These calculations are thanks to Arthur Britto:
Amazon
Amazon grosses $38 billion per year. Assuming a 3% transaction fee, Amazon pays $1 billion a year in transactions fees. Amazon nets $1 billion per year. Amazon could double their profits by doing all transactions in Bitcoin. If the market cap for bitcoin was $38 billion, each bitcoin would be worth $5,400.
Gambling
The online poker market is $4.8 billion a year industry. Online gambling will follow poker and is a $30 billion a year industry If the market cap for bitcoin was $30 billion, each bitcoin would be worth $4,300.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1747646
Gas stations
Credit card companies charge gas stations a 2% transaction fee. By eliminating credit card transaction fees, gas station owners could double their profits. The US consumes 65 billion gallons of gasoline per year. At $3.60 per gallon, this could be a $234 billion dollars going through the bitcoin economy's per year. If the market cap for bitcoin was $234 billion, each bitcoin would be worth $34,400 dollars.
International Remittance
International remittance is the transfer of money by a foreign worker to their home country. In 2007, remittance worldwide transferred $300 billion dollars. Western Union fees for remittance can run from about 4 percent to 20 percent or more. If the market cap for Bitcoin was $300 billion, each bitcoin would be worth $42,000.
Amazon
Amazon grosses $38 billion per year. Assuming a 3% transaction fee, Amazon pays $1 billion a year in transactions fees. Amazon nets $1 billion per year. Amazon could double their profits by doing all transactions in Bitcoin. If the market cap for bitcoin was $38 billion, each bitcoin would be worth $5,400.
Gambling
The online poker market is $4.8 billion a year industry. Online gambling will follow poker and is a $30 billion a year industry If the market cap for bitcoin was $30 billion, each bitcoin would be worth $4,300.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1747646
Gas stations
Credit card companies charge gas stations a 2% transaction fee. By eliminating credit card transaction fees, gas station owners could double their profits. The US consumes 65 billion gallons of gasoline per year. At $3.60 per gallon, this could be a $234 billion dollars going through the bitcoin economy's per year. If the market cap for bitcoin was $234 billion, each bitcoin would be worth $34,400 dollars.
International Remittance
International remittance is the transfer of money by a foreign worker to their home country. In 2007, remittance worldwide transferred $300 billion dollars. Western Union fees for remittance can run from about 4 percent to 20 percent or more. If the market cap for Bitcoin was $300 billion, each bitcoin would be worth $42,000.
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