Topic: Carry empty paper bitcoin wallets with you (Read 1727 times)
today when i returned from the food store while hanging with friends i say some rally and one of them was showing qr code ( LOL ) at first it was really unexpected but later i remembered he was our socity neard
There is no need to carry paper wallet with you if you have Bitcoin debit card. It is muchw easier and more practical and convenient. And you can educate people about Bitcoin also, they could be even more interested if they see that they could also use the card.
That's not what bitcoin is about. If you are using a debit card it's probably mastercard or visa, so they don't learn anything if you pay with those. You also enrich those payment processors with a fee. Exactly! Using a debit card won't teach anyone anything. Maybe if you said 'I'm using bitcoins right now!' you could tell them a bit more about it but let's be honest, who does that when using a bitcoin debit card? There's no need to at that point. You already know they'll accept it so the question 'do you take bitcoins?' is irrelevant.
There is no need to carry paper wallet with you if you have Bitcoin debit card. It is muchw easier and more practical and convenient. And you can educate people about Bitcoin also, they could be even more interested if they see that they could also use the card.
That's not what bitcoin is about. If you are using a debit card it's probably mastercard or visa, so they don't learn anything if you pay with those. You also enrich those payment processors with a fee.
Well done to you, that's a pretty cool idea and everybody likes something physical as oppose to showing somebody something virtually which always ends being more complicated than it actually is.
Maybe it's a better idea to give people altcoins instead. If the price rises they would be very thankful if they are worth alot. Its alot easier to send small amounts of altcoins too because the fees are reduced, with bitcoin 200,000 satoshi will need a 5% fee.
Do you want to promote Bitcoin or some pump n dump Alt coin that might fail in a month? We have Bitcoin with a track record of a couple of years... why do we need to go with a risky alternative that might
fail and leave a bad taste for Crypto currencies in those people's mouths. If you want to do this, stay with Bitcoin.
You can get your foot in the door with Bitcoin and then gradually work towards the introduction of other Alt coins.
I like the idea but for most of us, we probably can't afford to give away even small amounts of bitcoin. I think asking merchant if they accept bitcoin is a great way to let them know that there is a demand for it.
Maybe it's a better idea to give people altcoins instead. If the price rises they would be very thankful if they are worth alot. Its alot easier to send small amounts of altcoins too because the fees are reduced, with bitcoin 200,000 satoshi will need a 5% fee.
Yeah maybe that's very well done, but it might not be successful if we have the intention to let them use the bitcoin or doing activities with bitcoin. For all that is yet to know something for sure, probably will find the most important thing in it
Maybe it's a better idea to give people altcoins instead. If the price rises they would be very thankful if they are worth alot. Its alot easier to send small amounts of altcoins too because the fees are reduced, with bitcoin 200,000 satoshi will need a 5% fee.
Gave 0.1 each to my friends after the crash. Celebrating cheap bitcoin. Gave away almost one bitcoin. Only ~200 aud at the time, now almost $1k AUD. So pissed.
Don't be pissed. You helped in advancing bitcoin by getting more bitcoin users. They became bitcoin users after that, right? 10mBTC is quite an amount considering today's price. But I am sure it was nothing back then. At least what you gave away went into something worthwhile. Not like mine. When the price was still low, some of my bitcoins was just wasted away by gambling.
I've also given away a couple of BTC in the early days and I don't care, they weren't worth that much back then
There is no need to carry paper wallet with you if you have Bitcoin debit card. It is muchw easier and more practical and convenient. And you can educate people about Bitcoin also, they could be even more interested if they see that they could also use the card.
I also planned to store my bitcoins in a paper wallet. So , I have generated a new paper wallet on my newly formated PC and went to a Photo studio for making a colour photo print of it.
When I was carrying that bitcoin paper wallet , most people's who saw it in my hand asked me " What is it ? " and " What is it's purpose ? "
I explained everything about bitcoin to them and told me that they are also willing to learn more about bitcoin and other cryprocurrencies. I really enjoyed while explaining people's about bitcoins.
When I was carrying that bitcoin paper wallet , most people's who saw it in my hand asked me " What is it ? " and " What is it's purpose ? "
I explained everything about bitcoin to them and told me that they are also willing to learn more about bitcoin and other cryprocurrencies. I really enjoyed while explaining people's about bitcoins.
I often suggest people that haven't heard about Bitcoin to create a wallet at blockchain.info and install the apps Bitcoin Aliens and Bitcoin Free. They often like it and it will make them look into Bitcoin a bit further as they will get more and more familier with it. On top of that they are also earning a few bits. What's better than free coins? 
Gave 0.1 each to my friends after the crash. Celebrating cheap bitcoin. Gave away almost one bitcoin. Only ~200 aud at the time, now almost $1k AUD. So pissed.
Don't be pissed. You helped in advancing bitcoin by getting more bitcoin users. They became bitcoin users after that, right? 10mBTC is quite an amount considering today's price. But I am sure it was nothing back then. At least what you gave away went into something worthwhile. Not like mine. When the price was still low, some of my bitcoins was just wasted away by gambling.
If I was in an evangelical mood, I don't think paper wallets are the way. They remove the most interesting elements from the whole thing which is the live exchange/internet aspect. They're also more than likely to discard or lose it.
Far better to get them to download a wallet to their phone and they can watch a live transaction take place. Even then they'll probably lose their seed.
I think the opposite, you don't have to spend too much time explaining everything and when they get home, they could just look everything up themselves.Far better to get them to download a wallet to their phone and they can watch a live transaction take place. Even then they'll probably lose their seed.
If you add some additional information on the paper wallet, you could make it easier for them.
I think if we are just the same as brazil that has 150 stores are accepting bitcoin as payment.. i think bitcoin will be growing fast.
And i think they can understand easily how bitcoin works because they can use your giveaway bitcoin to buy in stores that accept bitcoin payment..
I am really impressed that bitcoin is growing is Brazil. The financial system has so much govt. intervention that I thought it would be difficult for bitcoin to make inroads.
Explained a bit and gave him 2mBTC.
Best way to spread bitcoin, gave small amounts to people to try to use it. Its fastest learning way.Ye it is indeed. Experiencing bitcoins right away is the best way to learn and understand bitcoin. Carrying empty paper bitcoin wallet seems a good idea but it will not really be effective if there are no orientation activities and seminar that will follow. But at least it may somehow help people know that bitcoin is existing online at it has a certain value.
If I was in an evangelical mood, I don't think paper wallets are the way. They remove the most interesting elements from the whole thing which is the live exchange/internet aspect. They're also more than likely to discard or lose it.
Far better to get them to download a wallet to their phone and they can watch a live transaction take place. Even then they'll probably lose their seed.
Far better to get them to download a wallet to their phone and they can watch a live transaction take place. Even then they'll probably lose their seed.
Paper wallets could be improved using CLTV, i.e a mBit tip pays itself back to an address owned by you in, say, 30 days (but only if the receiver of the tip lets it happen, they can redeem the tip to a different address themselves if they are truly interested). Make the person you're tipping aware of the time-lapse, and all is well in the world.
If people inquire about bitcoin perhaps give them one.
I was at a shop last week and he asked how I would like to pay. I said bitcoin or Visa, he said oh that is still around? Explained a bit and gave him 2mBTC.
Spread the info to those that are interested! (I also have made a bitcoin for beginners cd LOL!)
good idea,this is why papper wallet have better used for explain to newbie how and what bitcoin is,for payment or investment,i think shop will better have more payment option,adding bitcoin would be great choice.I was at a shop last week and he asked how I would like to pay. I said bitcoin or Visa, he said oh that is still around? Explained a bit and gave him 2mBTC.
Spread the info to those that are interested! (I also have made a bitcoin for beginners cd LOL!)
Gave 0.1 each to my friends after the crash. Celebrating cheap bitcoin. Gave away almost one bitcoin. Only ~200 aud at the time, now almost $1k AUD. So pissed.
I had thought of doing something like this for friends ive got that have shown some interest in bitcoin but i decided against it. My main reason for siding against it was i can imagine i would give them a paper wallet even with just a small amount and then they would either A-not bother swiping it and losing the paper wallet or putting it through the washing machine or B- swipe the paper wallet into a wallet on their phone or something and then forget all about it and eventually the coin would get lost in oblivion. Maybe i just have rubbish friends though.
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