These kids now adays have got to be with it to keep up. When I was growing up it was right at the start of the cellphone revolution and I was in like 6th grade when I got my first flip phone lol. Crazy times! Its great to hear that young kids through have the knowledge to buy mcdonalds with crypto.
Despite having doubts about what has actually happened regarding the picture, it's true that kids these days are more tech savvy than the past generations and it is always surprising and impressive to see just how much they know when it comes to technology and the internet. Hence, no matter the validity of the pic, it wouldn't be surprising to know that there a number of kids that are knowledgeable about cryptocurrency. 
Topic: The Kids buying Mcdonald order via BTC (Read 774 times)
Mixed feelings about this. First of all, if they're spending that number of sats at Mickey D's, that kid is going to be obese by the time he gets to puberty, and he's probably going to end up with tits and gender dysphoria and all the other modern day maladies the new generation has. I'm not joking, and it makes me anxious.
When a Chymist speaks, you could as well expect some dialysis of the situation and possibly the prescription to keep it at bay. Well done my Chymist on first straw at the incident.But like I said when I was assuming everything was to be taken at face value, I hope that
Now who wants to call me cynical? I'm so far past that I'm levitating.
These kids now adays have got to be with it to keep up. When I was growing up it was right at the start of the cellphone revolution and I was in like 6th grade when I got my first flip phone lol. Crazy times! Its great to hear that young kids through have the knowledge to buy mcdonalds with crypto.
Bitcoin which is becoming increasingly popular will of course be easy to use for transactions so it is natural that now more and more shops or restaurants are accepting bitcoin payments directly, and of course I hope transaction fees can be cheap because I think transaction fees which can reach $3 are expensive.
It's really great if every restaurant and shop accepts bitcoin it will increase the supply of bitcoin even more. But the decision of each company to accept bitcoin as a payment method or not is up to them there are no marketplaces where bitcoin is generally accepted. Instead some companies in various service industries are adopting virtual currency as an additional payment option to increase their consumer base.Sorry for spoiling your moment of happiness, but this purchase was made in El Salvador, in a country where Bitcoin is considered as national currency since 2021. So this isnt something special in that tweet or video. Just a regular purchase. Should I be amazed that the kids made a purchase? Absolutely not, as they looked grown up enough to do that. I would be more amazed by fees, as it is $13 for $33 payment. This would be first and the last time I would use BTC for such purchase.
Bitcoin which is becoming increasingly popular will of course be easy to use for transactions so it is natural that now more and more shops or restaurants are accepting bitcoin payments directly, and of course I hope transaction fees can be cheap because I think transaction fees which can reach $3 are expensive.
It's really great if every restaurant and shop accepts bitcoin it will increase the supply of bitcoin even more. But the decision of each company to accept bitcoin as a payment method or not is up to them there are no marketplaces where bitcoin is generally accepted. Instead some companies in various service industries are adopting virtual currency as an additional payment option to increase their consumer base. 
That's a huge sum to be spending on what he's actually ordering.
Now I see more reason why most parents need to educate their kids more on bitcoin and every full details should be told to them,so as for them to know how much more bitcoin is important and to know how to spend it as well.
Cause it seems they now own a wallets but they dont know their spending more for just that thing they are ordering. we know our kids always like to spend lavishly when being exposed to an access of getting what they wants.so we need to give them the highlights of how to manage such earnings.
Now I see more reason why most parents need to educate their kids more on bitcoin and every full details should be told to them,so as for them to know how much more bitcoin is important and to know how to spend it as well.
Cause it seems they now own a wallets but they dont know their spending more for just that thing they are ordering. we know our kids always like to spend lavishly when being exposed to an access of getting what they wants.so we need to give them the highlights of how to manage such earnings.
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But even so, I'm still in awe of how these kids were raised by their parents since even at such a young age, they are progressively learning about the idea and features of how important Bitcoin is to them. I respect parents who do an excellent job of educating their kids.
I wouldn't say kids shouldn't be taught Bitcoin, kids should focus on education first. If kids are smart and educated in higher education, alone will know about Bitcoin. Because Bitcoin has become very popular nowadays. In different countries of the world, various types of products are being bought through Bitcoin, and payments are being made through Bitcoin. However, those who want to teach children Bitcoin should not give wallet passwords to children. Because the child likes to buy unnecessary things more. If you leave your child with the wallet password, your child may buy unnecessary things and use up your bitcoins. OP in your two pictures the kids are paying with bitcoin, maybe the kids are accompanied by the parents. I think parents will not easily let their kids pay with bitcoin wallets. But even so, I'm still in awe of how these kids were raised by their parents since even at such a young age, they are progressively learning about the idea and features of how important Bitcoin is to them. I respect parents who do an excellent job of educating their kids.
Bitcoin which is becoming increasingly popular will of course be easy to use for transactions so it is natural that now more and more shops or restaurants are accepting bitcoin payments directly, and of course I hope transaction fees can be cheap because I think transaction fees which can reach $3 are expensive.
Bitcoin had been a cool and easy network to use without having to bother ourselves about so many things. This kids must be rich that is why it is very convinent for them to trade Bitcoin online for what they really want. I believe even a newbie that do not understand Bitcoin fundamentals would be able to trade Bitcoin successfully without issues if they are well directed. The is a great future for Bitcoin and the market is going to be huge in years coming looking at the way it is very easy to learn and understand Bitcoin and it Blockchain.
This episode reminds me when I used my Xapo card years ago. The bad were the taxes too high on the time, but hey, using BTC to buy some bread was awesome.
However, I feel bad for the kid because he spent something like 170,000 Sats or something. Its parent must have a sizable amount of Bitcoin.
Maybe it was a family meal. This isn't that much money if you think in terms of a normal restaurant. For McD it's a lot, but then we don't know how many people he was buying it for. For one person this is almost an impossible to eat amount of burgers and fries, but for 4 people it's pretty normal.
Also, he doesn't need a lot of money to be spending this much at a restaurant. Any normal earning person in a first world country can afford to spend that kind of money and many people these days earn some money in bitcoin, me included.
1.Pictures can be easily faked nowadays. Even AI can create pictures that seem totally real. I don't trust pictures as an evidence anymore.
2.Someone is buying junk food with BTC. Should we be happy about this? McDonalds is complete garbage.
3.Assuming that this picture is true, I'm 99.99% sure that the kid doesn't have any BTC whatsoever. His parents probably have BTC.
I'm also 99.99% sure that the parents won't give the kid access to their crypto wallets.
Isn't this Twitter/X account a meme account? Meme accounts usually post photoshopped images.
Your statement may be true, that we should not be too serious about considering all information on social media to be trustworthy, a lot of fake news has been shared on social media and we may be deceived if we do not verify the news, I am looking for valid information regarding information about "The kids buy McDonald's using bitcoin", I found video footage from the picture above, they are testing the lightning network service for payments using McDonald's Australia.2.Someone is buying junk food with BTC. Should we be happy about this? McDonalds is complete garbage.
3.Assuming that this picture is true, I'm 99.99% sure that the kid doesn't have any BTC whatsoever. His parents probably have BTC.
I'm also 99.99% sure that the parents won't give the kid access to their crypto wallets.
Isn't this Twitter/X account a meme account? Meme accounts usually post photoshopped images.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myVyUS8g_4Q
Bitcoin which is becoming increasingly popular will of course be easy to use for transactions so it is natural that now more and more shops or restaurants are accepting bitcoin payments directly, and of course I hope transaction fees can be cheap because I think transaction fees which can reach $3 are expensive.
I just observed a kid on Twitter doing a Bitcoin payment transaction at McDonald's, and it's amusing to see that they can do it. However, I feel bad for the kid because he spent something like 170,000 Sats or something. Its parent must have a sizable amount of Bitcoin.
But even so, I'm still in awe of how these kids were raised by their parents since even at such a young age, they are progressively learning about the idea and features of how important Bitcoin is to them. I respect parents who do an excellent job of educating their kids.
Reference: https://twitter.com/naiivememe/status/1705167273609368057
I just observed a kid on Twitter doing a Bitcoin payment transaction at McDonald's, and it's amusing to see that they can do it. However, I feel bad for the kid because he spent something like 170,000 Sats or something. Its parent must have a sizable amount of Bitcoin.
But even so, I'm still in awe of how these kids were raised by their parents since even at such a young age, they are progressively learning about the idea and features of how important Bitcoin is to them. I respect parents who do an excellent job of educating their kids.
Reference: https://twitter.com/naiivememe/status/1705167273609368057
1.Pictures can be easily faked nowadays. Even AI can create pictures that seem totally real. I don't trust pictures as an evidence anymore.
2.Someone is buying junk food with BTC. Should we be happy about this? McDonalds is complete garbage.
3.Assuming that this picture is true, I'm 99.99% sure that the kid doesn't have any BTC whatsoever. His parents probably have BTC.
I'm also 99.99% sure that the parents won't give the kid access to their crypto wallets.
Isn't this Twitter/X account a meme account? Meme accounts usually post photoshopped images.
2.Someone is buying junk food with BTC. Should we be happy about this? McDonalds is complete garbage.
3.Assuming that this picture is true, I'm 99.99% sure that the kid doesn't have any BTC whatsoever. His parents probably have BTC.
I'm also 99.99% sure that the parents won't give the kid access to their crypto wallets.
Isn't this Twitter/X account a meme account? Meme accounts usually post photoshopped images.
What you say seems to make more sense. Because the information provided is not enough to confirm that it is the truth. It's just that when talking about McDonald's accepting bitcoin as payment, I heard about it last year1. But I haven't heard it again this year. So I don't know whether they still accept bitcoin or not. And McDonald's only accepts Bitcoin in a few countries. But for the transactions that occurred in the OP, I don't believe it yet. But I still believe that it could be true and happen at McDonald's which accepts bitcoin in certain regions or countries.
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Reference:
1. https://news.tokocrypto.com/2022/10/05/makan-mcdonalds-di-negara-ini-bisa-bayar-pakai-bitcoin/?amp=1
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Reference:
1. https://news.tokocrypto.com/2022/10/05/makan-mcdonalds-di-negara-ini-bisa-bayar-pakai-bitcoin/?amp=1
I have heard several times before that McDonalds will accept payments with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but none of them were from a reliable source and McDonalds didn't verify this information. Since Bitcoin is widely used especially in some countries it is of course possible for McDonalds to accept payments with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but frankly I don't believe such news unless McDonalds confirms the accuracy of this information.
On the other hand, I opened the reference article you forwarded to review it but since I didn't know what language the content was in I couldn't examine the details written on the subject. Additionally, I think that it isn't right for this website to share such news content and be considered a complete reference because it isn't a website that is valid as a reliable source worldwide. For this reason, since there is no content from a reliable source or confirmation by McDonalds I think it wouldn't be correct to state clearly that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were accepted by McDonalds last year or later.
It's common for kids to use Bitcoin to buy McDonald's, but kids are getting familiar with Bitcoin technology at a young age. But the kids of this present age are much more modern and smart for which they are very much aware of the use of technology. When we were very young we didn't know so much about smartphones or technology that we couldn't use modern technologies. However, the current generation of children have special knowledge about various technologies including smartphones from a young age due to which their knowledge is increasing. Accordingly, if we think about our generation, the children of the present generation are the most modern and advanced in the world. So it is natural that this modern generation of kids ordered McDonald's with Bitcoin, they will be more technologically advanced in the future they are acquiring this knowledge.
Since the subject is a large business like McDonalds I did a brief research on the content but unfortunately I couldn't find any definitive information about the reality of the incident. Since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren't yet accepted as a legal payment method by many governments I honestly don't think that such a large business will accept payment with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. For this reason I don't think that the information and images in the content can be correct. Additionally, I have some doubts that this post is not up-to-date because the full menu content is not visible and the amount paid corresponds to around 45 USD with today's prices.
Finally, I think that if a large business like McDonalds starts accepting payments with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies this information will be announced quite quickly through reliable sources. For this reason, I think this content isn't accurate as there are many questionable details about the current situation and it has not been verified by any reliable source.
What you say seems to make more sense. Because the information provided is not enough to confirm that it is the truth. It's just that when talking about McDonald's accepting bitcoin as payment, I heard about it last year1. But I haven't heard it again this year. So I don't know whether they still accept bitcoin or not. And McDonald's only accepts Bitcoin in a few countries. But for the transactions that occurred in the OP, I don't believe it yet. But I still believe that it could be true and happen at McDonald's which accepts bitcoin in certain regions or countries.Finally, I think that if a large business like McDonalds starts accepting payments with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies this information will be announced quite quickly through reliable sources. For this reason, I think this content isn't accurate as there are many questionable details about the current situation and it has not been verified by any reliable source.
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Reference:
1. https://news.tokocrypto.com/2022/10/05/makan-mcdonalds-di-negara-ini-bisa-bayar-pakai-bitcoin/?amp=1
I would say this may or may not be possible but as long as the idea of bitcoin stands, I bet that it is going to be possible in the end. It is not that hard to imagine this to be possible.
I remember there are few cars that work with any pos machine you want, but uses bitcoin in your account when you are spending it, that means that you are going to end up with a situation where you can go to any McDonalds in the world, use that card, you would be paying bitcoin and they would be getting fiat. That's how it works and that should be the way you should be doing it in the end as well. I get that it is not that simple to get that card because it is not an offer all around the world, but I believe Europeans could be doing that.
I remember there are few cars that work with any pos machine you want, but uses bitcoin in your account when you are spending it, that means that you are going to end up with a situation where you can go to any McDonalds in the world, use that card, you would be paying bitcoin and they would be getting fiat. That's how it works and that should be the way you should be doing it in the end as well. I get that it is not that simple to get that card because it is not an offer all around the world, but I believe Europeans could be doing that.
I agree with you. I was also skeptical about this knowing that McDonalds is a massive international food chain. If they are accepting crypto payment (heck even just a few branches) I'm sure it will make noise and we will find a post here in the forum about it. Moreover, you have a good point regarding the legality of cryptocurrencies for a lot of countries, which is a big factor to consider before a big food chain like McDonalds incorporate it as an official means of payment.
As for the picture posted, I think it was taken out of context. There are a lot of possibility on what could have happened there. For example, it could be that it just so happened that the phone was opened to that page and since the kid and whoever he was with was in front of the ordering machine it was misunderstood by the one who took the photo. Nevertheless, unless there is a legit verification as to what the actual facts are regarding the phone, I'd say it is not reliable to assume they are paying using BTC.
As for the picture posted, I think it was taken out of context. There are a lot of possibility on what could have happened there. For example, it could be that it just so happened that the phone was opened to that page and since the kid and whoever he was with was in front of the ordering machine it was misunderstood by the one who took the photo. Nevertheless, unless there is a legit verification as to what the actual facts are regarding the phone, I'd say it is not reliable to assume they are paying using BTC.
Yes, if such a large food chain restaurant starts accepting payments with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies we will see thousands of news content about it in many sources. I agree with many things you mentioned but I think it isn't possible for only a few McDonalds branches to accept payment with Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies because such chain businesses generally use some common payment methods and only exceptionally use a different payment method in the country where they are located. I don't think that such a payment method will be accepted exceptionally in any country at least under today's conditions especially since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren't yet legally accepted by all countries.
I think that the photo we see here may be fake or as another possibility, another customer may have made these children's order with cash or credit card payment and requested this amount from the children in Bitcoin. Of course in the event of such a scenario it is very likely that such a photo will be taken and disseminated through social media in order to misinform many people.
Indeed. Also, I'm not quite sure the way how McDonald's could accept BTC since it is a fast food chain and the order should be paid fast as well and this is how you can spend a few hours in McDonald's just waiting for your transaction to get confirmation as none of the solutions (such as LN) was mentioned on the screenshots from the first post.
Certainly, the execution of Bitcoin transfers varies depending on network density. For this reason, a business whose main purpose is to deliver food quickly can't waste time completing the transfer process by accepting payment in Bitcoin. In addition, if a possible network blockage or similar situation occurs considering that the payment will reach the business after a few hours, I think this will also cause order deliveries to not be made.
When we think logically, we can also determine that the content here is fake. There is only one possible possibility that could have happened, as I just mentioned.
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