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markjamrobin
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September 29, 2013, 02:04:21 AM |
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You should tweet him a link to this thread. |
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ninjaboon
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October 02, 2013, 02:03:38 AM |
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Latest status:
1. My contact in AirAsia will talk to the senior management over there to clear any doubts.
2. Talking to Bips and Bitpay on how to go forward.
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BittBurger
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October 02, 2013, 02:07:08 AM |
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I sent an email to Tony Fernandes the head of Air Asia, I did not expect a response. Tony Fernandes is the Richard Branson of Asia.
Surprisingly, I received a reply from Tony and two other executives.
I live in Thailand and have used Air Asia many, many times. I know they are are a very progressive company and their market share is expanding each year. Asia is a huge market.
In their replies they have requested more information. They would like the adoption rate and which companies are using BTC as a form of payment around the world. In my original email I inserted a link to BitPay.
Could anyone please offer suggestions with any figures, or, is there somebody that could make a good proposal.
If a company, like Air Asia, were to adopt BTC as a form of payment it would be a great boost for the airline and Bitcoin.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Amazing that you took a chance and did this. Amazing that it worked. I hope you get him motivating material. You can let him know that BitPay has over 10,000 companies signed up with them, accepting Bitcoin as of September 2013... |
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markjamrobin
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October 02, 2013, 02:12:25 AM |
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I sent an email to Tony Fernandes the head of Air Asia, I did not expect a response. Tony Fernandes is the Richard Branson of Asia.
Surprisingly, I received a reply from Tony and two other executives.
I live in Thailand and have used Air Asia many, many times. I know they are are a very progressive company and their market share is expanding each year. Asia is a huge market.
In their replies they have requested more information. They would like the adoption rate and which companies are using BTC as a form of payment around the world. In my original email I inserted a link to BitPay.
Could anyone please offer suggestions with any figures, or, is there somebody that could make a good proposal.
If a company, like Air Asia, were to adopt BTC as a form of payment it would be a great boost for the airline and Bitcoin.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Amazing that you took a chance and did this. Amazing that it worked. I hope you get him motivating material. You can let him know that BitPay has over 10,000 companies signed up with them, accepting Bitcoin as of September 2013... BitPay is great, and money can be in your bank before credit cards clear. |
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fattypig
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October 02, 2013, 02:36:41 AM |
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No way this is going to work, the first thing that come in mind is legal issue. Is BTC even a legal currency to be consider?
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lophie
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October 02, 2013, 02:56:01 AM |
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No way this is going to work, the first thing that come in mind is legal issue. Is BTC even a legal currency to be consider?
it is not "illegal". That is a good start. |
Will take me a while to climb up again, But where is a will, there is a way...
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ninjaboon
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October 02, 2013, 03:12:37 AM |
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No way this is going to work, the first thing that come in mind is legal issue. Is BTC even a legal currency to be consider?
Is Peiypallll a legal currency? |
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victorhing
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October 02, 2013, 10:42:28 AM |
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No way this is going to work, the first thing that come in mind is legal issue. Is BTC even a legal currency to be consider?
Is Peiypallll a legal currency? Don't think PP can be counted as currency (It's more like an internet wallet) |
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kriwest
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October 02, 2013, 11:30:35 AM |
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No way this is going to work, the first thing that come in mind is legal issue. Is BTC even a legal currency to be consider?
Is Peiypallll a legal currency? Paypal isn't a currency, it's a payment processor.. like Bitpay. USD and BTC are currencies. USD is handled by Paypal. BTC is handled by Bitpay. How can you not understand the difference? |
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markjamrobin
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October 02, 2013, 01:02:27 PM |
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No way this is going to work, the first thing that come in mind is legal issue. Is BTC even a legal currency to be consider?
Is Peiypallll a legal currency? Don't think PP can be counted as currency (It's more like an internet wallet) That's like asking if Blockchain.info is a currency  |
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arbitrage001
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October 02, 2013, 03:17:39 PM |
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Bitcoin is kind of de facto currency for the black market.
Hard to see how it will gain acceptance in the mainstream.
For people to accept it, it has to provide benefit for both the merchant and the buyer. I can see how it could work for merchant to reduce transaction fee compare to credit card. What benefit does it give to buyer? Remember, holding bitcoin take on a lot of risk.
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seafarer124 (OP)
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October 02, 2013, 04:58:52 PM |
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Bitcoin is kind of de facto currency for the black market.
Hard to see how it will gain acceptance in the mainstream.
For people to accept it, it has to provide benefit for both the merchant and the buyer. I can see how it could work for merchant to reduce transaction fee compare to credit card. What benefit does it give to buyer? Remember, holding bitcoin take on a lot of risk.
My love of BTC is that the greedy banksters don't get their paws on it, a huge benefit. BTC is as easy as using a credit/debit card. There are plenty more reasons if you care to research. Anyway, this is not what the thread is about. |
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fattypig
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October 07, 2013, 02:50:41 PM |
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No way this is going to work, the first thing that come in mind is legal issue. Is BTC even a legal currency to be consider?
Is Peiypallll a legal currency? Well, Paypal isn't a currency by itself. Its like an online bank that can keep most currency (i.e. USD, EURO & etc). And you can send payment or pay for the stuff you bought online. |
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ninjaboon
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October 07, 2013, 02:53:58 PM |
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No way this is going to work, the first thing that come in mind is legal issue. Is BTC even a legal currency to be consider?
Is Peiypallll a legal currency? Paypal isn't a currency, it's a payment processor.. like Bitpay. USD and BTC are currencies. USD is handled by Paypal. BTC is handled by Bitpay. How can you not understand the difference? I was trying to state the obvious. duh |
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BittBurger
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October 07, 2013, 09:38:39 PM |
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Wrong. Might want to update your information a little further rather than just parroting the poorly worded headlines you see floating around the internet. You sound like my financial advisor who only knows about: 1) The bitcoin bernie madoff story 2) Bitcoin is illegal in Thailand 3) Winklevoss ETF Outside of that he hasn't got a clue. |
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fattypig
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October 08, 2013, 01:03:17 PM |
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Alright, thanks for sharing. |
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