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Why would anyone spend bitcoins?

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Why would anyone spend bitcoins?

#1
"Merchant adoption is not THE barrier to Bitcoin commerce - it’s the lack of incentive to spend."

Accepting Bitcoin from a merchant perspective is a brain dead decision. "Save over 50% on your transaction costs" is an easy sales pitch. Convincing people to spend bitcoins - that's the real challenge.

Why would anyone spend bitcoins?
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#2
"Merchant adoption is not THE barrier to Bitcoin commerce - it’s the lack of incentive to spend."

Merchants accepting Bitcoin is a brain dead decision. "How would you like to save over 50% on payment processing?" is the easiest sales pitch around. The real challenge is convincing Bitcoin holders to spend.

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#3
This is an even greater hurdle to overcome now that spending a Bitcoin is a taxable event. According to the IRS, precisely which Bitcoin you spend has significant consequences. Without fungiblity, Bitcoin is not a practical currency.

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#4

This is an even greater hurdle to overcome now that spending a Bitcoin is a taxable event. According to the IRS, precisely which Bitcoin you spend has significant consequences. Without fungiblity, Bitcoin is not a practical currency.

Great point. Hopefully, IRS will reconsider and treat BTC as a currency.

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#5

This is an even greater hurdle to overcome now that spending a Bitcoin is a taxable event. According to the IRS, precisely which Bitcoin you spend has significant consequences. Without fungiblity, Bitcoin is not a practical currency.

Applications that will automatically keep track of these events are on the horizon. The cryptocurrency industry is still in its infancy.