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Re:Root – Programmable bank account for software developers by louwhopley on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @11:58AM (#14256903)
One beta user built a script that sells bitcoin in real-time as he swipes his card and tops up his fiat account, effectively making his card "spend bitcoin" :)
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Re:Root – Programmable bank account for software developers by Rmilb on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:56PM (#14257631)
As far as the US IRS is concerned, every time he makes a purchase with bitcoin, it is a taxable event where he must declare any gains/loss from the time he purchased the bitcoin. This type of regulation is hindering BTC adoption in the US. BTC also doesn't solve any problems the average person has in a developed country, but that is another story..
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Re:Root – Programmable bank account for software developers by instakill on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:25PM (#14257257)
that's so cool. have they open sourced this yet?
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Re:Root – Programmable bank account for software developers by colecut on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @12:54PM (#14257617)
There is also this BTC debit card available, which could probably be used in conjunction with your service. https://www.shiftpayments.com/card
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