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I don't know where you live but that's certainly not true in my country. Even getting $10 for a birthday gift is already a lot, especially if we're talking about children. Your hope makes sense if people use Bitcoin regularly already, so I don't think it will drive adoption that much. I agree that a business can take this angle to offer a competitive proposition. I don't think marketing to encourage people to give birthday gifts will be enough to drive up the volume. It's not like a person always has a close friend who lives abroad. CMIIW.
Thank You Joniboini for your viewpoint. I live in Bangalore India, where everyday thousands of Birthdays are celeberated Daily. I am a 3 decades Experienced Stage Magician. If every friend of the Birthday boy gifts just ONE DOLLAR / TWO or THREE Dollars, it is OK. Uncles, Aunts, Close Relatives will feel below their dignity to Gift One Dollar, they will definitely Gift above $10. Ten to twenty grams of Gold Gift, Cake cutting ceremony & a Magic Show too may be conducted easily, with profits to Gift Campaign company & donations to the school