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Meanwhile, bitcoin just got integrated with Uber for tipping drivers. Isn't that a good news?

https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem/status/895466611477544960

That's a good news since Uber in the Philippines is very popular. Actually it is more popular than the traditional taxi. If they are going to accept bitcoin, much better. But the transaction fee plus the rate of meter, isn't that a bit expensive? Anyway, this is a good help for bitcoin because this will promote bitcoin more. And hopefully bitcoin will be a part of people for their everyday lives. Good job Uber.

so this apps will allow bitcoiners to give tips for the drivers who will served a convenient way for them, but it is not the way of paying the service
itself right? let see how this tweets will bring up something for both btc and uber system.

The fares are still paid in fiat or card. Bitcoin is just for tipping and it's optional, at least for now.

yes. that's correct. At least for now, who knows maybe eventually Uber would accept Bitcoin for fares as well.

Great news! I'm dreaming to see Bitcoin as payment option for Uber as well :)

wow its that a good news great thats the prof bitcoin continues the popularization as the online currency.

Uber folks here in our country are good companions when travelling across the traffic streets and highways of the metros. They usually give me an excellent experience and make me forget the time because of how cheerful and approachable they are to their passengers. Hopefully a few chap has this on their car and I'll gladly tip them and educate them more about bitcoin.

lets hope for the best mate, as bitcoin already making its popularity and uber also conquering the world of car service rides
integrating the system would help both ways, we really looking forward for the team who's working behind this apps and
hope for the best.

Well it is good news it is. And I really like to see that bitcoin can be use in UBER. Many people are now known uber and many use it as an EVERYDAY transport. And with bitcoin combined with uber, well it is heaven for us who uses bitcoin. We are using internet so that we can call the cab that will takes us to our own destination. And we are using internet in bitcoin right? To access our wallet. And it is like hitting 2 birds using one stone right?

Isn't this just an initiative from the driver himself, I haven't seen this in other UBER cars?
Or is it actually UBER who came up with this?

If it's just this driver who set this up, I would expect Uber to integrate Bitcoin payments any time soon.

I think, shortly it will not be possible. But, the idea is great. Maybe not Uber, but some company will open a business with a taxi, which you could pay only by cryptocurrencies. Pros it's of course openness of transaction. Against it's not everyone knows something about cryptocurrencies and blockakchain) But, behind it the future.

I'm not sure... but I think in Argentina there is already the bitcoin option for uber

Only for tipping? Ah, well it's something atleast. It would had been better if Uber started accepting fares in BTC, but anyways its still a step forward in bitcoin being treated as a currency as its meant to be. Still its a great  news nonetheless.

Uber always goes against the rules. It's good that they accept bitcoin, but this can not be done in all countries. Even Uber itself in many countries outside the law. It seems to me that the breakthrough of bitcoin could be an opportunity to purchase items online and in restaurants.

Really??  That's a great new for many Filipino and especially for the driver of the uber here in the Philippines. Uber is the modern vehicles that the traditional taxi and it is very safe than taxi. But how it will convert into money??  They don't have an idea about bitcoin unless it will spread and tell them by someone who has a knowledge about bitcoin.  But for the meantime it is very nice to hear that.

It's just for tipping drivers I wish there should be payment also done by bitcoin let's see it will reach bitcoin to lots of crowd and will increase bitcoin popularity.

it is a good news for us, bitcoin user, because we can use bitcoin to pay uber services. but uber company should make adjustment for the fee in every country that have their services so people will be satisfying for using services from uber. soon the other company like uber will be following and i am sure that many bitcoin user will use the services.

Oh really??  That's  a very good news for the users who always uses uber for transportation. Here in the Philippines uber is very popular now because it is very safe and convenient for many people.  And i think it is very effective that they let bitcoin on uber.  Very nice.

They would have done better allowing bitcoin for fares as well. With the transaction fees being what they are, no-one is going to use bitcoin for tipping.

Very happy to hear this,sometimes we have problems with carrying cash.easily we can pay with bitcoin. :)

Well this a good news and I hope Uber will accept bitcoin as payment. It will bring less hassle to the commuters daily if paying with bitcoin. Atleast for now we see bitcoin as for tipping drivers only, so lets hope they will implement to accept bitcoin soon.

if this issue is really true that then it would be a great news for the Bitcoin users. so Bitcoin has become accepted with an another wing. after restaurants, online shopping and clothing now Uber is allowing to take Bitcoin as a payment tool. so it has created another window for the Bitcoin users. it is really fascinating news for us.

Oh nice read. It would help also for drivers to learn about bitcoin. If soon this happen it would be good to both uber and bitcoin. Its an information drive also.

Here in my country uber now are accepting bitcoin if you use the virtual card that linked into coins.ph where this is our based online bitcoin wallet that we can easily withdrawn our bitcoin via bank that already converted into fiat too. This is the goodnews that they start accept bitcoin as  a payment and hopt this might continue into another thing again.

Bro, I am using Uber for past 6 months but I do not find the option to pay the taxi fare with the bitcoin. Simply they fiat option and debit/credit card option to pay it.
I hope they might testing bitcoin option in their beta version, We expect update site management team.

I don't think that tipping using Bitcoin can be popular here in the Philippines. Why would I want to waste my Bitcoin just for tipping when in fact we know that it is a little bit of a hassle buying Bitcoin here in the country. Bitcoin is already expensive and to include the add-ons by wallet providers it is already beyond what can be comfortable pricing.

Tipping is good when we felt generous but I will never use my Bitcoin for it. For the simple reason i stated above...though this can help make Bitcoin be more popular and really act more as a currency rather than a tool for speculation.

Great news! We all would like to see bitcoin being used on UBER and in various other applications and services. I hope in the future this will become a reality, especially here in Brazil.

Wow! This is a great idea! Uber and Grab is becoming popular in our country nowadays. It will be more convenient and less hassle if they will accept Bitcoin as payment. Aside from that, it will be a good advertisement for Bitcoin. Many people will be interested to know about it. I hope that this will be implemented someday.

I'm really concerned if how the pricing would be if this will be implemented in the future. Bitcoin has no stable price and to think that we will utilize it in this kind of service and this kind of service needs a fix price.

Wow! And that is for tipping the Uber drivers? That sounds really a breakthrough idea. In the end, the tip will be more valuable than the fare itself.  ;D

Well, that is a good news. More and more business are utilizing Bitcoin at its finest. Many are recognizing the usage of Bitcoin and now, Bitcoin is being engaged in the aspect of transportation. This will also serve as a public advertisement since UBER is popular. The  people will be introduced to Bitcoin and will somewhat wake their awareness to the existence of Bitcoin. Another win for Bitcoin :)

Uber India doesn't have any such option. But still I have a few questions regarding this news article. Can payments be made in BTC for the fare, or is it just for the tips to the driver? Also, are they accepting BTC directly, or are they using any third party app like Coinbase?

I think it is a good ideasince Uber is a very high on demand here in our country and many people are using bitcoin there will be no hassle if you want to ride uber and you don't have any cash. You jut need your phone and internet to access your bitcoin wallet and then use it as a fare in uber. I think it is good because it will be less hassle to many people.

Man, stop arguing whether this would be good or would not be good in the long run; the idea is to introduce BITCOINS to masses. The more they hear about bitcoins the more curious they get. It would also be best to put BITCOIN stickers in UBER.

Uber officially doesn't accept bitcoins, but Bitcoin can be used for Uber by paying through Shift Card (Coinbase) or Xapo debit card or through other virtual cards (bitcoin).

Earlier some Uber drivers put up a QR code on the back of their seat for tipping. The tipping app mentioned in the above tweet is Vugo, it has been around since 2015.

https://govugo.com/drive/


http://www.bitcoincasinos.com/blog/uber-drivers-can-now-accept-bitcoin-tips/

Maybe Uber would add bitcoin option in future when it's more popular, instant confirmation (possible with LN), and less volatile.

That's a great news for everyone here in the Philippines especially for the people who uses uber as there transportation. Anyway,  it is a great idea that they made bitcoin on uber besides bitcoin is very safe and convenient for every consumers here in the Philippines.

Yea, I doubt if Uber has any official stance on this, but I know they do not accept Bitcoin payment for the service. I tried

before and was denied. I actually asked the Uber drivers if they could use ChangeTip, when it was still around and they

did not want to do that.  ???

If all passengers will tip the uber driver, I'm sure that he will raise a lot of money. Bitcoins price is now rising and it is very lucky of him to have a tip such as that. And time will come that tip is much more valuable than the fare.

It must have been a simple strategy of the driver. We have seen lots of tricks from Uber drivers to get more tips and this may be one of them. If Uber starts accepting BTC then it will be a serious boost for the crypto universe.

In my experience with uber, there is lesser hassle compared to the usual taxi. A nicer idea if I can use bitcoin for the payment. With the great reputation of uber in the Philippines and the growing usage of bitcoin for easier transaction, a thumbs up for this. I hope they would allow it sooner

There's no problem now that I want to ride Uber but I have to confirm it first if Uber here in my country is accepting bitcoin. As I have an older friend who's a driver with Uber for sure he is very much interested to try it out with me. Another way to make the demand of bitcoin higher, great news!

interesting, hope more and more merchants will use bitcoin, then bitcoin will go $100,000. ;D

Thats good to know that bitcoin is being used by major industries too.
If merchants like this keeps enrolling into bitcoin services then bitcoin will have more and more value sooner. So today it is at 4000 USD, if more merchant like this keep coming then that would be more than double. Very interesting services by UBER. All the best bitcoiners, hope we get it in every corner of the world. Best way to promote the bitcoin.

That’s a good news. But I am not sure is it expensive than normal payment. Because it takes the bitcoin transaction fee?  Anyway, that’s a progressive news of bitcoin technology. I hope the day is not far we can hear bitcoins are popular to use in glossary or supermarkets.

Is this only available for tipping services and not for payment of the fare for the trip? I think it would be more Uber integrated Bitcoin in their payment system and allowed bitcoin users to easily pay for the trips with the use of BTC.

I personally love the service of Uber because they provide security and convenience to consumers who don't own cars, like me. Unlike with regular taxis, it may be availed at any time and at your specific location, and is available for groups of people. They really make it a point to cater to customer satisfaction, and they continuously strive to improve their services for the consumers. It's innovations like this that make their customers choose Uber and become loyal to them.

More power to Uber! I hope they continue to provide good service.

It would be that much better if you were able to pay for the entire journey using bitcoin, unless you are going to be tipping more than a $1 the fees will just eat you up, nice move anyway.

That is really amazing thing to know that someone somewhere is trying to push the bitcoin very hard. This implementation will lead to use of bitcoin on the mass scale. Just imagine how popular bitcoin will become when every user will pay in the tips with bitcoin. Plus if someone doesn’t know about it then Uber might just make them aware of it and users then can find out more abut it. Nice steps by Uber. If brands like this kept implementing bitcoin services then that will make healthy bitcoin in the future. I have also read on the forum that Burger King has started accepting bitcoin in the Russian area. Thats really major change in all.

I agree it will not be a surprise if btc will be accepted as fare in Uber. Drivers will not only have income from the fares but also an investment as well. Though for now it's just for a tip I think they deserve some since they offer convenience to people. It's the convenience we are paying them for afterall.

This seems not yet available in my country, but I'm glad to hear uber has received bitcoin, it's a favorite app that I use often. And I hope they can get a lot of benefits for receiving bitcoins.

This is good news! more developer now is eager to developed new apps in order us to use bitcoin easily in every transaction we made like in Uber! If it is fully developed and running, I think we are safe if we ride uber taxi without bringing real paper money for fee.

If it just for tipping, ordinary people who dont know about bitcoin wont care about it.
Why would they waste their time to get bitcoin just for the tip. They would rather use their cards for that or maybe just fiat.
It is just a waste of time. It doesnt matter for many Uber customers.

I'm pretty sure that this isn't actually implemented by Uber themselves, but rather by the driver who put up this sign by himself, but still. It shows that bitcoin is really widening its reach in the community. It's not just limited to a bunch of people sitting behind their laptops anymore, it's everywhere and easily seen and accepted.

I still remember back in 2013 the price of bitcoin was pretty high(for back then, of course), but people didn't have any real uses other than using bitcoin online to buy goods(sometimes questionable goods too).

But now, everything has changed. Bitcoin has got a complete ecosystem surrounding it, but we still need more merchants to accept it.

It's great news, that you are able to tip someone for their work with bitcoin.

But tipping is tipping, and is only a part of the etiquette of certain countries. Plus, Uber isn't behind this. Some Uber driver who has some sort of experience in bitcoin came up with this idea, and is taking advantage of bitcoin's instant transactions to receive tips.

It would be nice if Uber supported bitcoin to pay fares. I'm sure that drivers will support this, since paypal is reversible and drivers can indeed be charged back if the customer decides to use a hacked PayPal account or just chargeback for no reason even if the service was of high quality.

Whether the uber itself is the one behind this or a particular uber driver, the thing is the free advertisement which would raise awareness to people considering that a lot prefer uber than regular transportation system. If we use the analogy of an ad-campaign, this type of advertisement will get a lot of impressions.

This is a good alternative transaction if a transport system such as uber is able to receive payments using bitcoin, if this is true will be applied by uber transport payments, then bitcoin will gradually become more popular among the public.

Very supportive of every country will follow this alternative, very easy to use. Hopefully it is not applied only in strong countries like Japan America and other European countries. One day everybody uses to trade, do vacations and more. Trust in Bitcoin will increase. I am sure that bitcoin will be around the world. ;)

Uber took a very good decision because this company not only existing in one country. In most of the country, we will see uber cabs. I also use this cab regularly, but here we don't have this facility. I think they implement one by one country. And yes this great move from uber to reach bitcoins to more people.

It is a good alternate payment but there is a transaction fee when sending bitcoins. But since people who book taxis are those who have extra money so it is not a problem for using bitcoin as payment. Just an alternative method of paying but if you are paying exact fiat money its should be the main method of paying. The idea is good just like using credit card for paying. It is not bad to implement this idea in paying. Also, it is convenient to rich people.

I think bitcoin usage in paying for fares and tips for Uber drive is a good option for the travelers but unfortunately it can only happen in few developed countries and lots of under-developed countries cant still use Bitcoin not for the reason of ignorance of bitcoin by people by the technology and other things.

Pretty cool, but what if it goes beyond just tipping Bitcoin. What if someone develops a blockchain to compete with Uber so it's cheaper for riders and drivers earn more, Bitcoin could be implemented inside it as a form of payment as well.

Bitcoin on Uber, that would be great.  I saw a video wherein a reporter ride an uber and paying bitcoins.  There is a third party involved maybe, bitcoins to third party and then third party to uber.  Anyways, that is a good news considering that little by little bitcoins are being recognized.  And as uber uses bitcoin as a payment, those passengers who are not familiar with bitcoins will be curious and maybe try to search what bitcoin is all about.

That's definitely good news but it's only for tipping, I would be happier if you could use it to pay more often. But then if you are tipping from Bitcoins, it would be expensive tip + the fees. I did rather tip them off via Fiat and in these times when the prices are rising so much, I don't think one would want to tip them via Bitcoins until someone does decides to make his driver day. Honestly those Uber drivers will soon grow rich and own a car, at the rate the prices are rising. Is this service available for Croatia Uber boats? Was planning a trip will try it once.

That's a good move. I think btc's long confirmation time was one of the reasons why it will only apply in tips, not actual fares. No Uber driver wants to spend a whole hour waiting for the completion of payment by the customer. Uber's decision to incorporate bitcoin in their system is however awesome news to many enthusiasts.

wow, its good. many people are now like it because it is quiete safe than in taxi or any commuting cars. i am one of those people who choose uber cars than any cars out there. i know that it is safe and there are so many patient drivers there unlike in others so it is a big help and good news for me as well.

Uber driver is getting progressive. It is not yet Uber directly accepting bitcoin but I think it is the driver's initiative to put his bitcoin address out there for tips. Bitcoin is getting attention though from his passengers who are not yet familiar with bitcoin. A good move, I guess.

that's a good news but whether it is applied in all countries, i think it difficult for this to happen because as we know that some states bitcoin are banned. It certainly would not be easy for uber to expect that many uber service users will use bitcoin for tip the driver or pay the service.

The driver will not wait for anything.
The payment process is on the UBER side so any problems with your cc or debit card will be solved by UBER not by the driver.

But still can't find anything official about the tipping app that was launched a few months ago and bitcoin.


If you think people who drive with a taxi around town are rich people then you really need to dig more on the subject, go out more cause you've got such a biased view on the world it's sad.And no, it's not convenient to really rich people at all, cause that's the moment you don't want to tap twice on things you can solve by one tap.If you really don;t care about money your only words will be "here is my cc card" not let me scan this qr code and see how much tx I pay.

Sounds great but I'm not sure that will be very much accepted in my country. Maybe I'm worng but since there are not many bitcoin users I suppose that not many drivers would also like to accept bitcoin. Only those who take cards should have no problem because in that case the client could easily make payment with bitcoin debit card. I see no other way.

Well for giving tips to drivers it is a good thing but not advisable when paying them on their services. I still prefer hard cash money or credit cards(if possible) to pay drivers since bitcoins is not yet supported by most of the uber service givers. And moreover, bitcoins in not yet supported throughout the globe and there were still countries who were not yet accustomed to it.

Srsly? Do you have proof?

Actually this step might be a vital factor for Bitcoin decentralization and for acceptance. Because if it can be a mode of transaction on transportation just like Uber or taxi people can prefer on supporting Bitcoin because it can serve as a more faster and reliable way of transaction specifically on paying.

Fees is still not that big an issue because of Segwit implementation. But the restriction would be that people themselves won't be ready to spend Bitcoin (a deflationary currency) than its inflationary counterpart fiat currency for everyday transactions. Bitcoin mainly is considered as an investment asset and not a substitute to everyday currency. So the holders themselves would be restricting Bitcoin's utility.

It will be better if it become the mode of transaction on paying rather than just a tip on driver on users. Because if it will become am option for commuter on paying their bills or rides it will serve as a factor for Bitcoin development and decentralization for a better way of transaction and for the progress of its price. But of course support is highly needed on this project where users of Bitcoin must take it as a good option on daily transaction on Uber.

Nice, even though this isn't probably the basic uber system for paying for rides, nevertheless, nice to see bitcoin there, and them finally listening to all the emails about enabling it.

Agreed. I would like to see uber accepting Bitcoin as a payment option. Hopefully the responses  are good and uber will add BTC in payment list soon.

Uber and Bitcoin are among the most earth shattering advancements as of now available. Uber, some portion of the purported sharing economy, has made employments and helped individuals touch base at their goal securely.
So I am very happy to listen this great news.

I wouldn't consider this Hay Day. Bitcoin is going to make it into the common market when it does and there's no reason for us to push for it and there's no reason for us to look for it.

I ama ctually very surprised Uber started accepting Bitcoin already. They have been slow to introduce "new" payment ideas... not in this case obviously.

There are countries that are difficult to apply uber use, including my country there is a government role to limit the use of uber. How is it possible for the government to allow payments with Bitcoin they always think traditional and slow to respond to new technologies.

Yes, it will be quite a good option for Uber if you wouldn’t like to waste time waiting for confirmation time. If you will like to make things quick, or maybe you’re in a hurry, I don’t think it will be a very good option.

Uber us found around most of the countries and the same accepting bitcoin as a payment for the service is a support for the growth of bitcoin and other technology. Hope this will serve  as a biggest network service render accepting bitcoin paving path for a digital growth in all industry.

well, This will make it easier for uber users.
As opposed to uber drivers will have more advantage especially with the price of bitcoin now that continue to rise, this will give a good impact for them, they can also invest in the bitcoin they earn

You have a point there. Until the time comes that bitcoin transactions can be confirmed as quick as possible, just like debit cards, then that should be an encouragement for Uber drivers to accept bitcoin and other digital currencies, for that matter. But for now, for areas where traffic is a bitch, the high priority transactions might be the best option for tipping.

Wow this is great! :D But how about the transfer fee? Is it took into account?

No they don't accept it. It's an optional tipping feature.


Not when the coins transferred through the 3rd party are immediately exchanged to usd ;).


Why should it be taken into account? When you buy something via bank transfer do they charge you the sum less the 40$ fee?
Of course nobody cares how much fee you pay. You want to tip, it's all your problem and your money.

And the bad news is that the fees are again creeping higher and higher.

But some uber drivers have no idea what is bitcoin so this idea is useless

Only the passenger that know the bitcoin will be happy about this  :P

This is good news and exposure for bitcoins and cryptocurrency in general.  However, I would never tip in bitcoins, especially for a ride service.  What if one day bitcoin rises to levels where your tip alone could of purchased a car?  That would really hurt.

I totally agree with you. I would not like to spent my bitcoins for such things like taxi.

not all uber drivers know about bitcoin.
I think it takes a long time for uber accept bitcoin.

Of course it is a good news because the bitcoin is becoming more popular than before.

Bitcoin and uber can work together because they are like the future of their own field because bitcoin might be the future of financial system while uber is the future of the transportation system. They can work together to give convenient transportation service and also to give them an easier way to pay fees that they get from riding an Uber.

If Uber start accepting Bitcoin as payment then I am sure that many people will start buying it.
Uber is one of the most popular taxi service, It is popular because their fares are not too high they are even sometimes lower then the ordinary cab and also you get uber on your doorstep. I guess that Uber will start accepting Bitcoin as payment.
And yeah no one is going to tip anyone with Bitcoins? Our drive fare 5$ only and what do we have to tip to driver lol.

If they accept as payment then yes we are gonna pay.

Well,this is a very good news since in our country (Philippines) already uses uber as a transportation.I like this stuff so that I could already tip some of my bitcoins to the drivers which has a good behavior.This is very useful on tipping when there is a promo in uber,In that way I can also help them by giving some of my exces bitcoins.

This is a god news. I guess Uber is really trying to take over the regular taxis. Their modus operandi is great( except for the tieves that call themselves as uber drivers) and now with the integration of bitcoin it will take bitcoin to be more recognized, as many people already use Uber in many countries. This will maybe bring more demand to bitcoin and hopefully continue increasing this great coin's value.

How many confirmations do we have to wait for?

You may be right for that, but it all depends on the driver's patience level, to wait for confirmation from the miners to finish, if in a hurry to do a very important purpose you should choose by way of payment other than Bitcoin, because they have the option to pay.

Wow this is nice idea, Thanks that they implement such thing as this. This very convinient to us so that we don't need a hard time going outside for changing some btc into bills coz it was already available in btc. Kudos  behind this! :)

News like these and other similar ones are really exciting as it contributes in the wider acceptance and recognition of bitcoin. Uber starting to accept bitcoin is really a good news as others in the same industry will follow the suit and it will greatly benefit bitcoin.

All I see in that tweet is a picture of a piece of paper stuck to a window. I can't find any legitimate source that says that Uber accepts bitcoin directly in any way. As always, drivers could accept tips in any currency, but they've recently added the ability to tip directly in the app. No bitcoin, just USD...

woah of course its a good news but uber not really popular in indonesia since their rival (Grab) got a better sponsor and people trust , and i personally think this will be new era of payment since they accept BTC , ihope it goes with restaurant and hotel reservation too  ;D

of course, local taxi representative often better than an international company with a lot of representations in many countries, like Uber.

The good news is bitcoin is making its way into different sects. Uber is one of the renowned companies that provide travelling facility. If it has accepted bitcoins, even if it is only in developed countries, still a huge step in making bitcoins famous among common people. This will attract interest of many now.

Yes that will open up many more use cases for BTC.

If tipping in BTC goes well for Uber, I can possibly see they implementing it as a payment method for next year.

This really shows the importance of BTC and how it has been increasing over the years and its contribution to society.

This could a game changer decission. I don't know if the uber drivers like bitcoin and want to accept it but this is will be beneficial for bitcoin for sure. More advertisement is coming.

just like bitcoinuber is on his way to run globally as best taxi service. For this Uber do everything to provide reliable services to his customers and every customer is satisfy by Uber performance, in Argentina Uber start accepting bitcoin as a payment, well offer will also start also on your country by the time when bitcoin is much popular in your country.

Bitcoin to be used to pay for uber is a very good idea since this will help spread the idea of bitcoin, what it is and how to use it to more people since Uber is widely used by a lot of people. Also it is more safe and practical because you readily have "money" to use for payment, rather than worrying if you have enough cash to pay for Uber.

This is great news, happy to sound it. if Uber has received bitcoin as a payment then I can not wait to be one of the passengers and pay with bitcoin afterwards. Uber has been one step ahead from the others. I hope other companies like uber can see this opportunity and make bitcoin as their payment tool.

In truth, I still doubt the need to use this resource for me. Constantly turning around before the eyes of advertising and in any application I see that uber is very popular among users. It may be necessary to listen to new ideas and wishes.

The more bitcoin is becoming established the more of this kind of news we will be reading. I see this is a good warming up, until bitcoin becomes mainstreams and is adopted by merchants all over the world.

For me it is a great news, uber accepting bitcoins as a payment can be tge first step for bitcoins popularity in the main stream. I'm excited to be one of the passengers of that, it will be pretty convinient to us because sometimes we do not have a cash but only bitcoins because we do not withdraw all of oir profits everyday. So being bitcoin as a payment tool is kinda cool.

I also consider transportation as a form of a daily thing in a specific country because through this we could go to different places allocated on our choices of trips. And we all know Uber is a private transportation system with the help of application where you could actually boom your ride with ease. And it is a part of technology so have a system of transaction using Bitcoin with not be so hard to implement with it. And it can result a good thing to Bitcoin because more people will support and start using Bitcoin in a daily basis.

If that is true then it is a good thing ,but i could not see that in the app and in their website ,there was a rumor long back in 2015 and they reject that was not the case,i really would like to see these companies accept bitcoin which will be huge for bitcoin.

I've ever heard about it before but not sure if they (re)use this payment method recently.
More business should support bitcoin payment, so people can easily spend their bitcoin and it will spread widely instead of just stay in wallet forever. What left is; scale solution to be implemented in order to minimize bitcoin transactions fees and maximize transaction speed to be confirmed. And that's the way to get more business and adopters to join in this "the best monetary system" instead of just treat it as an investment which cause a lot of fluctuations.

It's a good thing. Bitcoin owners can now conveniently pay without using credit cards or debit cards.  8)

Uber has many follower already its great for bitcoin if uber utilized the power of blockchain and adapted bitcoin as one of their payment option. Bitcoin is universal currency too, its convenient.

It looks more like it is the driver's initiative to put his bitcoin address in there for tipping. But still a good exposure for bitcoin. I hope more drivers follow his idea.

great way to use our bitcoin to pay for our expenses!

if these news is indeed true then it is a great news for btc community...
It could be one of the most effective ways of spreading knowledge with regards to btc..

wow, in indonesian uber is very popular tranportation, if we can pay uber in bitcoin its mean that people curious with the new payment of uber transactions and Bitcoin is becoming popular

Thats what im onto, bitcoin tipping is the first stage then comes paying with it.. they should took it into account as bitcoin fee will sire risen again well maybe,

That's a great news for many people especially in the Philippines because uber was used by the Filipinos and this are very popular.  If they are now accepting bitcoin,  it is much better.  But my question is,  how does the rate and transaction will go??  Isn't a bit expensive? But it is a great news.

Totally agreed sir.

If BTC reaches $5k this year I am totally sure it will reach that value next year. Let's hope for the best.

This huge great wave of adoption will just bring great things to not just digital, but daily commerce too - as seen on Uber.

I think they are testing the waters and see if there is a business for them there, if they see there is a positive answer then they may implement bitcoin fully and you will be able to pay for your rides with bitcoin, that would be great news to me since I use uber a lot.

If you heard on the news that uber and grab was stop their operation due to they do not have franchise to transport i think it would take more years to happen here in our country. but i think in the other country which uber is legally operated thats good if they will accepts bitcoin since their operations is thru online.

I think i heard somewhere that their licenses got renewed already i just can search it fast in google. Always shows how to apply as a driver xD. But thats what I know

It is a very nice news, but how this would be possible in the short time?

i think they can satisfied with the result as we know that bitcoin user now is become bigger and strong and bitcoin price itself is increase higher than last month. beside that, their services is in transportation which is using by many people in many country so if they are using bitcoin, we can use our bitcoin to pay their service and we can directly make transaction when we are finished using their services. but we need to thinking about the time of transaction because this will be give impact between uber and bitcoin user itself.

That's  a great Idea. It's make our everyday life more easy and comfortable.

Interesting, but i guess a big corporation like uber doesn't have the guts to accept crypto for the actual fares yet.

Its just for a tip? It would be a waste if drivers aren't that serious about bitcoin, those btc will just end up as burned BTCs. Was the tip for the drivers or to the app itself? If uber will handle it all including the tips then I guess those btcs goes to uber's wallet.

Just imagine when every passenger give 10k sats tip to the driver. He can easily make a 1 btc in a year and if he's lucky someone who is a generous passenger might give him a BTC.01 tip or more than that. Bitcoin is really everywhere so I hope every ride can give you the option to pay in btc.

This is interesting for us who uses bitcoin here. Bitcoin is ganing more attention so that means More attention + More demand = Higher price of bitcoin on the market because of the demand for thoes who wants to use it. but, im thinking that the transaction would be worst if bitcoin hits the price range of 8,000+ Usd. it's kinda like you're going to tip the driver for 0.0005Btc then the transaction fee would go up to 0.001.

Well,as a matter of fact ,it is not far for Uber customers to use Bitcoin processes in transfering funds or paying bills. It will even speed up transactions and it is very bemeficial for customers. I agree that Uber must support this campaign.

That is a great thibg because UBER is getting popular all over the world. I also use it frequently and now it will simplify my life, for giving tipps for a good drivers.

This is really good news to the long term investers such that the horizon is been broaden but if you are a regular user and trying to pay and tip others its quiet expensive paying the transaction fee and all that.

I think it would be best if the driver can choose in which currency he/she gets credited. That would be the most efficient way and wouldn't waste any btc.

It is a good news but why tip? Why not just integrate it as a payment method instead? Tipping a driver who has no idea what bitcoin is or even have a wallet (except a wallet is also integrated for the drivers) is going to end up being a waste. Unless you have all the strength in the world to start explaining bitcoin to the driver and setting up a wallet for him before your trip ends.

love it ,bitcoin has become more international since 2013.integrating the system would  could be considered as a wise step as it would be advantageous for both ways .Really excited to be working with all over the world soon after.

There are many things have just happened to uber and because of that, I do not think that Uber has time to think about new payment method like bitcoin. Moreover, bitcoin transactions require confirmation from miners. Customers will never like to wait for the transaction to be confirmed because it will take us a lot of time

I'm pretty sure that Uber isn't the company behind this. It is only one single driver that is accepting bitcoin as tip.

As you said, obviously being able to tip in bitcoin is good. But what would be infinitely better would be to have an actual payment method as bitcoin on the uber app itself, so you can pay for rides directly with bitcoin.

But i'd take that too - better than nothing. Plus, even though this driver might not represent the majority of uber drivers, he could influence other drivers into accepting bitcoin tips as well, or even potentially let the customer pay in bitcoin directly(might be violating tos of uber though).

Bitcoint on uber sounds good. Since the uber is already using online system, bitcoin is good for them. But not all uber drivers uses bitcoins. They prefer cash money because it is more easy to use than bitcoin. But it is up to uber if they will use bitcoin for their service or stay on what it is now.

Nice to read this thread ... i really really like to ride with uber it feels good to me
Then better if uber accept bitcoin for payment

That was confirmed a long time ago. Anyone anywhere can choose to accept tips in bitcoin but that doesn't mean the company is now accepting it. They should though. I don't see how there would be a downside to them other than price volatility.

thats a great idea! combination of hightech innovation in both transport and monetary aspect. a truly world changer. but in other countries like philippines whos  not a change hugger, sad to say that us filipinos cannot use this breakthrough. maybe in future when the there is no corrupt and selfish officials in our government. but the idea of uber on bitcoin is great.

Heard some Chinese cab apps considering accepting crypto.

i think if uber really used bitcoin on their transportation services, then i will trying to used uber and trying to pay with bitcoin. i hope the fee services can be adjust for my city and they will give some fix fee from one place into other place. i think in the future, there will be many of services like uber will be applying this too.

It's a good start. Waiting to see when one can pay the driver with BTC, not only the tip.

Well it is good news to us like in Philippines uber is famous and it could really help if they will accept bitcoin as payment though it is very expensive but if it comes to bitcoin it is okay. But here in my place still.I haven't seen any uber so I hope there will be here soon and also integrated with bitcoin as payment

well it is such a good initiative from uber as tipping alternative to uber drivers but not all uber drivers will benefit from this because some are not quite familiar about bitcoin but it is a big advantages to some drivers who had a bircoin wallet, i suggest that don't make it as an alternative payment because it is impatient to wait for a payment confirmation than waiting for a booking.

Hopefully, they will. Just don't know which one they will accept.

Well this is a great news to me.bitcoin and uber both of them are becoming very much popular in our world.so it will be very much helpful to pay those uber driver with bitcoin.

well we need to wait for further announcement as I understand that this is just for tipping the driver and not the actual payment process but the idea is really
cool if the developer of this apps will succeed, its too early to assess the good news is they already got something to process and improve.

It will be good for everyone if uber will accept bitcoin as payment especially for us people who are using bitcoin right? Look at the uber, people rely on it so much and almost everyday people tend to use uber. It is purely a good news for everybody outside the Philippines. Because here in my country uber and grab taxis have been banned. So we, people of the Philippines might not enjoy the benefits.

Why did uber and grab banned in your country? I don't think that there is a valid reason for the government in the Philippines to ban uber and grab because in my country, a lot of people are using it as an alternative transportation which is more secure and the most comfortable to ride for a transportation because it is private and easy to manage.

It would be great if Uber or Grab would allow payments in bitcoin. And with this, bitcoin will become popular to the masses as we all know that people who avail of Uber and Grab are ordinary people on the street. So it this company suddenly announces that they will accept bitcoin, ordinary riders then will try to search what is bitcoin and probably will buy it to used as mode of payment the next time they used this riding services.

How amazing if this will be followed, bitcoin to be tipped to the driver, but sadly that uber as of now is banned in some country, once I visited my friend I cannot use uber there, I was expecting that I can use bitcoin for them to have bitcoin from me.
But honestly, some did not know what bitcoin is, becaus I asked some.drivers. Then I just use their fiat money for my fare which is fair enough for our both ends.

yes indeed, we seems like we are using master card with that kind of payment. its so nice if they allow it and consider it as one of the payment methods in private transportation like uber or grab. it will also helps bitcoin to become more in demand than before.

This is massive clickbait. Uber hasn't officially implemented Bitcoin and doesn't have any plans to. There was a rumor about Litecoin and Uber a while back too, which was also fake news. Not sure what's up with all the crypto and Uber posts.

If this is true then I guess its a good idea since It will be convenient for both parties. However, since not everybody knows  anything about bitcoin nor have any bitcoin accounts, i guess that part right there will be one of its downside although we can always educate the rest of the community. This is a good way to introduce bitcoin to the rest of the world and i just hope
Most of them will accept bitcoin openly.

If you avail the card of the exchange here in the philippines you can actually pay bitcoin to your uber. You can use the card to pay uber rides and more. you can check all the available merchants that actually support this card by visiting their website. coins.ph

Nice.
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Great, beleave me its just beginning still whole system will accept our BITCOIN it is very very very close to start accepting GOOD LUCK

When bitcoin will be officially be accepted as mode of payment in uber it will be a great help for all bitcoin and uber users. It will provide to all users for more faster and easier transaction.

That's good. Bitcoin will be used everywhere in future. Because Bitcoin is now most popular cryptocurrency around the world. It's become popular day by day. Everyone wants to know and use bitcoin. Because It's very secure and easy for the transaction.

It's certainly a welcoming news but it will be better if it becomes one of the main forms of Uber payment. I know there are pawn shops who accept Bitcoin for Uber gift cards but that isn't enough and going forward into the future I hope we'd hear more welcoming news like this from Uber and other potential merchants.

How is it working? Are you having your BTC on you own wallet or you have to fund your account? The 2nd option is centralized but it will help to avoid  tranaction fee. No one would like to tip extra $ to miners (in future it could become like a half of the tip amount).

yes it is very good news for the bitcoin currency. Now umber is very famous every and it is accepting bitcoin payment hoping for it to become a biggest payment service and the uber drives has a lot of advantages so it will be very beneficial for bitcoin it will give affine impact for the bitcoin users but the problem is not all the uber are good at bitcoin it will take some time to make uber accept bitcoin.

This is the best way to promote bitcoin, not with expensive ads but by use cases, imagine if every uber driver asked, how are you going to pay, cash, credit or bitcoin? Suddenly many millions of people will find themselves exposed to tis new currency they did not know about.

Good news, but here in Denmark, the stupid politicians made uber illegal. How stupid is that? Try to think how a politician can be so naive, and think they can control the people by making a law that illegalizes uber.

I am also happy that finally bitcoin is making its way into routine payments. It is definitely a mean of ease for all Bitcoin holders. Now, they don't need to count money while paying or wait for the change. I am damn sure, in future more companies and brands will be accepting bitcoins as a payment. One day, it will be a payment tool worldwide.

This is very good news, although Uber isn't popular in my area (it's been a debate whether Uber is illegal or not in my country) I am happy that such large and popular service as Uber is starting to adopt bitcoin. We are going in the right direction, and I hope more and more big companies like this will adopt bitcoin.

it looks like Uber's next CEO will be GE's old CEO.

not sure what the implications are, but do you think this guy uses or loves bitcoin?

https://i.imgur.com/rnQecra.jpg

Here the same. Some cities of my country made Uber forbidden to please the cabby class, but where I live there isn't a service like this. It's indeed a good news, but I don't think it will happen so fast for all the places. Also, even Uber drivers  don't give importance to this new payment method because they don't know what Bitcoin is, many of them were ordinary unemployed withtout knowledge about technology news.

About time, all these guys that are not accepting bitcoins now will soon realize that they have made serious mistake for failing to implement bitcoin in their payment method. Bitcoin is going mainstream after all, and those that failed to get involve with bitcoin now they will regret it for the rest of their lives. ;D  

WOWS! This is really amazing news in bitcoin and the crypto currency in this era. Bitcoin and uber together is an amazing scheme because bitcoin is the future currency and uber is a forum that is really suitable for it. They can work together to give the reliable transportation service and it will be very easy to pay the fees that gets from riding uber so this is really a good news for bitcoin and the users as well.

it can't be done bitcoin for uber. Uber should apply for regulatory purpose as payment system for the taxes.

Bitcoin can fit with anything. Just what you need to do is that you will have to make right scheme to use it and uber is an amazing medium to make people more aware of bitcoin. In this way uber will also get a lot of benefit. Uber is already highly popular all over the world and with bitcoin it can be more. And it will also make the payment system easier. We will be able to pay while sitting in our home.

Realistically, it can't fit with anything at this point because simply put - transactions are too slow.

When restaurants, for example, get on board with it the only option will be to accept 0 confirmation transactions. It isn't a big deal, but compare to debit/credit it is severely lacking in convenience.

Its an amazing place to start to spread bitcoin word ahead, besides finaly we start to be able to use our coins into our daily needs, I do see Uber as something that is good to all people an improvement of old taxi system. Sooner we will be able to pay our supermarket purchases directly with bitcoin without need a debit card.

This is good news to spread awareness on bitcoin. Some people who doesn't know bitcoin would be curious about it and then maybe research more and can be a potential additional demand to the coin. Being in a public transportation can reach more people to have an awareness of it.

 it is a verygood idea since uber is very popular in my country .. but for now uber in the philippines is suspended for 1month .. it is good to see that uber accept bitcoin in there fare policy ..

I don’t know why some people will choose to waste their time on coming up with pointless ideas  that makes me think they’re going nuts. Do you work in Uber? Then why are you suggesting such, why you can’t make it happen.

Even if Uber does start to accept Bitcoin tomorrow, you guys will be the one to complain the fees is high, Bitcoin is not getting confirmed quickly, and the rest of trash and blame it on Uber while the fault is not from them.

well, uber is centralized and i believe that every route has its own price and therefore, it will be listed on the uber's database. Then, the government can use it to collect tax from uber. It is not hard to combine uber with bitcoin. Let see how its CEO will do. bitcoin is very good right now

I think this is a good idea. Uber has no issue on other things and they provide good service and maybe bitcoin is a good partnership of this company since they can have a better and more comfortable service throughout the years. The question is other people won't use bitcoin especially in my country. Is they a swipe method for bitcoin? Just in case there is. It would be the fastest way when transportation matter.

It is true that the system of Uber on a specific country is a good thing to start on accepting bitcoin as a form of payment in transaction because it is much easier to deal with tracked when it come to technology base application. So if you are prefer to travel on other countries Bitcoin can serve as a universal currency which is a form of crypto-currency that can be used in traveling specifically on Uber vehicles. It is also a good thing for Bitcoin because when it happens it can result for further development of Bitcoin brought by the daily transactions of the commuters.

Not only Uber, there are many companies that now accept Bitcoins as a payment. No doubt, it is a great help for BTC holders. Steam, Tesla, Subway, Stripe, WebJet, Whole Foods, Zappos, Zynga, Microsoft, Amazon, Wikipedia, Overstock, Paypal/Ebay and many others. This also means Bitcoins is the currency of future.

This is another big news in the bitcoin community in the Philippines. Tipping using bitcoin is a great idea.
But I hope the payment will also use bitcoin so the fee will be worth it.
This is a great way of promoting bitcoin in the country. Good job uber.

Uber is suffering the same problems as bitcoin, uber is revolutionary and now some countries put some barriers and made uber illegal, I think the same is going to happen to bitcoin but there are many countries that have realized the great opportunity both of these technologies bring and are going to adopt them very fast.

I hope, the suspension has nothing to do with the acceptance of bitcoins by Uber. In my country, Uber is available and we can enjoy the new facility that Uber has introduced in its services. It is a very important step in the survival of bitcoins and it has also made bitcoins more famous.

But, I don't seriously like the idea that Uber accepts Bitcoins, What if we only travel a few kilometers and the fare was only 5$ and we will pay 1$ fee for the transaction as the price of Bitcoins is really high?
Or maybe they implement something like that can store Money in there Uber accounts through Bitcoins so the users can use that money whenever they want.

This is good news but since uber is suspended here in my country we can't at least try to book and try to use it by using our bitcoins since the good news here is we can use promo codes if we use our virtual credit card using bitcoins if we do that.  I am excited to use my bitcoin for the first time to ride an uber.

Its an amazing place to start to spread bitcoin word ahead, besides finaly we start to be able to use our coins into our daily needs, I do see Uber as something that is good to all people an improvement of old taxi system. Sooner we will be able to pay our supermarket purchases directly with bitcoin without need a debit card.

It turns out bitcoin has been given a chance by Uber, really good news
This is evidence that bitcoin is being considered

That's a great news for us Filipinos. Since the uber is most common in Philippines, it is very convenient now to travel anywhere you want with bitcoin but how it is works? 

It is nice of you to tip your BTCs to driver however I will not cover an extra mile.
I will just pay the dues. :p
Why have the blocked Uber in some countries? That's ridiculous! But you should be happy if this facility is available in your own country. Drivers are not really into BTCs, they are not tech guys’ rather simple people, but those who work under the company, must have some idea, at least in developed countries.

Yes, it is a good news for the bitcoins as it will help to grow the community. I am sure that, one day more service providers will start accepting the bitcoins as the mode of transaction. Uber has their presence in all over the world, this step will help to spread the information & awareness regarding bitcoins. Its a win win situation for the bitcoin community.

this is brand new idea, that really good sir. so you just need to send the bitcoin and uber will distribute itself.
so we can use bitcoin also tipping the driver, and make use of bitcoin more in the community. helping much more people

Reallly?
Amazon? Paypal?
Where do you poeple get your fake news so early in the morning?

Oh, and just a tip. Wikipedia is not a company and it is not accepting payments as they don't sale stuff. They accept donations.

certain. This is very good news for uber users, my own person is very happy if bitcoin works with uber. This is very profitable. I believe with the circulation of this news bitcoin will soar and start getting the attention of some people.

Yeah that it's good news, but suddenly Uber here in the Philippines is suspended. So maybe we cannot use bitcoin for the meantime with Uber. Maybe it is more fun if it is also allow with Grab.

I have one doubt how the uber will collect Bitcoins for our trip, whey because the Bitcoin price is never stable at one rate. It keeps on varying in the high margin. Sometimes when we start our trip, the price is stable, but suddenly it will come down or increased means how it will profit for Uber and user. But this is good advertisement or bitcoins.

that is an excellent news to digital community uber services. More people in the world use the digital service and is very important that the bitcoiners point to this target. Bitcoin on Uber iis great

Well that's a good news indeed since Uber can operate even the passenger has no cash but instead with credit or debit card. So I think it's a good transformation because BTC is not only for remittances and payments but also as servicing tips and a lot more.

I think that's a great idea for everyone especially in  the filipinos out there in the Philippines. We all know that  uber is very popular in the country of Philippines and also it has a lots of consumers depending on transportation like this.  Some are Filipino users here are using transportation like uber and it is very easy now because they accepting bitcoin.  I don't have an idea if this is true but i hope it will accept that.

That's great news actually, but as I read those replies. If my observation is clear that by tipping the driver we can used bitcoin but in reality it will be converted by uber to local currency to distribute to drivers. Uber's has got a great mind at marketing strategies and they might have plans in bitcoin for the accumulated tips.

I won't be surprised at one day they will make it available for paying there services not just for tipping. And it would be huge move, Is uber be one big player someday in crypto currency, would love to find out soon.

I can't really see the popularity of bitcoin here in the Philippines I have been with many friends that doesn't even have an idea of what is bitcoin, and I really think that there will be uber drivers that haven't even have a knowledge on what bitcoin is so I think it will only be applicable in a small percentage here in the Philippines that is my opinion with this matter.

is it just for tipping?

Happy bitcoin can be accepted and used in various services like uber, i wish this could be in my country so i can use bitcoin to pay uber.

correct me if i'm wrong but from what i understand on that tweet. bitcoin is only available on tipping drivers via app. this is great for awareness and circulation but people who tip

cheap amounts will not be able to use bitcoin because dust payments are highly discouraged as most likely you will be paying a higher miner fee than the actual amount although

its great with decent amounts.

It's good since most Uber users are from Philippines, they'll know more about bitcoin by asking Uber customer support of the taxi drivers who knows bitcoin. I hope many people will know more about this bitcoin thing right now.

That's great news especially in Asia because I see a lot of people using Uber these days. And it gives them the opportunity to get to know bitcoin too and what it could do for them and their family.

Wow I would like to use bitcoin with uber one of these days though I know it will cost me more because as we all know the fee is a little bit high but I am willing to spend a little for the experience.

wow! thats good news! so now we can tipping didrivers with bitcoin? this is only in USA? or around the world of UBER ? because  there are uber in my county.

Uber is very rapidly growing in the Asian region. Nowadays almost every city has uber service. So this is a new innovation, making transport payments with bitcoin a great start. The use of uber in daily tempo can certainly raise the prestige of bitcoin in all sectors.

Recently, Uber get popularity in my country, and it is good any time we get Uber and go anywhere with full of comfortable. Uber's charges are very reasonable and appropriate. Then it is also good news that Uber will accept bitcoin. Why you said it is not good news?
Because Uber is very suitable for me and mostly i am using it to go to office and other places then i like to pay the Uber in bitcoin.   

Well, I agree that its a good news and its quite convinient to people who use uber. In addition to that, if they bitcoin as a payment they can pay their bills easily and it will help those driver who really want to gain income. I also agree that it will help to promote bitcoin. Lastly, I hope many transport vehicle will accept bitcoin in the future.

well nice to read your post and I am agree with you that just like your friend a lot of people are using uber and it is found around in a lot of countries and bitcoin is accepting by them as a payment now and it is being a good pillar for the bitcoin to go more high and to enhance the technology. Using uber in bitcoin will be a great service in bitcoin currency.

It would be much better if ibwr uses it's own coin. Why is Bitcoin when you can have your entire system with rewards included on their own coin. Those that do not use Uber can buy coins as an investment so it will be like spending shares. That's how altcoins remind me. They remind me of shares or assets. It works well and it's Intelligent and I can see this happening in all kinds of sectors bringing in all kinds of money from all over which creates and generates profit for people so we don't have to work a job.

Yes it will facilitate us a lot. We will not have any worries to pay them. It will not only facilitate us but also the uber. Because we will be able to pay by sitting in home. But if we don’t pay there would be a way through which uber will be able to cut off the payment by themselves from the users account. And not only this the drivers will also be facilitated and other workers also that they will get paid safely.

Indeed, this is a great thing for Bitcoin users who will benefit on this a lot since this will ease their transportation experience even more using UBER. But I guess this will be implemented not as  soon as other countries compare to ours here in the Philippines because currently UBER is having a problem with taking seriously the policies here in the Philippines, just saying. But all in all, this is a great step towards keeping up with the digital world we have right now. 

Thats incredible, wait until the McDonalds in the US accepts bitcoin and other cryptos. I've heard the one in Russia is accepting it.

I really agree if uber has received bitcoin as its payment tool. Hopefully other merchan can also receive bitcoin. Maybe if many public services and merchants use bitcoin, bitcoin prices will skyrocket again. As more and more people know and hold bitcoin. I must be prepared to buy bitcoin  ;)

It's definitely a good news that Uber accepts Bitcoin.  ;D
I believe it will be another big step for cryptocurrency.
The only problem is Uber is losing in China so i cannot take this best deal .. LOL

it's good news, but a little disappointing for those who wanted more (for example, bitcoin being used directly to pay for rides, even if indirectly through a platforms exchanging BTC to USD directly like BitPay),

Not a bad thing at all for it to be added to the tipping system though, and if the overall use is high, I'm sure Uber would consider adding it completely to the platform.

Why not? I mean this is a good idea to use bitcoins in transactions with uber. It will surely make the ride faster and easier. Paying by bitcoins is one big efficiency to both the consumer and the business person involved in this kind of setup. It is very good to have this kind of innovation since bitcoin is now expanding it’s capability to control other exchange currencies.

Yes i would strongly agree and support that if that would happen cause it would be more convenient and if that will happen and it will success i think some of the online business can accept bitcoin too for some transactions. Hope it will be.

Wow,isn't it great? Bitcoin used for tipping drivers who work for Uber! Bitcoin is going to get popular amongst drivers and common people who use Uber regularly. But then how much will a person tip? 0.005 btc/20 $ for any trip,more than that or less? Its great that Big companies like Uber will now be involved in bitcoin and more companies will follow them,lets see what happens  in the coming years.

I don't think it's a good idea right now, fees on bitcoin are too high now especially for tipping eg. $5 tip will cost $2-5 of transaction fees. I would suggest that bitcoin developer solve the scaling problem and the increase of block size (which means more transactions per block rather and possible lower fees) then bitcoin would be the perfect choice for tipping taxis and bartender  ;D

Of course it can be done, if the big executives in charge of uber want it to happen it will happen they will just need to declare all the bitcoin they got from their operations and then pay taxes on that if they cash out immediately or pay taxes later if they decide to hold.

It is. Having more ways and means of payment is good because Uber users will be able to pay in the most convenient way they want. In fact, maybe taxis can also apply this in order to have more passengers. However, in my country, Uber was banned because of some legal issues. The people are still hoping that it will come back. But for the mean time, many are relying on Grab which is the same concept with Uber. What is good now is that it is being worked out by Uber in our country to still come back and continue to serve

They are just one amongst million investors so it needs lot of time and patience for bitcoin community to celebrate in real. Uber has made a good move no doubt about it but I'm concern about other big people like, Walmart, American mall, Aldi and etc kind of food and supply chain. They should be the one who should make implementing of bitcoin payment system. They can bring the revolution because they have the capability. Anyway hands up for the uber too as they have taken the initiative at least.

Well, its a nice idea and its quite convinient to all passenger who use uber. In addition to that, I think its a good news because they could earn more money and income. Bitcoin is very profitble and if they get tip everyday they could become rich. Lastly, I hope all transport vehicle will accept bitcoin as a payment.

i was discussing about bitcoin usages for taxi fare on other thread . does uber anywhere in the world accepts bitcoin?

Already fixed the problem of paying small amounts?

Yeah, good idea,even if it is only for tipping. I suspect that after a while Uber will allow for bitcoin to be used for payments. I suspect the volatility is part of the reason it is used for only tips now.

Good news, but it's isn't the best news we can expect as bitcoin fans from Uber, if they integrated bitcoin fully into the platform then it would be magnificent, However, they probably added it to tipping to gauge the interest and as long as they see it profitable, they will probably add it even as payment.

Bitcoin on Uber is a great idea but not all people could understand that easily since even though BTC is popular, many other people still do not know about BTC and we still have to give them knowledge about it.

Wow, am not surprised especially with Uber integrating and having affiliates with so many things. GJ Uber on making a right choice.

The popularity of bitcoin is no doubt, although this is a good idea but it is quite difficult to start implementing this system, because some people are less quick in responding to payment systems with bitcoin

The new CEO of Uber is a bitcoin guy. He is leaving Expedia, which started taking bitcoin under his watch. I think Uber will soon be payable in BTC.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/27/technology/new-uber-ceo/index.html

In Denmark, the danish politicians have banned uber. They think it's the best for the citizens!!
Because an uber driver does not have all the safety equipment that taxis must have.

Another example how politics will do everything they can to stop development.

I as a citizen am perfectly fine in the head to chose an uber or a taxi if i want more safety. In the end, we all die if a car crashes with 100 km/h, so who cares?

The business market for all sectors is getting more and more competitive against each other, so in order to survive in the fierce competition markets, more and more businesses will have to adapt popular trend or technology to increase their sales profit, and Uber is very clever to accept bitcoin as payments to increase their customers base. 

Not yet but you can now tip the drivers with bitcoin, I think this is a test from uber they are trying to see how much of a market there is on bitcoin and if they like what they see I think they are going to adopt bitcoin fully and you will be able to pay for the rides with bitcoin.

It is a big help if bitcoin is combined on the uber service. Not only it will expand the use of bitcoin, but it is much easier to use. But it will not happen here in the Philippines. Uber has been suspended and has been charge with violation of transportation laws.   

It is a big help if bitcoin is combined on the uber service. Not only it will expand the use of bitcoin, but it is much easier to use. But it will not happen here in the Philippines. Uber has been suspended and has been charge with violation of transportation laws.   

This is truly positive news. Uber is a big thing in my country(India). Ability to use bitcoin for tipping is awesome. This is help make more and more people become aware about bitcoin and the cryptocurrency world which would in turn help the value of bitcoin rise even further.  :)

this will be my richest taxi ever ;D

I did not knew about that, that is just an excuse, they are trying to protect taxi drivers since they are affiliated with their syndicate or something like that, however history show to us that technology always wins at the end, uber is better than a taxi service and it will keep getting a bigger market share.

Why just a tip though? Let's push them to fully accept payment in bitcoin.

It is good i think in some person that has too many bitcoin. Bitcoin being too high so if they want bitcoin, it is not good for customer.

is it true that bitcoin is integrated with uber? what country is it? can it be applied in indonesia? if it can I will try it

Better if the Uber company will receive bitcoin too as form of payment because it will going to give full satisfaction to their passengers in talking of service who are some are bitcoin enthusiast plus Uber will going to give more convenience and safety in case we dont have cash in our pocket. This is another achievement for bitcoin that someday it will going to be recognize as fiat digital currency replacing the paper money.

ohh that will be nice if uber will be recognizing btc as payments for this partners, i think this will be a good implication of advancing transportation developments.
if i will be asked, i think it's more conventional than using credit cards we all know credit cards are headache when it comes of charges.

When I heard about this I thought bitcoin can be used as a way of payment or fiat for the service which I think will be awesome also but reading all the comments stating that bitcoin can be used only for givving tips is not a bad idea as well. I think we are getting closer to the idea of introducing bitcoin to the common people , which means more growth and success to the industry. But i cant help to assume though that government might interrupt with this new knowledge and find a way to make excuses for their corrupt activities.

Like Alipay in Singapore can pay for taxi.

I think that's good news. And I will wait for this service to appear in our country, too. ::)

Actually it is non sense. If I am one regular person who uses fiat all the time why would apply for a wallet account just so I could give a tip to my Uber driver.
Why dont I just hand the cash and that's it. A hell of steps is needed just so I could get a wallet and some confirmations. What else? I would need to find a establishment that sells bitcoin directly to the website wallet site. What else? The fees. What else? Bitcoin price can go down anytime and my money is in risk.
It is not a good idea. Why not just directly use it as a payment for Uber then add more for tips. Why just a tip?

It is nice. I know that CEO of uber support Bitcoin. However, accepting Bitcoin on uber will cause many troubles such as the confirmation time and the fee. Cash and credit card are somehow faster than Bitcoin in this case. Unless we have another cryptocurrency which is faster and connect to the taxi industry, Bitcoin on uber or even taxi is not a great idea at all

Well thats a very good news since our country Philippines have been already using uber for a couple of years now.These would could also decrease the effort of converting our bitcoin into cash which charges us a little.

I don’t think Uber is going to accept that though, there are lots of things that the company is going to plan for before they can start accepting bitcoin as a mode of payment, because even I as an individual would not recommend it as a form of payment

this is a good idea, but for uber providers and managers, this will be very inconvenient and troublesome, because the bitcoin prices are so volatile that it is difficult to determine the uber drag for the passengers

Woah, that's awesome. I hope Bitcoin gets more traction by actually being accepted as payment, even though I would never use it that way. HODL all the way.

Why don't you recommend it?

The main issue is slow transactions and its volatility. But if they first ask people to deposit into their wallet before using then slow transaction issue will be solved. It is like some other wallets you need load first before using. But they may not do it because of its high volatility.

Of course that's good news.
It's news like those that demonstrate bitcoin is really a great sucess. :D

Woooah. That's a good news because here in our country uber is very popular and many people are using it so if bitcoin can be used as a payment for it then it's a good news.
The transaction will be more convenient than before, it will be easier for people to pay and to transact their bills with ube.
And also, uber drivers can also have big tips because of bitcoins hehe

It might be a good idea in the side of the uber companies and also the uber drivers because they will get profit with bitcoin and we all know that getting bitcoins is a great chance to make more money if they will hold it for long term and don't sell it for a long time. That is the only way that i know why it will be a good idea for the uber to accept bitcoin.

It is indeed a good news, People who have an uber apps will get curious what kind of payment method is this and they will eventually look for it in the internet, and of course since the apps now can tip drivers with Bitcoin it means that all the uber drivers will have an idea, it will start with them then their family so expect more new people that will going to try Bitcoin.

if that would be a legit news, then i think uber will be the first payed using bitcoins in the Philippines. Because most of the time, we need to convert it to real money which is pesos to buy and pay bills. But if bitcoins can already spend without being converted, then it would be a great thing for us. Also, it's popularity would increase in a high rate due to an additional way to pay money in terms of bitcoins.

Bitcoin can fit into anything. Just what you need to do is you will have to make the program have to use it and uber is a great means to make people know more about bitcoin. This way uber will also get a lot of benefits. Uber has been very popular all over the world and with bitcoin it can be much more. And it also makes the payment system easier. We will be able to pay when sitting in our house.

the uber made a great deal of bitcoin to charge them for payment. Because of this, bitcoin and what it can do is take note. Not only does the uber receive bitcoin payouts. We also use our bitcoin paid for various things. Paying for the daily needs of people. If this happens it is definitely a big change and rapid development. It does not make sense we all expect the 10.000 dollar price per 1 bitcoin.

Its amazing to know that Bitcoin is been made one of the payment gateway for transportation technology like Uber  :D . Then i must expect to see Bitcoin in indian transportation Cab services like OLA CABS also. Uber and Ola cabs are more popular  than traditional Taxi or Auto Rickshaw here in india. Bitcoin has really change the Payment system all over the world. It is the simplicity in doing transaction, that makes Bitcoin more & more popular all over the world. Thanks a ton to uber, lets see how much does this announcement bring something good in Bitcoin and other cabs services too. 8)

i think thats good idea ... can pay uber with bitcoins hussle free

that's a really good idea, by paying uber using Bitcoin this makes it easier for Bitcoin hunters to travel without having to trade their Bitcoin into fiat.

Yep, Good news indeed! since uber is becoming more and more popular integrating it with bitcoins will just improve bitcoins accessibility to various services. This just shows how cryptocurrencies will evolve in the near future and how step by step, becomes a currency that everyone will be able to use.

I think Bitcoin can fit with anything. Just what you need to do is that you will have to make right scheme to use it and Uber is an amazing medium to make people more aware of bitcoin. In this way Uber will also get a lot of benefit. Uber is already highly popular all over the world and with bitcoin it can be more. And it will also make the payment system easier.

That's the point. Uber accepted bitcoins as a payment for its services a long time ago but not people of all the countries are able to avail this facility. I don't know what the main problem is. Are taxi drivers not aware of bitcoins or the customers have not heard this news yet ?

I think it is not educated by the uber owner to accept and use bitcoin as a medium of exchange. maybe if the owner already understand about the function bitcoin, certainly will be educated to all its drivers

Wow this is a great news for uber users and for uber drivers. Here in the philippines most commuters uses uber as there daily commute vehicle because there is no toxic in the roads and mostly they are comfortable than a taxi. This maybe a great idea so that other people know bitcoin and what is bitcoin I mean this is another stepping stone for the philippines to introduce bitcoin in the city.

I can help you exchanging your bitcoins to Uber rides :)

Bitcoin can actually make Uber convenient for payment in Uber and in other transportation facilities.

Of course. with it more transactions occur. I think that's one of the good developments for bitcoin, because so far we know that a lot of people love UBER.

As far as i know Uber in the Philippines has stopped its service because of some sanctions made by government but well talking about Uber recieving on bitcoin payments then this thing would really be an advantage on those commuters who have known about bitcoin because this thing would really be a big convenience to them theres no need on cash on paying up the fare.

Great news! I'm dreaming to see Bitcoin as payment option for Uber as well.

not necessarily, there are multiple services out there that will accept a bitcoin payment on behalf of the merchant, and immediately convert that amount into whatever fiat currency they use in exchange for a small fee. not exactly sure what it was, but i do recall seeing that somewhere here some time back. dont take my word for it, but i think coinbase offers something similar for bitcoin accepting merchants as well (i only remember reading a mention of it somewhere, i might be totally wrong).
that aside, bitcoin integration on such payments can be an incredible convenience for both the customer and the uber driver; if we can assume that the transactions for these are irreversible, then there's a guarantee that the driver will receive their payment. there's no hassle of counting out change, zero worries about a credit card charge being declined, etc. it provides security for them. on the other side, all the customer might have to do is scan the QR code with their smartphone (assuming their smartphone bitcoin wallet is capable of this, it should be anyways) and pay in a matter of seconds.

that's good news, because Uber in the Philippines is soaring. Actually this is more soaring than traditional taxis. If they want to accept bitcoin, much better. But transaction costs plus meter tariff, is not that a bit expensive? However, this is a good help for bitcoin as this will promote more bitcoin. And hopefully the activities will be part of the human for their daily life. Good work Uber.

this will be fantastic for everyone i believe, even with the volatility of btc you are only paying current price

it is a good news because uber is supposedly a transportation service that has millions of users every day which means that if this company integrates bitcoin to their payment service  even though just for tipping then its more likely that they are on the testing stage in considering bitcoin as a regular payment method.

Glad to see the uber service that receives bitcoin, I'm a uber user and hope bitcoin is immediately applied in the uber service in my city. of course this will make it easy for us all to use the service uber.

Hope this will serve  as a biggest network service render accepting bitcoin paving path for a digital growth in all industry.
News like these and other similar ones are really exciting as it contributes in the wider acceptance and recognition of bitcoin.

This is a big step. Sooner or later they will use bitcoin not only for tipping, but for it's main fare. But fees should be lessened. Right now I am paying 3 dollars for every trasactions that i made. Which is not very conventional for every small time bitcoin players like me.

what you can pay taxi use gold ? , bitcoin like gold, so it will not be done as payment, let alone to pay taxi, Bitcoin is gold .. ;D

Its a good news for me. It can help to promote bitcoins more. In my country taxi look more expensive as compare to Uber. But what about the transaction fee ?. You're paying Uber Fee plus transaction fee.  Isn't its become expensive ?. and how you deal with the confirmation time as I dont think uber driver or the passenger can wait 15 to 30 mins for transaction to be confirmed.

Yes, fees are probably a big issue yet. To make it work you would need to pay an expensive fee to complete the transaction in few minutes, otherwise the Uber driver could reject your Bitcoin paying method, there are sites which can help you to find what is the most adviced fee to pay on the respective moment. Debit cards are still better for this in my opinion (BTC debit cards or fiat debit cards).

Bitcoin being into Uber makes it more popular, as it is one among the most popular cab service that is available around the world countries. There are corporates who are with plans of making their own token for their needs and circulate around the world countries.

Its really welcoming to see abitcoin being into Uber. Its a good sign for bitcoin users that bitcoin is being accpeted inch by inch globally by everyone. This is the growth of BTC. I am a Uber user, happy to say that i am attached so closely with things that are attached closely with Bitcoin.

I don't think it will affect that much because if the client wants to tip the driver then he can tip it via cash or other e-cash methods like paytm it's in India atm and doesn't know if similar to it exist in other countries if not then bitcoin is a good option.

It was a very funny news but then it will be really helpful for the community for those who know how to earn bitcoins. They should also spread the news on how to earn bitcoins through the community.

Why would this be good news, on the other hand why would it be bad news? It is simply news Bitcoin integration into society is not going to be made through Uber. Also it shouldn't make any difference to us one way or another about the integration of Bitcoin into anything. We are making thousands of dollars every day based on investments through cryptocurrency who cares whether a & online taxi cab companies accepting Bitcoin?

I think the good news they are referring is that BTC will soon be a household term through all these promotion. Its everyone's concern I guess as we are also concern of its value. This is no different to the mobile companies developing apps and accepting crypto tokens.

I think it is not a good idea, well before you are going to send money through lke this system you must use your gadget specifically your smartphones right? I think it is nt a good idea in the sense it may tempt people inside that uber or the driver itself , crimes may start , so I think when into like this kind of transaction paper money is a best way to pay, its easy as giving a paper then go unlike paying using bitcoin.

Maybe not Uber, but some company will open a business with a taxi, which you could pay only by cryptocurrencies. I think is popular now is Car Taxi ;D

The bolded part got me laughing but its actually possible though. Lets all wait and see on how the promoters and developers want to make that a reality maybe one day, I can get to ride in one and pay with crypto.

I rode with Uber some days back here in my country and the option to pay is either through cash or direct debit from the back account but thats not the maximum options as the driver who might be known to you might ended up not collecting money and collect something else of value.

And thats where bitcoin comes in for people in countries like mine where government have not come out fully to support bitcoin, or when Uber has not integrated bitcoin into their activities. What I need to do is just to ask my driver if he is aware of bitcoin and open to receiving it as payment if yes, then the issue has been solved without any controversy.

I think I will just start planning how to become an Uber driver then.  ;D Bitcoin for tipping? Look at that. I like the idea of how precious they are now giving for tips. Bitcoin will become fast in its growth if it happens to all Uber-countries.

Surely that is good news, that will help the btc market to expand more. But there is a question that uber will use btc payment method for the user to be able to simplify. How and save time? If they can do it well then that will be a great thing.

This is really really good news for us. If bitcoin can be arround the people it will makes bitcoin more popular. This will make trust people with bitcoin getting improve. So offcourse the price will be increase.

That's nice.  It'll be a great way to introduce bitcoin, more, in the Philippines. Specially nowadays that uber is in demand, many Filipinos choose to take uber rather than taking mrt/lrt/jeepneys/buses because this is more efficient than others. It will also be a good news to those people who has bitcoin, because they can now use it in commuting thru riding in uber.

Wow! I did not know that Bitcoin is now integrated with Uber. Uber has been one of the most efficient and trusted systems when it comes to public transportation here in the Philippines. With this breakthrough, Bitcoin knowledge can be gained by anyone since it will raise curiosity on what Bitcoin is. This is very advantageous for the Uber drivers as they can use the tips they earned to invest and allow them to grow to help aid their needs, especially the people they support. Kudos to Uber for always supporting innovative ways for advancement and the betterment of the people they serve!

Thats great news! That gives bitcoin marketing a plus! So now i will buy more bitcoin haha

That's a good news this way bitcoin can be more known. It's like free advertisment for bitcoin. But why just for tipping only? Still working out how to pay uber with bitcoin? I am looking forward with that since uber is the fast and safest way to get around here... Go bitcoin!!!

in my country even uber is illegal.also there is no rule for bitcoin.what a shame for us.uber is illegal for taxi drivers rights it is a good purpose but the solution is shouldn't ban uber.thats my opinion also paying with bitcoin is good for uber also good news for bitcoins value

I think it's a good idea that bitcoin serve as payment on Uber. Since Uber is accepting payment through credit card i think bitcoin must be accept by uber as payment in theri services rendered because the some of them are accepting payment is through digital transaction.

Yes it is good news, if only others follow uber steps certainly everything is greatly facilitated, but it is constrained by the rules of each country. Not all countries legalize and declare bitcoin as a legal means of payment. I hope bitcoin is soon legalized by some countries that still prohibit it, by relieving bitcoin then more will follow Uber step.

That would be nice to have because I always ride on an uber rather than a regular taxi because for me it is kind a cheaper than it. And also when I do not know the place where will I go I ride on uber because it can lead you to the exact place. It is great for the both of us also because we can know used our bitcoins as a payment on transposrtation and for the uber company they will be rich because the value of bitcoins today are tremendously high, I widh I have a lot of bitcoins.

I thought this was such a good idea.

good idea, but there are factors to consider. if we use fiat currency is actually much cheaper than using bitcoin, especially with currently bitcoin value.

of course good news. progressively progresses about digital technology in our lives. so I think the future will be many more innovations about crypto that will happen to our lives.

Yes it is very good news and very encouraging when it is used all over the world so each country can feel its convenience. so we will more easily using bitcoin in all applications. even if that happens we will more easily promote bitcoin via uber application as advertising and can attract attention of the society uninitiated to follow suit. If this application has a bitcoin will facilitate any payments or all the bills if the tool the payoff is bitcoin. best wishes will be realized.
 

That is a good integration but why would people give away bitcoin tips? People are behind holding bitcoins for themselves

i heard that about bitcoin CEO uber is believe the bitcoin as decentralized currency the CEO uber accepted the digital cryptocurrency to use bitcoin as payment if i'm not wrong CEO uber want to tie up bitcoin in the uber transfortation fair hike

If that will happen more people will be happy because most of us use the service of uber and the access will be convenient. Just one click away the bitcoin will be transfer to uber as a fare payment.

I think it's a good news. It will be more convenient than paying a fiat money. I think it will be good transaction between the uber and clients/customers. It will be cheaper than the regular transactions and by that we can easily promote bitcoin and uber as well and it can help the market bigger and richer.

Great news indeed. By 2020 many experts expect bitcoin and maybe some crypto to become mainstream and will be utilized. Innovation is needed and blockchain will be one of its instruments.

I have missed this news. It sounds really great. Uber is very big company and the fact that they have integrated with btc is brilliant for our community.

Is this true? We have uber in my country but i havent heard aboit it first. Thats awesome and im so looking forward to have that in my country. Seriously, i did not try it yet if they are having it here in my town. Im excited about the news though.

haha, there is no doubt that it's a good news. But I don't think that people will use BTC to pay for Uber. 1 BTC = $5800 now and it continues go up in the future. People are treating it as a kind of asset rather than a means of payment.  ;)

It is a good news i find uber too costly sometimes especially during peak hours if uber can provide some sort od discout or any credit for deposits made using bitcoin I'm done for it , this will help company recover from huge losses and not get bankrupt

Same here! and imagine if even fast food chains and super markets accepts bitcoins too then it would be great for bitcoin users. This step that UBER made will surely increase the likeliness of bitcoins as a mode of payment for other future services and I hope it will lead to a world wide acceptance of cryptocurrencies.

wow I appreciate with some companies that participate develop bitcoin into payment in transactions, some companies began to regard bitcoin as a modern payment. I'm sure bitcoin can compete like paypal and other way payment.I hope  bitcoin payment can be realized in every country because this is a secure and easy way of payment. we do not need to carry a wallet, we just need a smartphone for way of payment

Really nice for the companies adopting to BTC, I really like the idea of BTC on uber, so excited to try this out. We all know how big UBER company is, I'm sure this will influence and attract other companies to try this BTC as well, it's a great start.

As I know Uber has accepted Bitcoin for payment but only in countries Bitcoin legalized. I'm very happy to hear that it's a big move of Bitcoin for now. I think in the near future Bitcoin will be legalized in almost countries in the world and Bitcoin can be used to pay bill, purchase goods and everything else soon. In my country, the first restaurant accept Bitcoin started last month and I hope it'll be more restaurant and shop that accept Bitcoin available in here :D

Tipping in bitcoins is really a very smart decision taken by Uber. That way driver don't have to fear of Bitcoin's high or low price as it is a tip.

Tips on bitcoin recieved by the drivers of uber may give them a chance to hold a single bitcoin for their future investment. Uber drivers are now lucky because they will recieve bitcoin in tip from their passengers. It's a good move by uber.

...maybe I'll start driving for Uber.  No, can't.  My car is too old because I put all my extra money in Bitcoin.  If I sell 3 bitcoin and buy a car, do you think I can recoup that 3 bitcoin in tips?

cool idea...being a taxi driver has become more pleasant,I think...if bitcoin will be so implanted in different spheres of life - then more people will trust it

If the uber compaby will accept bitcoins as a mode of payment fir me that would be a great idea. Because it is less hassle for us to pay for the fare to the uber drivers.

A passenger that will give a tip to uber driver using bitcoin is very generous tbh, I think there will only few people will do these as spending bitcoin for such things will be a waste of income  :D

That's true that in the Philippines its popular to ride in Uber. Especially during rush hour its fast no hazard. Its a great news to the people in the Philippines if they accept bitcoin, because most of people already earn and invest in bitcoin, and this can be a good opportunity and good chance. It cant difficult when to pay for the Uber because there is an internet connection. Its good idea of Uber and it will be success. We hoping that bitcoin has become more popular through it.

I think the idea is good. Its important to start circulating bitcoin amongst a wider rage of people around the world to promote the investment of the currency. This will also distribute wealth better over the world

Great news! Uber drivers would be forced to get a bitcoin wallet. Thus, promoting the cryptocurrency in the transport sector. Drivers can’t complain they got paid by an unknown to them currency because it’s just a tip.

Do you think Uber in philippines can easily adopt with this new changes? Im sure it will take time to implement it or worst it will not implement in our country. I also hope that there will be no very high difference in converting fees from btc to php.

Uber and Bitcoin are among the most groundbreaking technologies currently on the market. Uber, part of the so-called sharing economy, has created jobs and helped people arrive at their destination safely.

This is how I do it as well. The shift card Visa debit works great but may not be available in your state. This is a good solution until uber starts to accept bitcoin directly.

Bitcoin for rideshare is imminent. It WILL happen. As an Uber driver myself, I am thrilled about it.

Bitcoins are great to invest and trade. Why would anyone spend their bitcoins on Uber?

Because it's supposed to be money, dude, not a nut you squirrel away.

The solution is to immediately buy the amount of BTC you spent, secure in the knowledge that the BTC ecosystem is strengthened every time you do it.

Only problem is that creates additional theoretical tax overhead (supposed to report the acquisition even if you only owe on sell to fiat).. at least best it was explained me, I keep getting different answers from different CPAs.

That is definitely a good news, but I hope that every driver already knows about Bitcoin itself.

LOL, of course!

Uber's had trouble with regulation in many countries and states. Bitcoin can help them operate better in these areas. If people convert fiat to bitcoin for spending, it's just them using it as a currency and not investing. I love this use case, it's an example of why bitcoin is so promising and such a good investment in the first place!

because unless bitcoins has an IRL application like using it for paying your rent, buying your burger and basically using it as a means to pay goods and services as opposed to using fiat, bitcoins or any crypto currency cant realize its full potential ergo MORE MERCHANTS USING BITCOINS AS A MEANS TO PAY FOR goods and services rendered the better for ALL OF US!!! KAPISH???

If this is true it will make the development of uber and Bitcoin increasing. both will be mutually beneficial because each has a good enough market. with the use of Bitcoin in the uber service it will be able to make customers use the service more easily. I am very interested if uber can apply bitcoin also in the country where I live. This will be a positive change because we can take advantage of the condition.

Bitcoin is too big for payment for bitcoin drivers. Bitcoin is changing in price quickly than cash so paying coins is bad.

wow bitcoin doing well then...

I haven't tried using Uber yet but knowing that they accept Bitcoin for optional tip I guess this is good news. Who knows we can also pay regular fares soon through Bitcoin. My only concern is the fee though, I really hope we can do something about it.

We truly need Uber and such like companies to accept Bitcoin along with other digital currencies as a viable option :D

Great news on the side of Uber since bitcoin prices are still increasing up to now. Accepting bitcoins as a form of payment is such a great step forward in terms of future investments. I hopr other establishments and other taxi companies accept bitcoins as payment for both convenience.

That's a great news but we can see this as a kind of trial by the giant companies to test the utility value of cryptocurrencies for their financial infrastructure. There are some other factors too,

Pro-Bitcoin Expedia CEO Picked to Run Uber (https://news.bitcoin.com/pro-bitcoin-expedia-ceo-picked-to-run-uber/).

However, the day is not far away when we will be able to use Bitcoins to actually pay the bills with it, without converting it into the fiat currencies. At this point, we must appreciate such tests which are in the beta stage and has a tremendous scope in the future.

Still dont understand why the hell anyone with some common sense would spend an asset whats gonna worth several times more this time next year???

That "asset" was intended to be money. Buy more.

The solution is to immediately buy the amount of BTC you spent, the BTC ecosystem is strengthened every time you do it.
Everyone wins.

I think that is a great news, especially to those uber dribers that are into bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, but it would be much greater if uber would accept bitcoin as payment for their services. Bitcoin is growing more and more and people are noticing it and are being curious about it, so there are more people now that are using bitcoin and are wanting to use it in their daily transactions.

Because this is how ppl get to hear about it! The m0re ppl who know about the coin(s), the more m0ney to be poured into it thus making your investment(s) worth m0re.

Ask you cab driver if he accepts Bitcoin.

If he already has a Bitcoin wallet, great.
If he doesn't know what it is or doesn't have a Bitcoin wallet tell him you'll tip him $20...in Bitcoin.

Imagine how many people he'll tell about Bitcoin when the $20 bucks you gave him turns to $30 or 35.

You can't buy publicity like that, at any price!

If it really was intended to be first and most importantly money, then it shouldnt have a cap on its supply or Sathosi was a shitty economist.

NO, the reason it has a cap is so we dont have a problem like how banks just magically " inject money " convincing us that its value is what it is while in the meantime they are the one's holding the " real solid assets " like property, gold etc. Its the biggest scam in the history of humanity mate, Banks lending " money " to people that has no real value which you and I pay with real asset/commodity.. our time and working 12 hour shift for us to " pay our debts with these big bank mofos!

Nice :D Really Great Idea, gd j0b Zac

Yeah, Satoshi probably thought the same, thats why I said he was a shitty economist. You cant learn finance from Fight Club...

LOL! Says you, a shitty poster. 2100000000000000 satoshis will probably do for quite some time.

Deflation means more money in the pockets of the earners and savers, not the banksters...or their shills.

Woaah what a suprising news.
I think bitcoin is getting more and more popular until it is used in uber.
And even, it's a great way to introduce about bitcoin to everyone, because now, the uber drivers, and customers will know that there's something named bitcoin, if they haven't known about that before.
And i think, it's such a nice feeling to get bitcoin as a tip.
It's not like that yet in my country, so i can't try giving tip with bitcoin.

This is really a good news for the people who's using uber for their travel to home/work but isnt is a bit too much if you use bitcoin as a method of payment because of its transaction time and its HIGH fee thats being used now ?

I think this topic should not worth to discuss because of high price of bitcoin nowadays with high transaction fee, maybe you have to pay bitcoin transaction fee more than your uber fare  :-\

Since Uber in an online taxi booking it is nice to pay your bills by bitcoin a cash less transaction.

I think this is hard to do. Back then, bitcoin will have to be integrated in the card system, more bitcoin transaction fees also high. This hinders a lot. Certainly, when bitcoin is widely accepted, this is done

I think this idea about a payment in uber is a good move. Plus this is a good marketing strategy of uber, manny people are already using bitcoin and with bitcoin. And bitcoin price ia going up. means if people pay bitcoin then its value will go up, that means more money for uber.

amazing..cant wait to see it happening in KENYA

I am a kind of person that always use uber because i don't go to the public transportation vehicles because i am introvert and i want to be alone so i always ride on Uber to go to my work so if the uber will get linked to bitcoin then it will be a great news for me because i can easily pay uber fares with just my bitcoin alone.

Hope it won't be limited just for tipping. I want to have spent only BTC wallet tied to uber application. So if hacker can get access to it, he(she) only can get away on posh uber X from me :)

Wow, this probably is the greatest news i have ever read today.! I love uber! Makes my life so damn easy! When my sister uses the car, uber saves my life! Really is good to know that both things that make my life easier are now together( i mean bitcoin and uber). I wish this is really true. Do not see it on my app yet but maybe a few days later. Thanks for this info op.

This sounds good. Uber transactions and connections are done online so why not payments as well. This can be very helpful for Uber passengers. But of course, there's still a need for further innovations for this to be possible.

It seems normal, uber is now a fully automated service with its smartphone. And it's also the revival of the economy, being one's own boss, it joins the idea of being one's own bank...

About bitcoin being used in uber, I can see that it is actually clever using bitcoin as an alternative for using uber, Its a great idea and I think that with bitcoin being used in uber, we'll be able to utilise our bitcoins in another way also, and because of this I think that bitcoin would not only be beneficial for uber, but also both companies would benefit, especially bitcoin would benefit alot here, because not only for its btc being able to be utilised but also it will surely increase its popularity.

Yes it is good news, if only others follow uber steps certainly everything is greatly facilitated, but it is constrained by the rules of each country. Not all countries legalize and declare bitcoin as a legal means of payment. I hope bitcoin is soon legalized by some countries that still prohibit it, by relieving bitcoin then more will follow Uber step.

Yes, that's a very great news that Uber accept bitcoin. Especially to those who earn bitcoin this a good chance that we can use our bitcoin on Uber. Most especially in my country, Uber is common use of transportation by almost of people. I think bitcoin will become well known to the people that Uber accept bitcoin. It shows only Uber will recognize bitcoin because we know that it has a potential and very useful currency today.

This is a good news. More and more people want some bitcoin.

Uber has nothing to do with this.

The guy scanned out a barcode on a piece of paper with his wallet address and stuck it in his cab.

This will be a good news for bitcoin investors but like to travel in the city by Uber. I think there will be a day when all the services are paid by bitcoin and you do not have to carry cash with just a phone with internet and you can trade with bitcoin at anywhere in the world.

In my country uber doesn't accept  BTc or other altcoin as a form of payment, theyr probably going to make a they own token based in ether.

Awesome news. What if uber does their own token for tipping later on ? Wouldn't that be cool 8)

I think this is good news, but is it true ? is it implemented properly ? because in my country uber payment has not been support using bitcoin at this time. the more support to bitcoin the value will also be higher.

This is very realistic

wow. for me it's a good news. who would have thought that bitcoin can now be used in uber. I hope it can be used to Grab too.haha.it will be convenient for me and for most people because we prefer uber than a public transport. it made us feel better and safer. Now, if we can really use bitcoin in uber, we don't have to bring extra cash or if we forget to bring cash, we can use bitcoin to pay the fare.

Bitcoin on uber would be one of the most good idea may someone implement. Lets talk about first about bitcoin as medium of payment to any transaction. First major benefit is the conveniency, it would be too way easy to pay to a some stuff or transaction virtualy because the world today surrounds by technology relating it to bitcoin on uber, it is indeed a wise choice for the company to implement this thing as their mode of payment since the mechanics to use uber does need technology so if it could be use to pay they will be ensure that they will be paid right down the track but the down side of it is that bitcoin value is unstable.

It is an awesome news, because many will be curious about Bitcoin. Uber using Bitcoin as a medium of paying money will make uninformed people curious. Many companies will also copy the idea of Uber and Bitcoin will be more popular because of that.

To any bitcoin and uber users it's a great news because it will be a great help for both parties. If this things may happen maybe i will started using uber as well for it will be more easier for me with to pay btc and less hassle on my part.

With the transaction fees we have you think is worthy ? You would be tipping more than the entire trip

Atm it depends how fast you want the transaction :) Also scaling will be done in 2018 to sort the transaction issues

Excellent news.. :D They are also accepting Bitcoin. The day is not so far when the whole world don't have any way to use it.It is easy you know. You don't have to carry cash for card or something like that,you just bring your mobile phone with you and that's all. Actually we have to have the tendency to accept technology.Technology always helps us and makes our life more comfortable.

Well apparently Uber will also be partnering with Electroneum (ETN). This should be announced in January 2018. But it is just a rumour, we will see.

This is a very nice idea if they are going to create a payment method for uber that will allow people to pay bitcoins for their car fare, It will be a very big help and easier, faster transactions for everyone.

Yes, very big possibility to become reality that the bitcoin can be used, what they need to do is to adopt the system and design the payment method like any other electronic payments the bitcoin also really fit that system.

If it can give tips to Uber driver then i dont understand why can’t they pay also bitcoin as their fare? Since uber accepts only credit/visa card i think because that is how how they require their passengers to pay them in my place. That would be a goid thing then if they accept bitcoin as payment and not only tips.

Yes, it is good news.

Hi there nappoleon! That is a great idea, I just hope that the transaction fee to transfer the crypto from your wallet the Uber driver wallet is free or in a very minimal rate. Would it be nice if the Uber app it self have a feature to add tip from the driver. Or any excess from the rate will automatically be tally and count as tip, thus Uber raiders can view back their total tip given in all of their trips. Additionally, it could be better if we could add funds to Uber app through cryptocurrency.  ;)
 

Bitcoin on Uber isn't really a good choice for me apart from that the fees are sometimes very high (sometimes costs more than the ride itself ) , Uber car owners will have hard time having their money and will be obligated to turn into fiat in order to buy gas for their cars which will eventually make them lose more money when converting their bitcoins to fiat in fees and they'll be just loosing time and money to do all of this .

Really? Wow thats a good news but is not yet here in my country. We have uber also here and grab a car but i didnt heared yet that we can pay using bitcoin. Stil cash money. Maybe this one work in sone other countries. If this one will work, its so gonna be easy and convenient to pay for uber. In my country we still cant use bitcoin for payment yet. Not even in a fast food chain or hotels. Retail store dont acknowlege it yet but i am very much positive that sooner this one will work out.

I think using bitcoin isn't that kind of appropriate and ideal to use for Uber. How about, supposed I'm a uber driver and the 10k I earned in a week might drop to 5k in just days if I forgot to convert it to peso. Due to its bipolar nature , bitcoin isn't that ideal to use. You'll never know what might happen in the next few days.

yes, that is good news for us as Bitcoin users.
I think soon the use of Bitcoin will be more and more.
Bitcoin is the technology of the future.

This is old news , but..... But I still have not seen the option to pay with bitcoin in uber. How is this possible?