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@vercelabloh
This might sound like a weird question but bear with me please: Why do we want USDC retail payments (esp. in countries like the US?) Not benefits. I'm talking about bigger strategic goals here. What happens when daily consumer payments happen w/ stablecoins? https://x.com/jonwu_/status/1823367216797986854
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The main answer is around lower fees / better margins (definitely true and valid) but that won’t make it take off Businesses ofc like lower fees, but that doesn’t benefit the consumer — unless the saved $ from lower fees is passed on as a discount (rare) Until crypto has cashback it will struggle against CC imo
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@dstny
I’m a big believer in onchain commerce and believe it’s the future, it’s just having built an onchain shopping platform and talking to a lot of (even crypto native) consumers, the #1 thing holding them back was “why would I pay with crypto when I can use my AmEx” Made me mildly bearish until we solve the problem — hopefully soon!
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