Quote from: Environmentalist18 on November 10, 2018, 10:51:34 AM

Hello crypto world!

One question that every time bothered me - how people can solely implement crypto in their life without any third-part intervention. The answer was quite simple and made me a bit disappointed. The currency is exist only if you have the really opportunity to buy something through it.

You're implying that a currency isn't worthy if you can't buy things directly with it? And I also get a feeling that you're limiting that to tangible items too.

Why?

Are you trying to say that getting bricks and mortar shops to accept bitcoin would bring any extra utility to the buyer or store owner?
Look, bitcoin doesn't bring more utility to a real-world transaction than cash would.

Bitcoin is non-fungible, very volatile, and its transactions aren't free.

When compared to electronic means of payment:
Its transaction confirmations aren't instant, payment processing can be costly and custodian payment processing (holding) carries a market risk.

Bitcoin's price is driven by demand. But if you want to buy things with it, it can be sold either in an exchange or hand to hand for hard cash, and then that cash can be utilized for transactions demanding a more commonly accepted currency.

In short, yes, BTC CAN be used as a currency, but it's not very good at that and especially when its price is high (incurring higher fees).
It is instead great to transact value and it's more convenient for it to be used as such.