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107 sats \ 2 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 27 May \ parent \ on: Square terminals to accept lightning bitcoin
I feel like this isn't aimed at businesses that actually have a good knowledge of btc, but typical Square businesses -- the coffeeshops that use their terminals already because it's easy and low-maintenance, so it'll add another way for customers to pay, but won't appreciable change the experience for the retailer (up to and including getting them interested in btc).
I hear your points and I think they are valid and understandable especially since they started as a fiat company but they are also thinking from a top-down perspective and approaching it as a payment option into its fiat payment system.
Thinking from bottom-up, I believe we’re entering a phase where being Bitcoin-native really starts to matter. It’s not just about accepting Bitcoin as one of many options—it’s about building where Bitcoin is the default out of the 📦 solution and the fiat option becomes the modular component. What I’m paying for isn’t just convenience; it’s domain expertise that’s rooted in Bitcoin, not fiat. This will matter more and more as the ecosystem matures.
I think when this happens most of these fiat options will cease to exist and I would not want to be tied to a company that has that many liabilities.
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