There is a particular appeal to paying in Bitcoin whenever possible, regardless of whether the merchant or retailer accepts digital
currency payments directly.
Not exact matches
«Although the Federal Reserve generally monitors developments in virtual
currencies and other
payments system innovations, it does not necessarily have authority to
directly supervise or regulate these innovations or the entities that provide them to the market,» Bernanke said in a letter.
But on the other hand, if you know the fiat
currency payment is conducted
directly by the buyer and seller.
Receive settlement from Litecoin
payments directly to your bank account in your own
currency, with zero price volatility or risk.»
The transaction works the same in the reverse: if a recipient needs or prefers to receive a
payment in bitcoin, but the sender prefers to deal in fiat
currency, the sender can add money to their Abra wallet using their bank account or a local Abra Teller and then send their fiat
currency directly to the recipient's bitcoin address, even if the recipient does not have an Abra wallet.
It's also worth noting that with services like BitX you can do this with Bitcoin
directly, or using «Bitcoin as a rails» - in effect using Bitcoin as a background
payment mechanism whilst only being exposed to your local
currency - this makes a big difference in driving early mainstream adoption.
Transactions can be done
directly and quickly because there is no need to exchange your
currency to another
currency to make a
payment.
However, businesses like online casinos are favouring Bitcoin as a
currency, thanks to the additional security and immediate
payment that comes with trading
currency directly between customer and company.
The biggest downside of fiat
currencies is that they require holders to surrender them to banks to make
payments (apart from
payments by banknotes, the transaction cost of which is
directly proportionate to the transaction size).
Merchants on the platform can easily put up their goods for sale, knowing that
payment will not only be prompt and
directly, but also based on whatever
currency they prefer, including fiat.
It's important to note that Bisq does not
directly integrate with banks or other national
currency payment systems in any way.
This will aid users in fostering
payments directly using the digital
currencies.
CarcoPAY will be based on a contactless
payment card, which will be
directly connected with the user's current Carco token status in his wallet and will allow real time conversion of Cryptocurrency to desired fiat
currency.
«Cryptocurrencies were always envisioned to revolutionize global financial markets and the way consumers and businesses transact,» said Victor Wong, founder and CEO of Sparkle Coin, Inc. «Sparkle Coin bridges the gap between cryptocurrencies and traditional business by developing an economic ecosphere comprised of an asset - backed cryptocurrency, transacted through a powerful
currency exchange, with an outward facing cryptocurrency
payment gateway allowing virtually all merchants to accept cryptocurrency though an online shopping mall or
directly on their own websites.»
Since many banks and
payment services do not support bitcoin
directly, you must exchange your money through an intermediary like a bitcoin exchange to get your hands on the digital
currency.
The name derives from «Internet Of Things Application», and this virtual
currency was developed for a future where IoT devices trade their resources and services
directly with each other, and IOTA is used for the
payment.
In contrast, ALAX token
payments will be made
directly to the developer, and can then be exchanged for a FIAT
currency (USD, EUR, THB, PH, etc) at any time.
This gave merchants the power to accept credit card
payments online and it introduced the idea of transferring fiat
currencies directly between end users entirely online.
You can choose to receive your
payments in Bitcoins (paid into your Bitcoin wallet) or paid in your local
currency directly into your bank account every business day.
While some store owners may be on the forefront of cryptocurrency and be willing to accept it
directly as
payment, unfortunately, many businesses have strict tax laws or oversights that force them to deal exclusively in fiat
currency.
You will say that, in fact, there are some companies who are accepting Bitcoin as a form of
payment and that at least one broker is allowing traders to trade
directly from an Ethereum wallet, but can we yet call «Crypto» a
currency?
Counterparty is a free open marketplace built
directly on the bitcoin blockchain to expand the functionality of the digital
currency from a P2P
payment network into a «full fledged peer - to - peer financial platform» where one can trade, sign contracts and do business.