Topic: Bitcoin hitting it's target - page 2. (Read 506 times)

One shouldn't put a sad or happy story to "justify" pay or use bitcoin, I think they were the "cool" stories of yesteryear.

Today, you should, at least on this board, have a discussion like the one mentioned in the quote below, regarding, did you take advantage of the currency exchange, and add discussion on points like; the doctor or the institution have a specific address, how did you get the address? , by Qr, by message by some App, a "write it there"...etc.

Bitcoin hitting it's target: this seems like a cheap promotion to booster idea that he was able to pay, in the classic style of TDC, he really was able to pay because he had the money/BTC. Bitcoin intrinsically has its idea of a means of payment, it did not break elementary barriers, well yes, but!, they are "burned" stories from yesteryear.

Imagine the same situation, but, a person "A" has the cash but does not like bitcoin, wants to help him, but does not accept bitcoin,well! this person consults with another person close to him, person B, does not live there in Nigeria, person B He tells him, Tell the user OP, to send me the bitcoin to this address, this person sends person A a Qr image, and him adds, " give OP the cash, but before You must wait for me to confirm the reception of BTC," so,  they confirm Txs, The person A deliver the cash, later on person B will be making the transfer to person A account.

That is only one of the elementary barriers that can be jumped with bitcoin, in just a few minutes. Those things are incredible, exciting after so many years and although depending on the country (people)  they resultthey trivial.



Thank you for that additional information, that should guide the discussion of the topic.

Well he didn’t say it was a public or private hospital. Public hospitals here wouldn’t dare accept bitcoin payments, private hospitals on the other hand may be flexible especially in these times. Personally I have tried promoting bitcoin adoption through my business and most of the people I talk to and have introduced to bitcoin are very optimistic about bitcoin and end up buying bitcoins for themselves, but never have any paid for my services using their bitcoins. They feel spending bitcoins is a bad investment choice.

Since you are from Nigeria, how plausible is OP story that he managed to pay hospital bill directly using Bitcoin? I mean I know that crypto payments are popular in your country, but isn't government kinda still against it, meaning why would they allow (public) hospitals to accept bitcoin as payment? I wish its true, but to me it seems way too far fetched.

Its one thing for hospital to work with 3rd party service in order to accept bitcoin and they end up getting fiat, like its the case with 99% of the businesses that accept bitcoin and entirely different to accept bitcoin directly p2p.

Mate Its not how much he pays when the price of BTC is under 20k$ but use it as a medium of payment and its acceptance ,
As you said bitcoin is started using as payment method, but we know that asset is highly volatile therefore we need to focus on value at that time of payment ,
In my opinion using bitcoin for only transfer of funds then transfer it to stable fiat is an option if you not want highly volatile because of uncertainty of price/value .
What are your thoughts .

There was a similar story a couple weeks ago about someone who paid his medical bill in bitcoin. I don't remember who made it. Was that you?


Are you sure about that? Op claims to be a newbie


You make all this effort and the next guy below you comes and posts praises like nothing happened. I'm a troll at heart so I have so much in here every single day when I see those brainless posts when someone doesn't care what the guy above him wrote, he just reads the thread title and maybe the first sentence of OP and it's typing time.

Then I check his last posts and literally in the post before the one in this thread he gives advice to someone else

I don’t want anyone doxxing themselves on the internet over a petty argument. Whatever his intentions were, it doesn’t matter. OP is a ban evader and would soon be banned anyways. In my experience as a business accepting bitcoin payment in Nigeria is that people don’t want to spend their bitcoins on commodities or services, they prefer to hodl it as an investment or store value against the naira inflation.

At least its greatly been used in your country. People are still skeptical about bitcoin thats why we cant generalize all countries that uses it. Some utilize it and some just olain simple fiat. Though we all knew that bitcoin usage will keep increasing in the future, its value will appreciate as all countries that arent joining the wagon will soon realize its convenience.

You guys do understand that OP is nothing but a ban evading bullshitter who makes up stories in order to scoop a couple of merit? Judging by all that praise and serious answers you obviously don't, or maybe you don't even care.
He is reported so hopefully his accounts get nuked and all posts deleted, liked it happened with the previous one.

There are countries wherein cryptocurrencies are not prohibited but are not also promoted to be used especially on a daily basis. It would depend solely with the merchant or business owner whether to accept such kind or mode of payment or not. In my country, I saw small businesses who started accepting this technology as one of the payment options. Unfortunately, they have shut their business eventually. My assumptions are lack of sustainability with the business itself and profit. On sales industry, a company or business will need to revolve the fund in order to generate profit. So how come such thing would happen if owner hesitates to convert or sell crypto holdings considering market price behavior. So maybe to those who are planning, gauge the risks.

You have had an interesting experience, I am glad for you that you found a way out of the situation and you managed to make a payment in bitcoin.In my city, it has recently become possible to pay for an online order at a pharmacy using cryptocurrencies, which is also very convenient.Although there are no problems at the moment with both cash and non-cash payment methods.

If you can attach the receipt as proof, that is even better because I don't believe your story either, stories like this are for the purpose of seeking merit, not for sharing about experiences with bitcoin. I also agree with SatoPrincess, you can use debit card or other payment methods without the help of bitcoins.

You are quite lucky you encounter a doctor that accepts BTC, let alone the hospital.   As far as I know, you cannot pay the doctor directly, you have to go through the hospital cashier and pay with your money.  So this is saying the hospital is accepting BTC as a mode of payment?

Anyway, Bitcoin, as stated, is always been an alternative payment to those services that accept cryptocurrency.  It is really a convenience since I also have a first hand experience where I pay my online transaction through Bitcoin payment options.

Your story is a sweet one. I did not know that hospitals are now beginning yo accept bitcoin, maybe it is a private hospital? Nigeria doctors with their arrogance are now beginning to realise that there is something good in bitcoin? Can we know the name of that hospital and its location so that we can check it out when we are sick or refer other bitcoin fans to it for patronage.

Plus research Nigeria's citizens opinions in their country's Central Bank "e-Naira" CBDC. Their people's trust in their own legacy financial system is so low, that they prefer using Bitcoin.


Because of the soaring distrust in their financial system, the Nigerian people will find a way to get paid in a more reliable form of money. Inflation in Nigeria is more than 20%. Although Bitcoin's price is volatile, it might be more stable to HODL Bitcoin than Naira.

Yeah i feel same too because after thorough calculations the figures doesn't add then i thought maybe he paid into the hospitals account so maybe he also added some additional fees since the OP stated it was for bill(s). Even at that its still a positive view seeing the rate of how bitcoin has spread like wildfire all over africa especially Nigeria.

One of the reasons why bitcoin is created is to help people in their time of need when fiat fails. I know how relieved and happy you are when the doctor says that he also accepts bitcoin as means of payment.

How I wish the media will get to know about this(how you use bitcoin is settling your younger brother's hospital bills). As bad as the media and the government are up against bitcoin, I don't think they can spread this  testimony of yours on how bitcoin saved you in a time of need when the Nigeria currency is scarce for its citizens

It could have even been easier to do an electronic transfer using mobile apps or bank codes. But I think OP was just excited that the hospital has an option for Bitcoin payment and the bank charges for transfers might be high. But it is quite interesting to hear how Bitcoin is helping people during emergencies. We have been hearing and experiencing great news about Bitcoin in some parts of the world where the currency is gaining more attention and experiencing massive adoption. The most amazing part of it is that Bitcoin transactions are restricted in some of these countries. I hope your brother recovers very soon.  

Isn't Bitcoin helping you perfectly, and it is very interested for Bitcoin users.

Most people want this to happen, Bitcoin users can pay their bills via Bitcoin as an alternative, and it seems like what we do when paying bills using Fiat money either through a debit card or asking for help with bank transfers, isn't this similar. but this can't happen yet, because some countries still prohibit it / haven't given access to permits for Bitcoin, but one of the alternatives we can take can only pay bills with Bitcoin by exchanging it to fiat first.

Bitcoin is very reliable and is a very fast alternative for the needs of its users, it can make it easier for everyone from various aspects, especially payments and bills, here I think paying with Bitcoin is faster compared to bank transfers which sometimes always have network interruptions, we were a bit bogged down with bank transfers when we were in a rush.

Did you pay directly to the doctor or you have to pay it on their cashier? I'm just curious though since you've mentioned hospital bills, it's possible that it's the entire package including the doctor's fee.

Well, regardless of it, it's way to go and bitcoin really is being used of what it should be used aside just from being an investment.

Good thing in your country, the adoption is spreading and we might see more good stories such as yours on how they've paid a service or goods with bitcoin.

If the fiat banks failed to provide liquidity, crypto will do its best to help those who are willing to accept it as much as possible.
Its good that your hospital bills was paid using your Bitcoin, that means they are slowly adopting any options just to give more access to every patient. The government should be more ashamed by not providing any security with your fiat currency, and the banks should not allow this to happen because in many country fiat are still the reliable money when it comes to an emergency like this. Bitcoin total adoption is still far from reality.