The first physical business that accepts Bitcoin payments in my area.

[Jatiluhung]

This is a wonderful thing. And hopefully in the future all shops will be able to accept bitcoin as legal tender. Like in el salvador. I have never seen so far in the area around where I work there is a shop that says accept bitcoin as a means of payment. but i hope to find it. but so far I know of a shop that accepts bitcoin for means of payment there. but he did not put up the words 'accept bitcoin' because he said that in his country bitcoin is not yet legal as a means of payment. but it is legal to buy and sell as an investment asset.

[Jiovanni]

This is a smart move in this dispensation; owing to the fact that bitcoin isn't a legal tender in your country Nigeria. Moreso, I consider this a brave move; as law enforcement agencies might decide to work against the interest of that bar.

However, I suggest that you instigate meetings for bitcoin lovers at the said bar to encourage the management, and thereby,  promoting the awareness of bitcoin in your area.

Kudos to you!

[Marvell1]

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^ I've heard that bitcoin is pretty hot in Nigeria though, so idk. Maybe only in terms of investing and not in payments.

Not only in Nigeria, but bitcoin is getting hotter throughout the world, as you stated, it is more commonly used as an investment strategy than a payment method.
Even in countries that have accepted bitcoin as legal, people tend to treat bitcoins as an investment rather than using them to pay their daily bills. It does not matter what they use bitcoins for, as long as they are not illegal to do so, it is a great thing that bitcoin is being used more and more and more.

[Davidvictorson]

I quickly rushed into the shop and asked the cashier if what is written is true and she told me that I can buy any wine with Bitcoin. But the she has to call her boss who was not around for us to carryout the transaction since she knows nothing about Bitcoin. I was not happy because her boss have not taught her how to receive payments in Bitcoin. I had to take these memorable pictures and promised to come back later to buy maybe a bottle of wine.

It feels so good to see businesses adopt bitcoin despite the government's stance. In this case, I do understand why the business owner may be hesitant to teach the staff just yet about it. Possibly, he or she just started accepting it. Secondly, lack of trust and security. Thirdly, for some personal reasons.

Although some countries have Bitcoin ATMs and countless businesses that accepts Bitcoin. But in my country such businesses are rare and I have never seen or heard of any Bitcoin ATM in my country. Maybe it might be because of the restrictions placed on Bitcoin by the Central Bank, but I am glad that businesses are taking advantage of the opportunities that Bitcoin offers. Gradually my area would have more Bitcoin friendly businesses.

There are actually two bitcoin ATMs in Nigeria. They are located in Lagos State. One is installed at Dazey Lounge and Bar in Lagos. While the other is installed at CI Cryptosolutions also in Lagos. I cannot confirm at the moment if they are still operational but I am aware that at some point it was operational.

[taufik123]

bitcoin payments I think I can use Lightning Bitcoin because it's faster, more efficient and the transaction fees are cheaper.

I think wine has high price enough but for small price, Lightning Network is useful.

Anyway, even without Lightning Network, Bitcoin accepted is a good one already. It will be a good start for other things, for bigger Bitcoin adoption in that location. Lightning Network adoption later and more.

Lightning Network is needed for small transactions that will use bitcoin payments.
I see from a lot of news nowadays the lightning network is being used more for small payments like buying a glass of wine or at vending machines. We see that in El-salvador currently payment is more dominant using bitcoin because it has been fully adopted.


source: https://twitter.com/SimonDixonTwitt/status/1561323044228026368/photo/4

[landheer]

a unique and interesting topic, with bitcoin being able to buy  grape is a good sign and it is a sign that bitcoin is increasingly popular among the public, and of course this will be good news for me and my friends who are holding bitcoin or can also be called investing in bitcoin, and all the members on the bitcointalk forum. and indeed now there are more and more stories of people who buy using bitcoin. such as someone who buys a motorbike and so on, some even pay for the cost of the hospital using bitcoin. so in my opinion in the future bitcoin will definitely be more advanced.

[adzino]

Didn't Nigeria put some sort of ban on bitcoins and then users bank accounts were getting frozen because they interacted with crypto currencies or something? How is the owner going to convert his funds to fiat cash or is he planning to hold them forever or wait until the bank gets lifted (which in this case he will have problems explaining the source of his funds, but I doubt they will care for small sum of money)? Anyways, good to see more physical shops willing to accept bitcoin.

[uneng]

Nigeria is getting really hot in bitcoin adoption as currency. The local devalued fiat currency must make it a necessity. Who knows if in some time bitcoin becomes the main local currency? Even though the government is against crypto, at some point they won't be able to stop bitcoin anymore, because adoption will become so popular, while impacting the economy positively that they won't want to forbid or restrict it.

Businessmen like the owner of this wine shop are doing their part in allowing and introducing bitcoin to their customers, although further training and preparation are needed, so employees can also accept bitcoin as payment. Otherwise, customers will have to predict when the owner is going to be on the spot to meet him in order to make their purchases through bitcoin.

[gabbie2010]

Didn't Nigeria put some sort of ban on bitcoins and then users bank accounts were getting frozen because they interacted with crypto currencies or something? How is the owner going to convert his funds to fiat cash or is he planning to hold them forever or wait until the bank gets lifted (which in this case he will have problems explaining the source of his funds, but I doubt they will care for small sum of money)? Anyways, good to see more physical shops willing to accept bitcoin.

It's absolutely true that Nigerian government had ban crypto related transactions, however majority of crypto users/traders resorted to P2P transactions mostly using Binance, where a crypto can sold in exchange for a fiat, however the buyer of the coin MUSTN'T make a remark that the transaction is crypto related else such a transaction will be marked for questioning by the owner with that transactions worth millions of dollars is made anonymously without government bank awareness to avoid clamp down and freezing of accounts thus a shop can accept bitcoin for business.

[GiftedMAN]

Didn't Nigeria put some sort of ban on bitcoins and then users bank accounts were getting frozen because they interacted with crypto currencies or something? How is the owner going to convert his funds to fiat cash or is he planning to hold them forever or wait until the bank gets lifted (which in this case he will have problems explaining the source of his funds, but I doubt they will care for small sum of money)? Anyways, good to see more physical shops willing to accept bitcoin.

The ban is still on but millions of Nigerians are still doing their Bitcoin transactions smoothly with the help of exchange companies. In this case, I think the business owner will be receiving the payments via his wallet then through the help of p2p they can covert  it to his local fiat currency so that he can purchase more goods to stock the shop. The Nigerian government is not planning to lift the ban on Bitcoin soon because they believe that once Bitcoin is adopted in the country, the fiat currency will not be valued anymore and her citizens will be in control of their finance.

[Mate2237]

This is a welcome move by the shop. These are the things I like to hear. let other small business also take bitcoin for buying goods in their shops. I am still waiting the day I will use Bitcoin to buy garri in my locality. Even though Bitcoin is ban in my Country but the youth is massively using BTC so I am believing that very soon small shops will accept bitcoin.

[8rch7]

It is a matter of pride to see people being able to transact with bitcoin directly at several store outlets that accept bitcoin payments. it also refers to the regulation of the use of bitcoin as a legal tender. I hope shop owners can provide early education about what bitcoin is and how to use it.

and bitcoin payments I think I can use Lightning Bitcoin because it's faster, more efficient and the transaction fees are cheaper.

I am very happy with the existence of large restaurants and shops that have accepted payments with crypto, even in my country there are also several restaurants that are willing to accept payments with bitcoin, now in Bali has launched a special website that campaigns for the use of bitcoin in Bali. there are several companies that have accepted bitcoin transactions and there are also jewelry shops such as the Sanur jewelery studio and tabra international stores, while for restaurants that accept bitcoin payments are clear cafes and there are also several other restaurants that accept bitcoin payments, while for lodging places that accept bitcoin is an S8 hotel and also a Del MANGO villa, this will be an attraction in itself and of course it will be a source of pride for those of us who are very interested in bitcoin.

[Zanab247]

Congratulations for your potential moved to start accepting bitcoin as a payment in your business, which many people wish to do in their businesses  but they later discourage not to accept Bitcoin in their businesses, because of their fiat customers advice in the area. I feel like introducing this system to my local business for people to buy and pay with Bitcoin but am scared about our government officials because they don't use eye to see Bitcoin users in the environment than to empty or block the person account unless you make it secret to Bitcoin users without showing any Bitcoin Logo that will make people to know you are accepting bitcoin in your shop. I believe, someday I will be bold to create a platform for all my Bitcoin users in my business to start alerting them that am accepting bitcoin payment in my electronics shop for only Bitcoin users to see how it will be secure and save for me and Bitcoin users in the environment before I will make it public to fiat users, because Bitcoin is not fully legalized in my country.