Google partners with Coinbase to pay for cloud services with cryptocurrencies
cnbc.comYuck. Just lost a lot of respect for Google.
Eventually pretty much everyone will offer cryptos as a payment option. You are free not to choose to do so, but some people do want to. For example, it is likely the biggest online retailer will in time
https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-ceo-says-not-addin...
Why don't any substantial number of them offer it now? Crypto is more than a decade old and its widespread adoption is always "eventually".
What exactly is going to make it more attractive soon?
Regulations are finally starting to materialize, the hype is also settling down.
Wall Street and banks are rolling out Blockchain based systems because they are finding efficiencies in their niche. Cryptos are good for settlements, beyond that, I am typically a big critic like most of HN. But let's be realistic here, there are some niche use cases, especially in finance, and Blockchains are not completely useless
If you look ahead to GovCoins and stable coins, there will be crypto in most parts of your life. Do you really care what database and settlement tech your bank uses? (assuming you UX is essentially the same i.e. custodial wallets so you don't have to deal with keys)
Also consider it took linux more than 10 years before adoption really took off. Why should we expect a novel system like blockchain have a more rapid adoption rate than something as ubiquitous as linux?