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Ask HN: Why is there no internet micro transaction protocol yet for USD?

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Re: Ask HN: Why is there no internet micro transaction protocol yet for USD?

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You could use a blockchain to make payments denominated in USD. (e.g. Ripple) Previous to blockchains it was generally thought that micropayment protocols were expensive: after Bitcoin, people stopped caring about what they cost.

Blockchain or not, it is hard to get the costs down. Some of the problems of the credit card model (fraud) never go away.