Post
Topic
Board Economics
Re: What do you actually use bitcoin for?
by
vadimg
on 17/08/2011, 15:35:48 UTC
Here is the buy/selling section

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=51.0
Yes, I've seen it. But all of these goods could also be bought with fiat currencies. I was wondering whether there were people using bitcoins to buy certain goods because it was easier, not just for the novelty of it.

EDIT: to show that I've actually done my research, here are some real uses for bitcoin that I have thought of:

  • Donating to Wikileaks is easier with bitcoins, because it is nearly impossible using fiat currencies
  • Transferring money quickly and cheaply to a friend in another country
  • Easily buying products online that are not sold in the user’s home currency, especially due to fraud concerns
  • Micropayments

 Are there any more I haven't thought of?