Mainstream

[D05GTO]

I agree with dothebeats.  Game economies could really be a big thing by using Bitcoin.   Although, most of the companies want to profit off their in game currencies.  Man the Everquest series and Sony- Station Cash.   

Don't really have a problem with maybe alts using that market.  One of the ones I'm waiting on that will come out in Beta in mid may is Blakezone.   http://www.blakezone.com/      Game designed by the dev of Blakecoin.    Looks like a good start to me.  Good games takes lots of time to develop though.

[Hydros]

It would work great in third world countries where people can send money home to their families easily and without a large fee compared to going through banks etc.

[aeno19]

One of the company that can make bitcoin popular is online shop/online market

if the online shop uses bitcoin as a payment, the costumer will know about bitcoin.

[louise123]

One of the company that can make bitcoin popular is online shop/online market

if the online shop uses bitcoin as a payment, the costumer will know about bitcoin.

Many online shops accept Bitcoin.
Many retail stores accept Bitcoin too.

We didn't see it go mainstream yet.
You know why?
Because it's still too early 

[totemITnow]

The trick is having companies take btc but not having them dump it for fiat.

[MUFC]

The trick is having companies take btc but not having them dump it for fiat.

Doesn't matter. Money is going in and out of bitcoin all the time and this is no difference, what we really need is more demand to lower the supply so more merchants are desperately needed. This whole thing about merchants exchanging their coins for cash which in turn lowers the value is a myth and based on faulty logic

[LFC_Bitcoin]

What's the biggest shop in the world?
Amazon is the biggest online marketplace in the world so if Amazon accepted bitcoin we'd probably be moon bound.
Ebay accepting bitcoin as payment would be huge too.
There are only ever 21 million bitcoins to be mined so I pray we get some huge merchants accepting us soon.
Maybe if apple accepted bitcoin as a payment option for their apps that's be massively bullish too.

All it takes is 1 or 2 massive organisations to start accepting bitcoin & it could hopefully be a domino effect.
I'm from the UK but I bet Costco accepting bitcoin would be massively positive too.

[sana54210]

Bitcoin takes time to become mainstream, i think any company which has huge userbase, restricts its payment method to bitcoins, can have a huge impact, or if facebook enables an option where people can transfer money to others bank account using bitcoin and facebook as a mediator, it will have  a huge impact and atm it is just an unclear dream

[Amph]

One of the company that can make bitcoin popular is online shop/online market

if the online shop uses bitcoin as a payment, the costumer will know about bitcoin.

Many online shops accept Bitcoin.
Many retail stores accept Bitcoin too.

We didn't see it go mainstream yet.
You know why?
Because it's still too early 

i dont think so, it's due to the fact that they are still working with fiat too, as long as you can choose fiat, the average people will choose, it

they need to force people to use bitcoin, is the only way to fast forward the adoption

[rememberme]

The trick is having companies take btc but not having them dump it for fiat.

+1

[tyz]

I thought a lot about this topic. One of my conclutions: Think about, Bitcoin and Gold have common characteristics. Why hasn't Gold been reached mainstream adaption as payment section yet? It is a secure value storage since thousands of years. Because it is not practical for most of the people. Like Bitcoin it is only interested for a small group of idealists and speculators.

[rememberme]

Bills are cheaper to manufacture, gold was used as currency before.

To conclude, Bitcoin is like Gold but easy to manufacture, hence the possibility of mainstream adoption

[jacktheking]

If Amazon accpet Bitcoin, that would give Bitcoin a huge advantage. Currently, we can only exchange Bitcoin for Amazon Giftcard through third party like Gyft.

[shulio]

One of the company that can make bitcoin popular is online shop/online market

if the online shop uses bitcoin as a payment, the costumer will know about bitcoin.

Many online shops accept Bitcoin.
Many retail stores accept Bitcoin too.

We didn't see it go mainstream yet.
You know why?
Because it's still too early 

i dont think so, it's due to the fact that they are still working with fiat too, as long as you can choose fiat, the average people will choose, it

they need to force people to use bitcoin, is the only way to fast forward the adoption

There is a risk that people will not purchase anything from that shop it if accepts bitcoin only because using fiat is much more easier than using bitcoin. Forcing people to accept bitcoin only not a good idea but making it side by side will always make people choose fiat more for this case

[Daniel91]

One of the company that can make bitcoin popular is online shop/online market

if the online shop uses bitcoin as a payment, the costumer will know about bitcoin.

Many online shops accept Bitcoin.
Many retail stores accept Bitcoin too.

We didn't see it go mainstream yet.
You know why?
Because it's still too early 

i dont think so, it's due to the fact that they are still working with fiat too, as long as you can choose fiat, the average people will choose, it

they need to force people to use bitcoin, is the only way to fast forward the adoption

There is a risk that people will not purchase anything from that shop it if accepts bitcoin only because using fiat is much more easier than using bitcoin. Forcing people to accept bitcoin only not a good idea but making it side by side will always make people choose fiat more for this case

I don't think that such idea is realistic.
Merchants will never accept only one way of online payment, no way.
They will always try to implement as many payment options as possible, in order to be convenient for many customers as possible.
If ''big'' merchants will accept BTC or not depends mostly of number of users using bitcoin every day.
If many people ask amazon and other big merchants to add bitcoin as payment option, they will do this.
So, everything depends on us first, bitcoin users.
Go out and force them to accept us

[s.mouse]

I thought a lot about this topic. One of my conclutions: Think about, Bitcoin and Gold have common characteristics. Why hasn't Gold been reached mainstream adaption as payment section yet? It is a secure value storage since thousands of years. Because it is not practical for most of the people. Like Bitcoin it is only interested for a small group of idealists and speculators.

Probably because gold is absolutely rubbish as a currency. It's just not practical at all. Bitcoin is far superior than gold as a currency in every imaginable way.

[Slark]

I think if government would incorporate bitcoin payments it would be it - a total revolution. But it won't happen probably. So maybe that if companies like Apple, Google, Samsung or major retailers like Walmart or Amazon would acknowledge bitcoin then it would be awesome leap for bitcoin. But again - Microsoft is accepting bitcoin AFAIK and nothing really changed so... I am not so sure anymore... :/

[redsn0w]

If Amazon accpet Bitcoin, that would give Bitcoin a huge advantage. Currently, we can only exchange Bitcoin for Amazon Giftcard through third party like Gyft.

It would be really awesome if amazon will start to accept bitcoin as method of payment, and why not also ebay (we are still waiting  ). However I do not think bitcoin will go mainstream, because we are not ready for it.... I remember when my friend said :

"when the technology will be too far ahead it will be really a problem."

I think if government would incorporate bitcoin payments it would be it - a total revolution. But it won't happen probably. So maybe that if companies like Apple, Google, Samsung or major retailers like Walmart or Amazon would acknowledge bitcoin then it would be awesome leap for bitcoin. But again - Microsoft is accepting bitcoin AFAIK and nothing really changed so... I am not so sure anymore... :/

The government can't control at 100% bitcoin.... so I think if bitcoin wants to "succeed" (against the actual economic system) the actual type of goverm. should die (it is not compatible with BTC).

[Amph]

If Amazon accpet Bitcoin, that would give Bitcoin a huge advantage. Currently, we can only exchange Bitcoin for Amazon Giftcard through third party like Gyft.

It would be really awesome if amazon will start to accept bitcoin as method of payment, and why not also ebay (we are still waiting  ). However I do not think bitcoin will go mainstream, because we are not ready for it.... I remember when my friend said :

ebay is coming, and it will be decentralized, it's called open bazar, i hope it bring some new fresh air to bitcoin, and boost the price

amazon instead is really needed as they have a huge volume, even bigger than ebay, they could rise adoption to a whole new level

[redsn0w]

If Amazon accpet Bitcoin, that would give Bitcoin a huge advantage. Currently, we can only exchange Bitcoin for Amazon Giftcard through third party like Gyft.

It would be really awesome if amazon will start to accept bitcoin as method of payment, and why not also ebay (we are still waiting  ). However I do not think bitcoin will go mainstream, because we are not ready for it.... I remember when my friend said :

ebay is coming, and it will be decentralized, it's called open bazar, i hope it bring some new fresh air to bitcoin, and boost the price

Nah I am talking about the real ebay, a lot of people is using it for their daily purchases. Do you think really a lot (yes a lot) of people will start to use openBazaar when it exist ebay (with a simple use of bitpay or other payment processor).