How can we get people to use bitcoin as a currency?

[Averim]

How can we get people to use bitcoin as a real currency and not just a quick way to get cash as a lot of people seem to do? When I say currency, I mean the literal definition of currency as something that is used as a medium of exchange.
Even online, there are only a few stores who are accepting it as payment.

Easiest way is to give them something to buy with cryptocurrency, something common for household so people will use crypto every day,

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[Abiky]

Easiest way is to give them something to buy with cryptocurrency, something common for household so people will use crypto every day,

Agree. If you give away some Bitcoin for free, people will be encouraged to use it in the first place. After all, who can't resist something that's free? Aside from that, it's necessary that we introduce the benefits of Bitcoin over Fiat to the general public. If we don't spread the word out there about Bitcoin, people won't be aware that an alternative currency that's independent from any central authority truly exists. Even people who've heard about Bitcoin before, don't know how to use it thoroughly for day-to-day payments. While I have to admit that Bitcoin developers have improved the user experience, there's still a lot of work to be done in order to increase the mainstream adoption of the pioneer cryptocurrency.

Believe me that once people become aware of the benefits of Bitcoin over Fiat, they won't come back to traditional payment processors anytime soon. The only downside of Bitcoin is the volatility in price, but that's because the crypto market is not as liquid as the stock market. The time will come when the world will begin using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in mass. With a friendly regulatory environment for the crypto/Blockchain industry, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could become an attractive choice for everyday people. Until then, Fiat will continue to be largely trusted worldwide on top of any digital currency because it's stable and widely regulated by the government. It's up to you and me to encourage people to use and support Bitcoin as much as we can for its own benefit. Just my opinion

[desticy]

We must introduce to them the positive side of bitcoin. If they will only understand that the bitcoin will help our community to grow, they will for surely gonna accept it. Bitcoin will help our community to have faster transaction that will lead to our faster movement of the community. It will for surely gonna rise up since we have a faster transaction caused by bitcoin.

Introducing someone to the only positive side of something that you want them to accept is not morally good,
That's something MLM does where they have to hide the negative side of it which is " 90%+ people are not going to make money consistently "

In my opinion, you should state the positives and negatives of using Bitcoin.

You are right, you can’t only show the positive aspects of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. In order for a person to want to take advantage of all the amenities of a cryptocurrency, he must understand that this is really necessary for him.

Otherwise, we will simply manipulate the person forcing him to do what we need due to the fact that we restrict him in the supply of information, these are manipulations that scammers use. People need to understand whether they need bitcoin or not. After all, not everyone needs cryptocurrency, in any case now.

First of all, you need to show people what cryptocurrency is in general, as well as the opportunities that it provides, along with all the problems that a person may have if he decides to connect his life with the use of

[BuNga_cute]

To be honest for now it's very difficult to make bitcoin a currency. Because indeed the number of merchants that receive payments bitcoin
is still limited and also some countries still forbid bitcoin from being used as payment. Constraints like this that we must think of a way out.
Maybe I will start from myself trying to buy some necessities at a shop that provides payments with bitcoin. Then try to promote some famous
merchants who have already received payment by bitcoin.

[princesspoppy]

Some people would want bitcoin to be use as a currency in order to lessen the hustle as well as the transaction fee being used from btc-fiat-item. Some stores accept it as a currency, although it is volatile and there is a big risk to used it as a currency because of its volatility, it is still a good news for some people to know that it can still be used as a currency.

[arrmia11]

How can we get people to use bitcoin as a real currency and not just a quick way to get cash as a lot of people seem to do? When I say currency, I mean the literal definition of currency as something that is used as a medium of exchange.
Even online, there are only a few stores who are accepting it as payment.

I think your suggestion was a good idea why we can use bitcoin as a real currency? Because crypto currency are the easiest way to pay for our daily needs, not like tge cash you need wallet, ATM or a bag not like tge crypto currency all you need to bring is your phone. But just like you said not all tge stores are accepting that kind of currency.

[Dr.Osh]

many people are instantly accepting used bitcoin as currency.

Yes, they come instantly, but they can go instantly too. however, it is quite easy to invite them, because basically this is also one of the interesting businesses. however, when they know that this is very difficult and risky, they leave little by little. however, there are many ways to get people to know and use bitcoin, even by socializing, we can do it, but it's quite difficult to make them survive. Well, I've tried it, but only a few people who still use it.

[Averim]

How can we get people to use bitcoin as a real currency and not just a quick way to get cash as a lot of people seem to do? When I say currency, I mean the literal definition of currency as something that is used as a medium of exchange.
Even online, there are only a few stores who are accepting it as payment.

First option is to offer good products or services for cryptocurrency. For example, what if a popular car constructor like Ford would accept to sell one of their model only with crypto...coins...

[Abiky]

You are right, you can’t only show the positive aspects of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. In order for a person to want to take advantage of all the amenities of a cryptocurrency, he must understand that this is really necessary for him.

Otherwise, we will simply manipulate the person forcing him to do what we need due to the fact that we restrict him in the supply of information, these are manipulations that scammers use. People need to understand whether they need bitcoin or not. After all, not everyone needs cryptocurrency, in any case now.

First of all, you need to show people what cryptocurrency is in general, as well as the opportunities that it provides, along with all the problems that a person may have if he decides to connect his life with the use of

Agree. As long as we let people decide between Bitcoin and Fiat currency, everything will be fine. It's important to let people know that Bitcoin is a greater alternative to the existing monetary system because of the benefits it provides. Not everyone will adopt Bitcoin though, since it depends on a specific person's preferences or daily needs. For some people, Bitcoin proves to be a useful cryptocurrency for sending money across borders or even as a store of value. But for others, Fiat is the best because it's backed by the full faith and credit of the government. Not to mention, Fiat is stable in price whereas Bitcoin is not. Because of this, it's practically impossible to make everyone use Bitcoin for their daily lives as a currency.

Considering that Bitcoin is more useful as a store of value (due to its limited performance) than a currency for daily payments, the number of people in its ecosystem is far less than that on the traditional banking system of today. The time will come when people will adopt Bitcoin in mass once the Lightning Network becomes stable and practical for micropayments. What's limiting Bitcoin's adoption is the high fees and slow transaction throughput, but the aforementioned Layer-Two solution will make things interesting in the long run. Slowly and surely we'll get there if we do our part by promoting the main BTC blockchain (and the LN) to the world. As it's said in the real world, "patience is a virtue". If you have patience, you'll be able to see good results in the long run. Hopefully, more people will join our cause in decentralizing the world's economy via the use of Bitcoin and Blockchain technology. Just my opinion

[Janation]

Some people would want bitcoin to be use as a currency in order to lessen the hustle as well as the transaction fee being used from btc-fiat-item. Some stores accept it as a currency, although it is volatile and there is a big risk to used it as a currency because of its volatility, it is still a good news for some people to know that it can still be used as a currency.

Maybe but for me, I don't want to use it that frequently.

Despite that, there are a lot of people wanting to use Bitcoin as a currency, in the meantime also a lot of people want to earn a profit out of this cryptocurrency. Since the acceptance of it is not that high compared to online payment methods, they will just be forced to hold it and instead make it an asset instead of a currency.

[butcherme]

Bitcoin is a virtual money and they cannot touch it, so some people thing is is not real.
Also people who have bitcoin likes to keeo it rather than spend it like fiat.

[CarnagexD]

Bitcoin is a virtual money and they cannot touch it, so some people thing is is not real.
Also people who have bitcoin likes to keeo it rather than spend it like fiat.

I don't think that's the reason why they don't want to use it. Bitcoin being a virtual currency is something that needs deeper understanding so that you can appreciate it. Not just because you can't see it, you wouldn't believe it already. Lots of people are fond of religion wherein most of the things are not visible yet they believe. Bitcoin is really way better to be kept than spent though most specially when its value is rising.

How can we get people to use bitcoin as a real currency and not just a quick way to get cash as a lot of people seem to do? When I say currency, I mean the literal definition of currency as something that is used as a medium of exchange.
Even online, there are only a few stores who are accepting it as payment.

I think your suggestion was a good idea why we can use bitcoin as a real currency? Because crypto currency are the easiest way to pay for our daily needs, not like tge cash you need wallet, ATM or a bag not like tge crypto currency all you need to bring is your phone. But just like you said not all tge stores are accepting that kind of currency.

The convenience is one of the thing we long for that's why we chose bitcoin. It can really be a small step yet a huge help for the community if we are going to use bitcoin as a mode of payment. Let us hope that someday, almost every store on the internet would accept it so we can revolutionize the use of it more and attract worldwide governments to legalize it.

[hahay]

Bitcoin is a virtual money and they cannot touch it, so some people thing is is not real.
Also people who have bitcoin likes to keeo it rather than spend it like fiat.

I don't think that's the reason why they don't want to use it. Bitcoin being a virtual currency is something that needs deeper understanding so that you can appreciate it. Not just because you can't see it, you wouldn't believe it already. Lots of people are fond of religion wherein most of the things are not visible yet they believe. Bitcoin is really way better to be kept than spent though most specially when its value is rising.

There is no need to bring religion into discussions like this and that reason is not very appropriate for the future of bitcoin itself. If you are aware of an adoption, then that is the answer, because with the adoption at least there will be many users can have other interests to use bitcoin as a means of payment and other transactions, if you only use bitcoin as an asset without a good increase in many factors and other elements, then how can bitcoin have a good future.

[Abiky]

Maybe but for me, I don't want to use it that frequently.

Despite that, there are a lot of people wanting to use Bitcoin as a currency, in the meantime also a lot of people want to earn a profit out of this cryptocurrency. Since the acceptance of it is not that high compared to online payment methods, they will just be forced to hold it and instead make it an asset instead of a currency.

Most people just hoard Bitcoin instead of using (spending) it in their daily lives. They only care about making money with Bitcoin and nothing else. The number of people that truly believe in Bitcoin's technology to change the world is far less than we've ever imagined. As long as Bitcoin remains a volatile asset across the market, it won't be able to attract the likes of everyday people. While the number of users within the Bitcoin ecosystem is growing at a slow and steady rate, traditional payment processors (like Visa and Mastercard) surpass the pioneer cryptocurrency by a long shot. We could still do our part in spreading the word about Bitcoin to people in the mainstream world. But Bitcoin would need to focus on stability/scalability if it wants to become a widely adopted cryptocurrency by the average person.

Nonetheless, the best thing we could do is introduce the benefits of Bitcoin to the world in order to attract as much people into this monetary revolution. Some people will find Bitcoin to be suitable for their needs, while others will find Fiat to be better. It's certain that Bitcoin works both as a currency and as a store of value just like Gold. The main Bitcoin blockchain can be relied as an immutable store of value while the Lightning Network will serve as the perfect system for daily payments. I believe that letting people know that Bitcoin can also process payments at instant speeds with virtually zero costs will encourage them to use the pioneer cryptocurrency as a real currency for everyday payments. Just my opinion

[hadisaw]

if bitcoin is used like a fiat currency, It is impossible because of the lack of people understanding and lack of knowledge about bitcoin function, usefulness, facilities, safety and even though a few countries have made bitcoin a legal payment tool

[Moshaid]

This can be done in several ways but the main thing is the government legalising cryptocurrency usage in their countries, this would go a long way in people having trust and confident in the blockchain technology and several awareness from professionals and experts in showing the uniqueness and quintessence of the blockchain technology in our day to day activities. With this more people would definitely want to adopt the usage of blockchain.

[thesmallgod]

Local merchants can start accepting crypto as a payment processor. Although there are countless of shopping sites that accept bitcoin and by using bitcoin to buy the gift card on platforms such as bitpay, individual can now pay for their purchase on amazon and even buy flight tickets such as delta air ticket. I believe the high volatility of the coin is what is standing as hindrance to the acceptance

[Zemomtum]

People are already using Bitcoin as a currency and a recent ruling in Australia accepts digital currency as collateral as it also performs the function of fiat currency. There are a lot of services online that convert crypto to fiat and vice-versa and instant withdrawal are available. Blockchain revolution is still young and will be major instruments of exchange in the near future

[NavI_027]

I believe the high volatility of the coin is what is standing as hindrance to the acceptance

I admit that was the sad reality but I hope let's still trust the process. The volatility is normal because there are only few number of people who use crypto (bitcoin to be more specific) but if this will become the new standard as a means of transaction I believe the volatility will greatly decrease and the price will stabilize. So don't stop adopting and spread the news harder, each and everyone must hear the news and hope they'll respond upo it positively .

[verita1]

In my country Venezuela, some progress is being made to accept bitcoin and other cryptos. Only in some major cities (Caracas, Maracaibo, and Mérida) in commercial stores such as Burger King, Movistar, Intercontinental Hotel and others. Thanks to a payment gateway called Cryptobuyer. I think that everything needs time and communication effort for adoption.