bitinstant paycard

[Piper67]

Finally! This would be spectacular... where do we sign up?

[Serenata]

Good news for Bitcoin adoption and ease of use. Lots of questions though that still need to be answered. Nevertheless I like the idea At some point though, when bitcoin goes mainstream, we should not be using this or any other payment method where banks are involved.

I've seen something which might not be that similar but useful as well > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3UmynaPg8hw

[aghori]

Wow this is totally awesome, great work!

When can we start pre-ordering cards? 

Also, will SEK (Swedish Kronor) be available?

[owdbetts]

I'm pretty sure the September accouncement won't be faster confirmation of transactions.  Apart from the fact that I can't see how you'd do that without a hard fork,  any protocol changes would have to be discussed and gain concensus - protocol changes aren't going to just come out of thin air.

[Rassah]

I think I want some. Can I get a couple with different BTC addresses in a business name (all using same name), so I can use these for my employees and top up their cards individually?

[RodeoX]

As evidence that bitcoin is growing, I heard about this first from a non-bitcoiner.
And I want one of those first 1000 cards. Please-please-please!

[siggy]

Where do I sign up? And for the hell of it, can we provide our own vanity keypairs?

I would LOVE a vanity keypair on my BitInstant card. 

OK.. I was on the fence till I saw this.. Vanity Kepairs would be awsome. (not just for the awsome novelty factor) but for simple usability/tracking of family/business finances..  Being able to see at a glance where money goes out from the family wallet would be nice.   compare:  "1cYtvxxxxx...."  to  "1Wifexxxxx" .. 

Sigg.

[BoardGameCoin]

I think you'd need to pay them to gen a vanity keypair. Otherwise, you leave them vulnerable to a double spend.

[nima]

Brilliant idea. Loading a debit card with BTC absolutely great. 
I wonder which banks are involved. Banks within EU or non-EU banks?

[Gareth Nelson]

I'd want 2 or 3 when they're out and if there is anywhere to sign up for one of the first please point me to it

https://docs.google.com/a/bitinstant.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHZtVkZSVm92X0otR2gzb3UtckFVNVE6M

[enmaku]

I'd want 2 or 3 when they're out and if there is anywhere to sign up for one of the first please point me to it

https://docs.google.com/a/bitinstant.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHZtVkZSVm92X0otR2gzb3UtckFVNVE6M

[Yankee (BitInstant)]

I'd want 2 or 3 when they're out and if there is anywhere to sign up for one of the first please point me to it

https://docs.google.com/a/bitinstant.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHZtVkZSVm92X0otR2gzb3UtckFVNVE6M

Corrected:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHZtVkZSVm92X0otR2gzb3UtckFVNVE6MQ

[enmaku]

I'd want 2 or 3 when they're out and if there is anywhere to sign up for one of the first please point me to it

https://docs.google.com/a/bitinstant.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHZtVkZSVm92X0otR2gzb3UtckFVNVE6M

Corrected:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHZtVkZSVm92X0otR2gzb3UtckFVNVE6MQ

And signed up!

So awesome you guys.

[Rassah]

Any word on whether I'll be able to register two or three cards under my LLC name? (I can provide my real name and all AML requirements for myself)

(signed up anyway)

[Ivica]

Updated first post and topic name.

[dopamine]

So how would you fund the debit card/credit card? and if you live in Canada can you still get one

[Gareth Nelson]

So how would you fund the debit card/credit card? and if you live in Canada can you still get one

The cards will have a bitcoin address and QR code on the front, you can send BTC to the card using that.

[Mushroomized]

Signed up, this is cool 

[bigasic]

Im sure that the first 1k will be reserved within a week..Or sooner...

[hannesnaude]

Took me a while to realise how cool this actually is. Not just for the additional convenience it provides to those allready using bitcoin, while the rest of the world is still stuck in the dark ages, but also for the vast number of new users that will come to hear of bitcoin for the first time because of this.

The card looks sufficiently unlike a run-of-the-mill mastercard, that you are likely to get a question about it if you are paying for lunch with it (especially if you first load it from your phone). If other bitcoiners are anything like me, that is all the excuse they need to ramble on about bitcoins and how awesome they are until the listener's ears are bleeding  .

Not only that, but someone learning about bitcoins in this context (i.e. seeing someone pay for something in the  real world using bitcoins) will be much less likely to form a snap decision that they are "play money" or ultimately worthless. This bias towards the physical is what makes Cascascius coins so popular and such a powerful marketing tool for bitcoin itself. But  the card is even better, because merchants everywhere accept it.

A significant fraction of those introduced to biitcoin in this way will be the merchants themselves and any merchant who digs a little deeper will soon realise that he could have save a bundle on card charges if he simply accepted the bitcoins directly.  So, once everyone has the cards, no-one will ever need to use them again. 

Go Charlie!