Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by sethd on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:11AM
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I believe you’re being downvoted because the solution you’re proposing does not handle any of the problems solved by a bank.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by irusensei on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:39AM
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They are being downvoted because majority of hacker news audience hates Bitcoin.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by trinsic2 on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:44AM
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With good reason.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by shanebellone on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:18AM
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To be more specific... too much cash is dangerous and impractical.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by shanebellone on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:10AM
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They'll never accept crypto.
They generally take cash, debit card, and a prepaid debit card (something prepaid like that) and use modern PoS.
Bank access is coming soon too.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by mynameisvlad on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:27AM
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Some local stores actually tried crypto back when Bitcoin was exploding. It was so inconvenient and volatile that it only lasted months.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by shanebellone on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:51AM
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Flower prices are dropping, and their cost is pretty close to fixed (with technology advancements representing a massive caveat).
Variability in currency would destroy these companies quickly.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by jjulius on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:20AM
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>... debit card...
Technically, at least in CA/OR, they're often just processed as an ATM withdrawal that occurs at point of sale.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by djbusby on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:28AM
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Cashless ATM is now blocked
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by jjulius on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:31AM
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I purchased via this method in Oregon this morning. Perhaps it'll change here soon.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by shanebellone on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:47AM
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Doesn't seem to be the case in Massachusetts. Although I don't use my debit card anywhere.
What's the reason for CA/OR? Local banking shouldn't be an issue?
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by quickthrowman on Saturday December 24, 2022 @11:35AM
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How would you deal with the currency risk inherent in dealing with cryptocurrency? Assume that the landlord, vendors, tax man, and employees all want USD from you, and do not accept cryptocurrency as payment.
Please explain how you would protect yourself from adverse price movements in cryptocurrencies as a merchant to ensure you have enough USD to pay all your obligations.
Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ...
by michaelsbradley on Saturday December 24, 2022 @01:14PM
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Accept DAI and form a relationship with a crypto-fiat exchange that offers institutional accounts?
Granted, customers will need something like BLW [3]. If they've got no other options to pay the merchant, then that should be sufficient.
Accept either physical Federal Reserve Notes, or decentralized electronic payments.
1. https://mynodebtc.com/
2. https://shop.fulmo.org/raspiblitz/
3. https://f-droid.org/packages/com.lightning.walletapp/