Have also noticed this and been bothered by it. Years ago, there were a lot more people using crypto to buy (non-crypto) things.

In 2015 there were 130+ restaurants in Portsmouth NH who accepted Bitcoin.  There was a Bitcoin embassy and a Bitcoin shop that only accepted Bitcoin.  Conferences including the Satoshi Roundtable would see 70% or more to ticket sales transacted in Bitcoin.

Today Portsmouth has…

Bruce Fenton

Have also noticed this and been bothered by it. Years ago, there were a lot more people using crypto to buy (non-crypto) things.

https://x.com/brucefenton/status/1902021915641843837

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