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Topic
Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Instant transaction speeds the the counter, via an escrow ? (also for iPhone )
by
Kazimir
on 10/02/2014, 17:00:25 UTC
Hi,

In order for bitcoin to ever (truly) be able buy a coffee, sandwich, magazine, groceries,...
transaction speeds of bitcoin payments at the counter must be instant.
Not this shit again...  Cry

Bitcoin transactions ARE instant.

Please, newbiews, stop saying Bitcoin transactions take 10 mins. It's 1 sec!

Or do we also have to wait in coffee shops, sandwich bars, etc. until our credit card payment finalizes and becomes irreversible? Because that's several MONTHS.

Here's what you're actually comparing:

Bitcoin payment processing: 1 second.
Credit card payment processing: a few seconds.

Bitcoin payment becoming irreversible: 10 minutes.
Credit card payment becoming irreversible: several months.

I think it's credit cards that need to be changed Smiley