184 sats \ 2 replies \ @VEINTIUNO 23 Oct 2023 \ on: How to create a local alternative to Bitrefill? bitcoin
Not sure if there's any alternative. However, the best way is always to rely on your local peers. Bitrefil is still a third party offering a service... I leave it there for you, to understand why you are in trouble now.
GO PEER2PEER, find your local bitcoiners, real people, create services between you all and grow the community so more services are available to all of you.
The first service, exchange bitcoin for cash and buy whatever you want with that in your local currency. Need to top up a phone number? Do it with the cash you just got or ask someone to do it for you in exchange for sats.
Be creative, stop relying on third parties... Use them when needed, but do NOT assume they're going to be there for you forever.
Unfortunately, this is the hardest and the only "real" solution. We'll only go forward when we start actually developing the local community to integrate everyone on a BTC ecosystem (like some projects around the world - Bitcoin Beach, Bitcoin Beach Brazil...). And it's easier said than done.
For the OP: I'm sure you can find some online communities on stuff like Discord with people from Russia that have the same mission. You don't have to dedicate your life to it, but getting in touch with these people, talking to merchants locally when you visit their stores and introducing them to BTC is the way to go, Bitrefill is really just covering up a hole with duct tape
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You don't have to dedicate your life to it
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