As I know, the Slovakia has no Euro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_SlovakiaQuote
Slovakia has been an EU member state since 2004 and adopted the euro currency at the beginning of 2009.
Topic: Holy Crap! Is this the Bitcoin capital of the world? (Read 8465 times)
As I know, the Slovakia has no Euro (don't confuse it with Slovenia). How do the people here receive and exchange Bitcoins?
Sorry to let you down but I know this city very well and besides the one place already mentioned (progress bar, which is not actually a bar but a flat turned into a kind of hackerspace) there are no businesses accepting Bitcoin there (or I must have missed them somehow..). Sure wish there were. So far the Bitcoin capital of the world has to be Berlin. Or maybe San Francisco.
EDIT: there are a bunch of other organizations starting to accept Bitcoin like the one organizing a yearly Vegan festival a coalition lobbying for improvement of biking conditions in the city or a 3d printing lab. No bars/restaurants or shops and the like, though.
btw as for "beautiful city" you forgot to show what the other side of the Danube looks like
EDIT: there are a bunch of other organizations starting to accept Bitcoin like the one organizing a yearly Vegan festival a coalition lobbying for improvement of biking conditions in the city or a 3d printing lab. No bars/restaurants or shops and the like, though.
btw as for "beautiful city" you forgot to show what the other side of the Danube looks like
I havent been to bratislavia but I can tell you that eastern europe in general is full of people with a high amount of distrust of banking and the goverment. Bitcoin gives them a way to securely buy things online and will be a huge boom for them.
Slovakia is a country that has seen lots of change those past 20 years, so the people there may be more open to new things than in some other places where everything has been staying the same for decades.
No one pays with bitcoin. Everyone hoards them. So businesses who offer payment as a last ditch effort to avoid going bankrupt will not actually benefit and die anyways.
Ok, now I understand.So, really were there 13 businesses in Bratislava reported by OSM/CoinMap?
Broke most likely. Like Meze Grill.
?I can't understand. What do you mean?
No one pays with bitcoin. Everyone hoards them. So businesses who offer payment as a last ditch effort to avoid going bankrupt will not actually benefit and die anyways.
Very interesting!! It is only a matter of time until everyone realizes the Powaa!!!
Thanks for the read OP
Thanks for the read OP
...According to the website there are 13 physical businesses accepting Bitcoin in the Bratislava city centre including several restaurants, bars, cafés and music scenes. ...
What do you think is the importance of physical brick and mortar businesses accepting Bitcoin in terms of mass adoption?
What do you think is the importance of physical brick and mortar businesses accepting Bitcoin in terms of mass adoption?
It's crucial for mass adoption, but don't ignore the difference between "Bitcoin-only" & "accepting Bitcoin."
If the bodega down the street excepted only peso, i'd certainly know the MXN<->USD rate, and have some pesos handy for emergencies like running out of smokes or raspberry pop tarts.
If, OTH, the bodega simply accepted peso along with $, my life wouldn't change one bit -- i'd continue using the dollar & have no incentive for dealing with peso.
Broke most likely. Like Meze Grill.
?I can't understand. What do you mean?
I'm not 100% sure of the veracity of this, but www.coinmap.org shouldn't be too bad of an indicator.
According to the website there are 13 physical businesses accepting Bitcoin in the Bratislava city centre including several restaurants, bars, cafés and music scenes.
Where are they?According to the website there are 13 physical businesses accepting Bitcoin in the Bratislava city centre including several restaurants, bars, cafés and music scenes.
Broke most likely. Like Meze Grill.
I'm not 100% sure of the veracity of this, but www.coinmap.org shouldn't be too bad of an indicator.
According to the website there are 13 physical businesses accepting Bitcoin in the Bratislava city centre including several restaurants, bars, cafés and music scenes.
Where are they?According to the website there are 13 physical businesses accepting Bitcoin in the Bratislava city centre including several restaurants, bars, cafés and music scenes.
Currently I can find only 2 businesses in Bratilsava, on CoinMap.
Ciao!
This is one beautiful city!
So are the women and the beer!
We went there a few weeks ago for a couple of interviews with the local Bitcoin crowd and met at Bratislava's hackspace "progressbar.sk".
Our main character lives there btw..
Working on Starting a Bitcoin town here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-town-lets-make-the-future-come-to-us-216139
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-town-lets-make-the-future-come-to-us-216139
I want to get shops around me to accept bitcoins for several reasons:
if bitcoin takes off, I want them to profit and ride the wave as the gurus that knew it since long
I want to be able to spend bitcoins
… and, yes, the shops accepting bitcoins also evangelize to new users but that's also a bit of a problem. When somebody unfamiliar with credit cards does his first credit card purchase, the vendor would think "why me? Can't he learn swiping a card somewhere else" while with bitcoin, the vendor would be in this situation in just about 90% of all sales. He would have to be an enthusiast.
if bitcoin takes off, I want them to profit and ride the wave as the gurus that knew it since long
I want to be able to spend bitcoins
… and, yes, the shops accepting bitcoins also evangelize to new users but that's also a bit of a problem. When somebody unfamiliar with credit cards does his first credit card purchase, the vendor would think "why me? Can't he learn swiping a card somewhere else" while with bitcoin, the vendor would be in this situation in just about 90% of all sales. He would have to be an enthusiast.
I will open Bitcoin training shops in every city. Wait a second... Someone should actially establish a Bitcoin retail store, I could supply all the merchandise needed from Cryptocondoms to Bitcoin T-shirts!
A centralised information hub/retail store where you can purchase goods/services using only Bitcoins. That would be pretty cool. Oh, and a sign that reads "No fiat allowed".
I want to get shops around me to accept bitcoins for several reasons:
if bitcoin takes off, I want them to profit and ride the wave as the gurus that knew it since long
I want to be able to spend bitcoins
… and, yes, the shops accepting bitcoins also evangelize to new users but that's also a bit of a problem. When somebody unfamiliar with credit cards does his first credit card purchase, the vendor would think "why me? Can't he learn swiping a card somewhere else" while with bitcoin, the vendor would be in this situation in just about 90% of all sales. He would have to be an enthusiast.
if bitcoin takes off, I want them to profit and ride the wave as the gurus that knew it since long
I want to be able to spend bitcoins
… and, yes, the shops accepting bitcoins also evangelize to new users but that's also a bit of a problem. When somebody unfamiliar with credit cards does his first credit card purchase, the vendor would think "why me? Can't he learn swiping a card somewhere else" while with bitcoin, the vendor would be in this situation in just about 90% of all sales. He would have to be an enthusiast.
I will open Bitcoin training shops in every city. Wait a second... Someone should actially establish a Bitcoin retail store, I could supply all the merchandise needed from Cryptocondoms to Bitcoin T-shirts!
What do you think is the importance of physical brick and mortar businesses accepting Bitcoin in terms of mass adoption?
I guess people in general (let alone semi-computer-illiterate people) find it difficult to understand Bitcoin. This would cause them to just leave it alone, they don't need it, so why would they bother wasting time learning what it is etc. However, if they see that shops that they visit regularly are accepting Bitcoin, they'll be more inclined to delve into it a bit further. At the very least, the shop accepting Bitcoins will spark discussion between patrons, which will lead to them spreading knowledge.
This is one beautiful city!
So are the women and the beer!
This is one beautiful city!
What a beautiful city. It's like Bitcoin heaven.
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