The best tool for mass adoption is information. It is not only necessary to read crypto articles or watch videos on the news, we also need to do our little part and talk to friends and acquaintances about what crypto is and why it is the future. Like every Sunday morning, I went to drink my coffee with my friend Vincenzo, a young entrepreneur now 40 years old, who started working as a waiter as a child and has opened his own bar for five years.
I started talking about Bitcoin with Vincenzo a few months ago, when he started the bullish rally that still shows no signs of stopping. He is very curious, he asked me a lot of information but then the decisive question: can the customer pay for coffee with Bitcoin? Well my answer was: technically yes but it would be disadvantageous for the customer because of the high fees ... Vincenzo looked at me with amazement. So I explained to him what Bitcoin is and what Bitcoin Cash is, arguing that the latter is the real means of payment for small transactions and as a demonstration I paid for my coffee in BCH!
Vincenzo has no practical knowledge of cryptocurrencies but he has shown himself willing to accept a payment for the coffee. I downloaded the Bitcoin.com wallet to his smartphone and in a few seconds, by reading his QR Code, I sent him $ 1 in BCH. After a few seconds the notification of receipt on his device.
Vincenzo was amazed at the speed of the transaction and above all at the very low costs. In fact, he explained to me that when customers pay with electronic cards, his bank withholds much higher commissions, even if the customer only pays for a coffee. In addition, there are the costs of renting the device for payments, as well as many other tax measures.
I have shown him that in a few seconds I can send him any amount in a few seconds and for him at no cost. I also added that in this case the coffee money was earned by posting content or simply by voting on noise.cash, a blockchain-based messaging platform.
Vincenzo was really surprised in an absolutely positive way. I promised him that I would come back in these days to help him register on the platform and help him with the first steps.
In this way I involved in my little one a merchant in the practicality of the crypto world, leaving all the complex and even a little deleterious speculative discourse. I also promised Vincenzo that every Sunday I would have coffee from him and pay for it only in Bitcoin Cash. He was very happy and asked me to explain many other things to him.
Time to time, I hope to convince some other merchant friends too.
Great work...😍😘