Sitting in our little art and gift gallery today, I got to talking to a customer who also happened to be an engineer at Square Payment Systems.
Somehow, we got into a discussion about banks and the increasing demand for "peer-to-peer" payment systems. Although this fellow seemed fairly "mainstream," he was of the belief that conventional banks are slowly moving towards obsolescence.
"How do you like your Square setup?"
... he asked, noticing that we use Square for our payment processing.
I told him I thought it was great because it is very simple to use, doesn't involve leasing equipment, and and is super easy to take with us and use when we are at an "away" gig like a street fair or festival.
We then continued talking about the future of payment systems for merchants, artists and individuals. Including what many of us need, these days: The ability to take "secure" payment for something pretty much anytime, anywhere.
On a lark, I asked him "So when are you guys going to include Bitcoin as a payment option?" not expecting him to know what I was talking about, or perhaps to shrug it off.
"It's already in the late development stages," he said, "on some setups and payment agreements it's already incorporated."
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Sometimes I am pleasantly surprised by just how far we've already come, in the cryptosphere.
Just the other week, I wrote about how you will soon be able to buy BitCoin through those green Coinstar change machines you see at a lot of supermarkets.
I realize it's easy to feel down because the prices of cryptos have been slumping, but the technology keeps marching forward.
And maybe there's an important reminder there: These things — blockchain projects — weren't created to make us all instant millionaires, they were created in an attempt to solve real world problems. The fact that we have gotten to make a little money from our involvement is just a cool fringe benefit... but not really the core prupose here.
Have a great day!
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