Re:Bitcoin Companies and Entrepreneurs Can't Get Bank Accounts
by nikolak on Saturday November 16, 2013 @11:37AM
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>You actually can pay employees in BTC, if they prefer that.
Most don't.
>Thousands of people work for BTC already.
Hundreds of millions don't.
>Utility companies will start accepting bitcoins soon enough, as it becomes more popular.
They don't accept it now.
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Just because you could do this stuff with bitcoin doesn't mean you can.
It's only doable in theory and in very very small amount of companies in practice, that's why "bitcoin businesses need banks”.
Most don't.
>Thousands of people work for BTC already.
Hundreds of millions don't.
>Utility companies will start accepting bitcoins soon enough, as it becomes more popular.
They don't accept it now.
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Just because you could do this stuff with bitcoin doesn't mean you can. It's only doable in theory and in very very small amount of companies in practice, that's why "bitcoin businesses need banks”.