We are missing key factor here - Bitcoin is a killer app itself already. It is payment processor and remittance solution like any other.
Bitcoin wallets are capable of sending money in minutes to anyone connected to internet without large fees and middle services.
This alone is not enough?
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I would say it could be a company's/ banks app that provides loan to other people through bitcoin on half the interest rates that are charged by the usual bank. This would spread rapidly and people will come for loan and will make bitcoin gain attention and reputation that all of us here dream about bitcoin to become. 
Bitcoin's killer app is money, but not in the developed world, but in the countries that really need an alternative way out to the goverment impossed currency. For now, this is not very attractive for the average person in the developed world, but in the future it will be. As in more trivial applications, I think the future of gaming and betting is on BTC, after playing that battlecoin game there is big potential there.
In my opinion, the only thing that would make such an impact would be if someone was giving away 1 BTC for every 3 people playing the app. There is nothing that is going to get that much movement in the adaption of Bitcoin. What we need is people telling others about Bitcoin and what it can do for them.
i wonder what company would give that kind of amount faucets can only give a few cents I have played some games on some sites that gives bitcoin for using their application but after hours of playing I can only get 20 cents I guess the one that can make an impact are the companies that produces atm if people saw a lot of bitcoin atm they will definitely adopt it I don't think there'll be one single event or application that convinces a big bunch of people to pile in. They're simply not interested in the things we shout about here like security and decentralisation and not many people will buy something so they can buy something. It'll be a slow and steady process.
If there is to be a killer app it'll be the ability for people in shitty countries to take part in the online economy without having to ask anyone's permission.
If there is to be a killer app it'll be the ability for people in shitty countries to take part in the online economy without having to ask anyone's permission.
Not yet. The economic downturn will make the point.
I don't think there'll be one single event or application that convinces a big bunch of people to pile in. They're simply not interested in the things we shout about here like security and decentralisation and not many people will buy something so they can buy something. It'll be a slow and steady process.
If there is to be a killer app it'll be the ability for people in shitty countries to take part in the online economy without having to ask anyone's permission.
If there is to be a killer app it'll be the ability for people in shitty countries to take part in the online economy without having to ask anyone's permission.
here my idea of a killer app, a mobile app that can able to buy veggies,meat and groceries using qr codes would be great i think that would probably boost bitcoin mass adoption from ordinary poeple
Right now we've other fiat wallets like Paytm/Freecharge/momoe which does the same thing and people are using them on a large scale ,so not really sure how it will make a difference .
If there was a single application that would cause a mass adoption of Bitcoin, what would it be? What is the one single killer app that would make Bitcoin accepted worldwide and cause mainstream adoption?
It seems that whatever it is it would have to be something cool. Something that attracted the attention of the mainstream consumer that required Bitcoin as an entry gateway. Something that made the average person go "Huh... That's interesting" and go to their computer and type 'Killer App' into google.
What's needed isn't a Bitcoin killer app. It's a killer app that needs Bitcoin.
Ideas?
I think no need to use killer app to make bitcoin more popular and used by many people, there are many more effective ways, such as demonstration or presentation at some college or school, and do giveaway. lol It seems that whatever it is it would have to be something cool. Something that attracted the attention of the mainstream consumer that required Bitcoin as an entry gateway. Something that made the average person go "Huh... That's interesting" and go to their computer and type 'Killer App' into google.
What's needed isn't a Bitcoin killer app. It's a killer app that needs Bitcoin.
Ideas?
There can't be any! How many people you expect to download the app ? There are couple of apps to pay through wallet I mean the wallet apps or apps that accept bitcoin but not exactly they're promoting but just helping the existing users.If bitcoins are accepted for playstore/iosstore then we could have made a app which helps you pay everywhere .
Giving away money doesn't generate interest. Someone can receive $50 for Christmas but it wouldn't mean anything to them. If someone receive's a $50 xBox game for Christmas they can get dozens of hours of playtime.
What's needed is a mainstream game or movie or some piece of highly interest generating material that requires bitcoin as a gateway.
What's needed is a mainstream game or movie or some piece of highly interest generating material that requires bitcoin as a gateway.
Maybe a big movie that has an economic disaster on background could be a solution. At the end only Bitcoin is still working correctly. I think it is the best pro-Bitcoin movie you can produce. Bitcoin would be seen as stable, good and strong. In those crisis times this is exactly what people are looking for.
If there was a single application that would cause a mass adoption of Bitcoin, what would it be? What is the one single killer app that would make Bitcoin accepted worldwide and cause mainstream adoption?
It seems that whatever it is it would have to be something cool. Something that attracted the attention of the mainstream consumer that required Bitcoin as an entry gateway. Something that made the average person go "Huh... That's interesting" and go to their computer and type 'Killer App' into google.
What's needed isn't a Bitcoin killer app. It's a killer app that needs Bitcoin.
Ideas?
It seems that whatever it is it would have to be something cool. Something that attracted the attention of the mainstream consumer that required Bitcoin as an entry gateway. Something that made the average person go "Huh... That's interesting" and go to their computer and type 'Killer App' into google.
What's needed isn't a Bitcoin killer app. It's a killer app that needs Bitcoin.
Ideas?
A black market web app operating in the Tor network.
You need to perceive things as the average American consumer and approach the increased adoption of Bitcoin from that perspective.
Think about things this way. You don't know anything about computers. You don't know anything about Bitcoin. You get Half Life 3, Fallout 5, fuck even Wheel of Fortune 6.5 in your stocking. You put it in your XBox 720. You go to "Online Game" and it says "4mBTC to continue"
What the fuck is mBTC?
You google it.
First result? "Bitcoin. Internet Money. Trying to play online? Click here."
You get the idea.
Think about things this way. You don't know anything about computers. You don't know anything about Bitcoin. You get Half Life 3, Fallout 5, fuck even Wheel of Fortune 6.5 in your stocking. You put it in your XBox 720. You go to "Online Game" and it says "4mBTC to continue"
What the fuck is mBTC?
You google it.
First result? "Bitcoin. Internet Money. Trying to play online? Click here."
You get the idea.
Maybe an app where you stake btc to play a game and then addidtional btc is earned from the amount of kills/points yuo get in game against other people. I wouldnt say it would be a killer app but it would be pretty cool.
The killer app would be a swipe card that lets you pay Bitcoin directly without any currency conversion. Great for international travellers. I gather you can do this already with a mobile, but a card would give Bitcoin much more ease of use for many of the public. It might mean that wallets had to be stored in an alternative blockchain though.
At the moment there's isn't any Bitcoin Killer App that makes a direct impact on the user base but there are some apps that if they accept Bitcoin Payments then there would be massive rise in Bitcoin user base like imagine Facebook app accepts Bitcoin, the impact would be huge since almost everyone on the planet has a facebook account. Other close competitors could have a positive impact as well if they make a way for Bitcoin payments.
purseio is a pretty revolutionary app. won't consider it killer yet but it comes close
At the moment there's isn't any Bitcoin Killer App that makes a direct impact on the user base but there are some apps that if they accept Bitcoin Payments then there would be massive rise in Bitcoin user base like imagine Facebook app accepts Bitcoin, the impact would be huge since almost everyone on the planet has a facebook account. Other close competitors could have a positive impact as well if they make a way for Bitcoin payments.
The bitcoin killer app would be a payment processor that works like paypal were you change your currency into bitcoin on the fly without having to use a middle man were you are paying fees to complete each and every transaction. That would be total adoption of bitcoin to the masses.
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