An Incomplete Idea

I have an idea. There's this homeless guy in my neighbourhood that I see using a smartphone regularly. I've seen him talking to people on it, as well as watching videos. I'm assuming he buys pay-as-you-go credit of some kind since you need an address to get a subscription based service. Whatever the case, he's got data service. It's also likely that he connects to free wifi available on the high streets - that would be wise actually. He also clearly has places to charge his phone.

This is my idea; I could try onboarding him unto Hive. Why not? He could create content, maybe even video, on his phone and get rewards. The only problem is, how will he cash out in real life? I could also help him with that, but I'd prefer a system he could do by himself so he could be totally independent of me or others. We used to have a bitcoin ATM around here a while ago but that vanished about two years ago. I'm not sure why.

Any other way requires KYC, especially these days with the government going so hard after crypto, and he wouldn't be able to pass any of those requirements being homeless. So while it sounds like an amazing idea in principle, I can't figure out a way he can be independently cashing out if he were to get on Hive. For a homeless person such as him, the options are even more limited.

I've considered gift cards, but even I haven't had much success with that. If only HBD, or at list Bitcoin, could be accepted in the shops. It'd be much easier in El Salvador or the Central African Republic, two countries that now have Bitcoin as legal tender. He'd be able to simply walk into a shop and buy food with his crypto.

Does anyone have any ideas for the UK?

Peace & Love,

Adé