Comment on Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure | Proton
psmgx@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoAye, given their focus on privacy it’s not a huge surprise. Probably something that got asked for a lot in surveys.
Now if they started shilling ProtonCoin or something…
helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Bitcoin is not private. Monero is the privacy coin.
Grippler@feddit.dk 4 weeks ago
Both are useless as payment in the real world at any meaningful scale ATM.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Meh. Yes and no. There’s actually quite a few places that accept Bitcoin at this point. Alternatively, you can use it to buy gift cards for many different retailers.
But yeah, you usually can’t walk up to the checkout counter and tap your card, unfortunately.
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
It’s not unfortunate. It’s not accepted as currency because it does none of the things currency is for.
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
I pay for my VPS and domain with Monero. It will never be as big as Visa, but it doesn’t have to be - it has its niche.