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Suddenly chatting with a friend today. How do blind people use mobile payment? We don’t know the daily life of blind people. Blind people pay with paper money, but will digital currencies replace paper money in the future? (However, there is no certain mark on the U.S. bills, and the blind cannot touch the face value of the legal currency)


There are also some elderly and children who do not have mobile phones. Children can take care of them and learn cryptocurrency with their families. However, many elderly people have no children and lack the ability to accept new things. With the popularity of Bitcoin, will they continue to use paper money in the future?


In fact, for blind people, no one pays too much attention to their lives. Because there are no blind friends around, they don't think so much. If some technology is developed, it is very expensive consumption.
   With the increasing popularity of Bitcoin, what do you think will happen to blind and childless elderly people?

I think that we keep forgetting that the number of people using bitcoin is still extremely small...

Bitcoin wallets are not even properly newbie-friendly. Making wallets and services friendly with blind people would be a step even farther. But I somehow tend to believe that it's not financially viable for somebody to invest that much time into developing such wallets (although really good newbie-friendly wallets is something I also think that we should have already and - arguably - we don't). And hobbyists will make the programs in the way they can use it (i.e. rather advanced and most probably not for blind people).

So I guess that more time has to pass (and with it adoption grow greatly) until we'll see the software and services you'd like.

Even if Bitcoin is popular, it will not replace the existence of legal currency, at least the elderly will not wait for that day.This is unfounded worry

If they are blind or incapacitated elderly people, they will have guardians around them. This is the blind person's own problem, not the flaw of Bitcoin. I don't think Bitcoin can solve this kind of physiological problem that doctors can't do.

Everyone will get old. With the current development, Bitcoin will become more and more popular in the future, but the elderly refer not only to a certain elderly, but a group. A 30-year-old will become an elderly person in the next 40 years.

For payment, with the Lightning Network, this is also more convenient, and novices will see it at first glance. But the popularity of Bitcoin is not so comprehensive. Half of the cryptocurrency people are just investing and do not consider using Bitcoin for payment because they feel that payment is a loss for them.

I think that you see only half of the glass...

Most people invest into bitcoin. One will not spend his investment just for the sake of it....
Bitcoin ecosystem is still small, but there are people who also earn bitcoin. Some mine for it, some work for it in various ways. Those earning bitcoin will see it as a currency and will more likely also try to spend some.

Blind people use screen readers, so it's mostly a matter of making Bitcoin wallets screen reader accessible. At least on desktop this seems to be already at least partially the case:

https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/4637
https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/4637

I'm not sure what the state on mobile is, but it doesn't seem to be an insurmountable problem, rather just one that needs to be tackled and improved upon.




Yes, but for the future elderly Bitcoin will not be some weird new concept like in the worry stated by OP.

@OP: I also would not worry about Bitcoin replacing Fiat currencies fast enough as to confuse our current elderly generation. Everything else is mostly a matter of keeping software accessible, and that's a general problem that doesn't only affect Bitcoin.

As far as I can remember, there was a fund raiser to translate Satoshi's whitepaper to braille. Unfortunately, I don't know what happened to that project because the website is not accessible anymore:

https://pug.sh/adam/braille-bitcoin-whitepaper/

Same with the wallets, many wallet provider, like Multibit has plans many years ago, but not sure if they push through with it or not.

If you look at statistics from various developed nations around the world, you'll find that of the elderly population around half don't own a smartphone and up to a third have never directly used the internet. Think about how completely ubiquitous the internet is in your life today - communication, social media, news, banking, shopping, working, education, gaming, gambling, etc. And yet millions of older people live just fine without ever touching the internet.

This number will obviously drastically decrease as time goes on, not because more older people will start using the internet (if they haven't used it in the last 20 years, they are pretty unlikely to start now), but because the demographics of older people will change to become that of people who started using the internet in their 30s and 40s, and then to become that of people who grew up with the internet from childhood. New technologies don't become widespread through universal adoption of the current population, but rather through widespread adoption of the younger generation.

Yes, the elderly population right now might struggle to use bitcoin, but in several decades' time when the elderly population is compromised of people who have grown up using bitcoin, then it will be second nature to them.

As to saying that "blind people pay with paper money", that is just plain false. What do you think is easier for a blind person - using an ATM, navigating the screen, withdrawing cash, and then feeling for the size of bills to know which ones to hand over, or just paying via contactless credit card? Do you think it is easier grocery shopping in person in your standard supermarket, or using online shopping with screen readers and saved favorites? There might not be any good bitcoin wallets for visually impaired users at the moment (and I would imagine double checking addresses without sight will be particularly difficult), but they will come with time and demand.

Src - https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/blindness-and-visual-impairment

The data above shows that many of the found cases have either visual impairment issues up to minor and some having major problems but not completely blind. So they may not face any problems while either using Bitcoins and applications where they can buy, sell and trade it and can also get used to it. About the blind and childless, blind people have got hostels and old people have old age homes where they are taken care of. And our society has not become merciless, so they will also keep doing good for the needy ones including the blind and elders. And TBH, we don't think that bitcoins can replace fiat as national currencies will always be kept ahead by their respective nations and bitcoins will always be an alternative to them, while we think that fiat is an alternative to bitcoins to give it a value.

it seems that blind people are good at recognizing fiat money carefully and can't be fooled, because I have observed blind people and they studied with their fingers to distinguish, I myself don't know how but I can make sure they don't have trouble distinguishing fiat money .

when it comes to parents, it goes back to the individual person, if indeed since he worked he has been using cellphones and computers, I think when he retires and enters old age, it is certain that they will not experience significant difficulties, apart from that since they were young they have not used them and definitely need them. extras provide information and usually they will not want and simple ones will be used.

technology seems that if there are no problems for blind people, it will certainly give them the opportunity to use it because many such facilities have been made and usually use voice, so there is no problem to think about.

Agreed, how are they supposed to go to the store if they are blind, they need to be assisted also paying online, how do he/she manage to navigate to the website if he/she is not capable, this should have a guardian or will assist them and I believe this is not within the scope of bitcoin because it is very physical and nothing bitcoin could do with it. Though in the near future, others will figure out how to do this or pay like this for those with disabilities, for the time being, a guardian is required to complete the payment.

This is a concern about bitcoin being user/people-friendly. Well, that's really an issue that cannot be addressed but it's not bitcoin to solve it. But those developers might create an app that shall be associated with bitcoin as its main wallet. I guess someday there will be those developers that might into this thing and try to solve the problem that you've addressed. But if you compare that with fiat, there's really no option for them to determine how much exactly is a dollar bill with the other higher bills that they hold if no one is with them.

For me just my opinion if bitcoin becomes legal in the future and it can be used as a legal tender , perhaps there will be a new system for blind people to manage such stuff.. Indeed nowadays they can recognise the numbers using a raised dots that can be read with the fingers and its called "Braille" even with dollars bills they can use a small money identifier card too wherein in order for them to recognised the money. So for sure there will be a new system for them just to be fair in my personal opinion.

I think they should stick to the physical FIAT and credit cards because it will very challenging to use a mobile app if you can't see what you are doing. Sometimes you don't need to create a problem and find a solution for it because the solution is right in front of your eyes. Bitcoin is better stay as a store value this is where it shines the most.

There are several situations mentioned in the OP, but the reference to the popularity of bitcoin, is undoubtedly growing regardless of social class, country, people no longer find the term bitcoin today strange or perhaps for some it is more known cryptocurrencies , the slang is being winning little by little, even in the target of people you mention.

The most used devices have always taken into account disabled people, it is something that has evolved a lot in voice access commands, access to the handling of special keys, in short there is a wide range of features that help disabled people and in fact the use of smartphones is a great tool.

Is true they are not the panacea but in the traditional devices they exist the settings for their use are very limited for certain disabilities but are there in some way for the reach of some.

Now there are special devices for each disability depending limitations that the person has, but for example there are special smart phones for the blind, a well-known one is Georgie.

As for adults, young people who do not have a smart phone, so easy, like they should buy them.

Nothing will happen to them, let's say many people start using cryptocurrency and country start accepting it too. It doesn't mean that all of the people will now use cryptocurrency, they will still use fiat of course this is one of the disadvantages I see in cryptocurrency, it can't be use by people with disability but in real life blind people also struggling with fiat money.

Traditional Fiats were not originally designed to reach people with special needs. It took more than a decade to create the world's first fiat design that was blind-friendly. Bitcoin still has a myriad of complex problems since the satoshi disappeared, but development is still ongoing. Not that a solution to this problem will not be found, especially if it has a profit value.

After all, I'm not sure that blind people will be the majority in the future. So how will it threaten bitcoin's popularity?

The popularity of bitcoin and usage of the bitcoin by blind people does not seem to be matching pair here? I mean they do live today and use the fiat currency whether it's digital or cash that's second part, but they do use money right? And I am not sure if government have really made any big progress for the blind people or disabled one in general! All you can find is audible ATM's or may be in person assistance for them so that they can make their transactions successfully.

Bitcoin, is completely different world and it needs higher developments to achieve the level where they can fulfil the needs of disabled one.
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Honestly developers can do miracles for them by using digital platforms. From audio synch wallets to face recognisable transaction confirmations. This can be used as per the disability of person and have highest security for them with the ease.

I believe that a lot of organizations are prioritizing the technology that can be of benefit to the blind people, voice-recognition technology and AI could play a big role in this development, so I do believe that with enough budget and development research, even the blind people can have a much more convenient way in making or taking payment in the future.

Teaching about cryptocurrencies and bitcoin to children is a real great idea special if they understand about the economics and the money management too. Unfortunately, the newbies and the kids who enter this market are really emotional and they act make making emotional decisions. In my own idea first before learning about crypto and bitcoin, they will need to learn about the money management and risk management stuff. However, since bitcoin is getting more viral every day, people need some educations regarding this new technology.

These differently abled people are not taken much into consideration most of the time. We can see differently abled people do all the activities same as common people. At some occasions it is truly hard for them to cope up with the technology, even though the advancement have gone high in terms of development. In the opening post it is said that technology based support development for these people are very expensive. Maybe making technology reach these people in an inexpensive manner will make them use even the high technology development.

@ROSEDF
In regards to the issue surrounding blind people, Adam Newbold ^{[source (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/icywallet-offers-cold-storage-bitcoin-wallet-visually-impaired)]} came up with a hardware wallet ^{[IcyWallet - back in 2017]} that was meant to tackle that issue.

Equipment:

• Raspberry Pi or similar devices
  ^{- Cheap.}
• Refreshable braille display
  ^{- Expensive.}
• Headphone
  ^{- Cheap.}
• And the code itself <sup>[BitcoinJS]
  - Free.</sup>

Unfortunately, both "website (https://icywallet.com/)" and "GitHub repository (https://github.com/neatnik/icywallet)" pages are inaccessible now, but I did manage to find archived versions of those!

• IcyWallet (http://web.archive.org/web/20201109023828/https://icywallet.com/) ^{[November 09, 2020]}
• GitHub repository (http://web.archive.org/web/20201113132658/https://github.com/neatnik/icywallet) ^{[November 13, 2020]}

Paper money would never be gone as long government do exist then its an absolute thing for it not to happen thats why this kind of what if situation is on impossible to impossible which it cant happen no matter what.

Lets just say nor focused on on those blind person you do mean on how they would deal with online payments.? Try to consider out on how they do make out some mobile banking nowadays and yes it cant really

be avoided that there are situations in life on where there are people who cant really possibly deal with a thing due to various condition which it makes impossible but doesnt mean that we cant really find a way.

I don't think government controlled digital currency will completely eradicate fiat money. At least not now! Also for the usability of blind people, features like Siri or Alexa will come handy where people can use payment system using their voice.


As I have said earlier, I don't see fiat money disappearing anytime soon. Digital currencies will be rolled out to people who are interested in using it. So digital currency can coexist with fiat..

The point here says that paper money will no longer be used in the future?

This is impossible, cryptocurrencies will always exist as well as paper money. In my opinion without paper money there crypto will lessvalue for exchange rates.

Blind and elderly people have difficulties in doing many things, dealing with bitcoin is the smallest of the problems they face in their daily life. These people have the support of caregivers for all their needs, what I believe may include dealing with bitcoin if someday it becomes a necessity.

Caregivers can be family members, relatives or hired people to execute the job. In case of elderlies without family it's common the nursing home where they live take care of all their finances, so they don't need to worry about it.

However, at some point a bitcoin platform operated by voice command may be developed meant to give these people a new positive experience in crypto universe.

I am pretty sure that handicapped people are not gonna force themselves to use Bitcoin if they are experiencing difficulties using the modern devices we got these days. It's not like bitcoin would replace the papers right now actually, OP.

Though if they would really like to be involved in crypto, I believe that there is such "Accessibility" feature in every phones these days that allows them to use the phone without having problems.

For the case of blind, elderly and children, they can still be able to cope up on using digital payment methods by having reloadable card like we can use on train stations for easily accessible way of doing payment by simply tapping it into the system. If that would be the case on how they can use their Bitcoin by loading it into a card like fiat getting into digital wallet going to a card for loading, that would make an ease for the hardship they are encountering on using digital payments such as Bitcoin payment if ever available. But for those who can freely access and know how to properly use their Bitcoins, that won't be a problem anymore I guess. It is just in need to put up a solution to the problem to be able to deal on the fast pace of modernization.

let alone people with special needs and the elderly, even ordinary people definitely need time to use crypto. for most people, using crypto is quite difficult because there are many things to learn, from basic knowledge of crypto, how to exchange money from fiat to crypto, withdrawals to making fiat again, this is quite complicated and takes time to learn.
so no matter how effective crypto is in facing the challenges of financial problems in the modern era, we still need paper money, instant payments, for ordinary people, yes ... so fiat and crypto will complement each other, not replace each other.

Holding Bitcoin is innovative, new, smart, special and necessary to be on par with smart people. Every smart person knows that current currencies are inflationary and worth less over time. There is no good interest on your balance, rather you have to pay for greater value. More and more celebrities are getting involved with Bitcoin because it is a sign of smartness. And in 5-10 years there will be many more people talking about bitcoin. So I'm happy to be smart about it right now.

It will find ways to incorporate into every aspect of Human life. Be it senior citizens or junior. It will find a way. Though it'll take time and in that all the juniors of today would become seniors so it itself will get implemented as most of the current younger generation will become addicted to the digital financial system.

What about systems like Siri where you can give commands via speech? Wouldn't that be the simplest way to interact with your device in order to get transactions initiated and processed? For verification you could use fingerprint in addition to a spoken password, just in case someone listens to you. The password could be a certain sentence as well so it is not that obvious. I think there are ways for sure to solve such problems.

There is no doubt that Bitcoin has become a popular asset in this century, after this year it surprisingly managed to hit a price above $60k. Even though
this year the pandemic situation is not over, but it doesn't seem to have an effect on Bitcoin's performance. Now more and more people are starting
to know how Bitcoin works, because any information is now easily accessible to anyone via the internet. So it's no wonder the rich and big corporations
are increasingly interested in investing in Bitcoin in the long term.

In fact, the popularity of Bitcoin is still limited to certain people. And actually, this topic likely has been also ever risen in this thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5241340.0

But so far, I don't find any good idea to cover this matter.
Maybe there are some chances to access certain wallets. However, it may be limited to trade or transfer. How they can transfer and trade easily.
Does anyone know which exchange provides feature that is friendly-blind people?

I agree that these categories of people are often neglected when it comes to new regulations. However, I think there’s always a way out. Even without currency being fully digitalized, living without a smartphone is tough in today’s world, because so many things are much easier and more available with functions and apps that are only present on smartphones.

I personally don’t know a single person that doesn’t use one, even the elderly are learning these technologies now. I think if it comes to this, and normal life literally won’t be possible without using smart technologies, there will be solutions. For instance, for blind people many functions can be switched to voice control: identification, navigation, and, maybe, someday even payment.

Also, I know that some people (rare cases now, may be popular in the future?) insert special microchip implants in their fingers, which allow them to unblock different things and make payments. I know that it is not perfect, but it solves the problem to some extent.

This is actually a pretty interesting topic to bring up, for blind people using cash can be quite difficult since there is no for them to identify it with their touch especially in a country where the bills are all the same, and to my understanding most of them don't use it and they just use credit cards to pay for goods and services most of the time, and for people in the us there is a device called iBill which can read and identify the number on the paper money and gives you a audio effect telling that its a a 1 dollar or 5 dollar bill, but still they would have to go through the hustle of identifying each bill which takes a long time, and this is where crypto could solve the problem since it is getting popular maybe a way could be developed for blind people to easily use it to pay for things.

Whenever something is innovated, these people know about it at last. Because, to make things workout it takes time and very few concern about these people whereas majority move on. I appreciate OP for bringing this into discussion. Recently in a news saw about a cooking guide (book) developed for the blind people. They can just understand and do cooking, maybe some application can be incorporated with these wallets to support usage of cryptocurrency.

If we've got paper currency, these people will easily get used to it within few days of usage, because they're very clear in identifying currencies with specific things.

This is very sensetive topic and I must appreciate concern of author for Blind people. I think crypto currencies are developing very fast and coming with innovative solutions for mass adoption so I am optimistic the technology will certainly come up with solution that will make disable to use it.Currently, there is an initiative in the works to transcribe Satoshi’s white paper in Braille, a tactile writing system used by individuals who are visually impaired people. This reflects how people are making efforts to make Bitcoin useable for everybody.

Currently, there is an initiative in the works to transcribe Satoshi’s white paper in Braille, a tactile writing system used by individuals who are visually impaired
https://thebitcoinnews.com/bitcoin-accessibility-from-a-blind-persons-perspective/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_95fec137c6701d69093419dc6d144996414a2199-1628639304-0-gqNtZGzNAg2jcnBszQh6

The bitter truth: Bitcoin will not replace Paper Money. It is not any easy to separate people from the paper money that they have known their whole life. So, Bitcoin will only end up as an alt of paper money but cannot fully replace paper money. And as an alternative, you can choose to use it or not. Those who find it hard will simply use what they've always Known. Besides, speaking of the blind, not up to 5% of people are blind. And out of the 5%, how many know cryptocurrency. Out of those who know cryptocurrency, how many use cryptocurrency? Obviously, there's little or no persons. But as mentioned earlier, they'll use what they can easily use (paper money), unless a very innovative means that simplifies Bitcoin as a payment method (for the blind, old people, etc) is brought to play.

Yes, it can be really difficult to adopt bitcoin, especially for someone who is already used to deal with fiat every day during so many years. It's like that saying: old habits die hard.

But I think paper money is already overcame, because debit and credit cards fully replace its function, without the risk for the person of being infected by virus through paper which goes in everyone's hands. As technology evolves some things need to be replaced, since they aren't useful anymore in the same way they used to be.

If you are blind, do you want someone to set up your private key for you? Do you need to find someone to pay for you? If no one in life can be trusted and you have a lot of encrypted assets in your hands, then this will become a burden in life.

This is really not the focus of Bitcoin, and has nothing to do with the problem Bitcoin is trying to solve. Bitcoin is the original technical solution to the currency problem, not really designed for the end user. At the risk of sounding ruthless, this is a user's defect, not a product defect.

OK.. the OP here mentions blind people and children. Blind people do use mobile phone, although they need screen reader or some other software to be able to do that. In the android phones, there is a built in screen reader, known as TalkBack. And with the entry of the artificial intelligence–powered Google Assistant, it has become really easy for the blind people to use smartphones. All it takes is a few weeks of training, to get used to it. And for the children, if they are old enough to use fiat currency (banknotes, coins.etc), then I believe that they are old enough to use smartphone (at least a simplified version) as well.

I agree, replacing paper money is not easy, especially since each country has its own money, but as an alternative means of payment, I think it is a big achievement for bitcoin. and if that happens, current investors may later feel financial freedom because of course there will be more widespread adoption

Well, I agree with everything you say. Just think, the world still thinks of a small child's bitcoin. Just think, if I give a child a piece of paper and say, these are the private keys to my wallet. That kid will throw away the paper and he will be happy if I give him money and bitcoin can be considered as an asset like any other asset. But it will take time.

There will be certain adjustments made in future taking such people into consideration, or they will be prioritised and given a chance to understand about the technology, but we know that not many blind people have a huge bank balance, should they be worried about. When they can't see the colors, the visions that we, normal people can see, do you think they are worried about money at all?  :-\
We don't think that blind people need Bitcoins ATM, they need care from people who can help them out fight with their disability and become a hero of their life. And even if some trust or foundation where those blinds are being kept, helps them understand the wallet system anyhow through smartphones (as nothing is impossible), then those trusts/foundations can have the seeds/mnemonic phrases of all of those users as they will be the authority to safeguard blind people's accounts.

Regardless of what is debated about bitcoin management for disabled people, children and the elderly, we can't avoid the fact that even healthy and young people are still blind from the knowledge of managing assets properly. The cases of hacking and losing bitcoins experienced by normal people are still more popular than blind people.

We know that not everyone can accept and take advantage of btc for example as said. If we look at digital money broadly, it does have good benefits and developments, but fiat money can be more acceptable to ordinary people. I mean crypto can't be used by just anyone, only people who really know and understand about the crypto world can use it. All of that has its own portion, we can't give what's not to people, so focus on our self to contribute to this crypto world and make a profit in it.

Very true. Even most of us here at some point experienced losing money to projects, considering that we are already here in crypto market. We can't say we haven't done our homework but we did. Unfortunately, we have no idea when a project will rug pull and disappear along with the funds. I think, when it comes to other users like blind people, I believe they can wait when the technology is already available for them. For others who are really interested, they will find a way how to make it work. If there's a will, there's a way.

In conclusion, cryptocurrency is still far away from all people, but some people can benefit from it and still use it to prepare themselves for their future. But crypto will grow more than now, and there will be a way for blinded people or disabled people to use bitcoin and make it easier for them. Who knows, in the future, will invent a program that can help them feel and use bitcoin or a new project that can help them participate in the crypto world. I am sure that with technology, people will get help for their life and.

Bitcoin does give a lot of hype right now. Investing in bitcoin from the start will probably give you a lot of benefits so far. Just imagine how many percent increase in bitcoin at the beginning of its appearance until now.
But some beginners should also realize that investing in bitcoin is not without risk, the risk will still exist. High volatility makes the risk even higher. beginners should think about it, don't just imagine the benefits that will be obtained.

Well that is just now the problem of those people themselves that they have still control at.
Disabled people do not have the control to their disability and they would need to just adapt to their current condition. I would say those who get easily get their coins stolen are simply the uninformed people, because in general nobody wants their money stolen anyway.

its only growing in popularity and it didnt say that it will replace the fiat currency that we have and i dont think they will ever replace it because of that reason you explained above .
 some think that it improve lives but doing it can infact make the lives complicated of others not unless if someone can provide a solution but that could cost money , time and effort .

I really don't think that the elderly will really need to worry about using bitcoin and or other cryptocurrencies for some time.  Bitcoin and or other cryptocurrencies are not going to take over fiat money anytime soon, regardless of how many of us want them to.  By the time younger people now get older, I think they will know how to use technology such as bitcoin.  As for blind people, they will find a way, and likely already have a way.

I think it will sure be difficult for them, but i guess if bitcoin is really adopted massively and being used as daily currency, people will think how it can be modified to suit blind people. Like for example, before blind people have it difficult, but there will always be innovation made so it will be easier for them, that's the same with bitcoin i guess, many bitcoin users might think what to do to help them, maybe programming some app to help them, make a voice-based app so it'll be easier for them to use since they can't see and others. While for eldery people, it might be hard to teach them, since most of them don't want to learn anymore. However we can slowly teach them, giving tutorials, simple explanation and such, if they really want to, they will be able to. People around them should be willing to help as well.

I did some search about what you said and there was a time when some group worked on getting Bitcoin's original white paper written in Braille for blind people and there's also a time when an icywallet was developed. The wallet was said to make Bitcoin accessible to the elder and blind Bitcoin enthusiast but the project seems died now.
I think crypto Dev need to pay more attention in creating a speech to text wallet that will make the elders and blind people use crypto.

Maybe that is one reason why modern and traditional payment can't replace each other. Because people itself is different, not only depends on age but not all people maybe can access mobile phone or anything like that so they still can do payment with fiat. I think it is no matter it is digital or traditional payment, but currency still currency. People use it as payment and they can buy something with it no matter who are them.

Correct, if a technology like Bitcoin becomes the new standard and people would have reason to participate in it but can't, that's also kind of exclusive, which Bitcoin is not supposed to be. I don't know though how critical the situation is when it comes to mobile phone distribution. I guess most people have access to mobile phones? I have no idea about those statistics but that might be one of the smaller problems to solve.

You have asked a really interesting question. I haven’t thought about it before. I don’t think that it is a big problem considering today’s technologies. I think that there will be web-sites that can provide blind people with voice guidance. This way they will be also involved in this system. What comes to paper money, we will definitely get rid of them one day.

Modern and traditional payment can help each other as we have already seen that many online payment systems from the third party help people send their money via their bank to the third party account.
From that, those third parties can send the money to the services people want and it is already changing the payment system.
To see bitcoin become the new standard will need more time as bitcoin is a new thing and it requires approval from the government to use bitcoin as an alternative payment system.
Maybe people who can adapt to the new system will use it because they think that the new system will be more user-friendly than traditional payment, making them feel too long to see the process will finish the transaction.

Basically, it depends on each person if it's for like the elderly.. yes they can rely on their children to jump into Bitcoin, but if they don't have children... well it's also impossible to force themselves, and if there are relatives who care about him/her, maybe he/she will be helped.
About this, even though Bitcoin's popularity is increasing... I think Fiat still plays the most important role, especially for the elderly and blind, Bitcoin and Fiat will continue to coexist and be equally important till the future.

Cryptographic money is a type of cash that is completely advanced and can be traded for things on certain destinations. Not every person is tolerating cryptographic forms of money due to how unpredictable they can be. The worth of cryptographic money is dictated by the market, in contrast to customary cash. Bitcoin is a well known cryptographic money and has gone up almost 300% in esteem in 2020.

I think fiat is still playing a major role for payment instruments, and until now there is no room for bitcoin. but on the other hand bitcoin is famous because of its increasing price and providing a lot of profit for many people. This is what makes bitcoin increasingly known throughout the world, and more and more people are adopting it every day

Blind people can still use crypto, there are apps out there that can help blind people see although it only works with the good  will of the stranger, I forgot the name of the app but it can help blind people by letting an available stranger to be their eyes so there's no problem with bitcoin being used by blind people.

So do the Blind person knows that the available Stanger has goodwill? Most Bitcoiners don't even trust their own close relations with their cryptocurrencies information let alone a Blind person and a stranger? I think this is just another shortfall of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but with time and more adoption, hopefully, there might be a way out for the Blind to get involved in Crypto investments.

there is still lot of work needed to make user bitcoin friendly payment system. trader who already in this cryptocurrency field know the importance of bitcoin but new people which living in small village, un-educated persons are totally unware of bitcoin. so first bitcoin should be made user friendly. we need special banks of bitcoin. also ATM machines can help to make it easy for every one to use it easily. we still far away to adopt bitcoin instead of fiat.

i dont have blind friend, and when you put statement about it, the simple is fiat always stay in this society. im not sure in the future we just scan our stuff to barcode when paying something. but, if it realize, people will take care the blind people (like obligation for leader), or just help them when they want to pay something by people around

But that doesn't mean that we can't leave them behind even if there's no technology to aide them yet. If there's a will, there's a way. And I am sure that people will eventually find a way for the disabled ones to use the technology without any worries. It's a radical opinion but I don't think that blind people not being able to use bitcoin or the technologies associated to it isn't reducing it's popularity.

Blind people fold their cash in different ways to distinguish the bills. In case of paying with bitcoin, there will be accessibility features for them. They would be using voice over and voice command. I am sure someone will build something and make it popular among the blind people. Have you heard of braille terminal? Maybe they will come up with a hardware wallet with a braille terminal?
What makes you say that?

Bitcoin has a lot of popularity around the world. We have seen that Bitcoin is used by many people all over the world. Those who have Bitcoin in their illegal minds are in fact a group of idiots.One day I will see that Bitcoin will be very popular with everyone all over the world. Considering the current situation, we can see the future of Bitcoin much brighter.

Considering how much people are still unaware of bitcoin's existence, there's a higher chance that those with disabilities does not have any idea at all about it. With regards to caring and paying attention to blind people, there's a certain organization in each country that handles them for sure. I hope they are not really being left behind or forgotten because they are also humans who are incapable of experiencing the same life a normal person should have. Maybe in the future, as bitcoin gets introduced to the world, there's a chance they will know and learn how to use it regardless of their disabilities.

At the moment, Bitcoin’s popularity and adoption are increasing at a fast rate. People are rushing to buy Bitcoin on platforms like immediate edge, A significant reason for Bitcoin’s popularity is the low fees for transactions. Compared to traditional payment methods like banks, Bitcoin attracts minimal costs. As such, many people are going for Bitcoin when sending money, especially across borders. Essentially, the low Bitcoin transaction fees make sense for most people, especially when buying items or paying for services online.
Most people love Bitcoin because it’s an innovation. Some people believe that cryptocurrencies will eventually displace fiat or government-issued and regulated currencies. As such, many people love and use Bitcoin as a way of adapting to technological innovation so i  believe the popularity is so high that many people really want to invest on it.

It's not that about programming actually, more like it won't be a software-side that can help those people. It is more like what type of device can help them get access to such.
For the elder people, we have some elders in here, not sure what age do you call "elder", but you know what I mean. We got some veteran members here that are being called elder due to their old age, but they know a lot about Bitcoin. Age does not restrict anyone to learn about Bitcoin.

The popularity of Bitcoin is skyrocketing, day by day Bitcoin is spreading among the people in such a way that the blood particles are mixed in the human blood.Bitcoin has been recognized by many as the most acceptable digital currency of the next generation. My neighboring country Bitcoin has been recognized as the most significant digital currency in that country. People in that country can buy their daily necessities through bitcoin.

If we look at the rapid development of technology, I believe that cash and various kinds of deposits in banks will be replaced by the presence of electronic money and digital money (cryptocurrency) in the future. Even financial institutions in the world are starting to aggressively digitize their products, build electronic finance, even some big banks in several countries have adopted blockchain as a transaction system tool.
Check this https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fintech-notes/Issues/2019/07/12/The-Rise-of-Digital-Money-47097

Each evolution will have its own way of growing, so nature will naturally make a selection, be knocked out by age, come to terms with the situation by living a traditional life with nature.

Those who are old will not have time to keep up with the very rapid changes, eliminated naturally by age. not all, but most.
For the blind who can still take advantage of voice command technology, facial recognition, and electronic fingerprint verification, I'm sure the technology will be available to them. for example, the use of chips. He is old and blind, so the state should take care of him. In the worst conditions, it is our obligation as humans to help and protect each other, I believe there are still many good people in this world, this is human nature.

With more countries recognizing it as a legal tender, in addition to fiat money that has been used so far, it can be clear that bitcoin is really needed and very good for improving the economy for countries that adopt it.

Indeed, many countries are still afraid of misuse by people who commit illegal acts by using bitcoin as a transaction tool. so that there are still countries that really need to make preparations to make rules so that there is no misuse that is detrimental to the state.

Illegal acts are unavoidable but more and more people see the benefits of bitcoin as compared to unfavorable actions are incomparable and there are still many who need bitcoin for improvement for progress.

I think with the way Bitcoin is developing and spreading the would be an alternative for the less privilege. The question of how the blind people and old papas and mama without children or helper will going about making transactions due the the blockchain system of payment and services needs to be clarified.
I believe as time goes on, the government are going to look for easy method for them which will not affect their means of making transactions because of their inability to see and operate phones using the blockchain system.

In fact, I am very sad with their defects, about the types of congenital diseases involved.  They may not see, or the possibility of, using bitcoin but they can hear about it.  For blockchain technology from bitcoin, there is still a percentage of people who cannot feel, cannot discover by themselves because the intellectual problem related to the proportion of educated people in difficult and underdeveloped countries is still unknown to bitcoin.  These are also quite unfortunate downsides to bitcoin's popularity but it's not much

I don’t think there is going to be a change of the paper money, even if it’s going to happen its not going to happen any time soon, it’s going to take a long time. Although even when the blind people make use of paper money they don’t see the money they are holding and they can’t tell how much it is that they are holding in their hands, so in a way it is quite similar. But that aside, it wouldn’t be a good idea to take away the paper money and replace it entirely with digital currencies, unless maybe there is an important reason to do that, which I don’t see any for now. If we make use of both paper money and digital, it’s not going to be bad.

Isn't paper currency very friendly to blind people?! they can feel it with their hands , because paper currency is also designed for the blind .

I agree but I don't think not all country made it friendly for blind people. But of course cryptocurrency is much way worst for elderly people and person with disability, without gadget and internet it's impossible to transfer Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency but maybe if there's a way to make transaction offline and maybe if there's an affordable device like affordable wallet that can make offline or online transaction that would be much better.

I don't think it will continue to the blind and old even if their families know bitcoin.
too difficult to learn bitcoin to parents, the effect of forgetting the first point that must be considered if you want to teach bitcoin to them
  so these two types of people cannot be the basis for saying bitcoin will not achieve popularity

The only country where Bitcoin has been given the status of legal tender is El Salvador, and therefore I assume that he is talking about that country. Also, Bitcoin remains 100% legal in dozens of nations, including some of the largest economies such as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan and Germany. But there is a difference between "legal" and "recognized as legal tender". On the other hand, there are countries where Bitcoin has been under attack. In China, there seems to be a blanket ban, while in Russia you can't use it for payments.

even if bitcoin becomes popular bitcoin will still be bitcoin will not be able to change the position of illegal currency, be it USD or others.
but indeed for now bitcoin is still very unfriendly for beginners and it will be very difficult for beginners to really survive here if they are not serious in learning and doing research.

I think beginners actually contributed to the popularity of bitcoin to date. when a bullrun occurs, many investors are new players who are high speculators, so they don't think long about buying bitcoin, or even investors who just want to get large amounts of money in a short time. but unfortunately those who lack knowledge are greedy, until a big correction occurs, I'm sure many of them have actually made a profit, but are greedy

Bitcoin is popular coin in crypto currency. When it is launched its for free to mine but after that its price is increased and still increasing that's why traders and investers are intrusted in Bitcoin. And its price is unpredictable. No one know about its price when it will pump or dump. These are some reasons of popularity of Bitcoin.

For the blind to use the paper money is somehow complicated to them, there can't know the exact amount of currency they hold, it will definitely be someone around who will help them out, if there can struggle with these how about bitcoin which is a digital currency, how would there go about it, to me bitcoin isn't for the blind because it will only make things worse for them.

many people forget that bitcoin cannot replace fiat, there won't be any country that will give up using their local currency just to use bitcoin, with that I can say that people who cannot use bitcoin due to illness, due to age limitation, they can use Fiat, it's simple and people who can use bitcoin will continue to use bitcoin, there's no need to argue about it

Today the Bitcoin is widely adopted into different countries and kinds of payment method like today the bitcoin itself. Blind people are using cards, NFC or a punch cards for their payment. Those people for sure already know regarding bitcoin and if you are trying to teach those elders and children it's hard to get caught their attention. For elders it's their priority to have money it's too hard to invest your money in a thing without knowing the children they don't mind yet having investment but if they already enlighten there's a chance to into this bitcoin.

Here is what I think, if in case that many cryptos including Bitcoin were legalized or became legal tender, then it may be possible that there would be companies that can integrate the blockchain in aid of the disabled and the handicapped. Maybe a new system intended for vision impaired persons can also be implemented. If niche apps and technologies will be developed for different people like the disabled or students or the veterans, then it would be possible that a little push for crypto can be attained by doing that.

from this discussion we are thinking about and what the impact will be if bitcoin becomes a direct payment, all of that is indeed difficult, but if one day bitcoin is used as a payment for any purpose such as daily needs, there will definitely be a point of completion by providing conveniencefor our blind parents or siblings, I can't even imagine it. what steps to take That's later, but there's a team that thought about it by creating an app specifically for all of that..

I just realized, in my current home environment, NFT is very popular. Most of the creative youth enter the world of blockchain and crypto through NFT which I don't even understand yet, so I think everything will have its time, including the topic of discussion in this thread. Maybe now is our era to be still in the stage of educating about Bitcoin and blockchain, someday there will be a time for another generation to develop and fully implement it for all human beings.

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital cryptocurrency.Its popularity is considerable all over the world. Nowadays people are staying in this bitcoin the most. The popularity of this bitcoin is increasing day by day. It will be seen that people all over the world have moved into this bitcoin and the entire transaction has started through this bitcoin.

very friendly with the blind, they have advantages that normal people have not given by God, why in the end they have no difficulty distinguishing fiat money because they diligently study by relying on hands. but it is not impossible that many android applications will be made by many people to help them.

it may be true that there are many countries that apply fiat money to provide an opportunity for blind people to be able to distinguish fiat money. even if there isn't, I have to admit they have that advantage in their hands which is given to them which normal people can't necessarily do.

but indeed for crypto it will certainly experience difficulties, because there are many kinds of transactions made, normal people sometimes don't understand, especially those who have limitations with themselves, obviously will experience difficulties. it seems that they will not think about it because crypto itself still has many shortcomings that always make changes in every transaction.

About the popularity in Bitcoin in digital currency's trading volume in over 50 countries in world.Another reason for Bitcoin popularity is online exchange sites because Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency that launched and accepted on a majority of trading sites.Bitcoin is the most popular in the United States.🙏

As more people knows about bitcoin, the more the demand increase and with the current supply that's not quick to be replenished due to more difficult blocks being mined to get bitcoin, the prices will definitely go up, not to mention that the price of bitcoin is also limited in supply.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are getting popular very quickly all over the world. The reason for its popularity is also The use of blockchain technology Which is very trustable for the user. Because it cannot be changed or edited. So all transactions are safe and secured. There are no chances of theft or fraud.The second is that that this business has such psychology or uniqueness that all ages of people are eager to join it. So its Fame is on the rise

investment confidence in bitcoin increased rapidly after the bitcoin slump in 2018 which made many people panic. but 4 years later bitcoin is growing again and this is what I see that more and more investors are entrusting their investments to btc. until now bitcoin is growing stronger and more and more people know it and finally invest

Bitcoin is getting popular very fast. There is no example in history that some online business or trade has earned so much fame trust of the people. The number of bitcoin users is continuously increasing. There are no limits of border and country. It is free from all these formalities & obstacles. It is popular among all classes of life may student, young, old, female even teenager is also joining this business. The reason for its popularity is that it is a secure business that has earned the trust of the people.

If cryptocurrency takes over the position of paper money as the official currency, I think there will be socialization about this to the public. No exception for those who are blind and live alone, everyone should get good socialization. The government must take part in this because the inauguration of crypto as an official currency has also been approved by the government. At least there are neighbors or volunteers who already know about crypto to teach those who are in need. Life cannot be done alone, we are social beings who need the help of others.

If in the future cryptocurrencies are used in all aspects of buying and selling and payments, I am sure related technologies will also develop. So it is not impossible that blind people can access bitcoin and use it in their daily life, as well as parents and young children as they have no difficulty using real money today.

I agree with you but if you see there are many countries that have already legally accepted bitcoins. Looking towards the acceptance that bitcoin is gaining it seems they will find some means to link it with the physical world even if the linking of bitcoin with a digital payment gateway is a bit tough.

This is the notion that in the future, Paper money (Fiat) will disappear. I don't want to believe that yet, that there will be no Fiat money in the future been as Bitcoin gains more popularity. Talking about the blind people, if you don't tell them which value is the paper money you are giving them or there are holding I don't think they would know hence the assistance they would need and I believe that same will be the state if Bitcoin was to eventually be the currency of the future.

Fiat probably won't go away. but the development of the system of using fiat as a means of payment will continue to grow. we know how risky we are in holding paper money. and how extravagant it is to produce paper money that is constantly being reproduced.
I think it is most likely that the adoption of bitcoin as a means of transaction is an alternative means of payment. which may or may not be used. depending on the user who feels more comfortable.

Trading bitcoin is Trend. If anyone trade bitcoin he will consider as richer and trader and investor. Many of coins like alt and many of others depends on bitcoin price. And it is bright name in Cryptocurrency.

comfortable or inconvenient to use bitcoin, I think the role of the government is the most important, if the government legalizes it of course people can choose the payment method between fiat or bitcoin. or like elsalvador, where bitcoin is legalized, then the public must of course be forced to adapt, even the government distributes some bitcoins to socialize it

Bitcoin is becoming popular among the people who are interested in online money making or those who are aware of the crypto currency.
Those who don't even know the basics of computer have no idea about bitcoin. This coin needs a lot of time and effort for being popular among everyone in this world

bitcoin popularity is growing very rapidly though still very little for what is to come, cryptocurrency so far seems and will eventually take over the mode of transactions from fiat and paper currency but i believe the old ways (paper currency) won't be totally wiped out because a number of persons still depends on it.
Yes technology leaves no one behind, so I'm hoping to see great projects that will break boundaries  For the blind, aged and some physically challenged persons who also yearns for a developed world of ease with tech and a sense of belonging, perhaps a project with instructive sound to letters could help  

speaking of bitcoin popularity, in my country, until a few years ago it was very difficult for me to find someone who had at least heard about bitcoin, but today everywhere I go there are people from my country who are using bitcoin so much to do day trading , hodl and even mine altcoins, that's something positive. I've seen some people from my country that have the idea of building an exchange to serve my father's people, this proves that bitcoin is much more popular than a few years ago

I think there is an application that helps blind people to make use of smartphones. Though I am not really sure about apple phones, I make use of an Android phone and I have seen an application like that once that was built by Google, and it is an application that helps the blind people to be able to make use of their Android phones.

When the application is activated, or launched, once they place their finger over any application on their home screen or the menu screen, the software tells them which app they have led their hands on. Although I don’t know how far this software would go in being helpful, and whether it still continues like that when a third party apps are launched, or just on the Android home screen and Google Apps.

Of course, everyone also understands what about the popularity that exists in bitcoin today where the business of the crypto world is very popular among the general public and has even been used by several communities in the world against the crypto world and even today bitcoin is an investment. which has the highest popularity among other investment communities in the world, as we know that currently bitcoin is widely used by the community where they invest in the crypto world since decades ago even though currently it has only reached the peak of its highest popularity. against bitcoin

he popularity of BTC lies in its price, for no one is a secret that people are in constant search of money, which is not a bad thing, and due to the benefits that BTC brings, it is what most attracts people's attention, If with only an investment of 500USD at a time you can increase it above 24% per year, it is something attractive for anyone who has their savings in a bank where their interest on earnings does not even reach 20%.

Everything starts from there, and there is no need to be radical or not, because even the enemies of BTC own BTC, because they know deep down its potential.

I won't say so much because, there are btc pegged tokens that not so many persons know about it or have heard of it. Like, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) and Bitcoin Bep2. Well, the price sure plays a role but, I won't think that's the main driving force for its popularity. Little wonder, not so many persons know the current prices of bitcoin though, they must have heard of bitcoin. The popularity dragged the attention of government and the government made its popularity there main course by spreading FUD.

No good government would do that, it's just right that the government will regulate crypto as there are a lot of scammers trying to victimize the uninformed investors, they are just protecting the people with the set of rules used in regulating the crypto market. Look at the early stage of crypto, there are plenty of scams because we easily believe in instant returns and we don't even bother making deep research before investing because we got caught with the hype and the FOMO.

We are directing this to what blind can do with Bitcoin, no amount a blind person will welcome the system to pay with Bitcoin, because Bitcoin is not touchable or a currency you can feel with hand, so it will be difficult for them make use anything digital currency because it have to deal with sight

the popularity of bitcoin most likely cannot be used by blind people, and ordinary people, according to my prediction even though bitcoin has been accepted in almost all countries, but some people will still use fiat currency, because for some people who do not understand digital They prefer to use fiat in their daily lives..

as we know that today bitcoin is reaching the peak of the highest popularity among other investments.maybe it can't be separated from bitcoin being so transparent for miners and beginners to be in the crypto world for a long time so that it affects the electability of bitcoin in the world. global stock market where today bitcoin as an investment is so high in popularity among the public

Peak is a bit subjective for me to be honest. Here in my area, it's not even reaching half of the population for those that knew what Bitcoin is as an alternative payment method or even as an investment. I would say that 20% of people that I interacted in here only knew about stock market which is what I am aware that majority knew.

Why bitcoin investment come up unexpectedly and take over other online investment is because of the length of the advertisement condition and the trust people build over it, recently bitcoin people have started living their trust on bitcoin because of the way is falling,the length of bitcoin far back and current situation is very dynamic.

The stock market is a well-known investment for the older generations but this crypto/Bitcoin is somewhat for the new generations. Likely, if we were able to ask old adults or ages 40 plus, it probably they never knew about Bitcoin or that just have heard it only but never tried. As this Bitcoin requires gadgets and the internet and is more techy than the stock market that it gives a reason why many won't ever make it especially those living in the poor condition of the society. I can say that it probably we are just less than 5% aware in our country while most of the people are moving away from this and ignore.

I really believe that the popularity of Bitcoin is always rising up during the bullrun and because the price of Bitcoin can rise multiple times until reaching more than $60k. And from this, many people can get high profits, but on the other hand, many people also loose their money because of investment in Bitcoin.
the negative and positive issues and news spreading by media around the world can rise Bitcoin name to be more and more popular.
I personally also feel this same, when some friends of me are now also concerning on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies because of the media at first. But still, many people think negatively about the crypto.

We can't avoid some people thinking negatively towards crypto because there are so many scammers in this market. So if they are just looking at the outside perspective, those negative news will give them negative perception towards bitcoin. But if they will educate themselves and learn more about bitcoin and crypto, they will have better understanding about its existence. Also, the social media has great influence to some people, but they need to verify those info because most of them are fake and no solid basis.

Cryptocurrency to take over local fiats as an official currency? Nah mate, that probably won't happen for atleast a century. Furthermore, bitcoin isn't backed by any assets like gold or other precious metals and that makes it just a pure digital currency and can only be used FOR NOW as a medium for exchange and investments or to be used against inflation. The only maximum level for now about bitcoin on the economy is to accept bitcoin as legal tender of one's nation and it's still under observation.
Sure bitcoin is a big help to us, thanks to SN. But for now, let's just be real and practical.