I've seen hundreds of posts about the anonymous ( or otherwise ) nature of Bitcoin, but I don't see much mention of one major advantage of Bitcoin. It offers a permanent record of payment, and this can be invaluable in some situations.
Yes, well I am pretty sure a bank transfer stays in the banking history the same way, banks store and archive all transactions. A good advantage of crypto-currencies for me is the possibility to pay big money immediately and without the need of a third party (hence the term P2P right
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it is not the same in every country I suppose but my bank does not allow me to send a bank transfer by myself, by entering IBAN / Swift number directly from my online account to pay for various services. I need to send an email to request it, it is annoying and particularly restrictive and does not work for emergency payments.