You guys have done great work, especially with PicknPay; that particular onboarding has a huge impact in driving the institutional acceptance of Bitcoin for payments.
> but we are changing this and running pro-Bitcoin campaigns with them -
If you don't mind, what is the actual reality with merchants you've tried to convince to accept Bitcoin directly via your campaigns?
I mean, "What are the real bottlenecks these merchants cite as a deterrent for accepting Bitcoin directly"?
I will guess:
- - Volatility issues (Main bottleneck)
- Unclear regulatory policies around Bitcoin, especially about taxation (CGT)
- Then there's also the issue of "lack of technical know-how", and the disheartening case of "fraud/crime" association with Bitcoin.
The first two are the most common issues we've seen from our research surveys.
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2026-03-17 02:37:25 UTC
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