honestly this kind of thing just few step away from happening, there has been so many payment gateway utilizing stablecoin in a fast network, with just qr code scan you already paid the invoice, this basically solved people's complain about volatility, and these payment gateway also support multiple networks, this can definitely be implemented or integrated in many vending machine but nobody seems to be interested in doing it because maybe it's too niche but I can see it happening in the future.
for sure the technology is already good enough for this kind of thing, like for example using solana, it requires only seconds for a tx to be confirmed, so it's viable.
for sure the technology is already good enough for this kind of thing, like for example using solana, it requires only seconds for a tx to be confirmed, so it's viable.
Why bother paying with stablecoins at a vending machine? Isn't that the same as paying with cash or credit/debit card? Paying with crypto is better, imo. You'll get better privacy and freedom. Bitcoin's Lightning Network, Solana, or ETH's L2 networks (Arbitrum, Optimism, Base) might become the payment methods of choice for vending machines.
I'd see this taking off in crypto-friendly countries such as the UAE, Hong Kong, and El Salvador. Maybe even the US will join the game. Can't wait for this to become a reality soon. I'm so anxious.
