I was just wondering why you consistently used the pronoun "we". Who are we? You mean the members of this forum? If yes, it means theymos has all these to approve.

Theymos, you have to give me some funds to build bitcoin ATM in my country. Also to give incentive to people who use their bitcoin wallets.

I have personal lectures about bitcoin, this is the right time for theymos to fund it and approve funds for campaign about bitcoin in the Nigerian local board

There’s already a lot of crypto cards existing that let you use your Bitcoin to directly pay for anything by converting it automatically to fiat for payment.

You are sending it anyway so it doesn’t matter if your Bitcoin was converted to fiat first when you pay because technically you still use Bitcoin.

This crypto cards is already accepted worldwide so you can use Bitcoin on any payment too.

The use of Bitcoin worldwide will certainly be very commendable. But that is only in the case of anonymous transactions. When you use Bitcoin ATMs and can physically make payments through Bitcoin everywhere, then Bitcoin will be centralized. And at that time, no one's privacy will be maintained here. However, since no one can control Bitcoin, the security in this payment will be much higher than fiat transactions. But one problem is that since it is very easy to see by scanning a Bitcoin wallet what kind of transactions are made in that wallet and how much balance is there, in that case everyone can see the amount of their crypto assets openly.

Bitcoin is globally appreciated for its qualities. One of the reasons for this is decentralization, security, transparency, usability, etc. (there are many more reasons). Although the governments of different countries of the world have not yet recognized it as a national currency, many countries of the world have accepted it and are investing in it. Again, some governments of countries of the world are thinking of storing it in their national reserves.

The government of each country controls its own financial system, in which case if the government accepts Bitcoin as a national currency, then the government will not be able to control Bitcoin. They think that it can be a threat to the economy of their respective countries. Therefore, recognition as a national currency depends on the government of a country.

However, Bitcoin is open to everyone, anyone can accept it at any time, if they are aware of some basic things about the technology and Bitcoin.

And you mentioned publicity, in this regard, I think close relatives and friends can be informed. However, it is right to inform them about the basic things without forcing anyone to invest. If he thinks he should join here after learning the basics, then that's good for him.

Stop wasting energy thinking about something that is already going the way you think it is.
Bitcoin popularity continues to increase because it is a Peer-to-Peer System and is not controlled by a single authority, so every user can make direct transactions without having to use an intermediary or third party. Each country treats Bitcoin or accepts it differently depending on the regulations and laws in each country, the popularity of Bitcoin cannot be stopped, even large countries like the US store Bitcoin in large quantities even though most of it was obtained through confiscation in criminal cases.

Although Bitcoin is not officially accepted due to clashing with regulations in local countries, most countries have kept Bitcoin as the most profitable asset. Governments that are against Bitcoin also cannot stop the circulation of Bitcoin in their country because one of Bitcoin main features (Peer-to-Peer) allows direct transactions between users without intermediaries.

There is no mission - but maybe some people are trying to imagine what it would be like if bitcoin was accepted and adopted globally and accepted as legal tender all over the world. I don't think global adoption as a means of payment is impossible - but I just agree that getting to that stage is very difficult. I never force anyone to adopt bitcoin or anything else in the real world - but when they really want to get involved, then I will take the initiative.

Bitcoin never forces anyone to own it - but everyone who is aware of its future potential will be more likely to believe and get involved in it easily. Self-awareness of investment and growth assets can drive someone to choose bitcoin - but for the case of global adoption as a means of payment, I think it is still difficult to achieve.

In terms of adoption, it may be possible because everyone can provide an understanding of bitcoin to anyone and now the adoption that is happening is indeed increasingly widespread. But if you want to encourage the government to accept bitcoin as a legitimate means of transaction, it is difficult because each country has a legal fiat currency. I have also made donations for natural disasters before but not directly using bitcoin because I am aware that bitcoin is not allowed for transactions in my country.

Countries do not allow bitcoin as a legitimate transaction using bitcoin not for security reasons but this process can make fiat currencies start to lose control. Bitcoin has been accepted by most countries today so it is irrelevant when we talk about adoption because now what is happening is that adoption is getting more widespread. For some governments have standard rules regarding legitimate transactions using bitcoin, but almost most countries are starting to provide space for the investment process in bitcoin.

I have already voiced a similar idea many times.

But here there is one significant drawback of simplicity and convenience, which is expressed in a decrease in the security of the wallet contents. It is impossible to refuse private keys and seed-phrase, and still there is a certain "entry threshold" for BTC-users.

I believe that wallets for long-term storage and daily use should be separated. The latter, in principle, are already quite simple and convenient to use.

Why do we need ATMs? To withdraw bitcoin into cash? To make bitcoin accepted world wide, we need something else - so that bitcoin is used as a means of payment, directly, without unnecessary devices in the form of  Bitcoin ATMs and so on.

There is a lot of information on this topic on youtube and the Internet in general. Anyone who wants to can independently master such information.

But governments will still do things their own way and your efforts will be in vain.

How will you help? This is a step that businesses and society must take on their own.

What do you mean by "country"? Any country consists of various heterogeneous layers of the population.

Everyone who is interested will find their own way to accept the bitcoin.

Bitcoin is a just a new currency, before it dominant all round the world it will take much time, people are still having doubts on bitcoin since its existence, despite that it has a fast growth base on social media influencers, and without help of social media people across many nations won't have known what's bitcoin.

Theirs different between knowing Bitcoin and accepting Bitcoin, many countries knows about Bitcoin but they are yet to accept Bitcoin, so many countries have not accepted Bitcoin, because if they do, bitcoin will be a legal tender in that country, now the question has come to you. "How many countries is bitcoin a legal tender from your research"

That doesn't mean that bitcoin is a legal in that country, since you have to convert it first to fiat currency before getting what you want, it's not bitcoin that you use to purchase the things...Bitcoin been a legal tender simply means that you will get anything you want with bitcoin, shopping with your bitcoin without converting to fiat currency, this is very simple to understand.

Come to think about it, don't you wonder why doing all these you mentioned in the first place? Are we on a mission to force Bitcoin on everyone's throat? Moreover, Bitcoin is not longer in a stage that we need to carry out massive campaign to create awareness about it. It's globally recognised and acceptable but not legally approved as a legal tender in most of the countries but that is never an issue to drag or start to organise campaigns or seminars on Bitcoin. The only awareness that'll be helpful now is how to keep asset safe and wallet security/protection.

These can be done…
  -Keep spreading the good news and opportunity of Bitcoin's currency, not as a profit generator
  - Keep encouraging people to spend bitcoin as currency.

Do we think it is easy? That's going to be a tough job. That is why many people think it was a failed experiment, because only a few have the guts to believe this. Aside from that, the majority viewed bitcoin as an investment, not a currency. We're going to wait longer than expected and face a lot of challenges before it is considered as currency. It was a participation of all, not just a single person.

There is no way the government can be engaged and they would pledge support for decentralization which is the main goal of bitcoin, government would always try to centralize bitcoin and that's the fact. The only help they can render is giving bitcoin a favorable ground in the country and it wouldn't be very easy.


This means nothing when the government has not endorsed it in the country, most businesses would love to welcome bitcoin, but in a country that it is not permitted, the fear of prosecution from the government keeps them grounded.

1.Bitcoin already IS accepted worldwide.
2.Using a Bitcoin wallet isn't rocket science. How do you plan improving the usability of a BTC wallet? Most BTC wallets are very user-friendly.
3.Bitcoin ATMs are used for lots of scams. I don't recommend putting Bitcoin ATMs everywhere.
4.Educate the public? There's tons of info about Bitcoin/crypto available online. Anyone can access this info for free.
5.Engage with the government? Which government? Most crypto supporters are anti-government libertarians.
6.Nobody is stopping you to use BTC for donations.

You want Bitcoin to go mainstream? Then don’t overcomplicate it. BTC isn’t the first ‘new money’ — just look at how paper cash and then wire transfers took over back in the day.
As long as Bitcoin isn’t backed by local and global businesses as real currency for everyday stuff, it’ll stay just another speculation game.

What can we actually do?

If you’ve got a company, hook up with payment processors like Cryptomus, BitPay, Coinbase Commerce, NOWPayments — let people pay you in BTC.
If you don’t own a business, help out by boosting the crypto payment ecosystem. Personally, I use Cryptomus for trading, their wallet, and staking. This kind of support lets these processors grow and get Bitcoin payments into real shops.

OP, no matter how hard you try, not everyone will accept Bitcoin just the same way not everyone can accept the US dollar despite how popular it's.

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I don't think having Bitcoin ATMs will advance the course of widespread use of Bitcoin. If anything, I think the ATM will even expose users to great danger. Once a user approaches a Bitcoin ATM, those around will instantly know they've Bitcoin and may follow them to unsafe place to harass or even kidnap them. We've seen cases like that where Bitcoin hodlers were kidnapped and ransom demanded.

Again, for instance, I've a bank ATM card but I can't remember the last time I used it on any ATM. I just do seamless transfers to get myself sorted out whenever the need arises without visiting any ATM. For me, bank ATMs are redundant, only few people use them. It's the same way Bitcoin ATMs will become redundant and a waste.

Bitcoin being accepted world wide is a gradual process, in as much as I am concerned Bitcoin has been growing rapidly from one country to another, even if all countries have not officially recognized it, but most are about to do that for the use of their country, Although alot of countries have not being using Bitcoin as their official currency but still invest in Bitcoin, they are even more into Bitcoin than others.

Bitcoin doesn't needs advertising, gone are those days that we need to advertising it, because Bitcoin has made itself more popular and famous, because he speaks for itself is itself because of its quality that makes it's stands out among other countries currency, remember, it is not a currency of a particular nation, but a currency invented by one man to solve the challenges of financial problem in the world, and right now as you see in as much as it is well known in the world today, most countries Presidents are scared of making Bitcoin a legal tender because if what they stand to gain in traditional system of banking and other fraudulent activities they engage in their country for their selfish interest.

 We all know that Bitcoin is not where it started from, it has being speaking for itself, without any awareness, campaign or adverts, just a little more time, you will not believe how a lot of countries will be rushing to adopt Bitcoin and make it a legal tender without preaching or stress , watch and see.

Which part Bitcoin wallets and apps are hard to use? most of them already easy to use, even child can use it.

https://coinatmradar.com/

Come on, we no longer live in old era where people only able to get information through discussing with each other, almost all people in this world have cell phone and they use it more to gets information from social medias instead of discuss with real people.

Many people want peace and privacy instead of getting intervening with government, people and other unnecessary risk without getting any reward.

Behind every company there is a person, or several people, and if you convince them, then it will be possible for them to accept bitcoin. It takes courage and the knowledge of what bitcoin is. And they not treated by the state, that will be the most difficult part. Apart from that, it has to be easy to pay, so easy like paypal, for example. Then many more people would use it. Paypal is free for the buyer, but there are also fees. Bitcoin transaction fees dont be more expensive like them. Simply it is these things that they needed to make it easier.

At this point I think Bitcoin is accepted worldwide, but if you talk about its adoption as a whole, whether it is adoption by institutions or countries, companies, etc., then we are starting to feel it now, and it is just a matter of time for it to arrive, and I believe that the adoption of Bitcoin as a whole will arrive soon, and we can see it from the signs of the beginning of the adoption of Bitcoin by superpower countries like America. Other than that, maybe you see news that there are countries that are imposing some restrictions on Bitcoin, but does that mean they don't have Bitcoin? I don't think so.

This thing has been done already back then and that's the reason why BTC continued and reach to this point because of these kinds of developments. Imagine there are many web3 apps too that also have BTC features so there's a lot of it already that exists. BTC ATMs are also across the world but only few, to be fair, there are only few people who uses it until now because people prioritize P2P transactions and store it directly to banks, then they will use Banks ATMs.
I think is the important one, spreading more information how BTC or crypto in general works, in that way people will get more curious and learn about it, more innovations will come and BTC will solidify its foundation.