You’ve probably never heard of or used Bitcoin Lightning.
Watch the video you’ll see how easy and fast it is to pay with bitcoin at a fast-food chain like Stack & Snake
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A3FTgnbs6bAPaying at McDonald's with Bitcoin in El Salvado
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/25_VkeiT4R0SPAR in Switzerland
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WsoJJ3SF1fMI don’t really see a strong need for unstablecoins.
If someone wants to use fiat, they can simply go through banks, cards, or fintech apps and pay directly in their fiat currency. I don’t see the point of USDT or USDC it’s just an extra layer of risk.
Fiat currencies themselves are already risky and inflationary they constantly lose value over time, and in extreme cases can fall into hyperinflation overnight.
Holding USDT or USDC just adds another layer of risk, because now you also have to trust the companies behind them that they hold reserves, that they won’t freeze your funds, and that they won’t collapse under regulatory pressure or technical failure.
When it comes to payment methods, what people want is stability, speed, and as low transaction fees as possible. They don't need a decentralized payment method with volatile fees or transactions stuck for hours or even days.
Using Bitcoin as a payment method has been around for many years but the problem is that it has not really become popular and has not attracted much attention. On the contrary, the trend of using stablecoins is increasing and attracting more attention.
If you pay attention, you will see many governments, banks...are pushing to build a legal framework to legalize stablecoins instead of bitcoin or any other currency. So it's no coincidence that not only Uber but also businesses like Starbucks, McDonald's, Chipotle or Whole Foods are pushing to accept stablecoins.