We Have A Bitcoin City! Soon We Will Have Bitcoin Country!

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Arnhem world's most Bitcoin friendly city located in Netherlands, you can buy everything with bitcoin in it.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.

What we will have next, Bitcoin Country?
What other Bitcoin friendly places you would recommend?

I live in the Netherlands and I am definitely going to see this town knowing this. And I really like that these guys did this.
I hope that more places do this and that we can have an entire country that accepts Bitcoin as a way to pay.

All of us bitcoin users do really like for bitcoin to be used on our country without the need of exchanging it first to fiat. Dont worry we would really come to that point since adoption is on its way but for now we would still need to exchange our bitcoin before we could able to use it.

i hope its not too long to see there are other country is applying bitcoin for the payment so we can spend our bitcoin like in that city. i am sure bitcoin user will waiting this and they are really exciting and interesting if there are many store offline out there could accept bitcoin especially if they can see it in their city.

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Hats off to these enthusiasts who exert so much effort in making such a thing possible. Imagine having over a hundred merchants accept bitcoin in a community. And the good thing is they are not stopping there because they know that the potential for bitcoin to be mass adopted is very promising, all the more in Netherlands which is known as a bitcoin-friendly country. What’s also good to note is that these merchants are continuously offering perks and discounts each time you use bitcoin as payment. That should be enough to encourage bitcoin users to go ahead and spend their bitcoins more often. I wish that maybe a year from now, I could say the same for my own city.

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Quote from: StevensonCarl on March 01, 2017, 09:13:39 PM

Quote from: BuyWithBitcoin.info on February 12, 2017, 06:23:08 AM

Arnhem world's most Bitcoin friendly city located in Netherlands, you can buy everything with bitcoin in it.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.

What we will have next, Bitcoin Country?
What other Bitcoin friendly places you would recommend?

I live in the Netherlands and I am definitely going to see this town knowing this. And I really like that these guys did this.
I hope that more places do this and that we can have an entire country that accepts Bitcoin as a way to pay.

All of us bitcoin users do really like for bitcoin to be used on our country without the need of exchanging it first to fiat. Dont worry we would really come to that point since adoption is on its way but for now we would still need to exchange our bitcoin before we could able to use it.

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Quote from: BuyWithBitcoin.info on February 12, 2017, 06:23:08 AM

Arnhem world's most Bitcoin friendly city located in Netherlands, you can buy everything with bitcoin in it.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.

What we will have next, Bitcoin Country?
What other Bitcoin friendly places you would recommend?

I live in the Netherlands and I am definitely going to see this town knowing this. And I really like that these guys did this.
I hope that more places do this and that we can have an entire country that accepts Bitcoin as a way to pay.

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This shows how much power bitcoin enthusiasts have and how much they can achieve.
"They convinced local stores to accept Bitcoin" - it doesn't seem like they needed much convincing. Most business owners don't know Bitcoin and don't know the benefits of using it. Nobody comes to their store asking to pay in Bitcoin and everyone pays in fiat, so why change anything? We need people to educate people and convince them to try it out, just like these guys did.

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Quote from: BuyWithBitcoin.info on February 12, 2017, 06:23:08 AM

Arnhem world's most Bitcoin friendly city located in Netherlands, you can buy everything with bitcoin in it.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.

What we will have next, Bitcoin Country?
What other Bitcoin friendly places you would recommend?

This is very enthusiastic news! who is behind all this and how it happened? was it a result of government initiative or was it just a community efforts? I would like to see how it worked so that other cities can follow the suit.

For you, who wondering how it started? Whos behind this? Another user had shared the link https://www.arnhembitcoinstad.nl/
It was started when 3 bitcoiners want to spend Bitcoin as easy as spend fiat money.
"Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.
An amazing effort and work through years, right?
Moreover, bitcoiners offered special discounts to pay using bitcoin.

When paying with bitcoins: 10% discount on all sandwiches and drinks
Mo Lon: Kortestraat 25

10% discount on wine tasting events! Next to that: if you can show your studentcard you'll also get 10% discount on wines in the store if you pay with Bitcoin!
Robbers en Van den Hoogen: Velperweg 23

When paying with bitcoins: Second Whopper for free! (excl. bacon and cheese)
Burger King: Weverstraat 4

What's most amazing is that they've achieved this with only 3 people. The idea itself is also very easy for other people to copy, so imagine what would happen if other people try to convince stores in other cities around the world.
Initiatives like this should really be publicized more around the Bitcoin community.

It's also neat that they've included usage statistics on their website, but it also shows that Bitcoin isn't that popular as a payment system, so far less than €10.000 revenue in total per month.
https://www.arnhembitcoinstad.nl/#stats

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Quote from: ipanks on February 28, 2017, 07:55:14 AM

glad to see there are many more cities that accept bitcoin for the payments and i think soon we can see that other cities or countries will accept bitcoin too. i agree that big country need to accept bitcoin first and then the middle country and small country can follow their step to accept bitcoin and we can see bitcoin is using in many countries.

I do think that with time more country will come up with new innovative ideas.If more states starts accepting bitcoin then we would call them a bitcoin country. I really wanted to see that happening to my country and i am not sure how long i have to wait to see such a thing.

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Quote from: BuyWithBitcoin.info on February 12, 2017, 06:23:08 AM

Arnhem world's most Bitcoin friendly city located in Netherlands, you can buy everything with bitcoin in it.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.

What we will have next, Bitcoin Country?
What other Bitcoin friendly places you would recommend?

There is this swiss city Zug, http://www.coindesk.com/swiss-city-bitcoin-payments-government-services/ that will accept bitcoin for government services may be categorized as bitcoin city.
There are other bitcoin friendly cities like San Francisco,New York, Amsterdam etc.
As soon as these cities go full bitcoin, others will follow and we have then bitcoin country.

glad to see there are many more cities that accept bitcoin for the payments and i think soon we can see that other cities or countries will accept bitcoin too. i agree that big country need to accept bitcoin first and then the middle country and small country can follow their step to accept bitcoin and we can see bitcoin is using in many countries.

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Quote from: BuyWithBitcoin.info on February 12, 2017, 06:23:08 AM

Arnhem world's most Bitcoin friendly city located in Netherlands, you can buy everything with bitcoin in it.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.

What we will have next, Bitcoin Country?
What other Bitcoin friendly places you would recommend?

There is this swiss city Zug, http://www.coindesk.com/swiss-city-bitcoin-payments-government-services/ that will accept bitcoin for government services may be categorized as bitcoin city.
There are other bitcoin friendly cities like San Francisco,New York, Amsterdam etc.
As soon as these cities go full bitcoin, others will follow and we have then bitcoin country.

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This is great to hear. I like it that the Bitcoin is being used by more people and that shops are willing to accept Bitcoins.
I just read an article that they are making Bitcoin ATM machines in America Shocked

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Another visionary openness from Netherlands. I like that country more and more. I'd visit that city some day.

Unfortunately, we'll never have a Bitcoin country because BTC's guidelines're the total opposite of what governments guidelines are. They'll endure it because there's much to do with its technology and it's a good experiment too, but they won't let a decentralized and pseudo-anonymous network control their national currency.

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Wow !! That is so cool. Sophisticated like the Netherlands will do well with bitcoin and be more open since they educated. That's great that there is a bitcoin town. I can't wait till it spreads and becomes the norm.

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Quote from: BuyWithBitcoin.info on February 12, 2017, 06:23:08 AM

Arnhem world's most Bitcoin friendly city located in Netherlands, you can buy everything with bitcoin in it.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.

What we will have next, Bitcoin Country?
What other Bitcoin friendly places you would recommend?

I have so much respect for European countries when it comes to technology. They always seem to do the right things. Bitcoin now is a great example of that, if you go to pretty much anywhere else in the world, there will probably only be 1 or 2 stores that actually accept Bitcoin. This also makes the problem about how people might get too attached to Bitcoin and when they visit other countries, they find it hard to fit into a community that only uses fiat to buy things. Hopefully more and more cities and countries start doing this. It takes a lot of initiative to do it though, which means that it will probably take a long time for anything to happen.

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Quote from: underhood on February 24, 2017, 12:47:23 PM

Quote from: CryptoVzla on February 20, 2017, 09:23:11 PM

Guys! What do you think about the Liberland Project? they said that their currency will be BTC! BTCBTC
At the beginning i thoght that people it's wasting their time, but they're pushing hard, giving conferences, spreading the libertarianism.
As son as a couple of nations recognize it, will be a boost for bitcoin!

The idea is nice. I even seen some quite famous US law firm telling Liberland may be actually legally having right to the land it claims. The thing is Croatia and Serbia both do not want the land but at the same time they do not want anyone else having it. Like children. I mean in place of Serbia and Croatia i would actually approve it just for the media attention it brings to both countries.

You are right though about the guys really pushing for it (the brainfather of project is Czech politician and it is visible) but he would need support of someone with bigger influence IMHO.

Quite nice, i know about Liberland because they made a conference here in Venezuela! I mean, not everyone come to a (destroyed by) socialism country to talk about libertarianism and Liberland!

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Quote from: Zigsss on February 22, 2017, 10:14:41 AM

It is a good idea to have more cities that accept in stores in bars by doing that they expand the community.
But as long they don't replace the other ways to pay it is a pretty good idea.

yeah i think it is a good idea. i think if we have a city in every country in which the official currency became bitcoin and we use bitcoin for buying or purchasing or selling different things through online wallet. i think if it happens it will attract a lot of user and many people will take interest in it as tourist to this city and this will improve the popularity of bitcoin.

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I don't know about the Bitcoin country thing, but that a city that is very bitcoin friendly is great, I wish I lived in a Bitcoin friendly city like that. I guess places like that are a rarity, I don't see a town like that every day. I hope that Bitcoin usage spreads fast.

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It's too good to be true! A whole country accepting bitcoin will be a big boost to bitcoin's popularity for sure. However, I would like to become a merchant of that country instead of being a normal bitcoin spender. because bitcoin is not meant for daily use.

Bitcoin is good as an investment, probably the best of best. Investing in bitcoin will fetch you such a return which no other conventional investment can think of. So it is better to treat bitcoin as an investment instead of normal currency.

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Quote from: Dank Frank on February 24, 2017, 12:59:42 PM

Quote from: BuyWithBitcoin.info on February 12, 2017, 06:23:08 AM

Arnhem world's most Bitcoin friendly city located in Netherlands, you can buy everything with bitcoin in it.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.

What we will have next, Bitcoin Country?
What other Bitcoin friendly places you would recommend?

Well I googled it and you're right: https://www.arnhembitcoinstad.nl/
It's been a few years since I went to Arnhem but this seems a good reason to visit it again, perhaps this summer.

Yes, it is not a small city, we want more of this from every corner of the world. People need to know the value of Bitcoin so that they can utilize it and find new ways to transact and use it.

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Quote from: BuyWithBitcoin.info on February 12, 2017, 06:23:08 AM

Arnhem world's most Bitcoin friendly city located in Netherlands, you can buy everything with bitcoin in it.

Arnhem Bitcoinstad" ('Bitcoin City') as they call it, came into existence when three Bitcoin enthusiasts decided they wanted to be able to spend bitcoins in their own town. They went on a mission to convince local bars and restaurant owners to accept bitcoin payments. At the opening at May 28th 2014, 15 places accepted bitcoins. Since then, more and more shop owners joined them so you can buy a greater diversity of products and pay with Bitcoin in Arnhem.

What we will have next, Bitcoin Country?
What other Bitcoin friendly places you would recommend?

Well I googled it and you're right: https://www.arnhembitcoinstad.nl/
It's been a few years since I went to Arnhem but this seems a good reason to visit it again, perhaps this summer.

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Quote from: CryptoVzla on February 20, 2017, 09:23:11 PM

Guys! What do you think about the Liberland Project? they said that their currency will be BTC! BTCBTC
At the beginning i thoght that people it's wasting their time, but they're pushing hard, giving conferences, spreading the libertarianism.
As son as a couple of nations recognize it, will be a boost for bitcoin!

The idea is nice. I even seen some quite famous US law firm telling Liberland may be actually legally having right to the land it claims. The thing is Croatia and Serbia both do not want the land but at the same time they do not want anyone else having it. Like children. I mean in place of Serbia and Croatia i would actually approve it just for the media attention it brings to both countries.

You are right though about the guys really pushing for it (the brainfather of project is Czech politician and it is visible) but he would need support of someone with bigger influence IMHO.

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