Alex Hobern finished the world tour in just two weeks after competing in the Money2020 Payments Race, using only Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, writes Forbes.
The TV personality traveled to 15 countries, being part of the "Crypto" team, defeating the other 3 teams - "Cash", "Card" and "Wearables" (smartwatch, implanted chips, etc.), although she was defeated. by the "Mobile" team (mobile phones) at the collected points.
Hobern is known for the reality TV show "The Circle", now having managed to travel, buy tickets and food, exclusively using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, from the UK to Canada and the United States to Hong Kong. then returning through the Middle East and Eastern Europe before stopping at the final destination - Amsterdam.
What makes this event remarkable is that this competitor had no previous experience with Bitcoin, only using the Internet to find merchants that accept crypto:
"In general, the easiest things to do were hotel bookings and flights. There were intermediaries who accepted Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in exchange for bookings ... There were also many traders who said on the online environment or even in windows that they accept Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies but could not offer these services when we got there. A store in Ireland had this sign with Bitcoin in the glass, but the person at the house didn't even know what Bitcoin is. ”
A service called Bitrefill has proven to be very useful, helping the competitor buy Bitcoin vouchers that merchants would have accepted:
"There is a loophole in these rules - you can use such services to pay for goods or services such as Starbucks or Uber using an intermediary. I also paid people in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies using Wirex, and they bought me what I needed. ”