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Re:I resigned from Twitter by Frondo on Monday November 29, 2021 @11:04AM (#29381385)
Not saying I ever buy illegal drugs, but my venmo history is full of people buying $80 of pizza or $150 of sushi -- this seems to be seller's preference, as far as I can tell. No one in my rather wide extended circle has ever tried to or even suggested using crypto for these kinds of transactions.
Re:I resigned from Twitter by whimsicalism on Monday November 29, 2021 @11:38AM (#29381862)
That's because marijuana still counts as a drug. In young professional circles for non-marijuana drugs, there is definitely a major crypto backend even if you only deal with the middleman.
Re:I resigned from Twitter by tayo42 on Monday November 29, 2021 @12:00PM (#29382138)
Going from cash to crypto is pretty expensive I think. I tried to do a large transaction thought crypto might work but it was going to be a couple hundred just to convert it
Re:I resigned from Twitter by xur17 on Monday November 29, 2021 @04:34PM (#29385572)
It's really not. Coinbase pro charges ~0.5% on cash to crypto trades. Strike charges a very small spread on cash to bitcoin, and you can send directly to other lightning nodes for < $0.01.

USDC can be converted from / to USD for free on Coinbase.

Re:I resigned from Twitter by tayo42 on Monday November 29, 2021 @11:23PM (#29388935)
I can transfer thousands through zelle for free. Anything more then pennies I would consider expensive
Re:I resigned from Twitter by technobabbler on Monday November 29, 2021 @11:37AM (#29381852)
Wow, your weed dealer is a very multi-talented person.
Re:I resigned from Twitter by throwaway946513 on Monday November 29, 2021 @11:39AM (#29381877)
Sushi bars be expensive.