Yo nostr:nprofile1qqsvfa085adgecmg84ffelcxx6zrn3ffu5jrc6cjtwng0zge3ptv43cprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcxeljjn I've got an interesting question for you about BTCMap...
Is the intention to display all businesses that accept BTC?
OR
Is the intention to display all businesses where you can spend BTC?
The subtle difference there could open up many more listings. With apps like what we are building with Tando, or similarly Bringin, BitcoinJungle, Mt Pelerin, Opago, Lipa, etc.... we are seeing more tools that let people spend, but the receiver doesn't even know Bitcoin is being used by the payer.
In a few days, we will publicly launch Tando which turns all 100,000+ business in all of Kenya into a biz you can spend bitcoin at. From street vendors to shopping malls, spend sats anywhere, easily.
So the question is, how does that affect BTCMap when the entire country of Kenya is orange for sats spenders?
I imagine most users of BTCmap want to know where they can spend?
To the customer, it doesn't matter if the merchant keeps the Bitcoin or gets fiat, only that they can spend Bitcoin at the merchant.
A good example is Pick n Pay supermarkets in South Africa. They don't know the customer is paying in Bitcoin and they are on the map.
Good luck!
Yeah that's my leaning as well as a bitcoiner. But glad to hear others takes as well in case I'm too biased. 👍
Totally agree! As long as we can use Bitcoin easily, that's what matters. Big shoutout to Pick n Pay for making it happen! Love seeing crypto being used in everyday places! 🙌💰
