than use as money, it's only those that knows not much about Bitcoin spend their Bitcoin, majority of people will prefer to hold for long term and use something else for payment.

How do you guys know this is a pay point for McDonald's...? It can be a Bitcoin ATM in a McDonald's restaurant or it might not even be in a McDonald's restaurant..  ::)

In any way.... the kids are the future of Bitcoin and we should be happy that there are kids willing to use it as a currency. Most people today wants to use Bitcoin as a commodity and the currency side of things are neglected.  :(

It is truly amazing and incredibly fascinating to witness how the younger generation is becoming increasingly familiar with cryptocurrencies. It's great and impressive to see them adapt to new technologies, learn, and use applications like Bitcoin. This is a testament to the changing landscape of financial and technological education and the fact that Bitcoin is becoming more and more mainstream. It highlights the evolving nature of financial education and the growing interest in cryptocurrencies across all age groups.

Understanding cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology can provide them with valuable skills that could help them achieve financial success in the future. It's commendable that some parents are teaching their children about these technologies at an early age. However, I wonder if they also understand the risks and responsibilities associated with handling digital currencies.

Thank you for sharing this interesting observation! It's always exciting to see real-world examples of how technology is evolving and being adopted by the next generation.

But I wonder why this was deleted. Was it deleted by the person who posted it or by the X moderator?

Now I am thinking about how I will pass on my knowledge to my nieces and nephews or how I will teach my future children about crypto.

The company behind McDonald's don't have control over the restaurants, each franchises have different owners and they can implement different things to make their services much better than other franchises, it just so happens that this McDonald's have the bright idea of having bitcoin as a payment option.

If we look at the picture above, some people will think differently because some people think they are at a Bitcoin ATM, but we cannot access the source of the information because maybe the user has deleted his post on Twitter, hopefully the account user will convey the truth about the children who buy food using bitcoin payments at McDonald's restaurants.

We are very proud to see the growth in user adoption of bitcoin, bitcoin is not just a commodity asset but they are also used as currency, so anyone who has bitcoin in their wallet will have two advantages for long-term investment asset needs and can also use bitcoin as currency (without being converted ) to purchase any item with instant payment. However, the most extraordinary thing is that there are children who are already knowledgeable about using bitcoin for payment purposes in restaurants

It is great sincerely to see kids who understand, dicipher and apply complex information which have caused many adults to be in awe. The subject of BTC isn't new and with new kids being born daily, the latest parents are more remotely employed and have more anonymity with transactions or do more savings there and have to hint the kids incase something happens to them and they are left puzzled with wallet address they can't understand.

It's no wonder many parents who have toddles or are expecting new babies migrate to more developed countries or regions so as to afford a better learning experience for their young ones on the future developments that will in no time be of more benefit to those who understand it than those who are still trying in bits to understand it.

Huge if true. Imagine how much of our kids will be into bitcoin in the future if there are more of them that are interested with how it works as early as today, that will be massive!

I share the same sentiments as Sceptical Chymist though, in terms of how they spend it. While I think teaching your kids how to use bitcoin is nothing at all bad, and is great even especially if you're really selling the benefits of bitconi and not just willy-nilly telling your kid that either bitcoin is a cash cow that you can milk for as long as you live, or a glorified payment system so you can send uncle john money from where he lives without anyone tracking him or charging him deathly high fees for it, the fact that they are using the money and they have probably done this more times too, to buy Mcdonald's meals is just idk, iffy. Kids today should be given proper food that is nutritious and is not going to fatten them up. There are other healthier choices out there for sure that could accept bitcoin or something.

I dont really think that they understand Bitcoin at that age but I guess it's still a great thing that these kids are getting exposed to Bitcoin at a very early age since that could help them learn a little about Bitcoin probably when they get older they already have an idea about it and that could interest than in the forum to actually learn Bitcoin and cryptocurrency not just using it as a payment on Mcdonalds since it would be advisable because of the huge fees most of the time, I mean this Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies wasn't really mean for payment at this time because of its volatile market price and huge fees, I would only recommend it as an investment, I mean it is great as an investment but wasn't ready to be used as a payment method but probably it would be possible in the future, there is some centralized platform that offer very low fees on cryptocurrency transactions but it's a centralized platform so I would really trust putting my bitcoin there for sure.

We can assume that this image is taken back in the day when cryptocurrency was still not a thing and there were a lot of people who doubted it, But at the moment cryptocurrency is already adopted in a lot of platforms so if you're going to use it as a payment there will only be low fees compared in the past that's for sure.

Supposing the kids were really making an order at McDonald's, that sure is a good thing. Whether the kids, being kids, don't understand the system behind Bitcoin and even fiat, that's not the point I guess. I guess what matters is that they had an actual encounter of buying a food they love using Bitcoin. That will certainly leave a mark in their minds that Bitcoin is a currency because once upon a time they bought burgers and fries with it.

It is also not impossible if their parents are involved with Bitcoin and if their parents want to teach their children to trade with Bitcoin. Maybe his parents have a lot of bitcoins and maybe they invest in bitcoins as well as buy the necessary things with bitcoins and therefore their children may have inculcated the habit of trading with bitcoins. There are many parents who try to introduce children to Bitcoin from childhood and there are some guardians who keep children away from Bitcoin and introduce children to Bitcoin when they are of age. If these children get enough experience with Bitcoin from a young age, they will become more proficient with Bitcoin in the future.

Yeah you guys been to a McDonald’s lately, it’s so expensive you are better off going to a restaurant pretty much. They used to have coupons but now they rarely do. Only deals were with this coupon books. Still not great but better.

BigMac meal here in Canada $12 or so. Some of the double big Macs and speciality burgers at $15. And at that point you can just go to a restaurant. I’ll cost the same but it will take longer.

I am happy to hear that their parents were behind them instructing them about what to do. Believe me, this is a wonderful story because children are been introduced to Bitcoin and they can grow up to appreciate the ecosystem. But I will not allow children to use my wallet to buy anything. It is very risky to me because this child might not understand privacy and cybersecurity. Maybe the wallet has a few amount of money so it can be used for such experiment but I would not want to teach innocent children what to do when they incidentally have access to my wallet. Just a click can make you lose a fortune. The ideal age for me to introduce Bitcoin to Children is 17 years and they will be well-informed about privacy and wallet security.

The image isn't very clear; I can only make out the amount of 170,000 satoshis, and the rest appears blurry.

However, it's delightful to see a young child using Bitcoin for payment. It aligns with the notion that using Bitcoin is incredibly straightforward, and even a young child can accomplish it. Perhaps the individual who took this photo is the child's parent or sibling, teaching them how to make a Bitcoin payment.

If such payment methods continue to gain popularity and go viral, perhaps people will become more willing to experiment with making direct Bitcoin transactions at merchants.

      -    I also saw and watched that on Twitter. When the kids even scanned it on the machine, it was around 30 dollars, the equivalent of 170k satoshi that Op says inside McDonald's. It's just different words from the kids, and I have no idea what that country is. When I watched it, the child seemed to be used to it.

I think it's not the only time at McDonald's that they experienced paying at a fast food that accepts Bitcoin; it's just that now that I can't see the video on the link, I have no idea either. As long as that is true, and I also think that happened a few months ago this year, because the equivalent of 170k satoshi was around 30$ when they paid.

Kids ordering McDonald's with BTC is good because it's increasing the popularity of bitcoin. They know and learn about bitcoin from a young age which will make it easier to use bitcoin in the future I think their entire family probably uses bitcoin which is why they got to know about bitcoin at such a young age. By using bitcoin from now on they will get to know bitcoin better and recognize bitcoin as a currency along with fiat currency. Also growing one of the world's leading online travel booking services will expand its bitcoin payment options to include hotel reservations events and more. It's better to learn from a young age because then you won't be disappointed about the use of bitcoin when you grow up.

I am not surprised to see that McDonald's is willing to accept Bitcoin as payment for their products, because this has been going on at McDonald's for a long time. As mentioned by voi.id (https://voi.id/teknologi/215620/mcdonald-terima-pembayaran-dalam-bitcoin-di-lugano-hotspot-kripto-di-eropa-barat#:~:text=Pada%20September%202021%2C%20El%20Salvador,19%20gerainya%20di%20negara%20tersebut.), in September 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to allow the use of Bitcoin as legal tender. Since then, McDonald's has accepted Bitcoin at 19 of its stores in the country. This means that this kind of thing has been going on for a long time at McDonald's and maybe there are more children there who know about it so they might be taught by their own parents how to use Bitcoin when shopping at McDonald's.

This kind of thing is worthy of admiration because in other countries there may still be very few children who can use Bitcoin because of certain obstacles such as their parents who may not know about Bitcoin and also their surrounding environment which still does not want to accept Bitcoin like at McDonald's. So what these children are doing is quite good and I am also very impressed with them for this and it is very possible that their parents already understand how to use Bitcoin in several things including shopping.

I am delighted to witness how young people are getting involved with Bitcoin at such an early age. This trend also reflects growing interest in adoption of digital currencies, and serves as testament that how technology is reshaping our financial system. It also underscores the importance of financial literacy and education for growing children for their future well being. However, it is also important for children to understand the risks involved with crypto currencies and digital assets.

I am shocked that they are using BTC in a frivolous manner.

But perhaps it means btc will stabilize at a low number say 30k and stay there for decades. Then spend 45 dollars worth won't be as stupid as buying 2 pizzas for 10000 btc was.

So I guess the parents are betting that btc will be stabilized close to the current price it is.

I don't find it shocking because, because for example, many service and product sellers are accepting BTC as payment method, which means on the other hand there is a buyer who is buying those services and products using their BTC. And if all people will start to hold the BTC instead of using it for p2p purposes then things will not be the same and people might not adopt it at first. Think for a second.

If they had paid in fiat, then that would be only $45 dollars which they can also use to buy the same amount of BTC, the point is they had money but they prefer to use that money to buy MacDonald instead of keeping/investing the funds/fiats in BTC. I hope you understand my point.

Op the first thing is correct your link everyone was asking about it as they wanted to confirm the news but I don't know why you still have not corrected it, I personally checked it and found nothing so please give the right link to this news.

Glade to see that the children are learning about Bitcoin at an early age. Bitcoin is a stronger tool that provides financial freedom to people and is necessary to educate children about Bitcoins so that in the future they can make the best decisions about their finances.

The children in your post have the capability to make a Bitcoin payment at McDonald's and it's a very honor for his parents that their child understands about Bitcoin and takes an interest in it. This pic shows that Bitcoin is becoming more popular day by day and it is going to be very easy to make payments.

If you are a father I recommend you to educate your children about Bitcoin tell them, how Bitcoin is important how much it will help them in the future, and also how it provides the concept of investing or saving money.

I don't think there are many people who are using BTC to pay for a burger. If someone knows the history of that pizza guy who brought a pizza for an insane amount of BTC and compares that BTC price in today's market, their feasible response will be to hold it for future gain.

Using BTC instead of Fiat for having trouble with Fiat is a logical explanation. Perhaps they were just trying something new to get new experiences.

On the one hand, it is good that bitcoin is becoming more widespread. On the other hand, in this way people are spending an asset that may grow at least three times in the near future. Therefore, a dilemma arises - to spend or to save? Everyone here chooses their own line of behavior

Anything that correlates with adoption and recognition or simply it being used on how its supposed to be used is really that something commendable or really good to look at. For those who do really think that it is

really that a waste of coins then they are just simply looking or focusing too much on investment part and not really that appreciating in speaking about the actual utility on which we know that Bitcoin was created or meant to be used up without having those 3rd party or simply that p2p which this do really shows that example. We are really that still have a huge room to grow when it comes to its actual utility and this image or tweet shows that even children or youngsters do really be able to make use of it which i could say that it is always been that a positive thing. Somewhat i do really have that same feeling that it is really just that
a waste on buying something which you could eventually be able to buy it with fiat directly and holding those coins for long term instead.

Somewhat if this one is really that intended for the sake of demonstrating about what this payment options giving then it is really that something that could be applied and possible.

It would be safe to say that in this era, children are born with tablets in their hands. Naturally they can easily use Bitcoin and all kinds of applications including crypto-currency wallets. There is nothing surprising in this.
What I will say about McDonald's is that I wouldn't spend my precious coins on that junk food. It's overpriced and the quality has dropped significantly. I don't know if it's the same in other countries, but this is the situation in our country. I prepare the same thing at home, it's much cheaper and nutritious. I can save more Bitcoin as well! :)

Looks like the caption is different from what is shown in the picture.  Like what the earlier reply stated it looks like the mother is the one paying in BTC.  I clicked the link to check the replies of other people but it looks like the link is not available anymore.  Probably taken down due to a minor on the picture, or possibly misleading content. 

I'm glad its fast enough for them to order the fast food, thats a point in favor of BTC if its fluid enough to be convenient for people who presumably will not put up with too much hassle.  If they had alot of patience they'd just make the burger themselves really.  I'd like if BTC was convenient and easy enough for everything like this.    
  I'm not so much a fan of how expensive fast food got now but usually its down to finding an offer price available.    Ideally BTC circulates between users, I presume McDonalds or whoever is retailing here just puts it back on the market right away.


Spend is totally fine and healthy for anyone who is receiving BTC.   The ideal is that circulating back and forth between regular users, just a means to settle bills and both parties accept payment and pay themselves using BTC; nobody is losing out then its just a beneficial circle and you are all holding an appreciating asset not the flaky paper.

And stupidly, in order to get another experience of buying with bitcoin or just to get good captures to post on social media, sometimes customers are willing to pay a slightly higher price compared to the price with fiat payments, while they realize that. ;D

Right, there's no point to spend more money when we have an another option to pay less, if someone said it's for supporting Bitcoin, it's somewhat stupid IMO. Both of using Bitcoin as a currency and as a commodity are supporting Bitcoin, it just depend on anyone choice.

In my country the qualify of junk food is not changed, but I don't eat junk food because it's unhealthy.

Although it is impressive to see children using a bitcoin wallet, I hope no bad person will ask them to transfer the remaining satoshis in the wallet, especially if no adult accompanies the children to buy burgers at McDonald's.

But I wouldn't let kids buy anything offline using bitcoin. I still prefer telling them to buy using fiat. And I also do not encourage them to buy junk food.

This shows the paradox of Bitcoin ownership and the mass confusion about how it's to be used in future. What is the point in even using Bitcoin for these type of small transactions, when the fees are often an unnecessary chunk extra and it would be cheaper using a credit card in most situations. Is it a commodity? Is it a currency? Is it an international money transfer service? What is the minimum transactions that are worthwhile for it - hundreds of dollars, thousands? It definitely has useful situations but currencies are most helpful when they are relatively stable, the world economy changes quite enough with costs changing all the time when pegged against a stable currency, why would you want to throw further calculations into the mix?

It comes down to whoever holds the coin though. Whether you as a holder want to spend it as currency or simply want to introduce BTC to your kid as digital gold aka investment.
But that's why it is best to have a stablecoin option for merchants accepting digital USD. More options mean we can save our BTC and not spend it on something that will make the kids obese.

It's never worth it to spend BTC on these merchants when you know that right after they receive BTC, they turn it into USD.

Don't you think we're probably getting the wrong idea from this photo?
Anyone who owns Bitcoin knows it's worth. Is it even possible for someone to want to waste it on junk, and talk more of such a huge amount? Of course, apart from Laszlo Hanyecs who bought 2 Domino Pizza with 10,000 Bitcoin, I'd personally think that person is crazy.

Junkfood is not good, but on the other hand the food has prestige, but I don't do it because I don't eat unhealthy foods like that.
But the main point that is discussed is not about junk food, we talk about bitcoin that is used as a payment tool, for people who consider it a place to store this value is very touching and they will never do it to buy their own killer food.

But try to think that it is popular and everyone follows the way but on different purchasing objects such as food, clothes or others using bitcoin and the child follows what his mother did about Bitcoin, indirectly that Satoshi's purpose was getting closer.

I guess it's too late for that hope haha. Too many young kids are now enslaved with their smartphones 24/7. Well at least they awaken their technology instinct early on their life right? lol.


Well at least they are making good use of it. That kid will learn the value of transacting money. Otherwise, if that experience would benefit the learning of the child, then it will be greater than the price of it's coin holding it to 3x. interest of kids might built from that one transaction on MDonalds. You can always have back the coin or the money, but not the time of those kids being exposed as young as they possibly can.

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It's hard to monitor the screen time of kids nowadays especially if they aren't always with us. We can't keep them away from their phones when we are not with them since it's necessary to keep our lines and connections active to stay in touch with them.
However, it's a good thing that children are now getting aware of Bitcoin usage yet as parents, we still need to guide and enlighten them of its value and importance. It's a good thing that they know how to use Bitcoin but we have to properly educate them so they will have a proper knowledge about it and make sure that their age is accurate to understand the risks of using Bitcoin in every transaction.

Again, if you look at the picture/video, you can see that they're using the "Wallet of Satoshi"-App, which is a lightning wallet.
Fees are quite low on the lightning network.
 
And there goes your privacy.

All of the above and more.

On mainnet it depends on the mempool and your urge to pay for whatever you want,
on lightning you see lots of 1 satoshi transactions, doesn't get much lower than that.

 It's great these kids are being introduced into the world of Bitcoin but I'm a bit concerned about the price tag tho. That's some cool amount wasted on junk!! I wouldn't want a situation where the child will regard BTC as money you can easily spend on worthless things and as such not attach much value to it. But according to the video I saw, although there's no link visible link, there's an adult who can easily teach him better on how to appreciate Bitcoin.
 I'm believing that Bitcoin will appreciate in price in the future that the thought of using even the smallest sats to buy some McDonald's happy meal will be an absurd idea.
 I dunno if this link works though, but I feel this directs us to what the Op is trying to pass across.
 https://x.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1705918819598832125?s=20

link is good thank you.

yeah I do not like them buying MacDonalds even if they used LN

On the other hand, we've got also cool kids that have been in crypto. A story 2 years ago that they've been mining crypto and earns a lot since it was the bull run.
These 14- and 9-year-old siblings earn over $30,000 a month mining cryptocurrency (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/31/kid-siblings-earn-thousands-per-month-mining-crypto-like-bitcoin-eth.html)
If it's about seeing these kids purchase food through a food kiosk with the payment of bitcoin, this is also another interesting story.

When a Chymist speaks, you could as well expect some dialysis of the situation and possibly the prescription to keep it at bay. Well done my Chymist on first straw at the incident.

My thoughts revolves about if it’s just a show for the trends on Twitter or X as we might have it but with no means to verify what the situation is, we might just have perspectives to it and be good.
If them kids are really into bitcoin? I think not. Perhaps it’s my part of the world but, I don’t know what a kid like the once’s I see in that screenshot could do to earn in bitcoin vis a vis, having to spend as they are based on screenshot.
It’s a kid’s move for sure and that means, they aren’t really into bitcoin or don’t know much of it already. Perhaps some gift or some of these inherited coins we discuss. Either way, they are out creating yet another use case that might be talked about in times to come.

Whatever they are doing, it's great that they are using disruptive technology and can probably give what they earn to their parents. It's fun to see stuff like this it makes it even more interesting when people try to give way to this and show that it is possible.

What's the next thing that could be done? Hmm.

It is possible the transaction is made for social media posts, just like the earlier reply stated.  No one in the right mind to pay extra unless they have this plan in their minds.  Flexing to have paid in Bitcoin and bragging them by posting it on social media.  Vlogers, bloggers, influencers, and streamers can do anything just to get views and subscriptions, creating a scene that will interest people is not exempted such as this kind of stunt shown by @OP.

But on closer look,  after going through the video, I saw that those kids didn't actually spend 170,050 worth of sats, rather that was what was in the child's wallet and the actual fee spent was 0.00115729 which when converted to dollars is $30.31. This seems like a fair amount spent on a happy meal for me.

The link is isn't working so the tweet was probably taken down by the user or was reported to take down because the pictures were obviously taken without consent, which I hope everyone understands why that's a problem. Anyway, regarding what seems to be happening on the picture, it looks to me like the person (probably the parent, or someone older than the kid) was the one using Bitcoin to pay for the food transaction and not the kid himself. Either way, if I'm gonna go with OP's caption and narrative then I see that as a good thing. Kids these days are born with a tablet/ipad on their hands anyway so it's not surprising to know that there are kids being interested and learning about crypto early, however, I do hope they are getting enough supervision and guidance from their parents since we are after all talking about money here and kids, as clever as they are, can still be easily fooled and scam; we certainly don't want that to be their first experience dealing with crypto.

I expect more of this in the future.

As Bitcoin grows in popularity, kids will be more aware that a thing called Bitcoin is existing therefore, they might try to learn it, and use it to pay some things like in this one where the kid, and I think his sister are using Bitcoins to pay their bills in McDonalds. It's good to see this, but I don't want the establishment itself because you can laugh at me on this one, but I'm afraid of their mascot, the clown thing-y.  ;D ;D

So it happened in El Salvador then. I guess it's unsurprising knowing how the country embraced the currency. Anyway, I wonder if the McDonalds establishments outside El Salvador will do the same though.

I've seen many kids here that're already glued to their smartphones. So bad that they're spending more time with their smartphones than with their family. They're spending more time with their smartphones than making themselves healthier thru exercising. Smartphones is changing the world... ohhh wait they've done it already which is unfortunate if you will ask me. :(

Using Wallet of Satoshi, which is a custodial lightning wallet, would seem counterintuitive if that is the lesson you're trying to teach to kids. I understand that custodial is more convenient but by encouraging this option it's not much different than telling people to use Visa or a centralized altcoin. In order to understand Bitcoin's true purpose sometimes it is necessary to use more complex and less user friendly options, which might not be ideal for children, but if they are taught properly it can be greatly beneficial in their life to have this knowledge.

now i really see the good progress by look at that picture, although the price is still volatile but i think it will give them good experience. i think buying goods using btc will be something that common in the future. but unfortunately some country prohibit their citizen to use foreign currency.

The child did not do it alone, he was accompanied by his parents when buying McDonald's and making payment transactions using Bitcoin. My assumption after looking at the child's face is that he is still around 10 or 11 years old. I am very impressed with the education provided by his parents, the way they introduce Bitcoin to their child is very simple, they immediately take him shopping by making payments using Bitcoin.
This method can change a child's view of Bitcoin, he can see firsthand how valuable Bitcoin is even though it has no physical form.

Maybe yes, maybe no. However, given its extremely limited quantity, it poses a challenge for Bitcoin to be adopted by all 8 billion people in the world. Bitcoin's quantity in relation to the global population is a mere 0.2%. Even though that can be expressed with a multitude of zeros and decimals, it remains quite minuscule.

The world requires a currency that not only facilitates swift transactions but also offers lower price volatility guarantees, so that owning it doesn't encourage excessive speculation.

As a currency of the future, it presents substantial difficulties; as an alternative form of currency, there may still be possibilities.

I think the child's parents only taught them how to pay, not about Bitcoin technology and the children saw Bitcoin as an ordinary means of payment like other digital money which is currently widely available but is centralized. It's okay to teach your child about Bitcoin but it's not a necessity, because there are still more important things that children have to learn than about Bitcoin, and because it's not clear when the transaction occurred, it could be that the price issued is normal for that time and to be a little high for today's.

It is a possible narrative, after all the picture clearly shows that the kid is with someone as he orders his food. Moreover, I agree with what you have stated. It is true that teaching Bitcoin to children is not a necessity, nor should it be required. Bitcoin, specifically when it comes to investing, is still far too complicated for them to fully grasp. They have to learn a lot of other things that is essentially when it comes to investing, hence it is better and surely suggested to start small and easy if anyone do ever decide to start introducing Bitcoin to a child. Lastly, it is best to remember that they are kids and they have other more valuable things (at least at their age) they should be learning about and endulging themselves in. Let us not rush our children.

Besides what you said, maybe the parents of those children are starting to familiarize them with the usage of Bitcoin while they are young; maybe they don't really understand Bitcoin yet, but what is being injected into their minds is that Bitcoin is money that can be used by merchant businesses that accept it.

And then the parents of these children probably know that they won't be able to turn on Bitcoin right away, so in that way, the children will really realize that Bitcoin is a good asset that can be used for such things.

Actually, it's okay if parents teach their children to learn to use bitcoin to buy something and I was impressed to see that these children can do it to buy something at McDonald's.
But it's better if this is just a one-time thing and parents can teach their children more about investing in bitcoins rather than spending their bitcoins on things like that, especially if it's fast food.
Hopefully, their children won't spend their bitcoins on other things because that will be a waste for them and they won't save their bitcoins.
It would be more valuable if their children could invest their money in bitcoin rather than shopping, especially since bitcoin will become something valuable in the future.

I also appreciate these children who have been able to transact with Bitcoin. They must have had parents who were great enough at educating them so they could do it. But I hope their parents also have to supervise their children. Because I'm afraid they will be cheated by someone. For example, they don't know the value of bitcoin. So they will send the amount requested by the other person (transaction opponent). And that will cost those kids more than they should. But I don't want to look at it from that point of view for now. So I would think positively that these children are indeed under the supervision of their parents when carrying out transactions. I hope their parents can teach them about the value or price of a bitcoin in the money they use.

The younger generation are more accustomed to technology than people who are old. These keds and young people these days make up a large percentage of the techie community. I am not shocked to see Children that age understanding how to use bitcoins. I feel like some people can make the mistake of underestimating these little kids, and what they can learn. Some of these children can faster understand some modern technology than the people you expect will understand it.

Looks fake to me.

I've looked up to it and nothing appeared about a kid who's buying in McDonald's using Bitcoin. I didn't even hear the news about McDonald's accepting bitcoin as a payment. Even if it this is true, it looks like that his parent's are just trying to use him to make it funny like the guy who pays a lot of Bitcoin for just a slice of pizza.

It's impossible for 170,000 sats to be spent on them shopping for several people, my assumption is that parents deliberately take their children shopping at McDonald's for their children's formal events. The positive side of payments made using Bitcoin by his parents. He (the child seen in the picture) gained new insight into payments, so far he only knew fiat money was used as a means of payment.

After he sees what his parents have just done, he can learn new lessons even though his parents did not teach them directly. Parents need to teach children from an early age to learn more about Bitcoin to broaden their horizons in the future.

I think if it's just for education, allowing your child to order McD's using Bitcoin is no problem, in fact I think it's quite cool. However, if you do regular transactions and pay using Bitcoin, I don't think it's worth it at all because of the fees and waiting time.
But I really appreciate the father who introduced Bitcoin to his child from a young age, and even immediately gave his child practice in using Bitcoin for direct transactions. Hopefully in the future I can teach my child about Bitcoin like what he did to his child.

Maybe it might be, it might be real or fake, I just went back to check on the link again and I notice that the tweet has been deleted, which is really not a good sign though.

I don’t know what the person who made the tweet want to achieve from it if they where all made up story or not, but I doubt it was since their is no reward which could be giving to such person.

As for the part where you don’t about MCDonald’s involvement in bitcoin acceptance I think this article will be helpful for you  McDonald’s starts to accept Bitcoin and Tether in Swiss town  (https://cointelegraph.com/news/mcdonald-s-starts-to-accept-bitcoin-and-tether-in-swiss-town/amp) the news is almost a year old now unless something changed if not, they are among the large business which have openly be accepting bitcoin’s for payment from their customers.

it's great to see other people using bitcoin and innovating with it. Unfortunately, some countries limit this for the reason that their country's currency does not fall due to the existence of Bitcoin as a means of payment. but that's not bad, at least our country still allows bitcoin as a commodity and I'm sure some countries can also use bitcoin as a means of payment like what you posted.

I think what he's actually surprised about is that these kids chose to use that amount of BTC to purchase something as frivolous as McDonald's meal. And even if it were local fiat used, it would have still being shocking because in this economy, you waste such an amount on something as fleeting as that ::).. That's too much spending for a craving, don't you think? Then again, who can question the power of an aching need to satisfy hunger? I mean, Lazlo Hanyecz can relate  ;D

Since the subject is a large business like McDonalds I did a brief research on the content but unfortunately I couldn't find any definitive information about the reality of the incident. Since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren't yet accepted as a legal payment method by many governments I honestly don't think that such a large business will accept payment with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. For this reason I don't think that the information and images in the content can be correct. Additionally, I have some doubts that this post is not up-to-date because the full menu content is not visible and the amount paid corresponds to around 45 USD with today's prices.

Finally, I think that if a large business like McDonalds starts accepting payments with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies this information will be announced quite quickly through reliable sources. For this reason, I think this content isn't accurate as there are many questionable details about the current situation and it has not been verified by any reliable source.

I agree with you. I was also skeptical about this knowing that McDonalds is a massive international food chain. If they are accepting crypto payment (heck even just a few branches) I'm sure it will make noise and we will find a post here in the forum about it. Moreover, you have a good point regarding the legality of cryptocurrencies for a lot of countries, which is a big factor to consider before a big food chain like McDonalds incorporate it as an offical means of payment.

As for the picture posted, I think it was taken out of context. There are a lot of possibility on what could have happened there. For example, it could be that it just so happened that the phone was opened to that page and since the kid and whoever he was with was in front of the ordering machine it was misunderstood by the one who took the photo. Nevertheless, unless there is a legit verification as to what the actual facts are regarding the phone, I'd say it is not reliable to assume they are paying using BTC.

Indeed. Also, I'm not quite sure the way how McDonald's could accept BTC since it is a fast food chain and the order should be paid fast as well and this is how you can spend a few hours in McDonald's just waiting for your transaction to get confirmation as none of the solutions (such as LN) was mentioned on the screenshots from the first post.

The link doesn't work anymore, the tweet has either been removed or the privacy has been changed to private. However, from what I see in the pictures, I'm pretty sure that these kids have been taught by their parents about how they can open their wallets and scan a QR code to make a payment with Bitcoin. I'm not sure if they are actually teaching them everything about it but things like these are normal nowadays since digital payments are done everywhere.

And kids these days are extremely smart, they will learn something you tell them just once or twice, especially if it is something digital and has to be done using a mobile or a laptop or another digital device with a graphical user interface, and it's not really difficult to log in to a wallet and scan a QR code.

Speaking about integration of such payment option then its true that if McDonalds had officially be accepting those kind of payments then it would really be  that announced or would really be published in news on

which same as you said that  it is impossible that there would really be news to this considering on how big Mcdonalds is. I do also think up the possibility that there might be some false or concidence that someone took the picture at that boy while they are making some transaction and turns out that it wasnt really just been paid up by BTC and he might really be just that asking if its possible. If they would really be that accepting Bitcoin payments then it would really be integrated with all branches that they do have which we do know that this is something that will be still that questionable in speaking about
legal matters which it would really be entirely be different on each country.

Therefore, we could really be able to make out some conclusions that it wont really be that something that can be easily be applied because there would really be still lots of things to be
considered first before the company would really be making out such decision or integration of such payment option which we know that it do really opposes centralization.

Looking at the latest comments here I don't quite understand. Now a local McDonald's branch has started accepting Bitcoin and taking orders without the head office knowing? Or was this just an advertising post? The tweet in the OP has been deleted. In the photo, there is nothing but a wallet image, is there any proof that an order was placed?
Generally speaking, it would be a very big deal for large corporate companies like McDonald's to accept Bitcoin. However, if this is implemented all over the world and in every branch, it would be big news. From time to time, this kind of news comes out, but then it turns out that it's just a case of a certain branch doing it for advertising purposes.

       It looks real that they are in a McDonald's fast food outlet; I just have no idea what country they are from, and I also think it looks legit that the kids in the picture are using Bitcoin to pay.

       And I also agree with the comments I have read from others in this section that the children are behind their parents or relatives who are guiding them in the Bitcoin payment process, in my opinion. But it's still good to see a child becoming aware of digital payments like Bitcoin in this day and age.

Fast food OUTLET. Stupidest thing I've read today :D Are you stupid AI ?

What if they have bough everything by card and now check exchange rate in their wallet?

They are in McDonald's, I don't know why that will be fake but okay I guess. Also, if there is any franchise that accepts Bitcoin as a payment, knowing how big McDonalds is it will make the news or at least there will be tons of posts regarding such a thing in this forum. I don't know how you are buying to this when we only have a picture that can have various explanation that leads to the kid not using BTC for payment. We don't have the context or whatsoever to support that claim.

It is people like you who are easily scammed that they believe everything they see as long as there is a photo.

I did no realize that philipma1957 was trying to say that, but I actually don't find the amount that much either in fiat or in BTC, because the rates of food, and other things are so high in developed countries. This also means, people can make good money too. Because a person is paying $45 dollars for food then think for a second, about how much money they might be making.

Life in tier-one countries is so expensive, I don't know from which country you are so I can not compare the rates but I can compare mine. For example, the minimum daily wage of a labor is around $5, but in Tier 1 countries it starts from $50 to $100 easily.

But if they are making that much, it does not mean they are rich, because the rates of things are also high in the country where they are living.

A little kid paying with Bitcoin at McDonald's looks really interesting. I don't see any good signs from this kid's actions because he is still a very young child, so he is not yet old enough to use Bitcoin. Maybe this kid's parents have a lot of bitcoins, and they have educated their kids on bitcoin education from a young age. When a kid is educated on bitcoin education and considers the positive aspects of bitcoin, he will not like to study when he can earn from bitcoin. Then his mind will develop towards Bitcoin, and he will not be educated in future good and his future may be bad. That's why young kids shouldn't get involved with Bitcoin so early. They have plenty of time to get involved with Bitcoin. Also, if they get some knowledge about bitcoin along with studying then it will be useful for them in the future, and they can move forward in future and know everything about bitcoin.

It's good to see people using BTC and other crypto as their daily payment methods, but this particular story seems fake as hell and there are so many clues to prove that which some of the posters above already pointed out.

Seems like this person wanted his 5 minutes of fame by doing all of this stuff to be frank.

Yes, if such a large food chain restaurant starts accepting payments with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies we will see thousands of news content about it in many sources. I agree with many things you mentioned but I think it isn't possible for only a few McDonalds branches to accept payment with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies because such chain businesses generally use some common payment methods and only exceptionally use a different payment method in the country where they are located. I don't think that such a payment method will be accepted exceptionally in any country at least under today's conditions especially since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren't yet legally accepted by all countries.

I think that the photo we see here may be fake or as another possibility, another customer may have made these children's order with cash or credit card payment and requested this amount from the children in Bitcoin. Of course in the event of such a scenario it is very likely that such a photo will be taken and disseminated through social media in order to misinform many people.


Certainly, the execution of Bitcoin transfers varies depending on network density. For this reason, a business whose main purpose is to deliver food quickly can't waste time completing the transfer process by accepting payment in Bitcoin. In addition, if a possible network blockage or similar situation occurs considering that the payment will reach the business after a few hours, I think this will also cause order deliveries to not be made.

When we think logically, we can also determine that the content here is fake. There is only one possible possibility that could have happened, as I just mentioned.

I would say this may or may not be possible but as long as the idea of bitcoin stands, I bet that it is going to be possible in the end. It is not that hard to imagine this to be possible.

I remember there are few cars that work with any pos machine you want, but uses bitcoin in your account when you are spending it, that means that you are going to end up with a situation where you can go to any McDonalds in the world, use that card, you would be paying bitcoin and they would be getting fiat. That's how it works and that should be the way you should be doing it in the end as well. I get that it is not that simple to get that card because it is not an offer all around the world, but I believe Europeans could be doing that.

What you say seems to make more sense. Because the information provided is not enough to confirm that it is the truth. It's just that when talking about McDonald's accepting bitcoin as payment, I heard about it last year¹. But I haven't heard it again this year. So I don't know whether they still accept bitcoin or not. And McDonald's only accepts Bitcoin in a few countries. But for the transactions that occurred in the OP, I don't believe it yet. But I still believe that it could be true and happen at McDonald's which accepts bitcoin in certain regions or countries.

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Reference:
1. https://news.tokocrypto.com/2022/10/05/makan-mcdonalds-di-negara-ini-bisa-bayar-pakai-bitcoin/?amp=1

It's common for kids to use Bitcoin to buy McDonald's, but kids are getting familiar with Bitcoin technology at a young age. But the kids of this present age are much more modern and smart for which they are very much aware of the use of technology. When we were very young we didn't know so much about smartphones or technology that we couldn't use modern technologies. However, the current generation of children have special knowledge about various technologies including smartphones from a young age due to which their knowledge is increasing. Accordingly, if we think about our generation, the children of the present generation are the most modern and advanced in the world. So it is natural that this modern generation of kids ordered McDonald's with Bitcoin, they will be more technologically advanced in the future they are acquiring this knowledge.

I have heard several times before that McDonalds will accept payments with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but none of them were from a reliable source and McDonalds didn't verify this information. Since Bitcoin is widely used especially in some countries it is of course possible for McDonalds to accept payments with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but frankly I don't believe such news unless McDonalds confirms the accuracy of this information.

On the other hand, I opened the reference article you forwarded to review it but since I didn't know what language the content was in I couldn't examine the details written on the subject. Additionally, I think that it isn't right for this website to share such news content and be considered a complete reference because it isn't a website that is valid as a reliable source worldwide. For this reason, since there is no content from a reliable source or confirmation by McDonalds I think it wouldn't be correct to state clearly that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were accepted by McDonalds last year or later.

1.Pictures can be easily faked nowadays. Even AI can create pictures that seem totally real. I don't trust pictures as an evidence anymore.
2.Someone is buying junk food with BTC. Should we be happy about this? McDonalds is complete garbage.
3.Assuming that this picture is true, I'm 99.99% sure that the kid doesn't have any BTC whatsoever. His parents probably have BTC.
I'm also 99.99% sure that the parents won't give the kid access to their crypto wallets.
Isn't this Twitter/X account a meme account? Meme accounts usually post photoshopped images.

Yes, you are right. There should be book about Bitcoin. Bitcoin subject should teach in school, in this way our next generation will be more educated and more skills. Bitcoin investment and Bitcoin buying and selling should be teach in schools. Bitcoin knowledge is more information than general knowledge. In this time, the people who are aware of technology, they are in peace. Bitcoin is important part of our life and Bitcoin should be use like a currency. People should  buy and sell things by Bitcoin. Bitcoin changed the world  and it's minig is very important. Children should provide lectures of Bitcoin mining.

Alright, let's not get ahead of ourselves right now. First of all, Bitcoin and crypto is only legalized in some countries so making such changes and application to the national educational system of a country is far-fetched. Secondly, lots of countries barely have a proper formal education regarding economics (unless you take it as your degree in college/university) so if you think they'll create a formal study for students regarding Bitcoin then you're just wishing for something impossible at this point. Lastly, if you want your kids to learn about Bitcoin and crypto I suggest you do that yourself but introducing it to them and teaching them yourself, relying on formal education that is heavily controlled by the government is not advisable as such a thing happening is close to impossible.

Bitcoin which is becoming increasingly popular will of course be easy to use for transactions so it is natural that now more and more shops or restaurants are accepting bitcoin payments directly, and of course I hope transaction fees can be cheap because I think transaction fees which can reach $3 are expensive.

Your statement may be true, that we should not be too serious about considering all information on social media to be trustworthy, a lot of fake news has been shared on social media and we may be deceived if we do not verify the news, I am looking for valid information regarding information about "The kids buy McDonald's using bitcoin", I found video footage from the picture above, they are testing the lightning network service for payments using McDonald's Australia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myVyUS8g_4Q

Maybe it was a family meal. This isn't that much money if you think in terms of a normal restaurant. For McD it's a lot, but then we don't know how many people he was buying it for. For one person this is almost  an impossible to eat amount of burgers and fries, but for 4 people it's pretty normal.

Also, he doesn't need a lot of money to be spending this much at a restaurant. Any normal earning person in a first world country can afford to spend that kind of money and many people these days earn some money in bitcoin, me included.

This episode reminds me when I used my Xapo card years ago. The bad were the taxes too high on the time, but hey, using BTC to buy some bread was awesome.

Bitcoin, Bitcoin, Bitcoin... Totally agree with you. Bitcoin's simplicity and ease of use have made it popular, especially among younger people. Yes, Bitcoin traders are seen as wealthy, but is that always true? Are the prospective rewards what attracts them? Your point about Bitcoin's accessibility is crucial. Even "newbies" can trade Bitcoin with the appropriate advice. And isn't that lovely? Financial democratization. The future of Bitcoin looks bright, and as you noted, its simplicity and blockchain technology are fueling its adoption. But as the market grows, will it remain accessible and easy for everyone?

I wouldn't say kids shouldn't be taught Bitcoin, kids should focus on education first. If kids are smart and educated in higher education, alone will know about Bitcoin. Because Bitcoin has become very popular nowadays. In different countries of the world, various types of products are being bought through Bitcoin, and payments are being made through Bitcoin. However, those who want to teach children Bitcoin should not give wallet passwords to children. Because the child likes to buy unnecessary things more. If you leave your child with the wallet password, your child may buy unnecessary things and use up your bitcoins. OP in your two pictures the kids are paying with bitcoin, maybe the kids are accompanied by the parents. I think parents will not easily let their kids pay with bitcoin wallets.

That's a huge sum to be spending on what he's actually ordering.

Now I see more reason why most parents need to educate their kids more on bitcoin and every full details should be told to them,so as for them to know how much more bitcoin is important and to know how to spend it as well.

Cause it seems they now own a wallets but they dont know their spending more for just that thing they are ordering. we know our kids always like to spend lavishly when being exposed to an access of getting what they wants.so we need to give them the highlights of how to manage such earnings.

It's really great if every restaurant and shop accepts bitcoin it will increase the supply of bitcoin even more. But the decision of each company to accept bitcoin as a payment method or not is up to them there are no marketplaces where bitcoin is generally accepted. Instead some companies in various service industries are adopting virtual currency as an additional payment option to increase their consumer base.

Sorry for spoiling your moment of happiness, but this purchase was made in El Salvador, in a country where Bitcoin is considered as national currency since 2021. So this isnt something special in that tweet or video. Just a regular purchase. Should I be amazed that the kids made a purchase? Absolutely not, as they looked grown up enough to do that. I would be more amazed by fees, as it is $13 for $33 payment (https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1705918819598832125). This would be first and the last time I would use BTC for such purchase.

These kids now adays have got to be with it to keep up. When I was growing up it was right at the start of the cellphone revolution and I was in like 6th grade when I got my first flip phone lol. Crazy times! Its great to hear that young kids through have the knowledge to buy mcdonalds with crypto.

Jesus H....I missed your post entirely until just now, and that misplaced medical jargon gave me a laugh.  And yeah, that kid in the photo could be some goddamn AI propaganda piece, or he could have had his McTits photoshopped out so he didn't look like a McFatKid.  These days anything could be possible when you look at something like this.  That's also scary to me.

But like I said when I was assuming everything was to be taken at face value, I hope that future fat fuck kid is aware of what's happening with the bitcoin transaction and isn't just waiting to whip out his smartphone so he can further ruin his already ruined social skills.

Now who wants to call me cynical?  I'm so far past that I'm levitating.

Despite having doubts about what has actually happened regarding the picture, it's true that kids these days are more tech savvy than the past generations and it is always surprising and impressive to see just how much they know when it comes to technology and the internet. Hence, no matter the validity of the pic, it wouldn't be surprising to know that there a number of kids that are knowledgeable about cryptocurrency.