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I don't know about you, but I routinely pay for groceries with crypto.

I just ask the checker for the store's wallet address and preferred currency. Sometimes we have to negotiate about which currency I use that they also use, but this is a detail that only takes 5-10min. Once we agree on a proper currency, I pull out my 2FA dongle to auth my phone wallet app, scan their QR code, check the address twice and click send. Occasionally I will have to add or subtract a bit from the posted price, to account for market moves since I put the items in my basket.

Then I just have to wait about 20min or so for enough nodes to confirm the transaction. Then I can go with my ice cream and broccoli.

It's just that easy!



Can you provide the name and location of this grocery store? Or any grocery store that accepts btc?

I've never encountered ONE single grocery store, or store for that matter, that accepts bitcoin as payment.


Think that was sarcasm.


The fact that you interchange the words "bitcoin" and "crypto" says all I need to know.




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