That’s the type of thing I’m thinking of. What about when the receiver is the one offline, though?

> Can bitcoin ever take a functional physical form? That's a question I don't know the answer to.

You can pay offline with ecash. But the receiver has to be online to verify the ecash note wasn't spend already.

But you could argue that's not bitcoin, only a bitcoin IOU.

How does that defeat the whole purpose of Bitcoin?

You mean in the form of coins or notes? That would defeat the whole purpose of Bitcoin..

AJ1992

I know people have proposed various solutions for various situations, but I think there will always be a place for physical specie.

Can bitcoin ever take a functional physical form? That's a question I don't know the answer to.

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SatsMate

I know people have proposed various solutions for various situations, but I think there will always be a place for physical specie. 

Can bitcoin ever take a functional physical form? That's a question I don't know the answer to.