Re:Lebanese turn to cryptocurrency as economy tanks
by skybrian on Thursday March 31, 2022 @12:42PM
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Theoretical arguments aren't very convincing. We need more real-world reports. How long do these transactions take, compared to credit card transactions in the same shop? What's the total cost for each?
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Re:Lebanese turn to cryptocurrency as economy tanks
by trixie_ on Thursday March 31, 2022 @12:49PM
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It's not theoretical - coinbase, crypto.com, gemini, blockfi, etc.. all have debit cards. Use your crypto to buy stuff, get % rewards back in crypto as well.
Re:Lebanese turn to cryptocurrency as economy tanks
by skybrian on Thursday March 31, 2022 @07:04PM
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That's still not a concrete comparison by direct observation. Someone needs to actually use these cards and describe how the user experience differs.
That is, the sort of thing people do when writing a product review.
Re:Lebanese turn to cryptocurrency as economy tanks
by oh_sigh on Thursday March 31, 2022 @01:08PM
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Do any of those companies offer debit cards in Lebanon?
Re:Lebanese turn to cryptocurrency as economy tanks
by el-salvador on Thursday March 31, 2022 @01:30PM
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Binance and Coinbase cards are not available for cardholders in Lebanon according to the FAQ on their sites. They are mostly for EU and US cardholders.
Re:Lebanese turn to cryptocurrency as economy tanks
by trixie_ on Thursday March 31, 2022 @01:22PM
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The cards should work wherever visa/mastercard is accepted. Here's one the specifically calls out Lebanon - https://spectrocoin.com/en/bitcoin-in-Lebanon.html
Re:Lebanese turn to cryptocurrency as economy tanks
by el-salvador on Thursday March 31, 2022 @01:38PM
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I remember reading that Lebanon had been experiencing a dual exchange rate phenomenon. In which the official one is much less than the market rate. This has happened in other countries like Argentina and Venezuela before too
If this were the case. The benefits of using a foreign card would depend on the exchange rate in which card payments are settled.
Are Lebanon's card transactions with foreign cards settled at the official or at the market exchange rate? Is the difference between both rates still significant?