Local news station in Las Vegas discussing the recent upturn In local businesses accepting BTC as payment through the⚡️network! So fuckin cool! https://x.com/fiatarchive/status/2019606990369038760?s=46

“ LIFE IS….. 10% what happens to you, 90% how your react “ - Charlos R. Swindoll

Thanks man! I’m one of the rare Bitcoiners that has VERY limited knowledge on any technical stuff…😅… My default is usually “it’s a SCAM” , but on NOSTR I tend to trust strangers more. Stupid and probably exactly what scammers are counting on! lol

That is crazy! I understand it’s still going to take years before boomers and legacy companies to fully trust BTC, but shouldn’t they at least understand the difference between a BTC-only platform, that offers customers financial services to a digital, commodity asset versus a crypto-exchange platform dealing with 100’s of digital securities by now?…..is it due to lack of education in understanding difference in BTC/Crypto? Or is there still a lack of clear regulations framework for BTC? Or is it just easier to for them to lump BTC in with crypto so that they don’t have to bother learning about or dealing with any of it? To me, it just seems like they would be leaving a lot of $$ on the table by not being able to pivot and adjust to what their customers want, the way Fidelity and a few others have already done. I’m just a 30 year old dude, who barely graduated high school and has zero experience in finance and/or banking so what do I know? 😅 I genuinely am curious, and would value to hear anyones opinion on this issue. I’m obviously a Bitcoiner, but generally have a hard time accepting conspiracy theories. I tend to believe most people (including politicians and business-men) are rational and make rational decisions, unlike most of my fellow Bitcoiners, 😁…..I will admit though, many conspiracy theories due actually end up true or atleast more true than I initially thought! Studying about Bitcoin has definitely taught me that!

Here is a BTC maps, merchant adoption update for my home town of Asheville, NC (fast-growing, big small city sitting right in the blue-ridge mountains of WNC) population = ~98,000 residents 2022 - 2025 : Only 2 merchants accepted BTC (on-chain only). 1 was Reeds Jewelry (large national-chain store) and the other was an insurance agency (also larger chain) I believe. 2025 - 2026: Fast forward to now, I checked BTC maps a couple weeks ago. Right after Square unlocked the ability for their merchants to accept BTC as payment, easily over the⚡️network. Already there are 15 businesses now accepting BTC through ⚡️, along with the 2 chains who still accept on-chain only! Best part is, every single one of these new merchants are small, local businesses! These local shops include micro-breweries/pubs, tattoo-piercing shops, organic foods restaurants, Appalachian wildlife refuge center, an environmental mitigation consulting agency, a family wills/trust co., two local real estate realty co’s and of-course, a handful of produce stands in our popular, local farmers market….ALL ARE NOW ACCEPTING BTC! Thank god for NOSTR and you plebes out there, or I would have know one else to discuss these much more fascinating BTC topics with! 😅

If anyone else cares to share their own local merchant adoption numbers, feel free! I’d love to hear about!