Good morning #teamaustralia!
We're pushing for a bitcoin powered card for AUD transactions & your signature will help. Spare 2 minutes...
I have an exciting update on my online petition for the adoption of AUD for a bitcoin backed card issued by Wirex . I've been pushing for this for around four months now ...
...so first a recap
There’s precious little in terms of choice when it comes to “debanking” options for Australians. For those unaware of the term, debanking refers to an individual’s ability to remove themselves as clients of the banking system and all the restrictions that it entails.
For now, the majority of Australians are tied to a system of employment whereby currency is earned, taxed and deposited into a bank account but there are options regarding what those funds can then be used for.
Wirex is a company that offers a card akin to a normal bank card with the important difference being that it is able to be funded via bitcoin. This is an important feature as it provides the ability to free ourselves from bank issued cards when transacting.
Unfortunately, Wirex currently only provides support for USD, GBP and EUR accounts which means that transactions made on these cards in any other currency attract a 3% currency conversion fee. This is a cost prohibitive issue.
Show your support here!
This petition is to illustrate to Wirex the level of demand for Australian Dollar support in the hope that they will introduce a card denominated in AUD. This would provide a significant improvement in transaction freedom by allowing Australians to convert their earnings into bitcoin and then essentially use that to spend with a card.
After posting a number of times in an attempt to garner support I've been posting regularly over the months including here, here, here with an update, here targeting new #teamaustralia members and here with a post I was particularly proud of targeting the use of such a card for travelers.
now the news
It turns out these efforts have been noticed and thanks to your support, I've been contacted during the week by Wirex and have been told that our Steemit activity has been noticed and presented to the decision makers at Wirex and have resulted in the AUD being regarded as a priority for new currency adoption. I've also been told that there may be scope for me to participate in facilitating this process a little and I've informed them of my availability for such a purpose!
Nothing concrete yet guys but this does all sound promising. Now is the time to ramp up our efforts while the interest is there. If you haven't already done so I appeal to you all to check out the petition, here for maximum exposure.
Show your support here!
Please resteem and share this link as the more support we can get, the more chance of this becoming a reality for us. Tell your friends, tell your family, let's push to make this happen for us here in AUS.