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Hi, thanks for the feedback! We agree that for now Bitcoins constrict us to a relatively small community - which is why we will be supporting credit cards in th

by jwomers 12y ago

Hi, thanks for the feedback! We agree that for now Bitcoins constrict us to a relatively small community - which is why we will be supporting credit cards in the near future! (And thanks for the link to Amazon micropayments +1!) We plan to launch with only Bitcoins, and shortly thereafter add on credit card payments to go more mainstream. Our mission is to enable anyone to tip any creator anywhere in the world - so educational content and others are definitely included in this! Music is just the starting point.

sferoze 12y ago
and maybe even for aid relief to charities in emergency situations
- jwomers 12y ago
  +1, sign up to our Beta and you can help shape our direction!
- sferoze 12y ago
  I signed up for the beta, I would love to help
StavrosK 12y ago
How are you guys going to do micropayments when Bitcoin transaction fees are like 50 cents?
- waterlesscloud 12y ago
  It's currently about 4.5 cents (At current exchange rates), with plans to reduce that by an order of magnitude to 0.45 cents.
  - battani 12y ago
    Where did you get that figure? I'm curious because I've used APIs such as Blockchain and Coinbase and minimum fee is 0.0005BTC, which is about 25c.
    - waterlesscloud 12y ago
      The minimum fee was reduced to 0.0001 BTC about a year ago. Here's an article on the plans to further reduce the fee. http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-transaction-fees-slashed-tenfold/ http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-transaction-fees-slashed-ten...
      - StavrosK 12y ago
        Thanks for that, services I've used force you to around 30-40 cents, which is ridiculous. Good to hear it will be lowered.
    - dpcucoreinfo 12y ago
      It's complicated: the default fee is a bit like community consensus and this consensus has some inertia. Blockchain and Coinbase might still force you to overpay. Complain by sending support requests. Google: bitcoin default fee

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Hi, thanks for the feedback! We agree that for now Bitcoins constrict us to a relatively small community - which is why we will be supporting credit cards in th

by jwomers 12y ago

sferoze 12y ago
and maybe even for aid relief to charities in emergency situations
- jwomers 12y ago
  +1, sign up to our Beta and you can help shape our direction!
- sferoze 12y ago
  I signed up for the beta, I would love to help
StavrosK 12y ago
How are you guys going to do micropayments when Bitcoin transaction fees are like 50 cents?
- waterlesscloud 12y ago
  It's currently about 4.5 cents (At current exchange rates), with plans to reduce that by an order of magnitude to 0.45 cents.
  - battani 12y ago
    Where did you get that figure? I'm curious because I've used APIs such as Blockchain and Coinbase and minimum fee is 0.0005BTC, which is about 25c.
    - waterlesscloud 12y ago
      The minimum fee was reduced to 0.0001 BTC about a year ago. Here's an article on the plans to further reduce the fee. http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-transaction-fees-slashed-tenfold/ http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-transaction-fees-slashed-ten...
      - StavrosK 12y ago
        Thanks for that, services I've used force you to around 30-40 cents, which is ridiculous. Good to hear it will be lowered.
    - dpcucoreinfo 12y ago
      It's complicated: the default fee is a bit like community consensus and this consensus has some inertia. Blockchain and Coinbase might still force you to overpay. Complain by sending support requests. Google: bitcoin default fee